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Campaign committees fund life of luxury
The political chicken dinner has gone upscale. In the first half of the year, legislative leaders, political parties and political action committees lured campaign contributors with limousine rides, gourmet meals and swag bags loaded with booze and iPad Minis, a
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Government’s tyrannical grip tightens
If it weren’t for the nice cars we drive instead of Trabis, I’d swear we were living in East Germany c. 1985. Here’s the latest outrage from what I call the Stasi SuperSnooper State: Feds Threaten To Arrest Lavabit Founder
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Bills address campaign donations from private parties, not unions
Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of 2. California lawmakers object to “dark money,” a term for campaign contributions used to pay for an election campaign without disclosing the source of the money. But while Democratic lawmakers object to “dark
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Yeah, sure, CA is going to love Obamacare
There has been a striking lack of common sense among advocates of Obamacare. First example: It was completely predictable that allowing companies to not provide health insurance to employees who worked less than 30 hours a week would lead companies
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Why Chris Christie won’t be president
As his speech before GOP honchos this week showed, Chris Christie obviously is running for president. The New Jersey governor likely will be re-elected next year, then begin campaigning in earnest for the White House. He attacked potential opponents, meaning
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Rainfall study contradicts CA water policy
In the mid-1970s, it was common for many Santa Barbara County communities to deny water meters to limit growth and development. Santa Barbara experienced periodic droughts up until 1991, when it finally built a pipeline connecting to the State Water
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New fiscal year: CA Revenue down, jobless up
While the nation’s economy is creeping upward, California’s is creeping downward. The latest: Gov. Jerry Brown’s Department of Finance reported: “Sales and use tax receipts were $123 million below the month’s forecast of $1.710 billion. July represents the final payment for second quarter
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Please have patience with our site
We’re still working on our great new site. So please have patience with us. In particular, some comments still are being blocked. If that happens, send them to me: [email protected] We also are working on getting rid of the spam
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Richmond mayor wants mortgages on million-dollar homes
Political theater isn’t reserved for Tea Party and Occupy movement protesters. Another example was on display Aug. 15 at Wells Fargo Bank headquarters in San Francisco. Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and a group of supporters tried to enter the bank’s
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