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CA’s economic funk: ‘Regulators gone wild’ take their toll

For Sunday’s U-T San Diego, I did an essay about how California went from being the world pioneer in sensible efforts to clean up air pollution and coastal waters to a laboratory for fanatics who want to go ever farther

Prof. Dr. Antonio Villaraigosa, M.A., M.S., Ph.D., M.D., D.D., and B.S.

John Seiler October 26, 2013

Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa brought Los Angeles to the brink of bankruptcy, as warned another former mayor, Richard Riordan. The next recession still could see L.A. go BK. Also on Villaraigosa’s watch, the city’s schools continued to underperform,

Wild card water bill surfaces with no earmarks

Wayne Lusvardi October 25, 2013

Is it possible to imagine this kind of water bill coming out of Congress? It would: custom essay order Include no political earmarks; Streamline environmental clearances for water projects; De-authorize $12 billion of backlogged dormant water projects; Take the selection

L.A. Times, Sac Bee: Political process success=real progress. Groan.

Chris Reed October 25, 2013

What defines the success of a state: the welfare and happiness of its people or its ability to pass a budget on time? This is the maddening question that should hang over all the stories depicting Jerry Brown as some

Will NSA snooping kill CA prosperity?

John Seiler October 25, 2013

Since California invented the Internet more than four decades ago, we’ve ruled the digital roost. Others have contributed, such as CERN in Switzerland and companies in other high-tech centers in America, such as Austin, Tex. and Boston’s Route 128. But

Covered California rollout also suffers glitches

Joseph Perkins October 25, 2013

“To those who’ve worried, suffered in silence, hoped, and lived in a state of fear: Welcome to a new state of health. Welcome to Covered California, the place to find quality, affordable coverage, financial help for those who need it,

A Tale of Two States, CA and NV: Part III

Adam O'Neal October 24, 2013

This is Part III in a series of stories about Nevada’s economic strategy. To read the first two installments, click here and here. Nevada’s aggressive pro-business policies, and the agencies charged with selling the state, have produced decidedly mixed results.

Non-profit accused of 'money laundering,' exonerated, but fined

Katy Grimes October 24, 2013

The California Fair Political Practices Commission is announcing today at noon they have reached a settlement in the investigation into the mysterious $11-million donation from an Arizona nonprofit, during the 2012 California general election. One of the groups accused of the

Court filing: Uber doesn't want to be regulated by state PUC

Chris Reed October 24, 2013

There's a broader front in the Uber war than the battle in Los Angeles, where common sense is for now prevailing. AllThingsD has the details: buy glasses online “Remember when tech startups like Lyft, Sidecar and Uber fought California regulators

Liberal Slate effectively admits Obamacare will have death panels

John Seiler October 24, 2013

There are two ways to allocate scarce goods: By price in a free market, and by government bureaucracy. That's why it is inevitable that Obamacare, despite the protests of its partisans, will have death panels. When the costs escalate to