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Will CO follow CA and increase taxes?
Gov. Jerry Brown has set himself and California up as a new national model. Ten days ago he told a conference of the Center for American Progress: Three years ago California was called a failed state. They were virtually chortling
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Good news, bad news for chameleon San Diego politician Nathan Fletcher
A new poll released Sunday has both good news and bad news for San Diego mayoral candidate Nathan Fletcher, the 21st-century Sammy Glick who went from union-scorning Republican to above-it-all noble independent to union-embracing Democrat from March 2012 to May 2013.
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Gerawan Farming workers win right to vote on union contract
Gerawan Farming workers just won a huge battle against the United Farm Workers — they are finally going to get the chance to vote on whether or not to allow the UFW to represent workers or to send the UFW
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Former state biologist challenges global warming status quo
Editor’s note: This article originally incorrectly said that the Jim Steele who wrote the book mentioned below is the same as the Jim Steele who is running for supervisor in Lake Country. They are not the same person. We regret
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Mr. Arena named to Obama’s new climate change council
Through another executive order, President Barack Obama has created a new environmental council that’s sure to expand government’s role in how Americans use their own property and land, water and even energy sources. A prominent California mayor is going to be
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Awful failure of CA inspectors points to public-private competence gap
A nightmarish story out of the Bay Area offers fresh evidence of the enormous gap in competence between the private and public sectors. This is from the San Francisco Chronicle: “The owner of the Castro Valley care home where residents
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Younger Calderon authored movie biz bills
It appears state Sen. Ron Calderon, under investigation by the FBI for allegedly taking bribes, isn’t the only Calderon interested in the movie business. Freshman Assemblyman Ian Calderon, D-Whittier, authored two bills in 2013, AB 344 and AB 533, involving the
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UC president’s first speech shows doubts about her were warranted
In July, when the University of California Board of Regents announced the selection of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano as the new UC system president, regents could not have been more pleased with themselves. They wanted a high-profile president and
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Will Surfrider’s distortions block Orange County desalination plant?
“Please join us in protecting our coast and ocean by sending the Coastal Commission a message today: DENY THE HUNTINGTON BEACH OCEAN DESALINATION FACILITY AND ENSURE THAT THIS PROJECT, AND THE MANY MORE TO FOLLOW, WON’T DESTROY PRECIOUS MARINE LIFE
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