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Will AG Kamala Harris sign up for trial lawyers’ obesity shakedown?
The attorneys general of California and 15 other states are being implored to join in a legal crusade that holds food manufacturers responsible for obesity. Politico has the details: “Lawyers are pitching state attorneys general in 16 states with a
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Cop vs. firefighter
Maybe the unity public safety workers present when they want raises and high pensions is breaking down. The U-T reports: CHULA VISTA — A California Highway Patrol officer handcuffed and detained a Chula Vista firefighter for refusing to move his engine
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Legislative bipartisan criticism aims at Covered CA spending
Responding to a state senator’s call for an investigation into the marketing budget of California’s Obamacare exchange, the agency says it is in great financial shape and even received high marks for an audit conducted last year. “By 2015/16,
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CA jobs growth continues strong
New data show strong jobs growth continuing in California throughout the year. That’s good news for the state’s workers. And it’s especial good news for one jobholder in particular: Gov. Jerry Brown, who is being coy about a re-election run
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Will GOP learn from Faulconer’s win in San Diego?
San Diego voters elected affable, seemingly moderate Republican Councilman Kevin Faulconer as mayor in a special election Tuesday night, making him the biggest large-city GOP mayor in the United States. But before Republicans tout Faulconer’s unexpectedly decisive 9 percentage point
Read MoreHow’s global warming going?
California continues to implement the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. Here’s the latest news on the warming front from today’s Drudge Report headlines: BRUTAL WINTER INTENSIFIES HISTORIC ICE STORM UNFOLDS IN SOUTH… GEORGIA WARNED: ‘CATASTROPHIC’… SEEN FROM SPACE… NWS:
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Toyota ‘sudden acceleration’: CA-born scam costs firm billions
There are multiple reports that Toyota is about to pay nearly a $1 billion fine to the U.S. government for accidents related to the unintended acceleration of its vehicles, a story that went national after two incidents in San Diego
Read MoreNew CARB Scoping Plan claims fighting ‘climate change’ is a ‘great unifier’
Yesterday the California Air Resources Board released the first update of its Climate Change Scoping Plan. The original Scoping Plan came out in Dec. 2008. Assembly Bill 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, required the original Scoping Plan
Read MoreReagan grace vs. Clinton revenge
The news is filled stories on the vindictive nature of Bill And Hillary Clinton. The Daily Mail reported: A new book alleges that former President Bill Clinton and wife Hillary have compiled a so-called “enemies list” of fellow Democrats who
Read MoreCan CA public-employee pensions be reformed?
Almost everyone acknowledges that California’s public pension system needs reform. Gov. Jerry Brown brought up reform in his his Jan. 2014 budget proposal for fiscal year 2014-15, which begins on July 1: “Future liabilities — to schools, public employees’ pensions and
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