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CA Common Cause: State lawmakers accepted $844,000 in gifts in 2013
Let the good times roll! California lawmakers accepted $844,000 in gifts in 2013 — the majority of which came from special interest groups that routinely lobby the state Legislature. According to a new report released by the good-government group California Common Cause, gifts
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CARB draws sharp fire on AB 32 — from the left
David Roberts — a Grist.org journalist who has an easy command of energy issues that makes his NRDC-style environmentalism easier to take — has written a sharp piece about AB 32. Roberts details what he calls an “avoidable mess” in the
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CA public schools can’t charge students for parking
San Diego tech entrepreneur Michael Robertson is also a libertarian civic activist challenging government nuttiness and illegality. In a public Google Docs file, he explained how to fight a petty abuse of power used in some school districts to free
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No NFL in LA in 2015
I hope you’re enjoying the final NFL games of the regular season today. No NFL team for Los Angeles this year — and for next year. On Tuesday Commissioner Roger Goodell informed the 32 teams there will be no teams entirely
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Will young CA justices use Vergara case to audition for SCOTUS?
The Volokh Conspiracy, the wonderful legal blog founded by UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh, had a provocative post about what might happen now that Gov. Jerry Brown has named three acclaimed youngish scholars to the California Supreme Court. George Washington
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Record DOW? Not so fast
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has been setting new records. It soared above 18,000 for the first time on Tuesday. But is it really a record? Not if we score it by gold, the only real money. Then it’s clear
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The whole truth about California’s employment picture
News on the economy appears good with new national numbers on economic growth released and polls measuring the attitudes about the job market ticking up. However, in California some troubling job numbers don’t get the attention they deserve. While quarterly
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CA govt. workers score top salaries
A new survey by the U.S. Census Bureau found that California government workers pull down among the highest compensation in the nation. Here’s the map: Table 4 shows average earnings, for 2013, in California for a full-time state-and-local employee are
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Will NY fracking ban trigger ‘domino effect’ that reaches CA?
California environmentalists and government regulators have long prided themselves in pioneering new rules and restrictions. But now it appears a liberal East Coast state has taken the lead in dealing with one of the day’s most controversial environmental issues. This
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