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Undocumented immigrants hit the road with CA driver’s licenses

After two months of granting driver’s licenses to once-undocumented immigrants, California officials reported big numbers. The Golden State program has supplied licenses to almost 150,000 immigrants. Supporters of the move have been quick to tout its perceived advantages — and to boost participation

San Francisco could drop voting age to 16

John Seiler March 20, 2015

With shades of the 1960s Youth Movement, San Francisco might drop its voting age to 16 from 18. Doing so only would affect city elections, as other elections are affected by state and federal voting laws. Yet Fog City often has

California’s income tax rate drives NFL players away

Joel Fox March 20, 2015

Last month on CalWatchdog.com, prompted by the efforts to build a Los Angeles football stadium and lure an NFL team, I wrote on how Proposition 13’s tax-vote provisions were influential in the moves and counter-moves on the stadium debate over public funding.

Video: 2016 Showdown: Scott Walker vs. Jeb Bush

CalWatchdog Staff March 20, 2015

CalWatchdog.com Editor-in-Chief Brian Calle recently interviewed Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. This is Part 6, on Walker vs. former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. Walker is a leading potential Republican candidate for president. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. Part 3

VIDEO: Scott Walker on winning the millennial vote

CalWatchdog Staff March 20, 2015

CalWatchdog.com Editor-in-Chief Brian Calle recently interviewed Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. This is Part 5, on winning the millennial vote. Walker is a leading potential Republican candidate for president. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. Part 3 is here. Part

CA GOP preparing to keep gains in Legislature

John March 19, 2015

Legislative Republicans claimed enough seats last November to block a renewed Democratic super-majority in both houses of the Legislature. But don’t think they’re resting on their laurels or savoring the victory. Republican lawmakers in swing seats along with party operatives and campaign consultants

Big UC changes may come from private ‘Committee of Two’ meetings

Joel Fox March 19, 2015

Ironically, in the midst of Sunshine Week, designed to create more open government and freedom of information, the “Committee of Two” considering the financial situation of the UC system – Gov. Jerry Brown and University of California President Janet Napolitano – are

VIDEO: Napolitano won’t take ‘crap’ from students

John Seiler March 19, 2015

University of California President Janet Napolitano apparently didn’t realize the mic was on. Talking to to Board of Regents Chairman Bruce Varner about student-protest chants, she said, “Let’s just break. Let’s go, let’s go. We don’t have to listen to this crap.”

CA marijuana activists push mixed baggie of initiatives

James Poulos March 19, 2015

Despite new highs of enthusiasm, Californian pot legalization activists complicated their own path to victory by forging ahead with competing ballot initiatives that could split the vote needed for any to prevail. The disorderly advance underscored the reality that momentum

Courts: Maybe public pensions can be cut

John Seiler March 19, 2015

One theme CalWatchdog.com has covered over the years is that public pension programs are not sacrosanct. Although the general interpretation of the California Constitution is that the pensions must be paid — no matter what — if there’s no money,