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Santa Monica has no room in public inn for nativity story
Dec. 21, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the free exercise of religion, but without the establishment of a state religion. Nevertheless, for Christmas in Santa Monica in 2012, the proverbial inn has no
Read MoreProp. 30 silver lining: Open meeting law restored
Dec. 21, 2012 By John Hrabe Taxpayers have billions of reasons to gripe about Proposition 30 and one reason to cheer. Gov. Jerry Brown’s multi-billion dollar tax initiative contained a little-known and frequently misunderstood provision that effectively restored the state’s
Read MoreGun controllers hold up Communist China as a model
Dec. 20, 2012 By John Seiler The horrible killings in Newtown have brought to the fore the hidden totalitarian beliefs of many gun controllers. They’ve been saying that America should adopt the Maoist gun-control policies of Communist China. In the
Read MoreThe hardball tactics that got Prop. 39 tax hike passed
Dec. 20, 2012 By Chris Reed In June, California voters rejected a hike on cigarette taxes to fund cancer research. The defeat of Proposition 29 strongly suggested that the general anti-tax beliefs of most of the Golden State electorate remained
Read MoreEconomist outlines CA road to prosperity
Dec. 20, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — California’s economy isn’t dead — yet. With a few smart, pro-growth policy changes, California could get back in the game and be the economic leader it once was, Jonathan Williams told me
Read MoreRestoring the GOP and the American Dream
Commentary Dec. 20, 2012 By B. Wayne Hughes Jr. The Republican Party lost the presidential election of 2012. Here in California, my own state doubled down on big government by adding a novel surcharge to its already high 11.3 percent income
Read MoreSchool bond abuses: Ignoring the motive behind the scandals
Dec. 19, 2012 By Chris Reed The California media are finally beginning to figure out that school bonds are being abused, with money being borrowed on horrible terms or with funds being spent on things that school bonds historically have
Read MoreCA public worker pay soars to unsustainable levels
Dec. 19, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Last week Bloomberg News reported that California has the highest paid state workers in the 12 largest states by population. But that didn’t tell the entire story. Sure, California has the highest paid public
Read MorePension reform puts teacher take-home pay in cross hairs
Dec. 19, 2012 By Chris Reed The conventional wisdom about the 400,000 members of the California Teachers Association and the 120,000 members of the California Federation of Teachers is difficult to dispute: Their unions dominate Sacramento in a way no other
Read MoreWhy we need more gun rights, not gun control
Dec. 19, 2012 By John Seiler This was testimony before the U.S. Senate by Suzanna Hupp. Look for gun controller Sen. Chuck Schumer. He is protected by armed Capitol Police. You and I are not.
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