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Gun control quickly rears its head in Calif.

CalWatchdog Staff December 15, 2012

Dec. 15, 2012 By John Seiler In the wake of the Connecticut school shooting, it didn’t take long for gun-control advocates to take a bead on our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. It’s horrible what happened there.

Taxes already are sky-high

Dec. 14, 2012 By John Seiler California’s misled voters just increased taxes by passing two initiatives. Federal taxes are set to go up sharply on Jan. 1. And local taxes have gone up in many areas, including for bonds I’m

FPPC releases lobbying, campaign violations report

CalWatchdog Staff December 14, 2012

Dec. 14, 2012 By Katy Grimes After big election seasons, it’s always interesting to see what the campaign and lobbying violations were. However, rarely is this information timely. It’s even more interesting that this information is not publicized prior to

Rail Series: Medium-speed train tracking costs less than high-speed rail

CalWatchdog Staff December 14, 2012

This is Part 4 of a series on Medium-Speed rail alternatives to California’s High-Speed Rail project. Click to read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 6. Dec. 14, 2012 By Stan Brin How much does it cost to lay an additional pair of

Regulations stalling power plant conversion

CalWatchdog Staff December 14, 2012

Dec. 14, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi In George Orwell’s novel “1984,” “doublespeak” meant the reversal of the meaning of words: “war is peace,” “ignorance is strength” and “freedom is slavery.” Ever since the California Electricity Crisis of 2000-01, California has been

Teacher unions the enemies of ‘social justice,’ not the champions

CalWatchdog Staff December 14, 2012

Dec. 14, 2012 By Chris Reed Here’s the intro to my take for City Journal on the absurdity of the California Federation of Teachers pretending to care about minorities. “The online premiere last week of the California Federation of Teachers’

Bienvenue à Québec, CARB!

CalWatchdog Staff December 13, 2012

Dec. 13, 2012 By Katy Grimes Hear ye! Hear ye! Cap and trade is alive and working, so says the big announcement today from the California from the California Air Resources Board and California Environmental Agency… at least between California

George Skelton: 34% is a ‘small minority’

CalWatchdog Staff December 13, 2012

Dec. 13, 2012 By Chris Reed The persistence with which George Skelton writes silly, slanted stuff is hard to exaggerate. He only occasionally tells his L.A. Times readers that unions run Sacramento. He is a constant advocate of the Sacramento

Obama come and Belafonte want concentration camps

CalWatchdog Staff December 13, 2012

Dec. 13, 2012 By John Seiler I’ve liked Harry Belafonte over the years, especially his music. Now here’s how he has rewarded me: For the record, he said: “The only thing left left for Barack Obama to do is to

Rail series: Single-track bottleneck slows CA trains

CalWatchdog Staff December 13, 2012

This is Part 3 of a series on Medium-Speed rail alternatives to California’s High-Speed Rail project. Click to read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 6. Dec. 13, 2012 By Stan Brin So why are California’s trains so sluggish? Aside from political inertia,