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Strickland Hits Wrong Caltrans Problem
Steven Greenhut: I just received a press release from Assemblyman Tony Strickland, R-Simi Valley, regarding new legislation that he proposed. The bill, SB443, “would authorize the Old Town Orcutt Revitalization Association (OTORA) to plan, construct, and maintain a veterans’ memorial
Read MoreJohn's May Revise Predictions
John Seiler: Gov. Jerry Brown next Monday will produce his May Revise to his January Budget proposal. Here are my predictions. The base line is that the January proposal included $12 billion in tax increases. Republicans have balked at that.
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LAO Rings Death Knell for High-Speed Rail
APRIL 11, 2011 By JOHN SEILER The high-speed choo-choo is dead. A new report by the Legislative Analyst effectively drives a silver railroad spike through its heart. In 2008, voters passed Proposition 1A, the grandiloquently named Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train
Read MoreLittle Hoover A Bust On Long-Term Care
MAY 11, 2011 By K. LLOYD BILLINGSLEY California needs new bureaucracies and a “champion” to oversee long-term care under Medi-Cal, according to A Long-Term Strategy for Long-Term Care, a recent report from the Little Hoover Commission, a state watchdog agency.
Read MoreBill Would Worsen CA High-Tax Status
Editor’s Note: This is an open letter from San Diego Tax Fighters President Richard Rider regarding a new bill making its way through the state Capitol: MAY 11, 2011 By RICHARD RIDER We oppose SB653 – and for good reason.
Read MoreBill Would Neuter Grand Juries
MAY 11, 2011 By KATY GRIMES Grand Juries play a vital role in the California judicial system. They expose and prosecute government corruption, waste and abuses of power by elected officials, boards and commissions. But that could change if freshman
Read MoreDeleting The Constitution
Steven Greenhut: It’s one thing to be insulted, harassed and treated like subjects in a dystopian movie as we head to the airport to fly somewhere. We’ve all become accustomed to such overly intrusive and generally nonproductive nonsense since 9-11.
Read MoreDemocrats Pushing More CA Food Stamps
MAY 10, 2011 By DAVE ROBERTS “I’ve never forgotten Jack Kemp saying the way we define compassion is not by adding up how many people receive government benefits, but rather tallying the numbers of those who no longer need them.
Read MoreArnold and Maria are Splitsville
John Seiler: It’s too bad that ex-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, are splitting up. That’s their personal business. But it’s worth remembering that Maria dominated Arnold during the last five years of his governorship. Californians thought they
Read MoreCalifornia Water Cold War Heats Up
MAY 10, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Long gone are the hot wars of the 1920’s when Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s William Mulholland took over Mono County and Owens Lake with his own shotgun militia. And local farmers resisted the taking
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