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CA better off than four years ago?
Sept. 7, 2012 By Joseph Perkins I really didn’t need to watch President Obama’s speech last night — although I did — to know how it would be reviewed by his cheerleaders in the mainstream media. To hear them tell
Read MoreChamber launches ‘California Comeback’
Aug. 31, 2012 By Joseph Perkins Here’s an ad: “California is struggling … badly. Two million people out of work… Huge deficits… High taxes… Over-regulation…” “Instead of creating jobs, politicians increased spending $30 billion since 2008. And bureaucrats put $37 billion
Read MoreRare court victory for home builders
Aug. 22, 2012 By Joseph Perkins It has taken the better part of two decades, but the California Supreme Court has finally reined in so-called “construction defect” lawsuits, the threat of which has had a damping effect on development of
Read MoreBrown Admin attacks climate ‘deniers’
Aug. 17, 2012 By Joseph Perkins “Climate change,” declares the home page for the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, “poses an immediate threat to California’s economy, environment, and to public health.” The Brown administration is “taking action” to avert
Read MoreChevron refinery fire sets off money grab
Aug, 10, 2012 By Joseph Perkins Well, that didn’t take long. No sooner did Chevron douse the fire this week at its Richmond oil refinery before a couple thousand folks, claiming some sort of personal injury or another, started looking for
Read MoreCalif. refuses to generate own electricity
Aug. 3, 2012 By Joseph Perkins George Santayana famously warned, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” So it is that, only a decade after the Great California Energy Crisis, during which wholesale electricity prices ran
Read MoreParent Trigger is welcome school reform
July 27, 2012 By Joseph Perkins California public schools received their annual report cards last month. On the state’s 10-point grading scale — with 10 being the highest and 1 the lowest — Desert Trails Elementary School earned a 1. The
Read MoreIf it moves, the state wants to license it
July 20, 2012 By Joseph Perkins I’m not a pet guy. I have no personal stake in legislation, sponsored by state Sen. Juan Vargas, D-San Diego, which would create a “voluntary” certification program for California’s pet grooming industry. Yet, I’m
Read MoreBill would protect cell phone privacy
July 13, 2012 By Joseph Perkins Is one of every 186 cell phone users a criminal suspect? One might think so in the wake of the revelation this week, in a congressional report, that law enforcement requested data last year
Read MoreCourt backs cities on prevailing wage
July 6, 2012 By Joseph Perkins The California Supreme Court ruled this week that the state’s prevailing wage law does not apply to public works projects financed entirely by taxpayers residing in one of the state’s 121 chartered cities. The
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