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De Leon hammers away at key idiocy of CA bullet-train plan

Over the years, in conversations with friends unfamiliar with California politics and with people I’ve met while traveling or at events or doing talk radio, I’m often asked about the state’s bullet-train project. When folks hear that the cost is

High housing costs slug CA

John Seiler June 28, 2014

Another report details how housing costs continue to slug Californians. From the Bee: Except for those living in the state’s most remote rural areas, Californians must contend with the nation’s highest housing costs, both rental and ownership, relative to their incomes, a

Wretched teacher discipline law: CTA shows it’s still in charge

Chris Reed June 27, 2014

More than three years after appalling evidence emerged that a teacher at a school in an impoverished neighborhood in south Los Angeles had been feeding semen-laced food to his students, California finally has a law on the books that makes

Dem Legislature passes more tax cuts

John Seiler June 26, 2014

Who said California Democrats oppose tax cuts? They long have supported tax cuts for their pals in Hollywood. Now the Democratic Legislature is passing tax cuts for their buddies in the military-industrial complex: “The California Assembly on Thursday approved a fast-tracked

Prop. 30: Why it hurts CA teams’ chances of signing LeBron James

Chris Reed June 26, 2014

NBA superduperstar LeBron James’ decision this week to opt out of his contract with the Miami Heat has led to intense speculation over where the four-time regular-season MVP and two-time NBA Finals MVP might end up. The current conventional wisdom

No more warrantless cop cell phone snooping

John Seiler June 25, 2014

Recently in Southern California, some cops stopped some friends of mine in a parking lot for no reason. There was no arrest. But the cops did search their cell phone call logs. hen let them go. Now the U.S. Supreme

Fellow Latino Dem puts De Leon on spot over Vergara

Chris Reed June 25, 2014

The most powerful Latino politician in California is being called out over how he will respond to the Vergara decision, which held that teacher tenure laws punish minority students in Golden State public schools. Kevin De Leon, who will soon

Vergara’s grim implications for CA Dems ignored

Chris Reed June 24, 2014

When Asian-American lawmakers objected to efforts by black and Latino lawmakers to gut Proposition 209 and bring racial quotas back to college admissions and other state government programs, the California media thought that was news. Nexis shows 85 stories about

Report: Global warming data bogus

John Seiler June 23, 2014

Can we repeal AB 32 now? Both Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who signed AB 32 (shown in the nearby picture), and Gov. Jerry Brown, who is implementing it, said global warming science was “certain.” But now there’s more evidence the temperatures

This won’t end well: Coastal Commission gets more power

Chris Reed June 22, 2014

Budget trailer bills continue to be a great vehicle for legslative mischief in Sacramento. Here we go again, reports the Merc-News: “The California Coastal Commission can now fine property owners who illegally block public access to beaches, putting new teeth