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Bring Ol’ Sparky back to CA?

California hasn’t executed anyone in more than 8 years. And just 14 since it was allowed again in 1978. Problems remain with lawsuits concerning the lethal-injection method. And a proposed initiative would shorten death-penalty appeals. But maybe Tennesses has found

A California vs. Texas analysis that breaks the mold

Chris Reed May 23, 2014

The California vs. Texas fight has gotten stale for my tastes. It’s insanely annoying how so many California defenders simply ignore basic facts like Texas is creating more middle-class jobs or that Texas’ Latino and black students do better than

Poll: Special interests run state govt.

John Seiler May 22, 2014

People finally are catching on that “government of the people” isn’t. The Public Policy Institute of California’s new poll finds: “A strong majority says state government is pretty much run by a few big interests looking out for themselves (68%),

Swearengin had no faith in a) her constituents and/or b) herself

Chris Reed May 22, 2014

Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin — an articulate, TV-savvy, photogenic Republican — is a good bet to finish second in the June 3 state primary for controller behind former Assembly Speaker John Perez, a Los Angeles Democrat who will then go

Covered CA = VA

John Seiler May 21, 2014

Some thoughts for Memorial Day, which approaches on Monday. If there’s one government program I favor, it’s helping America’s severely wounded veterans. When they signed up to defend our freedoms, they were promised that, should they be hurt in combat,

2007 press release shows rail authority touting CEQA compliance

Chris Reed May 21, 2014

A Tuesday afternoon AP story laid out the latest courtroom developments involving the bullet-train fiasco: “SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s $68 billion bullet train project should be exempt from the state’s strict environmental review process now that it is subject

Gov. Brown blames wildfires on global warming

John Seiler May 20, 2014

Gov. Jerry Brown has been blaming the wildfires on global warming/climate. The Times summarized his recent statements: “We here in California are on the front lines,” Brown said on ABC in the first of two Sunday morning news show appearances…. The

CA workforce participation hits 38-year low

Chris Reed May 20, 2014

The same state survey of labor statistics that led to headlines last week about California having its lowest unemployment rate in nearly six years also had some much less positive news. The California Center for Jobs & the Economy noted these stats

San Fran = Rwanda

John Seiler May 19, 2014

San Francisco is by far the most liberal city in the United States. In the 2012 election, it voted 83 percent for Democratic President Obama and 13 percent for Republican Mitt Romney. So one would think that SF would have the

Radicals almost burned alive UC official faulted for Occupy response

Chris Reed May 19, 2014

As the left’s thoughtcrime offensive gears up, the latest victim is former UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgenau, who backed out of a speaking role at Haverford University graduation ceremonies after campus “progressives” demanded it. They’re upset over Birgenau’s response to Occupy