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April 26, 2013 By Katy Grimes This is one of those “I told ya so” moments. On March 30 I contacted Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, and asked if he planned on authoring legislation to streamline or bypass the required
Read MoreSen. Diane Feinstein’s husband wins CA rail contract
April 26, 2013 By Katy Grimes U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein’s husband Richard Blum, won the first phase construction contract for California’s high-speed rail. I’m shocked, shocked I tell you. If I didn’t witness the insanity and corruption in politics every day,
Read MoreJohn Vasconcellos era fades at CA DMV
April 26, 2013 By Chris Reed In 2008, when I renewed my vehicle registration online at www.ca.dmv.gov, I ended up laughing raucously. Why? Because when I finished the 90-second process, the DMV website had this message: “CONGRATULATIONS! “Your online registration
Read MoreCalifornia’s new undocumented jurors
April 26, 2013 By Katy Grimes The dead Boston Bomber, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, would have been eligible to serve on a jury in California, if state legislators have their way. The Assembly passed a bill Thursday that would allow non-citizens who
Read MoreHas Dem supermajority ushered in incivility?
April 25, 2013 By Katy Grimes Since the Democratic supermajority was ushered in after the 2012 elections, I’ve observed an interesting shift at the Capitol. Democratic leaders promised they would “restrain” themselves on the ability to increase taxes. That hasn’t
Read MoreKey parts of the immigration reform bill
April 25, 2013 By John Seiler You’re probably not going to read all 844 pages of the new immigration bill being drafted by the Gang of 8 in Congress. Neither will your congressman or senator read all of it before
Read MoreHow about a $100 per hour minimum wage?
April 25, 2013 By John Seiler The Democrats who run California believe they are “progressives.” They want to “help the poor, the working classes, the proletariat.” Hardly. Their latest sop to the oppressed: they want to increase the minimum wage
Read MoreLatest taxpayer-subsidized green fiasco is based in Anaheim
April 25, 2013 By Chris Reed The latest Californa-based green energy fiasco took center stage in the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform on Wednesday. It is Anaheim-based Fisker Automotive. This is from the Washington Post’s Wonkblog: “It’s time
Read MoreFacebook plants server farm in IA not CA
April 24, 2013 By John Seiler California remains a fantastic place if you have a 180 IQ and an entrepreneurial spirit. You move to Silicon Valley, live and work in a closet and devour Coke and pizza until you make
Read MoreLAT’s Steve Lopez: Pension crisis real — not unions’ fault. Huh?
April 24, 2013 By Chris Reed The unsustainability of the public employee pension system in California has been obvious for at least six or seven years to anyone who understood two simple facts: the demographics of our aging government workforce
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