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Katy Grimes: In handgun safety classes, instructors warn, “don’t point a loaded gun at someone unless you intend to use it.” Legislators know that the same rule applies to legislation – don’t propose it unless you intend to pass it.
Read MoreUC Davis Fraud Sentencing
K. Lloyd Billingsley: On June 2, former UC Davis official Jennifer Beeman will be sentenced in an embezzlement case. Beeman pleaded no contest in Yolo Superior Court on April 14 to two felony counts of embezzlement and falsifying accounts. Neither
Read MoreS.F. Liberals Cut Taxes!
John Seiler: Some liberals in California, at least, understand that taxes are too high and need to be cut. And those liberals run the ultra-liberal city of San Francisco. Reports the Bay Citizen: San Francisco lawmakers approved the mid-Market “Twitter tax
Read MoreRebranding High Speed Rail
Katy Grimes: Another great idea from a few of California’s elected Democrats proposes a “blended system” integrating high speed rail with existing Caltrain service. Instead of saving California billions of dollars by chucking the plans for high speed rail right out
Read MoreGovernment's Favorite Day
By John Seiler: Today is government’s favorite day: Tax day. It comes three days later this year, on April 18. The usual date is April 15. The reason is that, this year, April 15, is celebrated in Washington, D.C. as
Read MoreReason Chides GOP Charlatan
Steven Greenhut: Reason magazine’s Tim Cavanaugh rightly slams the First 5 California preschool bureaucracy formed by meathead voters who voted for the Meathead Tax (named after its chief proponent, Rob Reiner of All in the Family “Meathead” fame). That’s an
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ABC – Anywhere But California
Katy Grimes: Thanks to Gov. Jerry Brown signing into law this week the global warming inspired 33 percent renewable requirement for utilities, we can expect more California jobs to head to Texas. The law requires investor-owned and public utilities to obtain
Read MoreGolf and Spa With The Democrats
Katy Grimes: The links at Pebble Beach will be lit up this weekend with Democratic duffers as they de-stress before spring break. In an event underwritten by AT&T, for $60,000, the “Ultimate” Package includes golf for four on Friday
Read MoreCA Court Rejects Pension Reform
John Seiler: “No matter whether the country follows the flag or not, the Supreme Court follows the election returns,” is a famous saying by humorist Finley Peter Dunne. He was speaking about the U.S. Supreme Court. But the it applies
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A Vote on Taxes? Never Mind
John Seiler: For more than three months now, we’ve been lectured by Gov. Jerry Brown, his fellow Democrats and government union leaders that voters must be given a choice on raising taxes. Never mind! — as Emily Litella used to
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