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John Seiler: Calbuzz has been maintaining a line that “democracy” demands that a tax-increase election must be held in June, as called for by Gov. Brown. The latest: “Calbuzz Democracy vs. Flashpoint Feudalism.” Actually, it’s the current system — high
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Fahrenheit 78
John Seiler: Today, January 17, the Year of Our Lord 2011, in Huntington Beach it was Fahrenheit 78 degrees, the most beautiful day I’ve ever seen. It was July in January. That’s why we Californians put up with the sky-high
Read MoreGreece "Junk" Credit Rating
Katy Grimes: Despite receiving a record bail out from the European Union, Greece just lost its last investment grade rating as Fitch Ratings, one of the world’s biggest bond rating agencies, downgraded the country’s debt one notch to “junk,” Bloomberg Business
Read MoreSounds Like California
John Seiler: Wikileaks’ recent release of a cable from the U.S. ambassador to Tunisia supposedly led to the downfall of that country’s government. The cable actually looks like it could have been written about the government of another state enjoying
Read MoreWalters: California Stagnating
John Seiler: CalWatchDog.com has been online now a little more than a year. If there’s one theme we’ve had, it’s that California is stagnating due to too much regulation, taxation and general foolishness by an out-of-touch government. For example, here’s
Read MoreThe Loss of Mourning
Katy Grimes: Watching the “memorial” of the Tucson shooting victims killed by Jared Loughner earlier this week was a flashback to the Wellstone Memorial – an event supposed to be somber and sad, but ended up getting hijacked by Democratic
Read MoreMexican View of Government
John Seiler: We can learn about government from our Mexican friends just across the border. Millions of them now live here in California, as well as the rest of the USA. After all, it wasn’t too long ago that Mexico’s
Read MoreHigher Gas Prices
John Seiler: Ex-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget proposals bore as much relation to reality as one of the scripts for his science-fiction movies. Even as the economy was tanking, his budget proposals, like his muscles, were pumped up with steroids. The
Read MoreFood Closet For College Students
Katy Grimes: Demonstrating what difficult financial times California is experiencing, two UC Davis students have created a food pantry, handing out free food — for the needy college students. The UC Davis website announced on Wednesday, “Two UC Davis students
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It's Illegal to Doubt Global Warming
John Seiler: A little-known codicil of AB 32 makes it illegal to question the existence of global warming or AB 32 itself. AB 32 is the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, signed into law by since-departed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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