Roseville Avoiding Liability

Katy Grimes: With the report out today about how the fire at the Roseville Galleria Mall in October so amazingly escalated, rational people are asking why anyone is still talking about a mall fire. Roseville city officials should be publicly

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CARB Green Lights Cap And Trade

Anthony Pignataro: Last night, following an all-day hearing that involved 200 testifying witnesses, the California Air Resources Board voted nine to one to approve sweeping new Cap and Trade rules that have been two years — and 40 public workshops

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NOW Calls Cops On Hooters!

Anthony Pignataro: Thought that would grab you. But seriously, the California chapter of the National Organization of Women (NOW) has filed official criminal complaints with district attorneys across the state against Hooters, the Atlanta-based chain of restaurants that feature really

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Brit Pol Explains Global Warm Scam

John Seiler: California insanely is going forward with AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, which will kill 1.1 million jobs in California in the midst of the Great Recession. Meanwhile, the rest of the world is realizing

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McDonald's Renders Parents Helpless

Katy Grimes: Newsflash! McDonald’s is at fault not just for childhood obesity, but for lousy parenting. “A California woman is suing McDonald’s claiming the fast-food giant uses toys to market directly to young children. Monet Parham, a Sacramento, California, mother

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Teacher Strike During Depression

John Seiler: California’s out-of-control government unions just can’t help themselves. The La Habra Education Association struck last week, but is going back on the job as Christmas Vacation approaches. Might as well get paid for not working. The school district

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Costigan Goes To CalPERS Board!

Anthony Pignataro: You have no idea how I’ve been waiting for just this announcement. “The California State Personnel Board (SPB) has chosen Richard Costigan as its representative to the California Public Employee’s Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration,” states this

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LAO Recommends Tax Hike

Anthony Pignataro: There’s no legislative session right now, but the Capitol halls are buzzing with a single word: BUDGET. This year’s was 100 days late and almost instantly $6 billion in the red. Governor-elect Jerry Brown has been holding sober

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There Ought To Be A Pat On Back

Steven Greenhut: California legislators sponsor a “There Ought To Be A Law Contest” to get ideas from constituents and students on, er, the new laws the state ought to have. Even some good solid Republicans go for this nonsense. We’ve

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State Property Sale Off, Again

Katy Grimes: The highly questionable sale of 11 state-owned properties hit another snag on Monday after being given the go-ahead last week. A California Appeals Court halted the sale yesterday after a Superior Court Judge just last Friday, had approved the

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