New Ethics Complaint Against Boxer

Steven Greenhut: The anti-corruption watchdog group, the Foundation for Ethics In Public Service, which was formed last year by the former North Carolina state auditor, recently filed complaints with the Department of Justice and the Senate Select Committee on Ethics

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Will Pensions Cause People To Flee?

Steven Greenhut: Here is a good analysis in the LA Business Journal from CalWatchdog contributor Wayne Lusvardi: A new trend may be soon emerging called “red flight” to describe the rapid mass out-migration of residents from cities and counties that

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Rise Of Decline To State

Anthony Pignataro: Being a “Decline to State” voter is apparently more popular than ever in California, according to this new report from the Secretary of State’s office. Since late October 2006, the percentage of voters who don’t consider themselves aligned

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L.A. Times Exhales Prop. 19

John Seiler: I thought the L.A. Times was supposed to be “progressive” and “liberal”? Actually, they’re an establishment, elitist, government-loving paper. As shown by their editorial opposing Prop. 19, which would legalize marijuana in California. It’s the same position taken

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I Scoop the L.A. Times by Two Days

John Seiler: Today’s Los Angeles Times story reports: GOP plans attacks on the EPA and climate scientists If Republicans win control of the House, they plan to go after the Obama administration’s environmental policies and the researchers who have offered

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'Surviving California' Blog

My friend Bob Pace has a blog called “Surviving California.” Great name. I wish I’d thought of it. It makes you think of your life as being on one of those Reality TV shows, although in this case you’re not

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Jerry's Lies on the Capital Gains Tax

John Seiler: Today I got the third mailing of Jerry’s hit piece on Meg’s proposal to eliminate the state capital gains tax. It says, “Meg Whitman’s $5 billion tax giveaway…it’s not for you.” Actually, you lying fraud, it is for

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Polluters Welcome In CA?

Katy Grimes: The California Air Resources Board will be giving away free carbon permits to big oil companies, according to a story published today in Business Week. The story reports that oil companies Shell and Conoco Phillips, would be among some companies

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High-Speed Rail Has Too Much PR

Anthony Pignataro: How’s this for timing: on the same day that the California High-Speed Rail Authority sends out a press releasing officially announcing that they’re getting $715 million from the federal government, the Los Angeles Times runs a story on

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George Shultz Aids Leftists

Steven Greenhut: Former Reagan Administration Secretary of State George Shultz is working arm-in-arm with environmental leftists to stop Prop. 23, which would roll back the job-killing AB32. Shultz has joined a long list of establishment Republicans who love big government

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