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Gav hits Maldo on taxes
John Seiler: Ya gotta love it. In Feb. 2009, state Sen. Abel Maldonado, by voting for tax increases, sold his soul to become Arnold’s chauffeur. As a reward, Maldo was appointed Lt. Gov. In his re-election bid, Maldo’s opponent for
Read MorePlacer Judge Busted! Again!
Anthony Pignataro: Today is not a good day for Placer County Superior Court Judge Joseph W. O’Flaherty. That’s because the state Commission on Judicial Performance has once again busted him for “willful misconduct, the most serious form of judicial misconduct.”
Read MorePensions Crushing San Jose; City Voters Eye Reform
Steven Greenhut: Here’s some great testimony from San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed at today’s Little Hoover Commission meeting regarding pension reform. Here are some key passages: Mayor Chuck Reed The reality that we all must face is that employee costs
Read MoreBaptists and Bootleggers
Steven Greenhut: Back in Prohibition, the two groups that most vociferously opposed the legalization of alcohol sales were the rum runners, who didn’t want the competition, and the religious folks, who had had moral objections to booze and were eager
Read MoreWhy can't CA be N.D.?
John Seiler: Numbers released today show that California’s unemployment rose in August, to 12.4% from 12.3% in July. I guess Cal employers didn’t get the memo from that group of economists that said the Depression ended in June 2009. We’re
Read MoreWe Had Our Tea Party In 2003
Steven Greenhut: Here is my short op-ed piece from today’s New York Times Room for Debate regarding the role of California’s Tea Parties in this electoral cycle.
Read MoreIs there a UP/HSR rail war?
Anthony Pignataro: A huge assumption on the part of the California High-Speed Rail Authority is that they’ll be able to run bullet trains alongside Union Pacific’s freight train tracks as the system winds its way through Central California. The Authority
Read MoreFailed rich candidates should be taxed 100%
John Seiler: We have a lot or super-rich candidates and office-holders now: Schwarzenegger, Whitman, Poizner, Fiorina, that wrestling lady in Connecticut, John Kerry (got his money the old way: married into the Heinz catsup fortune), the Bushes, etc. They run
Read MoreSay NO to unions, YES to Ganja
Katy Grimes: Of all the anti-free market moves, marijuana growers are now unionizing. This is what California has come to – the last vestige of entrepreneurial, cash-based business spirit… unionized. I’m not surprised. Organized labor has had declining membership for
Read MoreIs California Betting on Asia?
Anthony Pignataro: Given the brief press release issued by California High-Speed Rail Authority Executive Director Roelof van Ark following last week’s big trip to Asia, it’s clear he didn’t get everything he’d hoped for. I’m saying this because hope is
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