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Anthony Pignataro: Unlike his last three predecessors, Arnold Schwarzenegger will make a fascinating subject for a biography after he leaves the governor’s office next year. The former actor and body builder’s politics fall somewhere between “scattered” and “all over the
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Katy Grimes: If you love donuts and are growing weary of the government dictating diet choices, today is your day. The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) today urged Americans to turn National Donut Day into a day of protest against growing government
Read MoreCosta: McClintock for prez
Steven Greenhut: Here is an interesting idea from longtime conservative activist Ted Costa: When Paul Gann and I worked to pass Prop 13 here in California back in 1978 we had no idea what a major tax revolt it would
Read MoreDishonest statement of the day
Steven Greenhut: Not surprisingly, that “dishonest statement of the day” is from a public employee union! The Los Angeles Airport Peace Association — the union that represents those surly security guards who give you traffic tickets when you’re trying to
Read MoreKudos to Jeff Miller
Steven Greenhut: Maybe there’s some hope that government officials won’t always be above the law. California officials often can violate traffic laws and ignore tolls with impunity. Police officers are particularly bad on this score, as this article makes clear.
Read MoreRunner Interrupted
Katy Grimes: During the Senate floor session today, Senator George Runner, R-Lancaster, experienced a series of frustrating interruptions while asking Senator Wolk about her bill SB 113, “Franchise Tax Board tax administration determinations.” Runner, attempting to ask about a statement
Read MorePressing state business
Steven Greenhut: The California Legislature continues to grapple with the tough issues. For instance, SB920 by Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, would, according to Capitol Weekly, “prohibit phone companies from delivering telephone directories to people who opt not to have them
Read MoreRaise school age to 6
Here’s something the Legislature is considering: The earliest age at which California children could start kindergarten would go up three months under a measure passed by the state Senate on Wednesday. Youngsters would have to turn 5 by Sept. 1
Read MoreIf you have dark skin, then press #2
JUNE 2, 2010 Steven Greenhut: The Service Employees International Union has launched an 800 advisory number for travelers to call before they head to Arizona. The phone line — (800) 958-5068 — pretends to offer travel information so that people
Read MoreWhitman: banal and unconvincing
JUNE 1, 2010 Steven Greenhut: I have rarely seen a political candidate who avoided taking tough stances during the election campaign suddenly get some courage and embrace a firm reform platform once in office. Unfortunately, the Republican Party’s best hope
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