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FEB. 15, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI After looking at televised images of at what is happening in Egypt last week, the Netherlands, in an abrupt turn around, announced on Feb. 11 that it is reducing its 20 percent target for
Read MoreOC Cities Exit Leftist League Of Cities
FEB. 14, 2011 By SHERRI M. BUTTERFIELD In California, a state gone left and wrong, a conservative searches desperately for signs of intelligent life and finds few reasons to be optimistic. However, a recent development in Southern California provides a
Read MoreLockyer: RDAs Entering Into Bad Deals
FEB. 14, 2011 By KATY GRIMES Immediately following Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal in January, the Legislative Analyst’s Office published an Overview of the Governor’s 2011-2012 Budget. As is often the case with the LAO, the analysis appears largely supportive,
Read MoreCA Forward Offers Slate Of Phony Fixes
FEB. 14, 2011 By LAER PEARCE One of my daughters is an esthetician, and as she studied for her state certification so she could be sanctioned by Sacramento as worthy to give facials and wax eyebrows, she had to learn
Read MoreCalifornia: North America's Venezuela
CORRECTED VERSION FEB. 11, 2011 By KATY GRIMES The economic news for California is still looking bad, and businesses are still leaving the state in record numbers, according to one relocation specialist who has been keeping track of business migration
Read MoreUtility Surcharge Funds Green Research
FEB. 11, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI If you look at the bottom of your electricity bill you will see a cluster of surcharges with abbreviations that conceal what the charge is going for, unless you call your utility company and
Read MorePlan Would End Collective Bargaining
FEB. 10, 2011 By LANNY EBENSTEIN There are at present several approaches being considered to reform public unions in California, including proposals to change public sector pensions and to enact paycheck protection, which limits the ability of unions to use
Read MoreFewer Families Dictates State's Destiny
FEB. 9, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI The package of spending cuts and tax increases championed by Gov. Jerry Brown in his State of the State (SOS) address, and his opinion poll chorus at the liberal Public Policy Institute of California,
Read MoreBlakeslee Plans For Tax Law Reforms
FEB. 8, 2011 By KATY GRIMES During the gubernatorial campaign, job creation and retention was a prominent theme in candidate Jerry Brown’s speeches. And now as governor, his recent State of the State address also included the job theme. Since
Read MorePremature View On Judge's 'Green' Ruling
FEB. 8, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Chriss Street’s “CA Judges Get Cold Feet on Warming” (Feb. 7) prematurely celebrates Judges Ernest H. Goldsmith for recently halting the rollout of California’s cap and trade program and Judge Oliver Wanger’s December 2010
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