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A political form of reefer madness
April 9, 2012 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO — Some Oakland residents are furious that on the same day a gunman murdered seven people this week at the private Oikos University in the city, SWAT teams raided a different educational institution less
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Feinstein decries shakedown lawsuits
April 6, 2012 By Joseph Perkins The Consumer Attorneys of California caled themselves the Trial Lawyers Association before a name change in 1995. The trial lawyers just posted a video on YouTube, “Disability Access: Tips for the small business.” It’s
Read MoreRun a restaurant like a school?
April 2, 2012 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO — California’s public schools continue to lay off teachers, in a process that is as convoluted and illogical as one would expect in a bureaucratic system in which the needs of the students
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When the media become the story
April 2, 2012 By Katy Grimes By now everyone in America knows the name of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year old tragically killed on February 26 by a Florida neighborhood watch captain. While the details of the case are still suspicious
Read MoreCA Wins if Obamacare Loses
March 30, 2012 Kamala Harris must be chagrined. The California attorney general filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging the justices to uphold the constitutionality of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. But after three
Read MoreWater Socialists Are All Wet
March 26, 2012 Faced with rising water rates, some politicians and community activists in Southern California are revisiting a fundamental question that most of us thought had been answered by the collapse of the Soviet Union: Is government the most
Read MoreConsequences of Conservation
March 23, 2012 Palo Alto residents have responded admirably to the city’s “Zero Waste” campaign, which aims to divert almost all the city’s trash from landfills to recycling centers by 2021. In fact, residents have done such a good job
Read MoreLive Like You’re A Liberal
MARCH 20, 2012 Songs and books have been written about the importance of living every day as if it will be your last. While a seemingly noble concept, living out each day indulging in special moments and treats instead of
Read MoreHope for sparing parks from budget ax
March 19, 2012 For a state that prides itself on innovation and alternative ideas, California remains stuck in a rut of outdated thinking when it comes to providing government services. But, thanks to budget cutbacks, California officials might be open
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Skyscraper Goes Up in 15 Days
MARCH 16, 2012 Fifteen days. That’s how long it took developer Broad Sustainable Building to complete construction of a 30-story hotel. The near-miraculous feat has been attributed to a couple timesavers: The hotel’s foundation was laid out ahead of its
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