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Back to homepageHarris distorts democracy to aid unions
Feb. 20, 2012 We expect all sides in politics to fight hard, given the stakes involved, but our system rests on the broad acceptance of a set of fairly applied rules. We know, for instance, that no matter how nasty
Read MoreCA Motorists Pay Through the Hose
Feb. 17, 2012 Newt Gingrich, the Republican presidential candidate, was in California this week to attend a series of campaign fund-raisers. He was provocative as usual as he spoke to supporters. He called for the impeachment or replacement of the
Read MoreGeneral Opposes Brown’s Nominee
FEB. 15, 2012 California National Guard Brigadier General Charlotte L. Miller has announced that she will voice her opposition to legislators today about Major General David Baldwin’s nomination to the top position of the state National Guard. Miller will testify
Read MoreTransparency Best for Children’s Court
Feb. 13, 2012 There are few things messier and more depressing than dependency court, where judges look at issues of child abuse and neglect and make decisions that can pull children from their homes and tear families asunder. These courts,
Read MoreAnother Black Eye for CA Cleantech
FEB 10, 2012 A California company is held out as a model for the new green economy. It works its political connections in Washington to score a half-billion-dollar taxpayer subsidy from the Obama administration. It fails to deliver its much-hyped
Read MoreBrown Right to Cut Women’s Commission
FEB. 6, 2012 Any time there is a chick-fest at the Capitol, eyes roll. Last week a legislative hearing about women wasn’t the usual love fest of everything woman. This whining group was lobbying to save a state commission from
Read MoreDing, Dong, Redevelopment Is Dead
Feb. 6, 2012 The California Redevelopment Association’s website this week was still up and running and featuring job postings for redevelopment jobs, although the site does report that the association’s annual convention and expo has been canceled. It’s just a
Read MoreGovernment Takes a Bead on Sugar
Feb. 3, 2012 Imagine driving home from a Super Bowl party and being stopped at a police checkpoint. You roll down your window and an officer asks what you’ve had to drink. “Just a couple Red Bulls,” you reply. “I’m
Read MoreBored CA Billionaire Groups Merge
JAN. 28, 2012 “Think Forward and Long” or “Think Long and Forward California.” I suggest one of those as the new name for the merging government reform groups California Forward and Think Long. Because the ridiculousness of the name should be as
Read MoreAmericans Need Courage from Leaders
Jan. 30, 2012 “Now, a return to the American values of fair play and shared responsibility will help protect our people and our economy. But it should also guide us as we look to pay down our debt and invest
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