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California Divorce Invades World
John Seiler: Another California plague is invading the world: our absurd divorce laws. You probably know comedian John Cleese from Monty Python’s Flying Circus and numerous movies. Here’s a report on his plight: Ms [Alyce Faye] Eichelberger received more than £12
Read MoreKey Graph Shows Housing Boom-Bust
John Seiler: Except for Nevada, California was hardest hit by the boom-bust of the housing market during the previous decade. Most explanations show how prices doubled or even tripled in many places — then crashed back down to earth, in
Read MoreUC Davis Fraud Sentencing
K. Lloyd Billingsley: On June 2, former UC Davis official Jennifer Beeman will be sentenced in an embezzlement case. Beeman pleaded no contest in Yolo Superior Court on April 14 to two felony counts of embezzlement and falsifying accounts. Neither
Read MoreGovernment's Favorite Day
By John Seiler: Today is government’s favorite day: Tax day. It comes three days later this year, on April 18. The usual date is April 15. The reason is that, this year, April 15, is celebrated in Washington, D.C. as
Read MorePPIC Downplays Bad CA Biz Climate
APRIL 18, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI You can’t eat California’s mild weather, but you can tax it. That seems to be the consensus online opinion of the average Joe and Jane about a study released last week that concluded that
Read MoreReason Chides GOP Charlatan
Steven Greenhut: Reason magazine’s Tim Cavanaugh rightly slams the First 5 California preschool bureaucracy formed by meathead voters who voted for the Meathead Tax (named after its chief proponent, Rob Reiner of All in the Family “Meathead” fame). That’s an
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ABC – Anywhere But California
Katy Grimes: Thanks to Gov. Jerry Brown signing into law this week the global warming inspired 33 percent renewable requirement for utilities, we can expect more California jobs to head to Texas. The law requires investor-owned and public utilities to obtain
Read MoreGolf and Spa With The Democrats
Katy Grimes: The links at Pebble Beach will be lit up this weekend with Democratic duffers as they de-stress before spring break. In an event underwritten by AT&T, for $60,000, the “Ultimate” Package includes golf for four on Friday
Read MoreVernon Moves Toward Disincorporation
APRIL 14, 2011 By KATY GRIMES An Assembly committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to pass a bill that would disincorporate the charter for the Southern California city of Vernon. AB 46, authored by Assembly Speaker John Pérez (D-Los Angeles), takes
Read MoreJunket To Ireland Is Blarney
Katy Grimes: Operating under the weight of a massive deficit and without a budget deal done, some Democratic legislators are preparing to take a 10-day trip to Ireland, ostensibly to study the Irish sustainable energy system, and using waste to power
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