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John Seiler: California legislators eager to put a tax increase on a special election ballot in June, as demanded by spendthrift Gov. Jerry Brown, should look to Miami. The people there just recalled Mayor Carlos Alvarez for the “Miami Vice”
Read MoreNo No No No No to Budget Vote
John Seiler: Looks like a vote on the California budget might come tomorrow, Wednesday. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg has scheduled a vote for 1 pm. Let’s hope it loses. Which would mean enough Republicans would have to stand
Read MoreProp. 14 Changes the Political Game
MARCH 9, 2011 By DAVE ROBERTS The November elections were disastrous for California Republicans. They lost all nine statewide races, lost ground in the state Assembly and failed to gain a seat in Congress, despite California having 12 percent of
Read More'Last Call' For Republicans
MARCH 7 Throughout history, strong political leaders have had the ability to discipline wayward party members. But currently, California Republicans aren’t exactly in a strong enough position to offer up the usual disciplinary threats: removal from cushy or prestigious committee
Read MoreStop Maldo!
John Seiler: Let the cry go up across the land: Stop Maldonado! Taxpayer traitor Abel Maldonado now is running for U.S. Congress. It was just two years ago that, as a state senator, he sold taxpayers down the river by
Read MoreEven Silicon Valley Ruined
John Seiler: The disastrous policies of federal, state and local governments have not spared even Silicon Valley. Sure, the top digital geeks still trek there. Companies like Facebook still locate there. But Facebook has only about 2,000 employees, many of
Read MoreWill Wisconsin Protests Come to California?
Feb. 18, 2011 By JOHN SEILER Today Wisconsin, tomorrow California? The battle between government-employee unions and state budgets was inevitable once the unions were given collective bargaining rights over the past 50 years. The battle boiled over the past few
Read MoreNext Week: Dumbest New Bills
Steven Greenhut: The deadline for introducing new legislation is tomorrow at 5 pm. By Monday, we should have a good luck at all the insanity coming forth from the great statesmen and stateswomen in the Legislature. We will bring you
Read MoreSEIU Rewards Nestande With Cash
Steven Greenhut: Assemblyman Brian Nestande, the Palm Desert Republican who recently attended a “no more cuts” rally sponsored by the Service Employees International Union as part of its efforts to stop cuts to the In Home Supportive Services program, has
Read MoreRally Exposes GOP Weak Links
FEB. 7, 2011 After Gov. Jerry Brown’s State of the State address Monday pushing for the Legislature to place a series of tax-extension measures on the ballot, Republicans countered by emphasizing their continuing opposition to higher taxes. For instance, Assemblyman
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