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Back to homepageColorado recall election a template for reclaiming liberty
June 11, 2013 By Katy Grimes The historic recall election underway in Colorado of Senate President John Morse is shaping up to be a template for other grassroots groups unhappy with elected officials. Morse is facing a recall for his support
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Dems water down GOP pro-small biz bill
June 10, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — A bill “bait and switch” reveals a lot about attitudes toward small business in the Legislature. A pro-small business Assembly Resolution started out authored by Assemblyman Travis Allen, R-Huntington Beach, authored Assembly Concurrent Resolution
Read MoreBill Lockyer should make like Bulworth in his last 19 months
June 4, 2013 By Chris Reed News that state Treasurer Bill Lockyer will retire when his current term expires in January 2015 has produced plenty of tributes to Lockyer’s smarts and tenacity, and plenty of pushback from people who say
Read MoreBob Filner: He’ll do for San Diego what he did for the VA
June 3, 2013 By Chris Reed It doesn’t take long before the L.A. Times’ profile of new San Diego Mayor Bob Filner in Sunday’s paper makes it clear that we’re in for a piece that poses as a warts-and-all portrait
Read MoreNo, CA not thriving: Double-whammy from U-T San Diego
June 2, 2013 By Chris Reed The newly in-vogue theory in the national media and in the particularly stupid wings of the California media is that the Golden State’s recent revenue surge suggests Sacramento has gotten on the right track
Read MoreOddly enough, Legislature displaying hints of moderation
June 1, 2013 By Chris Reed The California Legislature has been such a redoubt of hardcore liberal lunacy for so long that I can’t believe I’m writing this, but May may have been the most moderate month I’ve seen in
Read MoreIllogical liberal view of Sen. Ted Cruz’ Canadian birth
May 29, 2013 By John Seiler Sometimes I wish people would take a course in logic. Here’s a free one. The Chronicle reported in a story by Richard S. Dunham: “It seems like an obscure court case from a dusty old
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Expected Vidak-Perez runoff would spark national attention
May 30, 2013 By Katy Grimes Only hours after appearing to win the election outright for State Senate District 16 last week, many in the political media were opining that Andy Vidak had it easy during this special election, but
Read MoreSocial justice? Unions savage gay, black Democrat in San Diego
May 26, 2013 By Chris Reed San Diego’s recovery from its self-induced pension debacles a decade ago has been sufficiently vigorous that the state’s second-largest city is arguably in better shape than Los Angeles, San Jose and many big cities
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