Rights and Liberties

SB 1 pushes high-rises over suburbs

Will the Manhattan Dream replace the California Dream? The Manhattan Dream is to live in a high-rise in a densely packed city. The California Dream is to live your own home, on your own lot so you can grill while

Leftists seek SEC regulation of corporate speech

Dave Roberts August 9, 2013

This is the second in a two-part series on the battle over corporate political speech. Part one can be read here. “We see political spending as distorting markets in policy making and creating a skewed playing field,” said Bruce Freed,

Debaters clash over allowing corporate free speech

Dave Roberts August 7, 2013

This is the first article in a two-part series on the battle against corporate political speech. The U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizen’s United decision in 2010 affirmed the right of businesses, associations and unions to freely engage in politics. Since then,

Sac Bee ignores drug cartels in pot farming story

Katy Grimes August 5, 2013

Instead of blowing the lid off of the growing pot-farming problem in some Northern California areas, the Sacramento Bee did a lightweight opinion story Sunday on Butte County, never once addressing the Mexican drug cartels behind many of the illegal pot

Editor’s Note on Comments & Spam

John Seiler July 28, 2013

We’re still adjusting to our new site. If you put up a Comment and it hasn’t shown up within 24 hours, please put it up again. It might have gotten lost in the transition, accidentally deleted as Spam. Of course,

Pelosi protects Stasi superstate

John Seiler July 26, 2013

The key person keeping the NSA-Stasi National Security State going is Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco., the House Democratic Leader; and former and possibly future House Speaker. Reported Foreign Policy magazine: “The obituary of Rep. Justin Amash’s amendment to claw

CA and feds take aim at hunting ammo

Katy Grimes July 26, 2013

California is attempting to be the first state in the nation to kill wild game hunting. By prohibiting the use of all lead ammunition for hunting in California, coupled with the federal government’s attempt to ban non-lead ammo, hunters could

Greenhut on chickens and inmates

John Seiler July 26, 2013

Steven Greenhut, the founder of CalWatchDog.com, has begun his new column with the UT San Diego. It will be appearing Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Bookmark the location: http://www.utsandiego.com/staff/steven-greenhut/ He’ll be writing from Sacramento on state policy. His first column is on

DMV could spy on you through your license plate

John Seiler July 18, 2013

A DMV “pilot” program could put digital license plates on your car. Supposedly it would “save” money so you wouldn’t have to put new, yearly tags on your license. It would be done digitally. It also would let the DMV

Justice Brandeis brings light to U.S., CA privacy controversies

Rory Cohen July 18, 2013

LOS ANGELES — Revelations about the federal government’s data mining through PRISM, the clandestine electronic surveillance program operated by the National Security Agency, have prompted a debate about possible government overreach and intrusion. The question about privacy is hardly new,