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Anthony Pignataro: If you happened to walk past the north steps of the State Capitol around noon today and you ignored a nice man in a baseball cap who tried to hand you a small slip of peach-colored paper while
Read MoreJustice George's Free Press Legacy
OCT. 18, 2010 By TORI RICHARDS When California Chief Justice Ronald George retires at the end of the year, the nation will lose one of its staunchest supporters of the public’s right to know — a trailblazer whose rulings have
Read MoreFeds Launch Delta Land Grab
OCT. 7, 2010 By KATY GRIMES The California Legislature has already passed groundbreaking legislation addressing the fragile Delta region, but some California Delta and water experts believe there is a plan to develop a conservancy in the region, as well
Read MoreKiller Cop Demands Workers Comp!
Steven Greenhut: An Illinois cop who killed two sisters while he was driving 126 mph and chatting with his girlfriend on his cell phone now wants workers comp: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/illinois-killer-cop-workers-comp/story?id=11738010&page=1 And a drunk off-duty cop killed a woman at a wedding.
Read MoreBaptists and Bootleggers
Steven Greenhut: Back in Prohibition, the two groups that most vociferously opposed the legalization of alcohol sales were the rum runners, who didn’t want the competition, and the religious folks, who had had moral objections to booze and were eager
Read MoreSay NO to unions, YES to Ganja
Katy Grimes: Of all the anti-free market moves, marijuana growers are now unionizing. This is what California has come to – the last vestige of entrepreneurial, cash-based business spirit… unionized. I’m not surprised. Organized labor has had declining membership for
Read MoreKiller Cop's Patron Backs Brown
Steven Greenhut: Attorney General Jerry Brown, despite his history of taking anti-establishment political positions, has been strangely silent on issues of police abuse, especially in his home city of Oakland. He was mostly mum during the case of Johannes Mehserle,
Read MoreYoung women text while driving
Katy Grimes: OMG – do ya think? Like, that is totally wrong. The California Automobile Club announced that texting by California drivers has nearly doubled since the law was passed more than 18 months ago. AAA found that it is
Read MoreChelsea's Law Signed By Governor
Katy Grimes: Governor Schwarzenegger signed Chelsea’s Law today, making it an official California statute. The law is named for 17-year-old Chelsea King, who was murdered in San Diego in February. The new gives judges the option of sentencing someone to
Read MoreAdult Beverage Hypocracy
Katy Grimes: While one group is pushing to expand and increase wine and liquor tastings in public places, people are getting pulled over in DUI checkpoints on a Friday evening. Yesterday, the Assembly voted to pass a bill extending tasting
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