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Back to homepageTax board attack on business: Do governor’s appointees just tune him out?
Commentary Jan. 18, 2013 By Chris Reed That California is extraordinarily hostile to business is accepted as a given by just about everyone who is an executive, manager or small-business owner in the state. But Democrats and some in the
Read MoreAB 32 has predicted effect on state manufacturing jobs
Jan. 19, 2013 By Chris Reed Trying to preserve and help create manufacturing jobs should be a primary goal of a party that bills itself as being about social justice. Manufacturing jobs often offer middle-class wages, but don’t require college
Read MoreParcel tax push: School finance debate must not ignore scandals
Jan. 17, 2013 By Chris Reed If we are going to have a debate about school finances in California because of the Legislature’s interest in making it easier for school districts to get parcel taxes approved to boost their budgets,
Read MoreTeacher puzzler: Part-time porn star fired, semen-feeder paid off
Jan. 16,2013 By Chris Reed It turns out that school districts in the state of California can swiftly fire teachers who engage in lewd behavior — but only if it’s a paid part-time job, not incidents in school involving students.
Read MoreUC, CSU profs don’t grasp threat they face from online ed
Jan. 16, 2013 By Chris Reed Will 2013 be the year that unionized faculty members at UC, CSU and the state’s community colleges finally figure out the threat that online education poses to their futures? If it is not this
Read MoreSame old Dem story: Help for state’s ailing, needy not priority
Jan. 12, 2013 By Chris Reed On the California revenue front, whether times are good or bad, happy or sad, the Democrats who control Sacramento are far more likely to help out the middle-class teachers who are the key force
Read MoreIs governor picking fight with CTA, CFT? Apparently
Jan. 11, 2013 By Chris Reed Is Jerry Brown knowingly picking a fight with the California Teachers Association and the California Federation of Teachers? Based on his remarks Thursday, that’s what it seems like. The governor wants to change the
Read MoreSportswriter who libeled Thomas Sowell offers lame excuse
Jan. 7, 2013 By Chris Reed Last week, a prominent Los Angeles-based sportswriter for Fox Sports libeled California’s leading African-American libertarian/conservative thinker, Thomas Sowell of Stanford’s Hoover Institution. This wasn’t just another stupid media flap to me. When I read
Read MoreSchwarzenegger still in marketing mode, selling myths
Jan. 6, 2013 By Chris Reed One of the staples of modern journalism is the piece in which a famous figure is asked to expound on his favorite books or music. With music, answers often seem genuinely enthusiastic. With books,
Read MoreIs state economy beyond point of no return?
Jan. 5, 2013 By Chris Reed In September 2008, in his last major speech to the California Legislature, soon-to-be congressman Tom McClintock said the state government had turned the corner, and not in a good way. “I believe we have
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