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Revenge of the nurses: The back story of PERB’s radicalization

Sept. 19, 2012 By Chris Reed In 1999, California Democrats celebrated Gray Davis’ election as governor the previous fall by sending him a slew of legislation they knew that his Republican predecessor, Pete Wilson, would never have approved. Most notoriously,

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California burns as politicians fiddle

Sept. 18, 2012 By Katy Grimes The most recent culmination of the insane end of the California Leguslature’s two-year  session will probably live in infamy when tales of California’s demise are told in the future. Still reeling from the madness,

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Down the rabbit hole on cap and trade

Sept. 14, 2012 By Katy Grimes The clean, green fairy tale is really a nightmare in California, and all sense has gone down the rabbit hole. Nonsensical is the best word for what is occuring in California with cap and

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Bicycle nuts driving local traffic issues

Sept. 14, 2012 Katy Grimes: Most of us recognize that California government is out-of-control. The state Legislature has just passed another 700 new bills, many of which add new regulations, restrictions on individual liberties, and “fees” on taxpayers and business.

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Steyer defends Prop. 39 to raise taxes on business

Sept. 13, 2012 By Katy Grimes Most of us would think that wealthy people would be more interested in sponsoring ballot initiatives to cut taxes, not to increase them. But of the three tax-increase ballot initiatives on the November ballot

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Bicycle zealots run over common sense with new laws

Sept. 12, 2012 By Katy Grimes If bicycling extremists had their way, California would fall out of love with the auto. Bicycle zealots have been aggressively pushing the state to reduce dependence on cars and greatly enhance the use of bikes and

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Politics trump everything for some

Sept. 11, 2012 Katy Grimes: A few days ago, the Wall Street Journal ran a story about a couple in a long-term mixed marriage — he’s a Republican, she’s a Democrat. The story chronicled how difficult their life can be

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Brown, Dem Leg ignore aftermath

Sept. 10, 2012 By Katy Grimes What could anyone say to California’s Democratic lawmakers to make them stop destroying the state? Faced with 700 new bills of potential laws and regulations on his desk, Gov. Jerry Brown can be part

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Editorial cheerleads for Jerry Brown

Sept. 9, 2012 Katy Grimes: Two editorials in the Sacramento Bee caught my eye on Sunday. One column identified how news media outlets have knowingly become cheerleaders for the Democratic Party; the other proved that. Columnist Kathleen Parker observed that major news media

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Video: Dems: The Party of tolerance and inclusion

Sept. 7, 2012 By John Seiler Jon Stewart’s show proves how tolerant and inclusive Democrats really are:   The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Hope and Change 2 – The Party of Inclusion www.thedailyshow.com

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