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Regulation is the enemy of freedom
Jan. 21, 2013 By Katy Grimes The U.S. Constitution provides for certain government regulations, but actually stresses minimum involvement. Regulations are merely a way for the government to implement social change and impart control. But government intervention usually causes more
Read MoreOn fracking, will Govs. Brown and Cuomo heed Ed Rendell?
Jan. 21, 2013 By Chris Reed With the op-ed in last week’s Wall Street Journal about California’s enormous potential for a fracking-driven energy boom, it’s beginning to look like how Gov. Jerry Brown deals with the issue will be a
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
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Rail project begins grabbing CA farmers’ land
Jan. 18, 2013 By Katy Grimes Before high-speed rail planners can do anything with the Central Valley route, they are looking at an estimated $360 million to buy out 356 privately-owned land parcels along the route. According to a recent
Read MoreCA health care to equalize the unequal
Jan. 16, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Health care in California is about to get a makeover. But this makeover will not be improving the look of healthcare in the state, despite California’s state-of-the-art medical facilities and teaching hospitals.
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CA online education has serious roadblocks
Jan. 15, 2013 By Katy Grimes Gov. Jerry Brown announced last week that he will be pushing online education, and made provisions for this in his 2013-14 budget proposal. The governor has already started lobbying the California State University and University of California regents to
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LAO Whitewashes Gov. Brown’s Rosy Budget
Jan. 15, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” from the Broadway musical Gypsy, should be Gov. Jerry Brown’s new theme song. His 2013-14 budget proposal, released last Thursday, was full of happy news, good times a projected
Read MoreCaltrans project drags on, still no lanes
Jan. 15, 2013 By Katy Grimes For at least four to six months, the Capitol City Freeway (I-80) in Sacramento has been devoid of painted lanes. I took this photo last week, driving West on I-80, near P. Street, and
Read MoreGov. Brown’s new budget seeks to equalize the unequal
Jan. 10, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Many in the state refer to the annual California governor’s January budget proposal as fantasy. Gov. Jerry Brown did not disappoint today as he presented his budget — “balanced and fair,” according
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