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DEC. 20, 2010 By JOHN SEILER Strong doses of reality keep throwing cold water over Gov.-elect Jerry Brown. The mess left behind by departing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger seems to grow worse every day. The latest cold water splashing comes from
Read MoreNichols to California: Drop Dead
John Seiler: Consider the revealing quote in this article about CARB Commissar Mary Nichols, concerning CARB’s Friday decision to impose jobs-killing cap-and-trade edicts: Nichols noted concerns that the new regulations and its subsequent costs could burden the state’s economy, and
Read MoreCalifornia Joblessness 2nd Worst
John Seiler: California’s unemployment rate for November stayed the same, at 12.4%, placing it second worst in the nation; tied with Michigan. Only Nevada is worse, at 14.3%. Michigan improved from 12.8% the month earlier. And with a new Republican
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Brit Pol Explains Global Warm Scam
John Seiler: California insanely is going forward with AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, which will kill 1.1 million jobs in California in the midst of the Great Recession. Meanwhile, the rest of the world is realizing
Read MoreWikileaks and California
Dec. 16, 2010 By JOHN SEILER The WikiLeaks revelation of U.S. government secrets continues to make front pages and cause controversy. California itself is featured in several Wikileaks releases. It’s worth pointing out that WikiLeaks’ cables consist of raw intelligence
Read MoreTeacher Strike During Depression
John Seiler: California’s out-of-control government unions just can’t help themselves. The La Habra Education Association struck last week, but is going back on the job as Christmas Vacation approaches. Might as well get paid for not working. The school district
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State Govt. Will Be Cut 20%
John Seiler: Steven Greenhut reports on last week’s budget deficit powwow of state budget bigshots, including Jerry Brown, legislative leaders and budget experts. Fortunately, Arnold wasn’t there, or his mere presence would have again doubled the budget deficit. At the
Read MoreArnold Rewards Tax Traitors
John Seiler: In California, no bad deed by a politician goes unrewarded. Gov. Arnold “Taxpayer Terminator” Schowarzenegger got six Republicans in the Legislature to sell out their “no new taxes” pledges, betray taxpayers, and vote for his record $13 billion
Read MoreForecast: CA Economic Lull to Continue
DEC. 8, 2010 By JOHN SEILER When Gov. Jerry Brown takes office in less than a month and deals with the state’s $25 billion budget deficit, he will get no more help from the state’s economy than he has from
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