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Back to homepageIowa might not be so attractive for CA businesses
Feb. 21, 2013 By John Seiler Long Beach still sometimes is called “Iowa Beach” because so many people from that state migrated West from the snow and the corn fields to the beach and the sun. Now, they could be going
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Why GOP can’t ‘count’ on immigration
Feb. 20, 2013 By John Seiler Tony Quinn gets things partly right when he writes in a Fox & Hounds article, “Are Republicans Finally Learning to Count?“: “But now some Republicans at last want to face that reality and make some
Read MoreWe predicted there was no tax ‘windfall’
Feb. 19, 2013 By John Seiler The office of Gov. Jerry Brown and the Los Angeles Times finally are catching up with what we reported earlier here on CalWatchDog.com. The Times reports today: “SACRAMENTO — The surge of revenue that
Read MoreSkelton: GOP would win if it became just like Dems
Feb. 19, 2013 By John Seiler L.A. Times columnist George Skelton continues to amuse as he keeps telling Republicans they could win again if they just became like Democrats. After all, Democrats are winners, aren’t they? As the psychologists say,
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Hiltzik mangles gun statistics
Feb. 18, 2013 By John Seiler In the Los Angeles Times’ continued attack on our gun rights, Michael Hiltzik writes: “Consider the most important statistic related to California’s gun laws. In 1981, before the most stringent rules were adopted, California’s
Read MoreLike! Facebook avoids most taxes
Feb. 16, 2013 By John Seiler A year ago, Gov. Jerry Brown and other state officials were salivating like Pavlov’s dog over the $2 billion in new taxes they projected the state treasury would get from Facebook’s Initial Public Offering.
Read MoreBad economic news could confound state budget projections
Feb. 15, 2013 By John Seiler Gov. Jerry Brown’s cheery announcements of the state’s budget health are guiding budget spending priorities. As he said in his State of the State address, “The message this year is clear: California has once again
Read MoreRepublicans’ consultant problem — especially in CA
Feb. 15, 2013 By John Seiler Republicans continue to mull over their two defeats by President Barack Obama. And their virtual dissolution in California, which once produced presidents who won landslides: Nixon and Reagan. One of the best GOP strategists
Read MoreTime to privatize CA parks
Feb. 15, 2013 By John Seiler Last year Californians discovered their state parks were mismanaged. While shutting parks supposedly because of a lack of money, it turned out they had a $54 million surplus squirreled away. Given the billions of
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