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De Leon hammers away at key idiocy of CA bullet-train plan

Over the years, in conversations with friends unfamiliar with California politics and with people I’ve met while traveling or at events or doing talk radio, I’m often asked about the state’s bullet-train project. When folks hear that the cost is

Fellow Latino Dem puts De Leon on spot over Vergara

Chris Reed June 25, 2014

The most powerful Latino politician in California is being called out over how he will respond to the Vergara decision, which held that teacher tenure laws punish minority students in Golden State public schools. Kevin De Leon, who will soon

CA may take lead in codifying what is legally acceptable sex

Chris Reed June 10, 2014

The Nanny State impulse, when its most ardent proponents gain power, is a scary thing to witness. This is from the L.A. Daily News: “LONG BEACH — A bill on its way to the state Assembly mandates that California’s public

CA plastic bag ban would hurt environment

John Seiler May 15, 2014

In this dysfunctional state, it figures the Legislature likely soon could ban plastic bags at stores. AP reports: “Senate Bill 270 passed the Assembly’s Natural Resources Committee on a 5-3 vote following the failure of similar bans on single-use grocery bags

Will Sen. de Leon also head the Assembly?

John Seiler May 13, 2014

In a strange development, state Sen. Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, who soon will head the Senate as president pro-tem, also will head the Assembly as speaker. This will be news to Assemblywoman Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, who yesterday was

Pro Tem Cup: CA Senate Dems cancel event, keep cash

John April 2, 2014

In light of recent criminal cases involving three of their members, Senate Democrats have canceled a large annual fundraising event scheduled for this weekend. But the event organizers won’t be returning the campaign cash to the special interest groups that spent

2nd Amendment groups fight CA gun-control laws in court

John January 20, 2014

As fast as California lawmakers can write new gun-control laws, Second Amendment groups are challenging them in court. buy definition essay Earlier this month, a state senator, who has expressed support for racial profiling of ammunition sales, introduced legislation to require background checks