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12,744 new laws signed by Brown

Oct. 2, 2012 Katy Grimes: Whenever someone tells me what a lousy governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was, I remind then that at least he was a pretty good goalie. Schwarzenegger vetoed nearly 2,000 bills. It’s too bad he didn’t veto a

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Somebody else compares Mitt to Meg

Oct. 1, 2012 By John Seiler On Sept. 25, I pointed out the similarities between Meg Whitman and her 2010 campaign for California governor and Mitt Romney and his 2012 campaign for president. I wrote: “Remember Meg Whitman’s campaign for

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Is Mitt Romney channeling Meg Whitman?

Sept. 25, 2012 By John Seiler Maybe Mitt Romney will put in a boffo appearance at the three debates in October and go on to win. But for now, his campaign clearly is floundering. Remember Meg Whitman’s campaign for governor

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CA better off than four years ago?

Sept. 7, 2012 By Joseph Perkins I really didn’t need to watch President Obama’s speech last night — although I did — to know how it would be reviewed by his cheerleaders in the mainstream media. To hear them tell

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L.A. Sheriffs set the standard for dealing with the homeless

Editor’s note: This is the second part of a three-part series on how the homeless and mentally ill are treated in California. Part One was about the Kelly Thomas beating and death. July 9, 2012 By Tori Richards Welcome to

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Todd Spitzer on the Road to Damascus

April 14, 2012 By Steven Greenhut If a politician has based his career on advocating a set of policies, and has always been aligned with a group of special interests, only a fool would believe that he has suddenly seen

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Why pensions are going broke

April 13, 2012 By John Seiler Why are government pensions going broke? Wayne Lusvardi wrote about recently it in one of our Special Series on municipal bankruptcy, “California counties are more at risk of going belly up.” In one sentence,

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Mexican drug cartel kingpin thanks U.S. presidents

April 4, 2012 By John Seiler Check out the video below. It shows how the “war on drugs” really has worked out: it has enriched drug lords. Drug Kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loara thanks our recent presidents, Reagan, the

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Republicans Preparing California Comeback

FEB. 29, 2012 By BRIAN CALLE BURLINGAME — CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN CONVENTION — Will California be Reagan Country again? California’s Republican Party in recent years has been relegated to a regional party with little ability to gain traction in statewide elections.

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AB 32 Feeds CA Aristocratic Socialists

FEB. 9, 2012 By CHRISS STREET This year marks the 25th anniversary of the United Nations’ Brundtland Report. It defined Sustainable Development as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their

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