Jan. 28, 2010 California continues to push green jobs on employers and require companies to succumb to green certification, despite increasing evidence that the green movement costs jobs and increases the bottom line for businesses. A 2009 study released by King Juan Carlos University in Madri...
January, 2010It’s not easy being greenThursday, January 28th, 2010The enemy of clear languageTuesday, January 26th, 2010Jan. 26, 2010 Sometimes I really feel sorry for reporters who cover the Capitol. Their job is to follow around our esteemed elected officials, hauling their notebooks, laptops, cameras and recording equipment to all manner of photo ops and press conferences. And there they sit (or stand), dutiful... Is a populist revolt brewing?Monday, January 25th, 2010Jan. 25, 2010 In a telling interview on National Public Radio, a Democrat from a Boston suburb, who described himself as a proud liberal, said he nevertheless voted for Brown because of the man's fears of an American future soaked in debt. I'm naturally pessimistic about the fiscal future of our ... No correlation between budgets and educationWednesday, January 20th, 2010Jan. 20, 2010 There was a time, not so long ago, when California schools were the standard for all American schools, and California students excelled. Today, California hovers near the bottom of the heap. What happened? Until the 1970s, schools had well-stocked libraries. Most schools had a... We’re All Obstacles to ReformMonday, January 18th, 2010Jan. 18, 2010 Technically speaking, it’s not hard to figure out how to solve California’s permanent fiscal crisis – if one neglects the political mountains that would have to be moved to implement the fixes. A few good starting points: imposing a strict spending limit on legislators, reduci... Using soldiers as propsFriday, January 15th, 2010Jan. 15, 2010 By now most people are probably tired of hearing about Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Jan. 6 State of the State Address. And who could blame them? You can only subject someone to arcane budget discussions and phrases like “pension reform” and “tax systems” for so long before... Change you can’t believe inSunday, January 10th, 2010Jan. 10, 2010 During Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s State of the State address last week, I wanted to shout “Blah, blah, blah” when he talked about the need for creating “jobs, jobs, jobs.” He’s had nearly two terms to stimulate jobs in the state. Instead, California is still in a fine ... Dismal stateSaturday, January 9th, 2010Jan. 9, 2010 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s final State of the State address, delivered in the Capitol on Jan. 6, was the microcosm of his entire failed administration. It was a reminder that those who govern the nation’s most populous state have no clue how to solve the fiscal mess they have c... Savoring a target-rich environmentMonday, January 4th, 2010Jan. 5, 2010: Then there was the time I swiped a local city councilman’s trash. Another reporter and I were investigating him for all manner of crookedness (he was eventually convicted of felony corruption and banned for life from ever again holding public office in California) and thought the... |