Steven Greenhut: Given CalPERS' ongoing scandals and all the bad publicity regarding public employees who enjoy absurd pension plans, one would think that CalPERS officials would be sensitive to anything that gave the impression that these employees are living large off of taxpayer largess. Yet chec...
October, 2010Living Large At CalPERSWednesday, October 27th, 2010Arnold Refuses To Offend!Wednesday, October 27th, 2010Anthony Pignataro: That was some, um, well, thing with the governor candidates yesterday down in Long Beach yesterday, wasn't it? There on one historic stage was Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Democrat Jerry Brown, Republican Meg Whitman and NBC talking head Matt Lauer -- it was a virtual Mount ... Going green – more hype than realityWednesday, October 27th, 2010Katy Grimes: Going green is costly, and not as popular as the government would have you believe. Many voters agree, and now a new report confirms this. A report released just this morning by auto analysts at J.D. Power Associates states that by 2020, the majority of new cars sold around the world... How Prop. 23 Still Can WinTuesday, October 26th, 2010 John Seiler: Prop. 23 is going to lose in a week. That's because the Yes on 23 campaign is not going to do what I'm going to tell them right now, right here. Then I'll explain it below. They need to personalize the campaign -- against Arnold. Here's the ad, which they can use free. I'm offerin... Pensions Sinking Bay CountiesTuesday, October 26th, 2010Steven Greenhut: A Milken Institute pension panel stacked with unions and liberal politicians last week argued mainly for the status quo, yet a new report suggests that four Bay Area counties could be inching toward bankruptcy unless they get their pension obligations under control. As KGO reported:... NFIB Helping Liberal DemocratsTuesday, October 26th, 2010Steven Greenhut: The state's business community routinely complains about our state's abysmal business climate, yet so often these folks undermine Republican attempts to improve that climate -- and they often do so at crucial times in the election cycle. I still remember how the California Chamber o... Big Brother JerryMonday, October 25th, 2010 John Seiler: It's bad enough that Republicans, during the eight tyrannical years under Bush, imposed a police state on America. And that Democrats have continued and expanded it under Obama. Now California Democrats, led by Big Brother Jerry, are perpetrating a new Orwellian assault on privacy... Unions throw BIG money at school racesMonday, October 25th, 2010 Katy Grimes: A friend of mine is running for School Board of the Sacramento City Unified School District. She's the type of person who should be on a school board - she's a parent, a teacher, and a small-government, no-excuses type of person. But she's running not just against the incumbent, she's r... PRI Hates Polar Bears?!Monday, October 25th, 2010 Debbie Bitzan: Heads up California, there was a climate crime scene at the San Francisco Ritz Carlton today. Ignoring the fact that, in 2005, the SF Ritz was the first hotel in the world to embrace the ultra-green UTC Power’s PureComfortTM 240 power solution, and that their “house” car i... No Attempt There To HideMonday, October 25th, 2010Anthony Pignataro: There's a killer story in today's Los Angeles Times that reports how California High-Speed Rail Authority have taken numerous oversees trips to see other nation's bullet trains but haven't been documenting the trips' financing. "California High-Speed Rail Authority board mem... |