NOV. 30, 2010 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Now that California voters on Nov. 2 put a full slate of Democrats into every statewide office on the ballot, Democrats are being encouraged by the media and opinion polls to put Prop. 8 – the anti-same sex marriage initiative – back on the ballot for possi...
November, 2010Vows To Renew Ageless Marriage BattleTuesday, November 30th, 2010‘California-care’ Funding ProblemTuesday, November 30th, 2010By KATY GRIMES NOV. 30, 2010 As California prepares for national health care legislation, the looming and potentially massive increase in Medi-Cal spending has already begun, and will most likely continue to outpace any growth in the state’s revenues. Officially called the Patient Prote... Deceptive Agency To Punish DeceptionMonday, November 29th, 2010NOV. 29, 2010 By LAER PEARCE On Wednesday a California state agency with a well-earned reputation for deception will hold a public workshop that may well set a new standard for governmental hypocrisy in California – and that’s really saying something. The hearing is the spawn of the Cal... CA Freebies Enrich Low-Wage WorkersMonday, November 29th, 2010NOV. 29, 2010 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Contrary to half-truths by both liberals who believe the minimum wage is a poverty wage or conservatives who believe it creates more unemployment and sends jobs overseas, at least in California minimum wage is a ticket to enjoying more disposable income than the... State Court’s Clarity On Free SpeechSunday, November 28th, 2010This article was first published in the Freeman. NOV. 28, 2010 By STEVEN GREENHUT When kids get into complex arguments about who did what to whom, parents can usually sort through the miasma by focusing on a few key points. Whose toy is it? Which one of you threw the first punch? And likewi... CIRM’s Politics of Personal EnrichmentSunday, November 28th, 2010NOV. 28, 2010 Newspaper report exposes exorbitant salaries at state stem cell agency but understates waste and scientific failure By K. LLOYD BILLINGSLEY The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the $3 billion state stem cell agency created by Proposition 71 in 2004, has made fro... Green Bust Coming To Brown CA?Wednesday, November 24th, 2010NOV. 24, 2010 By WAYNE LUSVARDI A developer of transmission lines for green energy is quoted in a November 17 article in the New York Times: “When wind guys talk to each other they say, ‘Damn, what are we going to do about the price of natural gas?’” The new report in the New York T... Food Stamps Welcomed At RestaurantsTuesday, November 23rd, 2010NOV. 23, 2010 By KATY GRIMES We've known for some time that there are abuses of electronic welfare benefit (EBT) cards in California. The EBTs are accepted nearly anywhere that sells food -- grocery markets, convenience stores and even restaurants. Costco does not accept food stamps or EBT car... CARB Set To Boost CA Gas PricesSunday, November 21st, 2010NOV. 22, 2010 By DAVE ROBERTS Buoyed by the repudiation of Prop. 23, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is moving forward with cap-and-trade regulations designed to reduce the carbon level in fuel, but which will also drive up gas prices, further damaging California's weak economy. B... Guv Calls Sham Special SessionThursday, November 18th, 2010NOV. 18, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO For the eighth time in his seven-year administration, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has called the Legislature back into special session to deal with the state’s budget problems. And for the eighth time, the special session will generate a lot of news but litt... |