July, 2011Calif. Can Lead Commercial Space AgeWednesday, July 27th, 2011 JULY 27, 2011 The completion of the Space Shuttle’s 135th and final mission reminded many of us here in the Golden State that Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California was the shuttle’s primary landing site in its first decade of operation. In the shuttle program’s second and third d... In California, the Dream Is an ActTuesday, July 26th, 2011 JULY 26, 2011 The California dream of an affordable, top-notch state-sponsored education for all is nothing to dream about for legal California students. Just signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown was AB 130, the “California Dream Act of 2011,” authored by Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, D-Los Ange... Making Public Pay for Budget CutsMonday, July 25th, 2011 JULY 25, 2011 By STEVEN GREENHUT Last year, one of my reporters and her adult son were walking in downtown Sacramento when a couple of young toughs tried grabbing her purse. She pulled back her purse, and the robbers lunged at the two of them, leaving the son's face covered in blood. Despite a... Zombie Recovery: CA Jobless Rate JumpsFriday, July 22nd, 2011 JULY 22, 2011 By JOHN SEILER California is suffering what I call a "Zombie Recovery." The state economy is walking, but dead. Today the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released new numbers for June 2011 showing that California's unemployment rose to 11.8 percent from 11.7 percent in May. Th... Protectionism for Union Grocery WorkersWednesday, July 20th, 2011 JULY 20, 2011 Since it opened its first store in Palo Alto in 1989, Whole Foods Market has grown its market share in California’s highly competitive grocery industry by acquiring such food chains as Mrs. Goocher’s Natural Food Markets of Los Angeles and Food for Thought in Sonoma County. U... School Food Statism Makes Kids SickMonday, July 18th, 2011 JULY 18, 2011 With many public schools now feeding children breakfast and lunch, and even forbidding parents to send homemade lunches to school for their children, it is obvious that the state has decided that it is a better parent. Many school principals say they are encouraging “health... Stopping cop cell-phone searchesMonday, July 18th, 2011 JULY 18, 2011 Thanks to a little-discussed state Supreme Court decision in January, the U.S. Constitution's Fourth Amendment protections against "unreasonable searches and seizures" don't necessarily apply in California anymore. Yet few of our fellow citizens have been upset about this sad los... CA Businesses Split for UtahWednesday, July 13th, 2011 JULY 13, 2011 What do California-based companies Adobe Systems, eBay, Electronic Arts, Oracle and Twitter have in common? All have expanded over the past two years not in the Golden State, but in neighboring Utah. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert makes no apologies for pursuing California companies. “... Spectacular waste in redwood forestsMonday, July 11th, 2011 JULY 11, 2011 As I took the nearly six-hour drive recently from the Sacramento area, past Ukiah and up to Eureka, through the heart of California's redwood-forested North Coast, I was reminded of the spectacular beauty of California. Driving through Mendocino and Humboldt counties also reminded m... California Budget: Austerity or Audacity?Thursday, July 7th, 2011 JULY 7, 2011 It's not over. Even though Gov. Jerry Brown signed the budget on June 30, lawmakers are churning out more legislation. And Capitol legislative committees are currently hearing hundreds of new spending and regulation bills. Facing a $26 billion budget shortfall, Brown appeared m... |