AUG. 31, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI The mounting contradictions of California’s Green Power Law are so many it is getting to be ridiculous. The policy is mandated by AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. Using data from Nature Magazine, it is estimated that California’s 18,000 ...
August, 2011Capping and Trading Us to DeathWednesday, August 31st, 2011CA Neighbor Mexico Spirals Into AnarchyWednesday, August 31st, 2011 AUG. 31, 2011 By JOHN SEILER The Atlantic magazine just ran a revealing article, "The Fall of Mexico," about the dissolution of the Mexican government into a narco-state. With Mexico our big neighbor to the South, this obviously is of concern to Californians. The narcotraficantes' tentacles re... Bill Would Slash Tax Credits for BusinessWednesday, August 31st, 2011 AUG. 31, 2011 By KATY GRIMES Masquerading as “business-friendly,” a bill about tax credits debated in the Assembly this week highlighted the vast ideological differences between the two political parties. "This is just one of the latest stupid ideas to come through this building," said ... Maviglio Eclipses Global Warming LogicTuesday, August 30th, 2011 AUG. 30, 2011 By JOHN SEILER Granted, Twitter isn't exactly a medium for syllogisms. But as Katy Grimes reported: At a press conference yesterday, Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-Pasadena, presented independent research which he says proves that the California Assembly manipulated budget ... Charge: Assembly ‘Cooks The Books’Monday, August 29th, 2011 AUG. 29, 2011 By KATY GRIMES Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-Pasadena, today presented independent research he says proves the California Assembly has manipulated budget numbers and spending patterns to mislead the public. The battle between Democratic leadership and Portantino heated u... Portantino Late Convert To Openness IssueMonday, August 29th, 2011AUGUST 29, 2011 By STEVEN GREENHUT Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-La Canada-Flintridge, has been taking the lead role as the advocate for openness in the California Legislature, as he battles Assembly Speaker John Perez and fellow Democrats over the release of the spending records of indivi... Existing Pensions Also Will Be CutSaturday, August 27th, 2011AUG. 27, 2011 By JOHN SEILER It's obvious that pensions for future government workers are being cut, and will be cut further. But California state and local governments' unfunded liability for future pensions now is so large, $884 billion, that those already retired will see their pensions cu... ‘Redemption Happens Behind Bars’Friday, August 26th, 2011AUG. 26, 2011 By KATY GRIMES Should heinous juvenile criminals be offered a chance at redemption, just because they are juveniles? Members of the Assembly tried to answer that question through long debate on Thursday. But it failed to pass a bill offering California's juvenile criminals co... Brown Jobs Plan Just More GimmicksFriday, August 26th, 2011AUG. 26, 2011 By JOHN SEILER California's jobs picture is so bleak even politicians finally have taken notice. Unemployment in the state, after dropping a little earlier this year, jumped in July to 12 percent from 11.8 percent in June. The national economic picture also is bleak, meaning t... LAUSD Teachers’ Road Map to NowhereThursday, August 25th, 2011 The following first appeared in City Journal California. AUG. 25, 2011 By LARRY SAND A major study on teacher quality makes clear just how sclerotic the Los Angeles Unified School District has become—but while the diagnosis and prescriptions are clear, the prognosis is far from certai... |