November, 2011Could Eurozone Debt Collapse Hit CA?Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 NOV. 29, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI As of 2011, California received $89 billion in fund transfers from the federal government. That was on top of the state's own $87 billion general fund budget, according to the California Legislative Analyst. What would happen to federal fund transfers if the ... Can’t Live by Scenery AloneTuesday, November 29th, 2011 The following article first appeared in City Journal California. NOV. 28, 2011 By STEVEN GREENHUT “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike,” wrote John Muir, in one of his many celebrations of... Prison Realignment Is a CharadeMonday, November 28th, 2011NOV. 28, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Gov. Jerry Brown’s prison realignment involves diverting lesser offenders to county jail instead of state prisons. But due to a history of bad choices by policy makers, not due to realignment per se, it will end up part of the existing revolving-door system of... ‘Think Long’ Group Short On Serious IdeasSunday, November 27th, 2011NOV. 27, 2011 By STEVEN GREENHUT Would California be in better shape if former governors Arnold Schwarzenegger or Gray Davis, or former Assembly Speaker Willie Brown were back in power? That's an odd question given the fiscal mess that those politicians helped create, or at least were powerles... Billionaire Wants Green Tax On OthersSaturday, November 26th, 2011NOV. 26, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI It was socialist playwright George Bernard Shaw who once wrote that “if you Rob Peter to pay Paul, you can always depend on the support of Paul.” Put in terms of the mob hysteria of the Occupy Movement, if you rob the 1 percent to pay the 99 percent you can al... Softener Ban Turns Citizens Into CriminalsWednesday, November 23rd, 2011Commentary NOV. 22, 2011 By DAVE ROBERTS The dumping of inmates out of state prisons is coming at a good time — it will free up room for incarcerating people possessing illegal water softeners. Imagine the scene as you’re sitting in Cell Block D with your fellow inmates, discussing what... ‘Think Long’ Offers Boost For WealthyWednesday, November 23rd, 2011NOV. 22, 2011 By KATY GRIMES Think Long, a new reform committee billed as a diverse group of politicians and billionaires, is promoting another tax reform measure for the November 2012 ballot. However, the reforms may be as controversial and unpopular as the last big attempt to raise taxes on... Legislators head home to run for officeTuesday, November 22nd, 2011 NOV. 21, 2011 By KATY GRIMES It is not uncommon for state legislators to aspire to national political offices in Congress or the U.S. Senate after serving in the state Legislature. However, legislators seem to be setting a new trend, and are heading back home to run for local offices. Assem... Davis Pepper Spray Clear Case Of BrutalityMonday, November 21st, 2011NOV. 21, 2011 By STEVEN GREENHUT If you want to know which of your friends or neighbors believe in a free and humane society and which ones believe in a police state, show them the now gone viral video of a riot-gear-clad University of California-Davis police officer dousing a peaceful group o... |