JAN. 1, 2012 Over the summer, the website I edit, CalWatchdog, published a series of articles documenting the way that the political Left exploited the redistricting process in California to assure strong gains for the Democratic Party. The report included an exclusive interview with a redistrict...
December, 2011Dems caught GOP flat-footedSaturday, December 31st, 2011San Joaquin Supes Muddy Delta’s WatersSaturday, December 31st, 2011JAN. 1, 2012 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Two members of the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors, Larry Ruhstaller and Ken Vogel, have recently contended in an opinion piece in the Tracy Press that lack of freshwater inflows and outflows are the “clear cause of the Sacramento Delta’s decline.” ... Dems won’t tolerate pension dissentSaturday, December 31st, 2011Steven Greenhut: California's bare-knuckled public-sector unions won't tolerate dissent on pension-related issues, as evidenced by the state Senate's refusal to allow Progressive pension-reform advocate David Crane to remain on the UC board of regents. This is from the San Francisco Chronicle: "Cran... California is a judicial ‘hellhole’Saturday, December 31st, 2011DEC. 31, 2011 George Louie is a serial litigant. The West Sacramento man’s abuse of the state’s civil justice system was recently cited by the Americans for Tort Reform Association as an example of why California ranks as the nation’s second-worst “Judicial Hellhole.” “Perhaps no o... ‘Evenhanded’ Air Resources BoardFriday, December 30th, 2011Katy Grimes: On Thursday, a federal judge stopped the California Air Resources Board from continuing to pursue the business stifling cap and trade, low-carbon fuel regulations. Chalk one up for the good guys. U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence O'Neill issued a preliminary injunction preventing... Court Case Shows GOP HypocrisyThursday, December 29th, 2011In the light of the state Supreme Court's redevelopment decision Thursday, I am reposting my Nov. 12 column regarding the state Republican Party's missed opportunity on this issue. DEC. 30, 2011 By STEVEN GREENHUT We all know that California's Democratic Party is running the state into ... RDAs Hoisted On Own PetardThursday, December 29th, 2011 DEC. 29, 2011 By STEVEN GREENHUT Believers in property rights and limited government should be thrilled that when the toughest threat to redevelopment arose in California, the biggest defenders of these agencies -- the League of California Cities and the California Redevelopment Association --... CA Cap and Trade Blocked at 11th HourThursday, December 29th, 2011DEC. 29, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI The U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of California ordered California’s Cap and Trade Law halted on Thursday Dec. 28 according to the Wall Street Journal. The Cap and Trade rules were supposed to go into effect on January 1, 2012. Judge Lawrenc... Beware Thy Nosy NeighborThursday, December 29th, 2011 DEC. 29, 2011 We live in a state where neighbors rat-out neighbors at the behest of the government. California has turned into such a totalitarian state that friends, neighbors and family are encouraged to turn “violators” over to the cops. People have been conditioned by the government to... Governor Cracks Us UpThursday, December 29th, 2011 Katy Grimes: Gov. Jerry Brown is one funny guy - he has a terrific sense of humor, but his jokes are missed by many. After suffering through the boring and stuffy former Governor Gray Davis, then the strange and mildly affable Schwarzenegger, Brown can be quite a card. At Tuesday's press c... |