January, 2012Chiang: State Broke on March 8Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 JAN. 31, 2012 By CHRISS STREET State Controller John Chiang shocked California legislators today when he sent a letter announcing that the state will run out of cash on March 8. That is, unless Legislature allows state Treasurer Bill Lockyer to delay $2.4 billion in payments to universities, c... Science: Time to Freeze AB 32Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 JAN. 31, 2012 By CHRISS STREET California’s wildly expensive AB 32, Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, is supposed to prevent man-made global warming. AB 32 took effect Jan. 1 -- just in time for it to suffer another devastating scientific blow. Temperature data from 30,000 worldwide mea... How To Kill Death-Row CostsTuesday, January 31st, 2012John Seiler: I have a lot of problems with the death penalty. It is just to kill the worst criminals, who have removed themselves from civil society because of their murders and other high crimes. But I don't trust the current California or U.S. governments to execute the right people. These gove... Cap and ‘Train’ Leaves the StationTuesday, January 31st, 2012JAN. 31, 2012 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Gov. Jerry Brown just proposed a new idea for financing California’s $100 billion high-speed rail project: Use the fees from the state’s Cap and Trade emission taxation program to fund it. This new hybrid between Cap and Trade and High-Speed Rail is likel... CARB versus the CarburetorTuesday, January 31st, 2012 JAN. 31, 2012 By KATY GRIMES The carburetor is losing the battle in California. Instead of acknowledging that auto designers and manufacturers are continually refining the internal combustion engine for efficiency, global warming activists want to scrap the engine. In an attempt to rid ... Couple Abused at LAX for TweetsMonday, January 30th, 2012John Seiler: Ever wonder if America is a police state? Wonder no more. Reports the Daily Mail: "Two British tourists were barred from entering America after joking on Twitter that they were going to 'destroy America' and 'dig up Marilyn Monroe'. "Leigh Van Bryan, 26, was handcuffed and kept... CA Bucks National School-Choice ReformsMonday, January 30th, 2012The following first appeared in City Journal California. JAN. 30, 2012 By LARRY SAND January 22 through 28 marked the second annual National School Choice Week. While much of the rest of the country can celebrate some successes since last year, California’s education reformers often spend... Dogfight Growls in 26th District House RaceMonday, January 30th, 2012 JAN. 30, 2012 By JOHN HRABE “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog,” goes an old adage. Just getting to Washington will be a test of friendship for the candidates in the dogfight over California’s new, redistricted 26th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. One of th... BART 775 New Cars Cost $5.1 Million Each; Built OverseasMonday, January 30th, 2012 |