MARCH 29, 2012 By WAYNE LUSVARDI California's water wars are back. U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., sent a letter to the Association of California Water Agencies late Tuesday March 27 again pitting North against South. The letter stated Feinstein was no longer entertaining compromis...
March, 2012Feinstein Ends Truce, Restarts Water WarsThursday, March 29th, 2012Climate Change Can Wait For Nov. ElectionWednesday, March 28th, 2012 Katy Grimes: Taking a page from national political campaigns, California's highly politically charged Air Resources Board made a surprise decision yesterday to postpone the first cap and trade auction from August to November -- after the November election. At an informational hearing about h... Free Speech Under Attack in SacWednesday, March 28th, 2012 Katy Grimes: Silencing dissenting political opinions is a tactic used throughout history when one political party dominates. In Democratically-dominated California, some on the left are trying to gin up interest in silencing talk radio. Across the U.S., there have been frequent discussions and ev... S.F. Upholds Right to Hold Public Officials AccountableTuesday, March 27th, 2012Commentary MARCH 27, 2012 By MICHAEL WARNKEN I have been casually watching the events in San Francisco involving Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi and the county Board of Supervisors. The sheriff recently plead guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence in an incident involving his wife on New Years Eve.... Tax and Spend, Tax and SpendTuesday, March 27th, 2012John Seiler: Shouldn't frugality be the order of the day? The state faces a $20 budget deficit and Gov. Jerry Brown is pushing a $9 billion tax increase. Not for our Legislature! For them, the tax increases exist to waste even more money. It's the same old "tax and spend, tax and spend, tax an... Jerry Brown: ‘Governor 13.3%’Monday, March 26th, 2012 John Seiler: A Wall Street Journal editorial headline today branded Gov. Jerrry Brown: "Governor 13.3%." That's the percentage California's top income tax rate would be if he finagles voters into passing his tax hike this November. It's a great headline. And I'm going to use the phrase to refe... Shooting Mountain LionsMonday, March 26th, 2012 Cal State Presidents Receive Perks and Benefits Worth 50% of Base PayMonday, March 26th, 2012 MARCH 26, 2012 By JOHN HRABE California State University presidents receive perks and benefits worth as much as 50 percent of their base salaries, or more than $145,000 per year, according to compensation data released by two campuses. Cal State Sacramento and San Jose State University disclos... CA Pols Calling For Change To U.S. ConstitutionMonday, March 26th, 2012 Katy Grimes: California Democrats are pushing for Congress to amend the United States Constitution, and impose limits on political corporate contributions. Really. At issue is the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Supreme Court decision. In January 2010, the United States Supr... Job Lies: When Will ‘Green’ = ‘Dishonest’?Monday, March 26th, 2012 MARCH 26, 2012 By CHRIS REED Just as red and blue have become associated with Republicans and Democrats, respectively, because of Election Night maps, will green someday become a synonym for fraud and dishonesty? After listening to Gov. Jerry Brown's two years of lies, prevarications and fanta... |