April, 2012Brown gets religion on tax increasesMonday, April 30th, 2012 April 30, 2012 By John Seiler Hey, I thought we had "separation of state" in America? Even though it's not exactly in the Constitution, but imposed by court rulings. Anyway, Gov. Jerry Brown has been campaigning in churches for his tax increases. "We've got to take this message to the scho... Equal employment for criminalsMonday, April 30th, 2012 April 30, 2012 By Katy Grimes A recent decision by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is about to undo many decades of law, while taking rights away from employers--again. Using the well-worn "level the playing field" adage, the EEOC just ruled 4-1, that employers cann... Calif. gas prices more than double in 8 yearsSaturday, April 28th, 2012 April 28, 2012 By John Seiler The following chart I made from GasBuddy.com, which also lets you find the cheapest local gas prices. The chart shows gas prices in three areas for the past eight years. Note that Los Angeles (blue line) and San Francisco (orange line) usually have the same prices... Calif. just for rich folks nowSaturday, April 28th, 2012 April 28, 2012 By John Seiler California is just for rich folks now. If you're middle class, I suggest getting out. If you're poor, you can get EBT cards, Section 8 housing, etc., but then you're hooked into the government system. Some of my previous posts on this topic raised the hackl... Proposition 29: Why should voters care?Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 April 25, 2012 by Katy Grimes There are examples of waste, fraud and abuse in nearly every corner of government. With the election season upon us, voters need to pay special attention to what is on the ballot. California's ballot initiatives say a great deal about the health of the st... Sacto can recover from bad arena dealTuesday, April 24th, 2012 April 24, 2012 By Katy Grimes Just last week, the news that the arena deal in Sacramento was dead was all the rage. The Maloof family, owners of the NBA Sacramento Kings, backed out of a handshake deal with the City of Sacramento and the NBA, citing questionable financing and revenue projectio... California’s zany votersMonday, April 23rd, 2012April 23, 2012 By Brian Calle Disillusionment with the two dominant political parties in California should come as no surprise given the economic malaise, massive regulatory bureaucracy and climbing unemployment numbers plaguing the state. “Decline to state” voters now make up one in fi... Chino Hills in the news againMonday, April 23rd, 2012 April 23, 2012 By Katy Grimes Following up the many stories I've done on the Southern California Edison Tehachapi Transmission Renewable Energy Project is a very important bill in the Utilities and Commerce committee today. AB 2235 by Assemblyman Curt Hagman, R-Chino, would authorize a pr... ‘Will work for shoes’Sunday, April 22nd, 2012April 22, 2012 By Katy Grimes State employee discounts are getting ridiculous. Despite the fact that California state and local government employees are among the highest-paid in the country according the latest U.S. Census Bureau, they receive all kinds of crazy discounts. I was sho... Politicians are the one-percentFriday, April 20th, 2012 April 20, 2012 By Katy Grimes The Sacramento Bee is shilling today for "sustainable communities," another way to describe global warming. "The Sacramento Area Council of Governments board on Thursday approved what's called a "Sustainable Communities Strategy," what the Bee refers to a... |