April, 2012FPPC chair backs away from mandatory disclosure of blogger paymentsMonday, April 30th, 2012 April 30, 2012 By John Hrabe Following widespread criticism from online pundits and free speech advocates, California’s political watchdog is backing away from a plan to require news websites and bloggers to disclose payments received from campaigns and political committees. Ann Ravel, ... 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... Abortion expansion bill gasps for lifeFriday, April 27th, 2012April 27, 2012 By Dave Roberts California women abort their unborn children at a significantly higher rate than the rest of the country, accounting for nearly one in five abortions in the United States. But for many Democratic politicians and abortion providers there aren’t enough abortions ... Feinstein offers pact with water devilFriday, April 27th, 2012 April 27, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Yesterday U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., responded to a Republican-backed water bill stalled in the U.S. Senate with a deal that might end up as a pact with the water devil for farmers and water agencies. Feinstein included provisions in an amend... The Prop. 25 bait and switchFriday, April 27th, 2012 April 27, 2012 By Joseph Perkins For years, Sacramento’s tax-and-spend Democrats tried to figure out a way to persuade California voters to amend the state Constitution to require a simple -- rather than two-thirds -- majority of the Legislature to pass the state budget. In 2010, they fin... Dems stonewall accountability for LegislatureFriday, April 27th, 2012 April 26, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- If revenge is a dish best served cold, it’s downright arctic in the California Legislature. Two members of the Assembly just found out how frosty politics can be when there is a chilling, and deliberate betrayal of trust. Assemblywoman S... Gov Brown preaches tax message to church leadersFriday, April 27th, 2012Judge affirms ruling Controller cannot block Legislator payFriday, April 27th, 2012Leg Analyst says April revenues $2 billion shortFriday, April 27th, 2012 |