May 31, 2012 By John Hrabe After fourteen years as head of the nation’s largest higher education system, Cal State University Chancellor Charles Reed is calling it quits. Reed’s tenure has been praised by the insular higher education community. He’s been one of the most vocal protectors ...
May, 2012Five candidates for California State University ChancellorThursday, May 31st, 2012Cap & Trade parasite bill signals civil war on businessThursday, May 31st, 2012May 31, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Speaker John A. Perez’s push of Assembly Bill 1532 through the State Assembly on Tuesday, May 29, signals a shift from regulation of air pollution to an outright civil war on business and industry in California. AB 1532 is not content with just using polluti... Bankruptcy bill stuck in AssemblyThursday, May 31st, 2012May 30, 2012 By Katy Grimes Californians can heave a sigh of relief for the moment; the Assembly did not pass the latest bill preventing cities and municipalities from filing for bankruptcy. But don't think that this bill is dead and buried. AB 1692 by by Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, D-Fr... PPIC poll ignores big drop in support for Brown’s taxWednesday, May 30th, 2012May 30, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi A recent California opinion poll selectively reports data only in favor of Gov. Brown’s tax increase proposal on the November 2012 ballot. Conversely, it ignores data indicating growing opposition to Brown’s package of income and sales tax increases. The M... “Debacle:” Obama’s space alien movie made in CaliforniaTuesday, May 29th, 2012 May 29, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi President Barack Obama’s “stimulus” flying saucer landed in California in February 2009. This isn't something from Steven Spielberg's "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial." It's the actual description from Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist and New ... CA debt much larger than reportedTuesday, May 29th, 2012 May 29, 2012 By Katy Grimes Reports of California's debt usually just include the $17 billion budget deficit. But California also owes the federal government $14 billion, and public schools $10 billion. While California sputters under the massive debt, legislators continue to take up ridi... Tom Fuentes’ California Legacy ContinuesMonday, May 28th, 2012 May 28, 2012 By Brian Calle Saying goodbye to a friend is never easy. Last week was particularly difficult for many residents of Orange County and elsewhere who had known – or had their lives impacted by – Tom Fuentes. The chairman emeritus of the Orange County Republican Party fi... Growing CA’s education welfare systemFriday, May 25th, 2012May 25, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- Democratic Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, has been pushing unusually hard to get a tax bill passed, but it’s not looking good. There is no getting around the fact that AB 1500, a bill he's sponsoring, would impose a $1 billion tax incr... Big dairy sours on state price controlsFriday, May 25th, 2012May 25, 2012 By Joseph Perkins A civil war has broken out within California’s dairy industry, pitting milk producers against cheesemakers. The two sides are at odds over the state Department of Food and Agriculture’s valuation of whey, the liquid left after curds are separated from milk... State Pushing Sub-Prime Energy Home LoansThursday, May 24th, 2012May 24, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Wasn’t the sub-prime disaster of the last decade bad enough? From 2003 to 2007, it was likely the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) helping unqualified low-income renters fill out sub-prime home loan applications to buy homes at a... |