Push for charter cities enrages unions
Part 1 of a series on charter cities. Sept. 30, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — The November election is shaping up to be a biggie, and probably even a game changer. In addition to California’s tax increase ballot initiatives
Read MoreCompanies, jobs streaming out of Calif.
Sept. 29, 2012 By John Seiler The progressive California utopia foisted on us by ex-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and current Gov. Jerry Brown is killing jobs by the thousand. The latest: “In an abrupt announcement that caught state and local business
Read MoreCalif. business leakage is a bummer
Sept. 28, 2012 Katy Grimes: The word ‘leakage’ is the new politically correct term used by legislators, the Governor, bureaucrats and the California Air Resources Board to describe what happens when California businesses leave the state because of tax increases and
Read MoreKudos to Brown on lawsuit bill
Steven Greenhut: Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law today SB 1186, which fights those predatory lawsuits by attorneys who use the Americans with Disabilities Act to shake down businesses for legal settlements even if they have done nothing wrong. ADA
Read MoreHold the Twitter: Brown signs a good law!
Commentary Sept. 27, 2012 By Steven Greenhut Gov. Jerry Brown just signed something good into law. This is so rare that we ought to hold the presses. Brown today signed legislation that bans public and private universities and employers from demanding
Read MoreDespite killing jobs, cap-and-trade on track
Sept. 24, 2012 By Dave Roberts Leakage. It sounds like something dribbling from a broken beer stein. It’s also become a buzzword in the implementation of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, also known as AB 32. The California
Read MoreProp. 35 and the war on sex trafficking
Sept. 21, 2012 By Joseph Perkins Chris Kelly deserves a lot of credit. He’s the former Facebook executive who co-authored Proposition 35, the Californians Against Sexual Exploitation Act, which proposes to ramp up punishment of sex traffickers. Kelly told the
Read MoreIn the spirit of ‘Animal Farm’: Some projects are more ‘worthwhile’ than others
By Chris Reed Sept. 21 The difference between the federal government’s go-slow-or-is-it-no-go approach on the Keystone XL oil pipeline and the let’s-get-it-done push for the first segment of the California bullet train is instructive, in that in both cases we
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Video: Gun control kills
Sept. 21, 2012 By John Seiler California’s gun control fanatics took a rest this year because of the election. Gun control loses for Democrats. But they’ll be back next year for sure. We’ll be reminded of the Aurora and other
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