September, 2012Government Motors cancels anti-Prop. 39 adsSunday, September 30th, 2012 Sept. 30, 2012 By John Seiler Surprise! The government-run company decided not to challenge the government tax increase. Government Motors, the leader of companies that were going to opposed the massive, $1 billion tax on out-of-state businesses called Proposition 39, has led a surrender. T... Companies, jobs streaming out of Calif.Saturday, September 29th, 2012Sept. 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 officials off guard, cable giant Comcast ann... Calif. business leakage is a bummerFriday, September 28th, 2012 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 stupendous regulations... as i... The sad reason Steinberg’s right about significance of his education billFriday, September 28th, 2012Sept. 28, 2012 By Chris Reed Some self-serving bragging by one of California's most powerful politicians is more illuminating than he may think. This is from John Fensterwald's story on edsource.org: "Senate Bill 1458, which will shift California’s chief measure of a high school’s perform... Kudos to Brown on lawsuit billThursday, September 27th, 2012Steven 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 scam artists will go to parking lots or go into bat... CA Lottery: State’s cash cowThursday, September 27th, 2012 Sept. 27, 2012 Katy Grimes: I am not sure why Californians are faced with two tax increase measures this November, ostensibly to help fund California's starving public educational system. The California Lottery, which was sold to voters as a way to help fund California's public education s... L.A. Times and Prop. 32: Will it repeat its stunning stand on Prop. 75?Thursday, September 27th, 2012Sept. 27, 2012 By Chris Reed Nexis and the L.A. Times' website show the editorial page of California's biggest newspaper has yet to come out for or against Proposition 32, the measure whose primary goal is preventing automatic deduction of union dues from public employee paychecks for politica... Dianne Feinstein’s empty chairWednesday, September 26th, 2012 Sept. 26, 2012 Katy Grimes: Has anyone seen Sen. Dianne Feinstein lately? She refuses to debate challenger Elizabeth Emken, she runs from reporters, and now there is news that Feinstein will not meet with the editorial boards of California's newspapers. What prompted her to walk away from... |