Commentary Oct. 31, 2012 By John Seiler Nowadays, almost anything that happens is blamed on "global warming." Or its more recent euphemism, "climate change." On his blog, Al Gore just wrote: "For many, Hurricane Sandy may prove to be a similar event: a time when the climate crisis—wh...
October, 2012Do they really want to combat global warming?Wednesday, October 31st, 2012California’s fate rests on more than this electionWednesday, October 31st, 2012October 31, 2012 By Katy Grimes As California voters prepare to square off with several tax increase measures on next Tuesday's ballot, the fate of California balances on a precarious cliff. But it's not just the tax increases which could push the state over the cliff... that's just part o... Gov. Brown campaigns for rich public-employee unionsWednesday, October 31st, 2012Commentary Oct. 31, 2012 By Mark Cabaniss If you have the stomach, listen to Jesuit seminary dropout (1957) Gov. Jerry Brown out on the campaign trail recently, selling his newest tax hike, Proposition 30: “I like to quote from St. Luke: ‘From those who have been given, much will be... Whole Foods suffers second thoughts on Prop. 37Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 Oct. 30, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi The campaign over Proposition 37 isn't as simple as it might seem at first glance. On the Nov. 6 ballot, the Genetically Engineered Labeling Initiative would mandate that genetically modified foods be given special labels. Whole Foods Market, the giant heal... Reform for California only a vote awayTuesday, October 30th, 2012 Oct. 30, 2012 By Katy Grimes Anyone who still has the hope of reforming California knows that it must begin with the political system. Far too many politicians in California are so heavily influenced by big money that constituents seem to be nothing more than an afterthought and a group to... Prop. 30: If it fails, then it holds teacher pay hostage, not kidsTuesday, October 30th, 2012Oct. 30, 2012 By Chris Reed Proposition 30's fading poll prospects have led to redoubled efforts by Gov. Jerry Brown and his media allies to warn us how we will betray our schoolchildren if we don't raise sales taxes and increase income taxes on the wealthy on Nov. 6. Many editorial pages ... Millionaire tax flight study full of hasty generalizationsTuesday, October 30th, 2012 Oct. 30, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi When hosting TV game show "Family Feud,” the late host Richard Dawson made famous his line: “Survey says!” There's a new study out on how millionaires react to tax increases. What does the survey say? “Millionaire Migration in California: The Impac... California: The Honey Boo Boo stateMonday, October 29th, 2012 Oct. 29, 2012 By Laer Pearce If the latest polling from the Los Angeles Times/USC from October 15-21 holds true, California voters will pick Barack Obama over Mitt Romney by 14 points. Among the results of the bluest of the blue states, California’s vote will be, at best, mediocre. Accord... Trick or Treat? Proposition 31 is reverse of Prop. 13Monday, October 29th, 2012Oct. 29, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi The California Taxpayer’s Association spotted a provision in Proposition 31 whose importance no one has noticed until now. It appears to prohibit making any cuts or increases to the state budget of $25 million or more. In other words, it appears to freeze 9... Others feel wrath of police unionsSaturday, October 27th, 2012 Oct. 28, 2012 By Steven Greenhut FULLERTON -- Many people were outraged this summer after a private investigator, with ties to a law firm that represents 120 police unions in California, made an apparently false police report that a Costa Mesa councilman stumbled out of a bar, appearing drunk,... |