Dec. 30, 2012 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO -- California’ Democratic leaders are giddy about the future now that they have gained everything they wanted in the last election -- voter-approved tax increases and a two-thirds supermajority in both houses of the Legislature, thus rendering Re...
December, 201210 predictions for California 2013Sunday, December 30th, 2012Solar power fries ratepayersSaturday, December 29th, 2012Dec. 29, 2012 By Joseph Perkins Most lawmakers in Sacramento have no idea who Robert K. Merton was. But they almost certainly are familiar with terms the late great American social scientist introduced into the popular lexicon, including “unintended consequences.” An apt example of ... Perspective needed on murders in AmericaFriday, December 28th, 2012 Dec. 28, 2012 By John Seiler Our country still mourns the victims of the horrible mass killing in Newtown, Conn. New gun-control legislation is being advanced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.; and in the California Senate by state Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco. More bil... Schools pooling up to oppose arbitrary storm-water taxThursday, December 27th, 2012 Dec. 27, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Why is only Los Angeles County being singled out to comply with a new state law to clean up so-called dirty storm water flowing to beaches? And how can this law be only imposed on Los Angeles County when its intent is to comply with the federal Clean Water Act... Legislators make new push to gut Prop. 13Thursday, December 27th, 2012Dec. 27, 2012 By Katy Grimes The final votes from the November election were not even counted before state Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, introduced a constitutional amendment to Proposition 13 to forever alter the landmark tax-revolt measure. Let the debate begin. Even after pas... San Bernardino may have to pay pensions before police protectionWednesday, December 26th, 2012 Dec. 26, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Do pension payments have the first claim to a bankrupt city’s revenues, even over providing essential police and fire protection? This is the half-trillion-dollar question currently before a Federal bankruptcy court concerning the insolvency of the city of S... Sure, the GOP must change, but …Wednesday, December 26th, 2012Dec. 26, 2012 By Steven Greenhut Without fail, whenever Republicans lose elections, liberal commentators eagerly chime in with advice designed to "help" the GOP become more relevant and competitive. The advice is so common and predictable that it leaves me wondering whether the journalists who... Will California media ignore fracking’s long, safe history?Tuesday, December 25th, 2012 Dec. 26, 2012 By Chris Reed The escalating battle over using hydraulic fracturing -- better known as fracking -- for highly promising oil and natural gas exploration in California isn’t just another front in the state’s long-running war between environmentalists and business interests. ... CA lawmakers take aim at gunsMonday, December 24th, 2012 Dec. 24, 2012 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO – It took only days before California's legislators reacted to the horrific Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy with a fusillade of bills designed to take California closer to Democratic leaders' unstated but obvious goal: making it essentially il... |