JAN. 26, 2012 By KATY GRIMES Despite warnings that tooth decay in children can lead to a life in prison, the latest attempt at a single-payer health care bill in California failed to pass the Senate Thursday. Surprising many supporters, SB 810, authored by San Francisco Democratic Sen. ...

JAN. 25, 2012 By JOHN SEILER New reports show how both the U.S. and California governments have imposed severe anti-manufacturing regulations impeding economic recovery and growth. President Obama and Gov. Jerry Brown pay lip service to creating good middle-class jobs. But their anti-manufactu...

JAN. 25, 2012 By KATY GRIMES Like Dracula rising from the grave, High-Speed Rail just won't die. Even with the latest in a long line of damning reports blasting the growing rail monster, the reports have had the impact of a Nerf gun. I could be a good shot, but I am not going to stop anyone...

JAN. 24, 2012 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Back on Dec. 21, 2011, Gov. Jerry Brown said at a Jewish Menorah-lighting ceremony, “Today’s miracle is not to find more oil, but to utilize the sun.”  Brown was touting solar energy projects. But the solution to Brown’s structural $20 billion annual...