InfrastructureCalif. gas prices more than double in 8 yearsSaturday, April 28th, 2012 April 28, 2012 By John Seiler The following chart I made from GasBuddy.com, which also lets you find the cheapest local gas prices. The chart shows gas prices in three areas for the past eight years. Note that Los Angeles (blue line) and San Francisco (orange line) usually have the same prices... Actually, its a California reality show…Wednesday, April 18th, 2012April 18, 2012 By John Seiler From Saturday Night Live a couple of days ago.... ‘No justification to build’ high-speed railTuesday, April 17th, 2012 April 18, 2012 By Katy Grimes The official recommendation is out from the Legislative Analyst's Office - High-speed rail should not be built. Duh. That's not a "duh" to the LAO; that's a "duh" to all of the supporters and lapdogs who have been blindly ignoring the economic facts. ... Down with Gmail!Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 April 17, 2012 By John Seiler I've used Gmail for years; including its address book. Now it's not working. Just when I needed the call-in number for Martha Montelongo's great show. I get: We’re sorry, but your Gmail account is temporarily unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenienc... Rail system in LA already a low-speed fail (video)Friday, April 13th, 2012April 13, 2012 By Brian Calle One might assume policy makers would first assess the value, usage and efficiency of existing public transportation before endeavoring on a new multi-billion dollar, taxpayer funded transportation boondoggle like high-speed rail. For instance, LA's public trans... Sen. Feinstein cheers Gov. Brown’s High-Speed Rail planThursday, April 12th, 2012April 12, 2012 By Brian Calle It does not come as a big surprise that Democratic Sen. Diane Feinstein supports Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown's revised plan for the boondoggle High-Speed Rail project that would cost taxpayers billions of dollars. What is telling, however, is that the senator caut... Sacto Airport Another Vanity ProjectMonday, April 2nd, 2012 April, 2, 2012 By, Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO - I've long mocked the Sacramento "International" Airport for not having any direct international flights. We used to have one direct flight to Cabo San Lucas. C'mon -this is Sacramento. The former Sacramento Metropolitan Airport was such a joy to u... Auction Off State ParksMonday, February 27th, 2012 John Seiler: The always incompetent California state government now can't keep the state parks open. And it can't keep the closed parks free from looting and vandalism: "Reporting from Providence Mountains State Recreation Area, Calif. -- California parks officials closed a gem of the state park... Californians Getting RailroadedFriday, February 10th, 2012 Katy Grimes: Regardless of cost, the Obama Administration is behind California's plan to build a High-Speed Rail system, according to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "Despite a series of a cautionary reports by outside agencies and groups, the Obama administration is reaffirming its comm... |