Steven Greenhut: Here's a great story by LA Weekly that highlights the incompetence of government planners: "As they tout a posh redo of the Tom Bradley International Terminal meant to reposition LAX as a travel hub for the new millennium, Los Angeles leaders are creating a potentially hobbling obst...
InfrastructureLAWeekly: Rail Misses LAX By MileThursday, February 2nd, 2012Sowell Crashes CA Bullet TrainWednesday, February 1st, 2012 John Seiler: I've been reading Thomas Sowell for about 35 years now. He's one of the few economists who can write in clear prose. Check out his columns and "The Thomas Sowell Reader." Or spend a month of evenings on his trilogy on global cultures. He spent several years traveling the world, an... SMUD’s Creative Rate Increase LingoMonday, January 23rd, 2012Katy Grimes: The Sacramento Municipal Utility District is changing some of its rate terminology in order to charge higher rates. The utility company claims that it really is "an effort to better define for customers what they are paying for and why, to introduce customers to some new concepts, and ... Spain’s High-Speed BoondoggleTuesday, January 17th, 2012 John Seiler: Spain also has wasted money on a high-speed rail boondoggle, one they actually built. The Bee ran an article on it that tried to make the Iberian choo-choo sound better than it is. But the facts still were there. The Bee: "U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood voiced admiration... Brown: Botch Housing Even MoreTuesday, January 17th, 2012John Seiler: The housing crisis of recent years was caused by the government itself. The Federal Reserve Board -- a quasi-private bank whose directors are appointed by the president -- has debased the dollar while keeping interest rates artificially low. That caused the boom/bust cycle that wreck... A Stake Through the Heart of RailWednesday, January 11th, 2012 Katy Grimes: Apparently tired of all of the talk and stories around the capitol and throughout the state about the need to end the money-sucking High-Speed Rail system, Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, R-Dana Point, plans on driving a wooden stake through the heart of the High-Speed Rail plan herself, ... Global Warming Proved a FakeMonday, January 9th, 2012 John Seiler: New research proves global warming a fake. If this state had any sense, it would repeal Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. It forces the state to cut greenhouse gas emissions, which supposedly cause global warming, by 25 percent by 2020. Thu... |