Steven Greenhut: I'm not the only writer who sent an op-ed rebuttal to the Sacramento Bee's overwrought park "crime wave" story (here is the follow-up editorial calling for increased park fees) and who got no response. I didn't even get an acknowledgment from Editorial Page Editor Stuart Leavenworth...
blog-Rights and LibertiesNEW: Another Bee parks-story criticThursday, July 29th, 2010Gov’t goes GoogleMonday, July 26th, 2010Laura Sucheski: Today Google announced the launch of Google applications specifically for use by federal, state, and local government agencies. Google, which has received government and media attention for its questionable uses of private information, says that the applications have passed federal... Seen at the Capitol…Monday, July 26th, 2010![]() Katy Grimes: A rally and resource fair was held on the steps at the state Capitol today to mark the 20th Anniversary of the signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). [caption id="attachment_7126" align="alignright" width="225" caption="ADA Rally at the Capitol"][/caption] The goal ... Direct De-mockeryWednesday, July 14th, 2010Laura Sucheski: Supporters of "traditional marriage" may soon have the opportunity to legally ban divorce. That's right... ban it. As of today, proponents of the 2012 California Marriage Protection Act may begin collecting signatures to get their proposal on the ballot. You can read the qualifie... Another Tacky Newspaper BlunderTuesday, July 13th, 2010Katy Grimes: Political campaigns get nasty. That's not news. We expect the gloves to come off and a good fight between candidates to ensue. However, when the attacks turn intensely personal, some operatives just don't know when to shut up. Combat veteran and Purple Heart recipient Nick Popaditch,... Oakland Protesters, Outsider LootersFriday, July 9th, 2010Katy Grimes: The Oakland protestors upset over the "involuntary manslaughter" verdict of Johannes Mehserle’s murder trial of victim Oscar Grant, have a reason to be upset. Many city residents feel that it could have been any of their kids shot for no reason by a twitchy cop. Peaceful protests w... Wrist-slap in Grant caseThursday, July 8th, 2010Steven Greenhut: It's easy to understand why many people in Oakland believe that it's impossible to get a fair shake from the justice system, after a Los Angeles jury came back with an involuntary manslaughter verdict in the murder trial of former BART officer Johannes Mehserle. He shot to death a y... Justice for Oscar Grant?Tuesday, July 6th, 2010Steven Greenhut: When I've written about controversial police shootings in my time as a columnist and editorial writer for the Orange County Register, I would always get the predictable response from police officers, their unions and their supporters. I wasn't there. I shouldn't judge the split-seco... Assemblyman backs SteeleTuesday, July 6th, 2010From Steven Greenhut: Assemblyman Chris Norby, R-Fullerton, has weighed in on the latest controversy over Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele, who has gotten himself into some hot water with GOP war hawks over a sensible statement Steele made about Afghanistan. Said Steele: “If he [Obama] is ... Hillary’s July 4 conversionSunday, July 4th, 2010Steven Greenhut: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, during her tour of Eastern Europe, warned, "[W]e must be wary of the steel vise in which governments around the world are slowly crushing civil society and the human spirit." That's true, of course, but the Obama administration (like the horrific ... |

