Seen at the CapitolGov. Brown says one would ‘think’ Dems for disadvantagedMonday, May 20th, 2013 May 20. 2103 By Chris Reed On Friday, I noted that the state budget scrum always involved a series of hardball power plays that exposed as fiction the idea that the California Democratic Party and the most powerful forces on the state's political left stood for "social justice." The trigger... Prop. 39 tax-hike $ also may indirectly boost teacher payThursday, March 7th, 2013 March 7, 2013 By Chris Reed It's not just money from Proposition 30's sales-tax and income-tax hikes that is being used to provide for teacher pay raises and to allow continuation of "step" pay policies that give teachers raises most years just for time on the job and to maintain "column" pay ... Is Ted Lieu the state’s Ultimate Nanny?Sunday, September 2nd, 2012Sept. 4, 2012 By Steven Greenhut If you want to understand just about everything that's wrong with Sacramento, you need only peruse a press release recently sent out by Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance. Lieu is proud of his laundry list of bills that meddle into myriad areas of private life. Lieu, wh... So Many Delusions, So Little TimeTuesday, December 27th, 2011Steven Greenhut: At his press conference at the Capitol today, Gov. Jerry Brown declared: "I'm not a declinist. I do not believe California is in decline." He said California is leading the nation in many economic areas. He claims to have fixed about half of the state's budget problem. He said that ... Reflections On Newspaper BiasWednesday, September 7th, 2011Steven Greenhut: Whenever I hear conservatives bash the liberal media, I am of mixed mind. I know that much of what I read in the so-called mainstream media comes from a deep-seated liberal worldview -- so deep-seated many editors don't even recognize it. I've experienced it as a reader and a journa... There Ought To Be A Pat On BackTuesday, December 14th, 2010Steven Greenhut: California legislators sponsor a "There Ought To Be A Law Contest" to get ideas from constituents and students on, er, the new laws the state ought to have. Even some good solid Republicans go for this nonsense. We've often joked on our staff about the need for a contest on what law... A New Portrait for Jerry Brown?Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 Laura Sucheski: Here's a question that's surely been on the minds of California political history geeks everywhere. If Jerry Brown wins the governor's race, it will be his second time holding the office. And just like the President of the United States, the Governor traditionally commissions a ... ‘Let them eat pie!’Monday, July 19th, 2010 Laura Sucheski: Democrats and Republicans made heavy use of baking-related analogies to the budget crisis today at the Capitol. Republicans suggested Dem budget plans are half-baked ideas and decided to present them with an Easy-Bake oven to reheat those raw spots. Democrats claimed Republican... |