Politics and ElectionsProp. 32 would curb union dominanceMonday, October 15th, 2012 Oct. 15, 2012 By Katy Grimes Long ago it became evident that a passion for teaching in California schools was overshadowed by union membership. Far too many teachers became flag-waving union members, choosing union activism over student achievement. Proposition 32, the "Paycheck Protect... McClintock: The adult in the roomTuesday, September 25th, 2012 Sept. 25, 2012 By Katy Grimes I've written much recently about the end of the two-year legislative session in the California Legislature -- none of it flattering. This Democrat-dominated Legislature operates as if it has the collective maturity level of a teenage girl. Fortunately, foll... California burns as politicians fiddleTuesday, September 18th, 2012 Sept. 18, 2012 By Katy Grimes The most recent culmination of the insane end of the California Leguslature's two-year session will probably live in infamy when tales of California's demise are told in the future. Still reeling from the madness, I needed to seek out a perspective larger tha... Still no competitive electionsFriday, September 14th, 2012Sept. 14, 2012 By Joseph Perkins For much of the baseball season, I’ve been following Sports Illustrated’s weekly rankings of all 30 major league baseball clubs. But I stopped following back in July when it ranked the Boston Red Sox, not even leading its division, the sixth best team in... CA better off than four years ago?Friday, September 7th, 2012 Sept. 7, 2012 By Joseph Perkins I really didn’t need to watch President Obama’s speech last night -- although I did -- to know how it would be reviewed by his cheerleaders in the mainstream media. To hear them tell it, it was the greatest speech since, perhaps, the Gettysburg Address, i... Trophy train project, legacy for lawmakersMonday, July 9th, 2012 July 9, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- After listening to two days last week of floor debate in the California Assembly and Senate, it became painfully obvious that the vote on the state's high-speed train was nothing more than a legacy vote for politicians. Passage of SB 1029 appro... A cruel month for public employee unionsFriday, June 22nd, 2012June 22, 2012 By Joseph Perkins California public employee unions were already having a bad June, what with passage of public pension-reform ballot measures by voters in both San Diego and San Jose over the opposition of union bosses. But their June got exponentially worse yesterday when th... Election boosts privatization drivesFriday, June 8th, 2012June 8, 2012 By Joseph Perkins Voters in San Jose and San Diego sent a loud, clear message to public employees unions this week that they can no longer expect gold-plated benefit packages and immunity from private competition. Santa Cruz County Sheriff Phil Wowak hopes the message resonates... Prop. 25 never promised accountabilityMonday, April 30th, 2012April 30, 2012 By Katy Grimes California voters were duped by Democratic politicians, and they will probably do it again. Proposition 25, the "no budget, no pay" measure, was the creation of über liberal former state Sen. John Burton. Prop 25 was sold to voters as an accountability mea... Governance by BoondoggleWednesday, February 29th, 2012 FEB. 29, 2012 The road to California’s financial recovery will be long and arduous. But a first good step is putting an end to taxpayer-financed boondoggles. We know from the collapse of the Soviet Union and other failed regimes around the world that centrally planned job creation does n... |