May 16, 2013 By Katy Grimes As if plucked right out of the silly book, "There Oughta Be A Law," San Francisco Assemblyman Tom Ammiano has been pushing a bill through the Legislature which has the potential of turning all schools into beta test sites for social experiments. AB 1266 woul...
Rights and LibertiesBill advances ‘civil rights’ claims on gender-neutral bathroomsThursday, May 16th, 2013CA Obamacare penalty to cost employers more than planTuesday, May 7th, 2013May 7, 2013 By Katy Grimes As more regulations are discovered in the 2010 Affordable Care Act, more people are realizing the impact of the legislation. And California looks as if the law could hit it hard. CA medical claims will jump 62 percent According to the Society of Actuaries, fi... Boston bombing: Why to expect bad fallout on two frontsWednesday, April 24th, 2013 April 24, 2013 By Chris Reed The fallout from the April 15 terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon continues. Initially, the primary reaction was tired partisan attempts to imply the fault was either somehow a) the president's fault because of his foreign policy or b) the Republicans' fault be... CA gun control laws would not make us saferThursday, April 18th, 2013April 18, 2013 By Katy Grimes While the state of California has been letting thousands of criminals out of prison since 2009 under Gov. Jerry Brown’s realignment law, California lawmakers are simultaneously proposing dozens of new gun control laws. Looked at separately, the two issues do... Legislature uses anti-gun laws as diversionWednesday, April 3rd, 2013 April 3, 2013 By Katy Grimes How convenient. Instead of focusing on criminals released the last two years under AB 109 and now committing new crimes, the California Legislature is diverting citizens' attention by taking up gun control. AB 109 was the prison "diversion" law that dumped th... Lessons for CA from my Middle East tripWednesday, February 27th, 2013 Feb. 27, 2013 By Katy Grimes I just returned from a trip to the Middle East, and managed to pack several thousand years of history into three weeks. Against the warnings and concerns of many friends, my husband and I, and another couple, traveled to Istanbul, Turkey, then to Israel, where ... Unholstering the truth about gunsMonday, January 28th, 2013 Jan. 28, 2013 By Katy Grimes Politicians are nothing if not predictable. With every tragedy, lawmakers seize the opportunity to come up with a solution, a rule, or another law. But often the new rules don't quite fit the crime. Facts become fuzzy and manipulations take place. Unfortun... CA strikes blow for privacy rightsSaturday, January 5th, 2013Jan. 5, 2013 By Joseph Perkins Randi Zuckerberg made news recently when a family photo she posted on her Facebook account was reposted on Twitter without her knowledge or consent. The big sis of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was not amused. “Digital etiquette: always ask permission before ... Beware of lawmakers selling Prop. 13 snake oilTuesday, December 4th, 2012 Dec. 4, 2012 By Katy Grimes Like geese migrating South for the winter, every year a combination of journalists, editorial boards, and “experts” join California's liberal politicians in calling for the repeal of Proposition 13. They can't stand the 1978 ballot initiative which revolutioniz... Calif. govt. killing small businessesTuesday, October 9th, 2012 Oct. 9, 2012 By Katy Grimes It is no secret that small businesses are losing ground in California. Every neighborhood throughout the state has stores with shuttered windows and doors. Every neighborhood can point to lost jobs and disappearing small businesses. California's attractions a... |