RegulationsBureaucracy Could Jack Up Water RatesMonday, January 23rd, 2012 JAN. 23, 2012 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Are babies being damaged by too much perchlorate in the water? Should the amount be reduced by a mouthful of a bureaucracy, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, part of the California Environmental Protection Agency? New regulations could co... Protests, Economy Rain on Rose ParadeMonday, December 26th, 2011 DEC. 26, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Like Disneyland, Hollywood and Silicon Valley, the Tournament of Roses Parade is a symbol of California’s sun-blessed creativity. It crests with the crowning of the Rose Queen and her Royal Court, a bit of monarchism even die-hard democracy lovers won't obje... Lawsuit Aims At ‘Open Carry’ Gun BanTuesday, December 13th, 2011 DEC. 13, 2011 By DAVE ROBERTS “A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” -- Second Amendment to the United States Constitution You still have a few weeks to strap on your Glock whil... The Politics Of Public Sector UnionsFriday, November 11th, 2011 This article was produced for the Hillsdale College Free Market Forum. NOV. 11, 2011 By STEVEN GREENHUT To say that the unions have undue influence in the California Legislature, as many critics allege, is to understate the problem. The unions – and the public sector ones in particular ... CA’s Wind Power ScamSaturday, February 19th, 2011 FEB. 19, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Wind power is a medieval technology that most people visualize coming from Dutch windmills in the 1600’s and 1700's. The 1600’s were also known for the Tulip Bulb Mania, which the Dutch fittingly called “windhandel” (“wind trade”) because no t... Green Tech Guru’s ApostasyTuesday, January 25th, 2011 JAN. 25, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI A Green Tech Martin Luther may have emerged in California, but the state is unlikely to convert to his brand of economic religion. On Oct. 31, 1517, the Catholic monk Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the door of the All Saints Catholic Church in Wi... ‘Emergency’ Relieves BureaucracyTuesday, October 26th, 2010 OCT. 26, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Last Thursday a mentally ill young man walked into a mall in Placer County, and started a fire in a game store. He also told the store's manager that he had a bomb in his backpack. Within hours, more than one-quarter of the mall had burned down or collapsed under t... Ruling Slows Anti-Walmart ForcesMonday, September 13th, 2010 SEPT. 13, 2010 By DAVE ROBERTS There are few companies more successful – and more loathed by liberals – than Walmart. The company employs more than 2 million people in 8,500 stores in 15 countries, raking in $405 billion in sales in the last year. It ranked first among retailers in For... ARB throws couple in jailThursday, July 15th, 2010 JULY 15, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO For Kening Ma of Ontario, bail was set at $150 million. His wife Shirley Ji got a slightly better deal – a mere $75 million. These are, to say the least, extraordinary figures. The previous highest bail on record appears to be the $100 million set in the ... Green-job future a fraudMonday, May 31st, 2010 JUNE 1, 2010 By JOHN SEILER California’s unemployment rate remains stubbornly high, at 12.6 percent. That’s 2.7 percentage points above the national average. The persistence of unemployment also is something Californians haven't seen since the Great Depression. The May 30 Sacramento B... |