Posts Tagged ‘Kevin de Leon’De Leon clueless on why people can’t retireThursday, March 14th, 2013 March 14, 2013 By John Seiler A story in Roll Call magazine, which reports on the U.S. Congress, inadvertently explains why Democrats don't get what's going on in California. It reports: "Kevin de León, a California state senator, likes to tell the story of a 74-year-old San Diego woman who ... CA lawmakers take aim at gunsMonday, December 24th, 2012 Dec. 24, 2012 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO – It took only days before California's legislators reacted to the horrific Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy with a fusillade of bills designed to take California closer to Democratic leaders' unstated but obvious goal: making it essentially il... Legislature passes ‘illegal’ green slush fundTuesday, September 11th, 2012Sept. 11, 2012 By Dave Roberts When California enacted AB 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, the bill was touted as a way to make California environmentally friendly. But it’s also turning into a billion dollar slush fund for Democratic pet projects, which the Califo... Greens Want Energy Bubble Loans from CPUCFriday, March 30th, 2012MARCH 30, 2012 By WAYNE LUSVARDI California is getting strapped for cash to continue to pay for subsidies for economically infeasible solar power and energy efficiency projects for homeowners and small businesses. So the Environmental Defense Fund has concocted a proposal to the California ... Trust This Bunch With Your Pension?Sunday, March 11th, 2012 March 12, 2012 Serious people know that California faces a serious financial problem because oversized compensation packages for the state's public employees are consuming every public dollar in sight and imposing a long-term debt on future taxpayers. Unfortunately, one won't find many serious le... 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... Legislature Back for More MischiefMonday, August 15th, 2011 John Seiler: The California Legislature keeps making the case that it should be converted into a part-time operation, meeting once every two years for a few months, then going home. Now that they're back, what they should do is slash more from the bloated state budget. Just last week, Controll... AB 32 Turning Into Pollution PorkMonday, June 13th, 2011 JUNE 13, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Call it "pollution pork." Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has been gone only five months and his most beloved legacy, AB 32, already is being cut up like an Austrian wiener schnitzel. AB 32 is the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. Among other things, AB 32 est... |