(Editor’s Note: California’s Proposition 8 banning gay marriage has its day in court tomorrow when the United States Supreme Court takes up the case. CNN’s State of the Union with Candy Crowley, hosted a debate on the issue between California Attorney General Kamala Harris and vice president for Marriage Litigation at Alliance Defending Freedom, Austin Nimocks. A transcript of the debate [...]

The theme at the California Republican Party convention this past weekend was that the party must reach out to local communities and different ethnic groups to recruit and convert. As expected the Latino community was highlighted as the #1 priority for the party to focus on contacting. This year Latinos will take over as the [...]

A joint-sponsored study issued by the Reason Foundation and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation declared that tax breaks for corporations work against economic growth in California. Those with the best connections in the political world benefit the most in acquiring breaks while the economy suffers, the study suggests. One prime example noted by the authors [...]

Richard Nixon, the only native born Californian to become President of the United States, was born 100 years ago today. Remembrances and analysis of Nixon’s White House years appear in the media this week. We wanted to point out a coming discussion on the former president sponsored by Zocalo Pubic Square titled: Is it Time [...]

Today’s Wall Street Journal reports efforts to convince businesses to move or expand to other states. In the article titled, Promising Businesses a Better Life Elsewhere, the report noted: “California has become a particularly attractive target lately thanks to the prospect of rising taxes and new regulations that other states think could make companies there [...]

We hope you have a wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year!

Editors Note: Below is a No on Prop 37 Ad that was sent exclusively to Fox and Hounds. This ad was just released and will be live on airwaves shortly.

The California Business Roundtable/Pepperdine University School of Public Policy poll tracking ballot measures every two weeks showed declining support for Proposition 32, the measure that prohibits political contributions by payroll deduction and contributions from unions and corporations to candidates. The poll had the measure leading 53% to 37.1%. However, the margins have closed. Two weeks [...]

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