Support for AB 32 Does Not Mean Support for Higher Energy Costs!
Folks at the California Air Resources Board (CARB) are fond of saying that with the defeat of Prop. 23 a few years ago voters made it clear they supported the agency’s plan for implementation of AB 32, the state’s global warming law. Under that presumption, CARB has charged full speed ahead with the development of […]
Surprise, Surprise, 18-year-olds Are Adults
An Assembly committee saved California from some national embarrassment last week when they reminded a grandstanding legislator that, yes, 18-year-olds really are adults in this country. Now if only someone could pass that message on to Washington. It was Modesto Assemblywoman Kristin Olsen who decided that a case in the national headlines was just the […]
Small Business Tax Cut in Congress Could Spur the Economy
A key to unleashing the economy is to give small businesses a chance to grow and create new jobs. An effort to boost small business is H.R. 9, passed by the House of Representatives last week. I strongly urge California Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein and the entire Senate to act quickly and pass […]
FPPC’s Power to Regulate Drudge, Out-of-State Sites
Crossposted on Flash Report California’s chief political watchdog, Ann Ravel, recently announced plans to regulate political websites that accept payments from campaigns. California bloggers right, left and center quickly criticized the proposal for quashing free speech and putting them at a disadvantage to out-of-state competitors. “The Internet is global,” wrote Mark Paul on his blog, the […]
Proposition 29: Why should voters care?
Crossposted on CalWatchdog There are examples of waste, fraud and abuse in nearly every corner of government. With the election season upon us, voters need to pay special attention to what is on the ballot. California’s ballot initiatives say a great deal about the health of the state. There are numerous tax increase proposals on […]