The Real Problem with Initiative Hearing wasn’t Censorship
The only thing more dispiriting than last week’s three-hour legislative hearing on four November ballot initiatives was the debate over it. Dan Walters, Joel Fox and others accused the senate Democrats — and specifically Darrell Steinberg — of censoring the hearing, because he blocked broadcast of the hearing on the California Channel and the Internets. […]
Steinberg Offers Weak Apology Over Hearing Blackout
Crossposted on CalWatchDog Sen. Pres pro Tem Darrell Steinberg offered a weak apology Monday for cutting off access to the Capitol cable television program last week, which was recording an important Senate hearing about four of the November ballot initiatives. The California Channel, the Capitol’s cable access television, recently cut off access to their video archive prior […]
Censorship: Another Step on the Road to Despotism?
Editor’s Note: The following commentary by Jon Coupal on the controversy over the blocked telecast of the Senate hearings on Proposition 30 was written before Sen. Steinberg’s apology for stopping the broadcast. Crossposted on FlashReport In June, this column noted the dangerous consequences of one party rule in California. In addition to the fact that […]
State-Sponsored Pension System-California’s Titanic
Do California Legislators know the way to a San Jose styled Pension Reform? California’s public pension system is a complete disaster. Not only does the state have the highest pension deficit in America, three California cities recently filed bankruptcy. The California legislature did nothing to avoid the escalating fiscal catastrophe and returns now after a […]