McClintock Is Right to Fight Yosemite Plan

You won’t often hear anyone with the slightest tinge of environmental green say this about Rep. Tom McClintock: He’s right. At least when it comes to his take on Yosemite’s future. Yeah, that’s the same Tom McClintock who has as a state legislator and now congressman, never met a dam he didn’t like or an […]

The Travails of Scandal-laden San Diego Mayor Bob Filner

Former San Diego Councilwoman Donna Frye, at a press conference last week, described what sounds like sexual battery by Mayor Bob Filner saying that the Mayor grabbed a woman and, “rammed his tongue down her throat.”  It’s pretty sickening that Mayor Filner has just decided to give a keynote address at a benefit for victims […]

Stop the State from Releasing Violent Mentally Ill Serial Rapist to L.A. County

A Superior County judge has announced that Christopher Evans Hubbart, a violent sex predator believed to have raped as many as 50 women over 20 years, will be released to Los Angeles County. Based on his criminal history, the state’s planned release of this predator into our communities will create a very serious public safety […]

CA Take Note: Detroit Bankruptcy Could Slash Pensions

Detroit declared bankruptcy today. For California, here are the takeaways from the Detroit News report: “A bankruptcy judge could trump the state constitution by slashing retiree pensions, ripping up contracts and paying creditors roughly a dime on the dollar for unsecured claims worth $11.45 billion.” That’s because the bankruptcy will be heard in a federal […]