Will Sen. de León Face Challenge for Pro Tem?
As political dominoes fall, Sen. Kevin de León seems closer to grabbing the position of president pro tem of the state senate. With the announcement yesterday that Congressman George Miller would retire, state senator Mark DeSaulnier said he would run for Miller’s seat taking him out of the competition for pro tem. DeSaulnier was considered […]
Water Conservation Efforts Might Not Be Enough
After conducting the first snow survey of the season, the California Department of Water Resources recently reported, that the Sierra Nevada snowpack is only at 20 percent of average, and 10 percent of average in the northern mountains, home to some of the largest water storage reservoirs in the state. To add insult to injury, […]
Huff’s Bill To End Public Transit Strikes Killed By Union-Controlled Senators
Public employee unions own Sacramento. To be more specific — public employee unions spent vast sums of money in political campaigns, almost exclusively for Democrats — and in doing so have succeeded in electing super-majorities in the State Senate and the State Assembly who will do their bidding. Oh yes, they also are the biggest […]
Stunning Verdict In Fullerton Case: Rodney King, The Sequel
I was as stunned by a verdict Monday afternoon as I have been my whole life. An Orange County jury cleared police officers of all charges in the beating death of homeless Fullerton resident Kelly Thomas. It’s impossible not to see the parallels with the Rodney King beating case, but this jury’s decision was far worse. […]
Reduced Expectations and the California Budget
Shortly after Jerry Brown was first elected governor, nearly 40 years ago, he famously said, “This is an era of limits and we all had better get used to it.” In keeping with this theme, it is now taxpayers who look at Governor Brown’s proposed 2014-15 budget with reduced expectations. In fairness, there are aspects […]