Politics Trumps Reality in State Water Wars
Well, the water bill by Hanford GOP Rep. David Valadao that just passed the House may not ease the drought, but it did wonders to warm up the state’s political climate. “Congressman Garamendi Opposes California Water Theft Legislation,” screamed the press release by, well, Congressman Garamendi. Sen. Barbara Boxer called it “another divisive and discredited […]
Wright Is Victim of a Stupid Law
Those who are on their high horse about Senator Roderick Wright after his conviction on charges relating to his voting residency should dismount. Wright’s transgression, if there was one, was being a professional politician trying to navigate a useless and unfathomable law. The whole idea that you have to be a resident of a district […]
Marijuana Will Soon Be Legal ~ Stand By For the End of Prohibition in California
“Make the most of the Indian hemp seed, and sow it everywhere!” ― George Washington “Some of my finest hours have been spent on my back veranda, smoking hemp and observing as far as my eye can see.” ― Thomas Jefferson “The amount of money and of legal energy being given to prosecute hundreds of […]
The Lead Paint Lawsuit That Will Not Go Away
Back in August of 2013, I wrote about the infamous 13 year old lead paint lawsuit in which Santa Clara County, along with ten other county governments, sued five paint manufacturers. The lawsuit alleged the manufacturers knew of the dangers of lead paint as early as the late 1890s and still sold it to consumers without warning. Lead paint was banned […]