Politicians Want to Run for Office, Any Office
If flexibility, the ability to adapt quickly to changing circumstances, is one of the most important virtues in our new, high-tech world, boy, are California politicians virtuous. Take Wendy Greuel. It was less than a year ago that she was running for her dream job as mayor of Los Angeles. Everything in her political career […]
Why Tim Draper’s “Six Californias” Measure is Like a Bad Breakup
How many times in the past few decades have politicians and pundits declared that California is ungovernable in its current state? In the late 1980s, Republican political consultant Stu Spencer offered an identical perspective to then-Sen. Pete Wilson, who was contemplating a run for governor. Spencer’s warning didn’t discourage Wilson, who went on to serve […]
Irrational Attack on Hydraulic Fracturing by LA City Council Members
Irrational and completely unfounded opposition to hydraulic fracturing reached a new and disturbing low yesterday when members of the Los Angeles City Council attempted to link an earthquake in the Los Angeles area to hydraulic fracturing. It does not surprise us that the handful of extremist environmental organizations that are attempting to shut down all […]
How to Steal Spring Training
As Major League Baseball teams practice for the opening of a new season, some fans dream of home runs from an up-and-coming star. Others pine for strikeouts by their team’s top pitcher. But I, as a baseball fan and a Californian, am rooting for a steal—of spring training itself. You could call my plan Stealing […]
Where’s Waldo . . . I mean, Malaysian Flight 370?!?
We’re well into the second week of a growing 24/7 Media obsession, indulged in compulsively around the world – you can’t escape it. Where is Malaysian Air Flight 370 already?!? CNN has been devoting hours upon hours of programming. Holding for “Breaking News,” happens right in time for each commercial break. Panels of Talking Heads […]