This Fracking Horror Story Is Bad Fiction

An evil corporation aims to flood the earth’s crust with water, causing massive earthquakes and threatening the survival of humanity! Sounds like a movie? Of course it is. But it’s also an insane scenario being peddled by the Center for Biological Diversity, and given life by legitimate mainstream media. The Center claims that the use […]

Let Hollywood Glamor Help all the State’s Businesses

The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to send a letter to Governor Brown supporting efforts to end runaway film production by recognizing “the negative impacts high taxes and excessive regulations have on the entertainment industry.” As stated many times on this site, that phrase could be applied to many industries that look for […]

Centrism Is Not The Same Thing As Impartiality

Dan Schnur says he’s running for Secretary of State to “rebuild the political center,” and also to be a neutral referee of elections.  A chief election official can either boost one segment of the political spectrum or be an impartial election administrator.  But, you cannot do both simultaneously. The political center deserves representation in California […]

Say NO to the LA’s $4.5 Billion Tax … There are Better Ways to Fix LA’s Streets

Everybody agrees that our failing streets and broken sidewalks need to be repaired. However, there is a difference of opinion about how to finance the $4.5 billion street and sidewalk repair program that was developed by Miguel Santana, (see photo) the City Administrative Officer, and Gerry Miller, the Chief Legislative Analyst, in their March 17 […]