Market Forces Key to Managing Water Crisis

“California is short of water, but it’s flooded with headlines about the drought,” former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said kicking off USC’s Schwarzenegger Institute and the Public Policy Institute of California program on the state’s drought. The goal of the program was to look at the truth behind the headlines and find some answers to deal […]

Top 5 Captions for Brown Snake Photo

              “He was trying to penetrate the Prop 2 formula.” “He was a Schwarzenegger appointee to the Board of Regents.” “He told Anne in Latin, Nequaquam morte moriemini.” “He said he could fill Kamala’s place as A.G. when she wins the Senate seat, but under questioning, he didn’t really […]

Lawmakers Dismiss Efforts To Protect Property Rights From High-Speed Rail

State lawmakers are forcing property owners “all aboard” the state’s high-speed rail project – whether they like it or not. This month, two state legislative panels blocked efforts by Central Valley Republican lawmakers to guarantee the property rights of those caught in the path of the the $68 billion transportation project. State Senator Andy Vidak […]

When It Comes To Privacy, The Eyes Have It

Back when integrated circuits were safely ensconced in missiles, spacecraft and machine tools, information technology could take us to the moon or build better cars, but – as long as they didn’t blow us up – they didn’t seem destined to strip away the last of our humanity. But as information technology has emerged as […]