The Democratic Legislature’s Contribution To California Poverty
In the final days of the legislative session the Democratic leadership will do everything it can to increase poverty within California. That is the consequence of its fixation of fighting global climate change and saving the state’s faltering cap and trade program. These actions only add to poverty in California, a reality everyone knows and […]
Sacramento’s Attempted So Cal Overreach Could Extend Beyond Southern California
Things have been going pretty well lately in the East Bay. Since last year the total number of jobs here increased by almost 27,000 and unemployment is below the statewide rate. An important factor in area companies’ ability to survive California’s myriad state and local regulations is working with local government representatives and agencies such […]
Let’s Pump the Brakes on Cap-and-Trade
In 2006, elected officials gave the California Air Resources Board (CARB) virtually unchecked authority to implement AB 32, which aims to reduce carbon emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2020. The legislation, including the controversial cap-and-trade program, expires in four years. Some lawmakers have already introduced legislation, such as SB 32, to extend CARB’s […]
The Word of the Summer is “Victoriotic”
It’s the word of the summer: Victoriotic. You won’t find it in the Oxford English Dictionary, or Merriam-Webster’s, at least not yet. It began its life as an epithet, hurled by my oldest son, age 7, at me. “Don’t be victoriotic!” I was guilty as charged. I had a long losing streak against him in the […]
Union Kingpin Threatens California
United Teachers of Los Angeles president Alex Caputo-Pearl gave a speech for the ages a couple of weeks ago, securing a wing in the pantheon-of-vile, a place which includes such memorable outbursts as National Education Association general counsel Bob Chanin’s “right-wing bastards” farewell-to-troops speech in 2009 and Chicago Teacher Union boss Karen Lewis’ talk to […]
SB 1298: A Common Sense Clarification Benefitting Our Communities
“Water, water everywhere, nay a drop to drink.” That famous quote from The Ancient Mariner was never more appropriate than in California. We border the planet’s largest ocean. We have massive underground aquifers. We have built one of the world’s most extensive systems of reservoirs, canals and pipelines to move water to our urban areas. […]