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California Commentary
Education: Who Loves Ya Baby?
Support for education consistently polls well in California and that support cuts across party and ideological identification. Sacramento politicians …
Time for Government Employees to Share the Pain
Those who make a good living off the taxpayers' dime can be quick to demand that others pay their "fair share." Case in point SEIU which represents …
Watching the Train Wreck
As most Californians know by now the California Legislature has just approved spending billions of dollars on what will surely prove to be the most …
Let’s Go Surfing Now
Three years ago then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi explained ObamaCare to her House colleagues this way: "We must pass it for you to find out what is in …
From Bad to Worse
In Sacramento the appalling consequences of one party rule have become manifest. Last summer I wrote about one party rule in the Legislature and …
Dear Governor Brown: About That Budget . . .
Dear Governor Brown California taxpayers are tired of being misled and desperately want to hear the truth about the state budget. In 2010 voters …
What Would You Do With an Extra $13000?
When discussing spending programs and government debt bureaucrats and politicians like to throw out mind-numbing numbers like a volcano spits out ash. …
Sacramento: Welcome to the Real World
A longtime political observer remarked to me recently that all politicians should be required to shop at Wal-Mart. This is neither an endorsement nor …
This Week’s Agenda: Shenanigans in the Legislature
Citizens of California are almost always in danger from being victimized by the foolhardy actions of our Legislature. But some weeks are more …