California Political News and Views

There is good news in Los Angeles.  Soon the LA Times is going to be sold and hopefully common sense and decency will return to the newspaper—gone for decades.   The LA Times, in an editorial wants to allow illegal alien gang members to have am...

  Ammiano, 17th Assembly District AB 4 – TRUST Act  IN BRIEF   Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, The TRUST Act (Transparency and Responsibility Using State Tools), AB 4, will address the harmful impact of California’s participation in the federal gov...

  Blue vs. Blue California’s powerful teachers’ union condemns Democratic reformers. Larry Sand, City Journal,   5/16/13 If not for the activism of the California Democratic Party’s most prominent special-interest group, the state party co...

  Jerry Brown: California’s Mystery Man Bill Boyarsky, City Watch LA,   5/17/13  One of California’s great mysteries is the state’s governor, Jerry Brown. In a time when America’s politicians strive to be everywoman and everyman, Brown ...

  LA is B-R-O-K-E by Jack Humphreville, City Watch LA,  5/17/13 LA WATCHDOG - Even the most casual observer knows the City is cooking the books. We are all familiar with the angst associated with the annual budget.  But this year is a cake walk...

  The Economic and Criminal Consequences of Raising the Tobacco Tax by Joel Fox, City Watch LA,   5/17/13 SIN TAX POLITICS - The legislature seems intent on fast tracking a cigarette tax increase, passing it through two senate committees on the...

  CO2 Emission Permit Prices Plunge In Europe: What’s Up? By Adele Morris, Real Clear Markets,  5/17/13 Recent headlines proclaim “deep trouble” in the European cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases, evidenced by the decline...

  No new court funding in California budget revision Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed May budget revision puts no new money into the judicial branch, leaving the funding level unchanged from January. That means court funding will stay at $1.2 billion...

  Canada invades Silicon Valley with new startup visa in tow Canada’s Immigration Minister is leading a road show May 17-20 to entice Silicon Valley entrepreneurs with the country’s new Start-Up Visa Program. Lauren Hepler, Silicon Val...

  Survey: Doctors, nurse practitioners disagree on scope of nurses’ role José Martinez, KPCC,  5/16/13 Rosaura Guizar, a patient at UMMA Community Clinic in South Los Angeles, is examined by Simmi Gandhi, a nurse practitioner at UMMA. A re...