Editorial
It's time to back away from the ethanol
Comments | RecommendThe ethanol craze just might set a record for fads that fizzled before they got fully underway. The sooner the better, in our view....
Landlords victims, not villains of government plots
Comments | RecommendWe’ve been deluged with manipulative press releases and e-mails from the well-funded opponents of Proposition 98/supporters of Proposition 99, the competing eminent domain ballot initiatives up for vote in June....
Amid deficit, state pads global warming payroll
Comments | RecommendDespite a state budget up to $20 billion in the hole, despite Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urging 10 percent cuts for state departments, and despite revenue lagging behind expectations, the governor plans to add 211 more state employees at a cost of $55.4...
Beware exaggerations about state revenue
Comments | RecommendTaxpayers increasingly are told state government is going broke and vital services must be drastically slashed unless new taxes are imposed.Here's the truth: Even with tax revenue falling below projections, even in an economic down-turn, state government...
Smarter state economic stimulus reforms proposed
Comments | RecommendState Senate Republicans, in conjunction with business interests, have proposed economic stimulus reforms we find vastly preferable to Sacramento's growing sentiment to burden an already sputtering economy with additional taxes....
McCain pursues moderate course on health care
Comments | RecommendWell, at least the presidential campaign will offer something of a debate on the issue of health care. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama disagree only over whether buying standardized government-approved health insurance will be...
Legislation would give immunity to firefighters
Comments | RecommendThe Assembly Public Safety Committee today is considering one of the most noxious, special-interest pieces of legislation we've seen in a while — one that will endanger public safety, tread on the California constitution and reinforce the perception...
City spending approval a disaster in the making
Comments | RecommendBarstow City Council recklessly approved (3-2, with Steve Curran and Joe Gomez dissenting) giving the city manager unlimited authority in spending city money in the event of an “emergency.”...
Saving polar bears, an excuse to grab control
Comments | RecommendThere's no documented, let alone alarming loss of lovable, fuzzy polar bears. But freedom-loving Americans ought to be alarmed at what's proposed under the guise of saving the furry critters....
Housing realism: The government can't fix it
Comments | RecommendMany public servants want to “help fix” the housing “crisis.” Their do-good-ism stems from a misunderstanding. They erroneously believe government's job is to fix people's problems. But government's role is to protect people's...
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