Editorials
- Our View: Bad budget news for Brown
- The state's independent Legislative Analyst's Office warns that Gov. Jerry Brown relies on too much money from cap-and-trade taxes to shore up the state's beleaguered budget.
In his 2012-13 budget, the governor overestimates how much relief he can e... Full story
- Our View: California’s cap-and-trade slush fund
- We warned long ago that California's war on global warming never really had much to do with the globe getting warmer. Rather, it's always been about control and money.
Now the pretense should be obvious to all. The nonpartisan Office of the Legislat... Full story
- Our View: Golden State on road to Greece, by way of Detroit
- California's tax burden, according to the Tax Foundation, is heavy. The Register reported that per-person state and local taxes, fees, licenses and "intergovernmental revenue" amount to $8,634, ranking California 13th-highest among the states. Califo... Full story
- Our View: California’s future of taxes without limits
- A great time was had by California Democratic Party members at their convention last weekend in San Diego. Their party controls almost all the levers of power in California and will do so for the foreseeable future. Beginning with Gov. Jerry Brown, a... Full story
- Our View: Obama budget more campaign ad
- President Barack Obama is basing his re-election bid on a platform of tax and spend. That was reaffirmed Monday when he released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2013, which begins Oct. 1. The $3.8 trillion spending plan includes a $900 billion de... Full story
- Our View: Public Employees Bill of Rights Act all wrong
- Considering the state of this state and the condition of the world, the so-called Public Employees Bill of Rights Act might be mistaken for satire.
The problem is, Assembly Bill 1655, is serious.
It aims to give unionized California government work... Full story
- Our View: Internet oversight bill rebooting
- "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty," abolitionist Wendell Phillips warned in 1852.
Nothing's changed.
Just last month, literally millions of Americans rallied to prevent Congress from abridging free speech on the Internet. They se... Full story
