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IVE GOT A VERY BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS*
7:18 am on Apr 24, 2014
There actually are worse things than profligate government spending. One is profligate government spending paired with abuse of private property rights. Unfortunately, a new proposition is circulating that both increases property rights abuse and adds new…
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THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2014
Senior Editor: John Hrabe
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I'VE GOT A VERY BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS*
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Democrats take Political Party Registration lead in San Diego County
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Earth Day: Do As We Say, Not As We Do
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IâVE GOT A VERY BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS*
Democrats take Political Party Registration lead in San Diego County
Whatâs good for union is bad for laborerâs civil rights
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Celebrate the environment and its stewards â the people of agriculture
Celebrate Earth Day: Trees-for-Shade and Cap-and-Trade for California High-Speed Rail
RUMSFELDâS PROBLEM IS OUR PROBLEM
Did Senator Andersonâs Stance In Support of Expelling Rod Wright Cost Him A Key Vice-Chairmanship?
If the Government Takes Your Money Illegally, Shouldnât You Get it Back?
CA Teachers Association Weighs For Inland Empire GOP Candidates Glen Miller and Gary Jeandron
San Joseâs Public Safety Pensions â Reduce Now or Slash Later
Tax Day â How we were sucker punched
ALRB legal abuse â whereâs legislative oversight?
Sen. Leland Yee out on bail, despite weapons trafficking charges
California â Lack Of Business, As Usual
CALIFORNIAâS UNFUNDED RETIREE HEALTHCARE LIABILITY NOW $150 BILLION, RIVALS PENSION DEBT
Government Unions Attack Free-Market Nonprofits via Pension Funds
California Returning Millions to Business Owners
Part lll â The Real Science behind ending global warming in California⦠or not.
HIGH SPEED RAIL AND CLIMATE CHANGE NONSENSE
Breitbart California Launches! FRâs Jon Fleischman Tapped As Politics Editor & Columnist
If Now Isnât A Time For Change, When Is?
Call for Special Session Leads List of Fixes to Culture of Legislative Corruption
Why I Am Backing Neel Kashkari for Governor
Part ll: State drought policies just donât hold water
San Diego employment at record high â or is it?
Contribution Limits Ruled Unconstitutional
San Ramonâs pension tax: Ingenious? No, illegal
Steinberg, DeLeon At His Side, Once Again Dismiss Wrightâs Eight Felony Verdicts
Construction Unions Should Fight for Infrastructure that Helps the Economy
You Donât Get to Keep Stolen Property; Neither Should Your Bank
AD73: Bryson Campaign Tries To Obfuscate Court Loss With Rhetoric
Reports on polling in the Governorâs race miss the big picture
Senate President Steinberg Makes A Bad Situation Worse
State drought policies just donât hold water
No Limited Government with Fatherless Children
A Hearty Welcome To State Senator-Elect Mike Morrell!
Add ALL Public Workers to Social Security
State Democrats kill High-Speed Rail accountability spending bill
Burlingame- 2014 California Republican Convention â TPCC Report
Some Reading You Wonât Find Linked On FlashReport
Bill to stop High-Speed Rail in its tracks
State agency oversight should be #1 priority of CA Legislature
DO L.A. POLS WANT A BRIBE TO PROVIDE BASIC SERVICES?
@JenniferFearing you're okay for a #VEGGIESAURUS
@JenniferFearing good ol' Prop 2 - "Condos for Chickens"
I'm calling on Molly Munger to... DOUBLE DOWN! #NoOn30
RT @LincolnFresno: The Fresno County Lincoln Club Voter Guide is up: http://t.co/xTyaeeYi
Off Twitter most of the day begat did I miss?
@cfodee I'm available after the meeting if you want.
RT @JimNielsenAD02: Statement from Jim Nielsen on Dan Logueâs Announcement http://t.co/rYs4cFTo
Where is my RT love on the Logue news my MSM tweeps? Sigh.
@cmarinucci A fine American tradition is to kick out the reporters who will be voting for Obama.
We wish Assemblyman Logue Godspeed for a quick recovery from his health challenges.
RT @CapitolAlert: Former CA Lt. Gov. Mervyn Dymally dies at 86 http://t.co/fWXc7vQV
RT @BenHowe: VIDEO: The White House Disinformation Campaign on Libya http://t.co/sglPMYqN
RT @CAnStereo: Sacramento responsible for our sky-high gas prices http://t.co/KPwvsRum
CA Progress Report: Common Core, New Funding Formula Get High Marks
Liberal OC: Irvine Republicans Bitch about Veterans
Liberal OC: AD-69 Republican Candidate Using Boy Scouts as Props
Liberal OC: Significant political reforms passed out of CA Senate Elections Committee
CA Progress Report: Supreme Court Weighs Unions' Future
Liberal OC: Irvineâs Chinese Community Expect Their Voices Heard Tonight
Liberal OC: OC Register and Voice of OC enter into distribution agreement
CA Progress Report: Are Teacher Evaluations Education Reform's Biggest Bust?
Liberal OC: County and Deputies Contract Talks Reach Impasse
Calitics: The Fallacy of Taxes v Services
Liberal OC: William Fitzgerald loses his lawsuit appeal against OC Board of Supervisors
SD Politico: Mexican American Business & Professional Association Endorses Scott Peters for Congress
CA Progress Report: The Toxic Denial Department
Liberal OC: United Unions Call for Diamondâs Removal from DPOC Leadership Post
CA Progress Report: Secretary John Laird, Ocean 'Protector'
Calitics: Gov. Brown looks to fix Rainy Day Fund measure
Liberal OC: Irvineâs Chinese Community Angry with Republican Council Majority
CA Progress Report: CEO Pay Hits 'Insane Level'
CA Progress Report: The Surprising Truth Behind Tax Day: Where Your Taxes Go
Liberal OC: Republican-Led Red-Baiting Lives on in Irvine
Calitics: The Problem with Polling and Top-2
CA Progress Report: Discriminatory Insurer Practices Jeopardize Access to Medication
Liberal OC: Vietnam, Human Rights, and Isolationism; How do you Change Things Without Dialogue?
Calitics: Butte County Considers Fracking Ban
CA Budget Bites: New CBP Brief: Who Pays Taxes in California?
CA Progress Report: Texas HSR Could Face Same Challenges as California HSR
Liberal OC: Jerry Brownâs Approval Ratings Soar Six Months Ahead of Election
Calitics: Field Poll: Governor Up, Legislature Down
Liberal OC: CalPERS Pension Benefits Generate $30 Billion in Economic Activity
Liberal OC: Paycheck Fairness Act fails in Senate on party-line vote
CA Progress Report: Senate Committee Approves Fracking Moratorium Bill
SD Politico: Local LGBT Leaders Join HRC to Announce Endorsement of Scott Peters for CongressÂ
CA Progress Report: The Rise of Income Inequality
Calitics: Bloom's SeaWorld Orca Bill Dies in Committee
Calitics: Massive El Niño Could End Drought, Bring Floods to California
Liberal OC: Melissa Fox announces run for Irvine City Council
Liberal OC: DA will not prosecute Norby for domestic abuse arrest
SD Politico: Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Reaffirms Support for Captive Orca Welfare and Safety Act
SD Politico: Block urges national ban on cosmetic animal testing
CA Progress Report: 10 Reasons Millennials Should Be Wary of Rand Paul's Libertarianism
CA Budget Bites: Senate Committee Scheduled to Debate the CalWORKs Maximum Family Grant Rule
Liberal OC: OC Veterans Urge Turnout for April 22 Irvine City Council Meeting
CA Progress Report: California Officials Concerned Over Oil and Rail Industry Secrecy
CA Progress Report: Why Americans Resist Universal Healthcare
CA Progress Report: Epic 500 Year Drought Exacerbated and Exaggerated by Water Officials
CCTimes/OakTrib Politics Blog: Reich visits Capitol on CEO pay, oil extraction tax
LAT Opinion: The irony of the immigrants in our hellhole detention facilities
LAT Opinion: Unpaid taxes? Here's a bonus for you -- if you work for the IRS
LAT Opinion: The FCC mulling new, less neutral rules for the Net
LAT Opinion: Crazy in Colorado, or are male philosophy profs really sexist pigs?
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LAT Opinion: Georgians go gun crazy, and you know what? It's their right.
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LAT Opinion: What's a California Green Party candidate gotta do to get some respect?
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LAT Opinion: Climbing Everest shouldn't just be an item on someone's bucket list
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LAT Opinion: USC shooter's 40-year prison sentence: Don't call it justice
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LAT Opinion: Tori Spelling's 'True Tori' stars Dean McDermott as clueless husband
CCTimes/OakTrib Politics Blog: CA17: Hondaâs busy schedule of local events
LAT Opinion: On Michigan affirmative action case, Supreme Court makes the right call
LAT Opinion: Could the print edition of the OED be dead (syn: defunct, lifeless, expired)?
LAT Opinion: Oklahoma finally did the right thing in stopping two executions
LAT Opinion: In AT&T's U-verse world, faster may not necessarily be better
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LAT Opinion: Hillary Clinton as grandmother-to-be: Of course she'll be working it
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CalBuzz: Why Six Flags California is Draper Madness
CalNewsroom.com: Sacramento Press Club excludes Green Party candidate from Secretary of State debate
LAT Opinion: USC student protest: Did the school really have to call their parents?
LAT Opinion: The latest Keystone XL pipeline delay: Good for vulnerable Democrats?
LAT Opinion: Law to protect women helps gays too
LAT Opinion: Mexico quake: Is it just me, or are the temblors heading for L.A.?
LAT Opinion: Feminist thought police takes on Kirsten Dunst
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John Hrabe: Diversity PAC Slush Fund
John Hrabe: Disability groups deliver petitions to Goodwill
John Hrabe: 5 CA Goodwill charities pay employees less than minimum wage
John Hrabe: Millennials: The Lost Generation
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John Hrabe: 9 CA GOP Legislators Voted for $2 Billion Tax Extension
John Hrabe: Fireworks Erupt on CA Legislatorsâ Junket to Armenia
John Hrabe: IRS Tax Deadlines: When to Pay Quarterly Estimated Tax Payments
John Hrabe: Opponents of AB 711 Take A (Leaded) Shot at Humane Society US
John Hrabe: Oops! LA Times Confuses Armenia with Hostile Neighbor Azerbaijan
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John Hrabe: High-Priced Lobbyists Try to Block Sexual Abuse Bill in California
John Hrabe: Diane Harkey, Sorry I Low-Balled Your $10 Million Frivolous Lawsuit
John Hrabe: Read Diane Harkeyâs Frivolous Lawsuit Against Her Political Opponent
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John Hrabe: 7th Legislator on Cuba Junket Identified
John Hrabe: Galgiani and Achadjian on Cuba Junket with Lobbyist
John Hrabe: Former CA GOP Chairman Praises ACLUâs Fight Against Totalitarian State
John Hrabe: SB 131: Assembly GOP Caucus Should Stand Up for Sexual Abuse Victims
John Hrabe: Capitol Weekly Top 100 List snubs women
John Hrabe: CA Assembly pays women less; fewer in top staff positions
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John Hrabe: CA State Assembly: 10 Highest Paid Staff All Men
John Hrabe: California Optometric Association Contributions to B&P Committee
John Hrabe: DowntownArena.org Sent Demand to Cease and Desist
John Hrabe: Campaign 2014: Michelle Steel Fundraising Blows Competition Out of the Water
John Hrabe: Californians Building Bridges 2013 Campaign Finance Recipient
John Hrabe: Ron Calderon & Nancy Skinner Participated in Cuba Junket
John Hrabe: Why the Beeâs Story About Legislator-Lobbyist Relationship is Sexist
John Hrabe: NSA Funding: How Members of Congress Voted on Amash Amendment
John Hrabe: Swearenginâs Secrecy: Fresno Limits Public Records Requests to 3 Subjects
John Hrabe: Billboard lobbyist advised both sides of Placentia advertising deal
John Hrabe: Rep. John Campbell 2nd Quarter Fundraising Haul
John Hrabe: Yes, the New Apartment Will Work Just Fine
John Hrabe: Ashley Swearengin & City of Fresno Violate Stateâs Public Records Law
John Hrabe: Goodwill Buys Online Ads Defending Low Pay for Workers
John Hrabe: Campaign 2014: Farmer Ryan Schohr Announces Farm Endorsements
John Hrabe: Rock Center Rocked by Ethics Scandal: NBC News Rips Off Goodwill Story from Blogger
John Hrabe: Emails with NBC News
John Hrabe: State Senator Mimi Walters Breaks Tax Pledge with $2.3 Billion Tax Vote
John Hrabe: Sen. Hernandez authors bills to benefit his optometry business
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John Hrabe: Even The Nooner Occasionally Gets Things Wrong