Editorials

Our view: California ranks last in tax fairness

For years, California has ranked among the highest-taxed and most heavily regulated of states. It's unsurprising to find California now ranked the absolute worst state when it comes to "balanced, fair and effective" tax laws. California ranked dead... Full story

Ron Hart: Palin: Politician, journalist or celebrity?

Sarah Palin took a leave of absence from her Russia-watching post in Alaska to become a Fox News contributor. Who could have seen that coming? She represents diversity on Fox as that network's only non-blonde correspondent. It was either that or... Full story

Thomas D. Elias: Voters deserting their mainstream political parties

Something remarkable is happening in California politics, but the leaders of the two major parties don't seem to get it. Voters are deserting the state's Republican Party in droves, but most are not going to the Democrats. Instead, they are... Full story

Our view: What can Brown do for you, or to you?

So, Jerry Brown, a two-term California governor (1975-83) and the son of a two-term governor (Edmund G. "Pat" Sr., 1959-67), has announced he will seek to be governor again. If elected, he would be both the youngest person (36) and the oldest (72)... Full story

Ron Hart: Health care whether you want it or not

Americans do not want this massive government takeover of our health care. Fearing that Cajun extraterrestrial James Carville is correct, Obama is intent on ramming it down our throats. This is not about what's right; it's about politicians... Full story

Wally Herger: Keep Washington out of our backyard

An internal document recently obtained by Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee revealed that the Obama Administration is considering unilaterally designating over 13 million acres of federal land in 11 states as new "National... Full story

Our view: Not a pet project? Pity

Developers probably cheered Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger when he said that, to stimulate job creation, he would seek to exempt 25 major construction projects from California's burdensome environmental legal reviews. Hold your cheers. Ask the backers... Full story

Ron Hart: Troubled Toyota shucking and driving

Congress dragged Toyota, kicking and bowing, to Washington to testify in one of the indignant show trials they so love. I wish they would subpoena themselves and bring Congress before a Senate hearing, under oath and under the hot lights of TV... Full story

Thomas D. Elias: State building sale looking worse and worse

The closer it gets, the worse California's pending sale of state buildings looks, at least for the long-term interests of taxpayers. Here are the basics of the sale, which aims to produce a modicum of cash to help resolve a budget crisis that seems... Full story

Our View: Opting out of cap-trade

Considering how rapidly momentum escalated in the global warming movement, it's fascinating to watch it lose speed, if not reverse direction. After a series of revelations calling into question the science behind the theory of catastrophic manmade... Full story

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