Do you live in a nice Republican area of Orange County, maybe Placer County or some place close to Fabian Nunez’s$1 million dollar house in Sacramento? Then the Upscale Real Estate Guide to Underperforming Schools is for you! The guide lists schools inareas with a High Median Home Price where over 50% of thestudents failed to meet the state standard in English or Math. The guide is part of new book written by my friends at the Pacific Research Institute. Lance Izumi, Vicki Murray and Rachel Chaney. Not As Good As You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice explains exactly what the title says it does, but the guide will give a quick reference. … Read More

I’d like to offer a big congrats to all those involved in making this past weekend’s Western CPAC a big success.

Doing anything like this for the first time is tough. People are leery of committing to come speak, or contribute money to something that hasn’t already been established. But even with those speed bumps in place, the hundreds of people in attendance no doubt agree with me that WCPAC was a hit.

Michael Reagan, David Keene, and Tom McClintock on Friday. Dinesh D’Souza, Dana Rohrabacher, Mark Larson, and Duncan Hunter on Saturday… and a whole lot more.

Jim Lacy, who’s brain child this Conference was, I’m sure is sleeping in a little today. But he deserves a lot of kudos for spearheading this thing. As does my friend Tiffany Delepine, who organized it. The entire Board who helped put this thing together (including the publisher of this very website) did a fantastic job.

Ihope they do it againnext year, as it’d surely be bigger and better!… Read More

It is becoming increasingly clear that the Governor cares little about his relationship with Republicans, and the groups that count on Republicans to protect them from an intrusive government. Whether it is the business community, taxpayers, gunowners, or families, every recent Republican governor has at least understood that only way that Republicans could prevail is by keeping these groups somewhat happy. Even Pete Wilson, whose pro-choice position caused some consternation in conservative circles, took on education, tax, gun, and family battles so that those of us who were conservatives could honestly look at our constituents and say that they could support Wilson, and have a governor to be proud of. Schwarzenegger has abandoned that position.

He wasn’t always like that. When I met Schwarzenegger at the Mission Inn in Riverside in 2003 during the recall, he look at me and told me that conservatives would be proud of him as Governor. He would sign no new gun laws, he would never raise taxes, and though he could affect abortion as a Governor, he would appoint judges that would be strict constructionists. So much for campaign promises.

So, why is… Read More

It is becoming increasingly clear that the Governor cares little about his relationship with Republicans, and the groups that count on Republicans to protect them from an intrusive government. Whether it is the business community, taxpayers, gunowners, or families, every recent Republican governor has at least understood that only way that Republicans could prevail is by keeping these groups somewhat happy. Even Pete Wilson, whose pro-choice position caused some consternation in conservative circles, took on education, tax, gun, and family battles so that those of us who were conservatives could honestly look at our constituents and say that they could support Wilson, and have a governor to be proud of. Schwarzenegger has abandoned that position.

He wasn’t always like that. When I met Schwarzenegger at the Mission Inn in Riverside in 2003 during the recall, he look at me and told me that conservatives would be proud of him as Governor. He would sign no new gun laws, he would never raise taxes, and though he could affect abortion as a Governor, he would appoint judges that would be strict constructionists. So much for campaign promises.

So, why is… Read More

Monday, October 15

Well, I figured I would update my own post on the Dirty Dozen bills posted last month that the Governor had in front of him andsee how we came out with the veto pen. There was certainly plenty more bills I could’ve listed to write about, say 144bad bills [The Gross Gross?] but that would’ve beena bit much. TheScorecard: SB 924-Iraq war-Vetoedearlier.

SB 8-Enviromental Justice for flood water-Vetoed

AB 8-Health Care tax on employers-Vetoed

AB 1471-ID numbers on bullets-Signed &*&*#^%*#^!!Dumb, won’t solve crime.

AB 821 Lead Bullet hunting ban [where condors mightflyover]-Signed-aw heck, who needs proof, ban it anyway.

AB 43-Same sex marriage-Vetoed. Marriage will be between one man and one woman for at least one more year in California!

SB 777-Equality In Textbook… Read More

As much media attention as AB 221 received the last few months — including nationally and even in the foreign press — one might think there would be a tad more hoopla surrounding its signing, maybe more than a Sunday-issued press release posted to the Governor’s website. Well, ok, I guess Arnold did indicate he would sign it a couple of weeks ago — with media stories at the time — and it’s not like there isn’t any other legislation for him to deal with this time of year. (I just wish he would sign less of it, for the most part.)

That said, a big congrats to Joel Anderson for driving this bill in his freshman year! Here’s the release (thanks to Anderson media guru Scott Barnett for the heads up):

Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Bill Directing Divestment from Iran Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed AB 221 by Assemblymember Joel Anderson (R-El Cajon) which prohibits the state’s pension funds from investing in companies with active business in Iran.

“I couldn’t be more proud to sign this bill,” said Governor Schwarzenegger. “Last year I… Read More

The Western Conservative Political Action Conference, which was held this weekend in Orange County, featured an insightful array of speakers and presentations on a host of today’s most pressing concerns. My boss, San Bernardino County Assessor Bill Postmus, had the honor of being selected to speak at such a prestigious event that included many leading voices of today’s California’s conservatives.

On the forum where Postmus spoke – the impact of direct democracy on fiscal conservatism – Postmus was joined on stage by California State Board of Equalization Third District Member Michelle Steel, State Senator Jeff Denham, and Howard Jarvis taxpayers Association President Jon Coupal.

National Tax Limitation Committee president Lew Uhler served as… Read More

The Western Conservative Political Action Conference, which was held this weekend in Orange County, featured an insightful array of speakers and presentations on a host of today’s most pressing concerns. My boss, San Bernardino County Assessor Bill Postmus, had the honor of being selected to speak at such a prestigious event that included many leading voices of today’s California’s conservatives.

On the forum where Postmus spoke – the impact of direct democracy on fiscal conservatism – Postmus was joined on stage by California State Board of Equalization Third District Member Michelle Steel, State Senator Jeff Denham, and Howard Jarvis taxpayers Association President Jon Coupal.

National Tax Limitation Committee president Lew Uhler served as… Read More