Have you forgotten — I never will.

Remembering those lost in the 9-11 Attack on America, the unbelievable men & women who ran into the fire to save others, the courageous Flight 93 passengers or the brave men & women of the United States Armed Services.

I’ll never forget that day – and those innocent or brave lives lost. It’s burned forever into my mind, and my heart. I’ll never forget the feelings of loss – and the pride at brave police and firefighters who ran into the fire to save others.

I’ll never forget the rage at the barbarian terrorists whose utter disregard for human life demands they be stamped out utterly, wiped from the earth.

And I’ll never forget our brave men & women in the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines who daily defend the freedom of America. Perhaps that’s why I think honoring our Armed Forces is not a small thing, not a political game – it’s more important than partisan games or… Read More

Have you forgotten — I never will.

Remembering those lost in the 9-11 Attack on America, the unbelievable men & women who ran into the fire to save others, the courageous Flight 93 passengers or the brave men & women of the United States Armed Services.

I’ll never forget that day – and those innocent or brave lives lost. It’s burned forever into my mind, and my heart. I’ll never forget the feelings of loss – and the pride at brave police and firefighters who ran into the fire to save others.

I’ll never forget the rage at the barbarian terrorists whose utter disregard for human life demands they be stamped out utterly, wiped from the earth.

And I’ll never forget our brave men & women in the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines who daily defend the freedom of America. Perhaps that’s why I think honoring our Armed Forces is not a small thing, not a political game – it’s more important than partisan games or… Read More

This just in from our friend Brandon Criss, Chairman of the Siskiyou County Republican Party…

Common Sense From Us in the North State How can the State of California save $250 million, provide clean green hydropower energy for 70,000 homes, prevent the raising of electricity rates on Californians, provide $1.6 million annually in direct revenue to a rural county government for vital government services along with a broader tax-base for that county and also provide incomes, livelihoods and recreation opportunities to its residents? The answer is easier than you may think. All the State of California has to do is NOT demolish or breech hydropower dams on the Klamath River in far northern… Read More

This brief commentary just came in from David Crane, Economic Advisor to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. This piece is a response to a blog post over at CalBuzz.

Nothing could be further from the truth. Tomorrow the Commission will meet in Los Angeles, followed by another meeting Monday in Berkeley and more discussion as necessary before the Commission presents its recommendations to the Legislature and Governor. There will be plenty of time for the Commission members to study and digest the proposals before any recommendations… Read More

Yesterday I reported that Orange County Supervisor Chris Norby called and told me that his is a candidate for the GOP nomination in Assembly District 72. Currently Norby still occupies that territory all by himself. But names are definitely swirling around of other potential candidates. These (so far) include Republican National Committeewoman Linda Ackerman (the wife of now-retired Senate Republican Leader Dick Ackerman), Placentia Councilman Scott Nelson, former Placentia Councilman ____, Orange Councilman Jon Dimitru.… Read More

Speaker Karen Bass today temporarily recused Assemblyman Jeff Miller from the Ethics Committee that is investigating Mike Duvall’s actions. Presumably that’s because it was Miller to whom Duvall was regaling with his sexcapades in the infamous video, and bass feels there would be some sort of conflict.

But what about Assemblyman Paul Krekorian, who is the co-chair fo the Ethics Commitee? Here he is at a California Against Waste event with ith Heidi Barsuglia, the lobbyist with whom Duvall was (allegedly) having an affair:

Somehow, I don’t think Speaker Bass will be quite so sensitive to appearances off conflicts in this instance.

[Don’t bother looking for the photo: it’s been dropped down the memory hole].… Read More

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Green Jobs is a feel-good buzz term that inspires visions of blending environmental kindness with job creation and economic development in our communities.

However, the reality is California really doesn’t have a strong green job industry. Other states, like next door neighbors Nevada and Arizona, have green job industries because they have built a foundation for green job manufacturing with a friendlier overall job creation environment. (Click here to watch a video of my opposition to a measure that is predicated on California’s green job myth).

Unfortunately, California has failed to create green job manufacturing because we have spent the past decade divesting our state of the once vibrant manufacturing job sector – Another 120,000 manufacturing jobs left California just this last year.

Sure we have created a few sparks of success in niche industries related to green jobs, but we do not have full-blown manufacturing jobs because manufacturers have gone to friendlier business climes.

If the California Legislature wants to make the state a serious player in the green jobs… Read More