Former California Republican Party Chairman Mike Schroeder had to navigate his black Humvee through five different security checkpoints through an exclusive community in the hills of Glendora, on the west end of the 59th Assembly District represented by Anthony Adams, to get to an exclusive mansion where over a hundred guests would soon gather for a high-priced fundraising event benefitting Adams. While these multiple checkpoints, manned with a combination of private security, Glendora police, and California Highway Patrol, were erected to ensure that none of the protesters gathered at the bottom of the hill, irate about Adams’ recent vote for the largest tax increase in state history, would be able to get up to the event – Schroeder was given clearance at each checkpoint, and was let up to the house around 5pm, a little before most guests would arrive for the event. Schroeder, however, did not have a ticket to the event. On the contrary, Schroeder is one of the last people in the world that would write a check to help Adams stay in office. So why, you might ask, was Schroeder… Read More

Should Environmentalists Embrace Nuclear Energy? Normally, I’m a real stickler for hosting Go Green Radio live on Fridays from 9-10 am PST, but this week, I’ll be celebrating Good Friday with my family at that time, so we pre-recorded the show this morning. My guest, Assemblyman Chuck DeVore from Irvine, California has become one of the nation’s leading advocates for lifting the moratorium on building new nuclear power plants. He’s been featured on numerous TV and radio shows, and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the San Francisco Chronicle and many more publications. As America moves to limit our carbon emissions to the greatest extent possible, can we do so without nuclear energy? Or is nuclear our only viable, domestic energy option for a clean, green future? … Read More

The Yes on 1A-1F campaign just sent out an e-mail entitled Flash Facts About Proposition 1A where they take issue with a number of assertions made by a number of columnists here on the FlashReport — Jon Coupal with HJTA, Lew Uhler with NTLC, Ben Zycher with PRI, Grover Norquist with ATR, Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and our own Ray Haynes.

I guess it is a "we are right and they are all wrong" e-mail…

Their preamble reads…

There have been a lot of columns on the Flash Report over the past month regarding Proposition 1A filled with less-than-truthful accusations and assumptions. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion about the propositions, but the debate should be an honest and open one – one in which correct data and information is provided. This document seeks to correct the record and provide accurate information about this measure….

I have attached their full document with their rebuttals to all of those above as a Word document, linked below. If any of those parties "called out" by Yes on 1A-1F would like to rebut, just let… Read More

Perched in the hills of Glendora, behind appointed gates, sits the spacious home of Michael and Sandy Valentine-Matthews. Tonight, the Valentine-Matthews family is hosting an “elegant evening” with Assemblyman Anthony Adams. For a mere $3900, you can be a “platinum sponsor” of this event, which will feature none other than the Terminator himself, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Governor Schwarzenegger is taking time out from his aggressive schedule of promoting his May Special Election Ballot Propositions to say “thank you” to those daring Republican legislators who threw their voluntary “no new taxes” pledges out the proverbial window and acceded to the Governor’s request to balance the state’s out-of-control spending with income and sales tax increases (and more) – hitting the average family with between $1,000 and $1,500 in new taxes for the next couple of years, and even longer of the public passes Proposition 1A. Last month Schwarzenegger headlines a Sacramento fundraiser for tax-increasing, pledge breaking State Senator Dave… Read More

Perched in the hills of Glendora, behind appointed gates, sits the spacious home of Michael and Sandy Valentine-Matthews. Tonight, the Valentine-Matthews family is hosting an “elegant evening” with Assemblyman Anthony Adams. For a mere $3900, you can be a “platinum sponsor” of this event, which will feature none other than the Terminator himself, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Governor Schwarzenegger is taking time out from his aggressive schedule of promoting his May Special Election Ballot Propositions to say “thank you” to those daring Republican legislators who threw their voluntary “no new taxes” pledges out the proverbial window and acceded to the Governor’s request to balance the state’s out-of-control spending with income and sales tax increases (and more) – hitting the average family with between $1,000 and $1,500 in new taxes for the next couple of years, and even longer of the public passes Proposition 1A. Last month Schwarzenegger headlines a Sacramento fundraiser for tax-increasing, pledge breaking State Senator Dave… Read More

My title isn’t true – it’s not my rant I’m sharing today, but another blog post that is worth reading.

I found this post on Cincinnatus Blog. Enjoy the read.

I really wish the Wall Street Journal would have run this story, GM, Segway to Make Vehicle, seven days ago – on April Fools Day. It is so ridiculous it actually doesn’t seem real. Actually, it would’ve made a good post over on The Onion website.

But it is real – and it’s a sign of things to come. Welcome to our new future, when government mandates what will be made and then tries to force on "the masses" (that would be us) what we’ll buy because they know better than we do.

How far the mighty GM has fallen. Once the proud maker of the Pontiac, Buick, Cadillac, GMC Trucks, Chevrolet and even the Hummer, GM now apparently has been humbled to make the PUMA (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility).

I’m sure people will just love tooling around the cities in it and it will be a big hit…… especially on those rainy or snowy… Read More

The venerable Claremont Institute has been a leader nationally and here in California in sound public policy. Specifically their Golden State Center for State and Local Government has long been looked to as a leading source for outstanding policy review and advocacy.

Tom Karako of CI’s Golden State Center contacted the FlashReport yesterday to let us know that today they would be releasing their analysis of the six ballot measures that will appear on the upcoming May 19th Special Election — giving each a letter grade!

Without even asking them what grades they assigned to any of the measures, I told them that we would be pleased to feature this important information for our readers.

As you will see from Tom’s introduction to their report below, the Claremont Institute’s review of these ballot measures has led them to the conclusion that most are extremely poor public policy — and a couple are mediocre at best. I encourage all of our readers to download the .pdf of their report which is available through the link provided below….

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