Archive for February, 2010
Six months and one day
Sunday, February 28th, 2010Milton Friedman’s maxim that few things are as mobile as rich people and capital, is proven starkly by data showing the wealthy are leaving California in record numbers.
“Prevailing Wages”
Sunday, February 21st, 2010I had a long chat yesterday with a friend of mine who is in the construction/manufacturing business and has been for close to thirty years. His company builds many of the facades and pillars you’ve probably seen at the major hotels in Las Vegas. Recently, he received a bid request from the city of Burbank to install a 3 [...]
Caltrans conferences and your taxdollars at work
Friday, February 19th, 2010This article is a few months old, but I think it helps illustrate just how bad the entitlement culture is in Sacramento. While we’re putting teachers on furlough a couple days a month and eschewing essential services throughout the state, they are spending over $29,000 for 52 cal trans workers to attend a convention at this [...]
Citizen’s Power Initiative Needs Your Help
Monday, February 8th, 2010The Citizen’s Power Initiative, colloquially known as the “paycheck protection” initiative, needs your help. This initiative would take away the ability of bureacratic public employee unions to use member dues for political purposes without their members permission. It is also officially sponsored and organized by the California Tea Parties, working together across the state to bring in [...]
Newt Gingrich asks Nathan and Tea Party Leaders for Input
Friday, February 5th, 2010We met yesterday in a small group with Newt Gingrich who had asked Nathan and other Tea Party leaders to meet to help him understand the Tea Party movement in California. Newt listened for 55 of the 60 minutes that he met with the group. For all you Newt skeptics, yes Newt does not have a perfect record as [...]
Key Endorsements in Race for State Assembly
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010Tom Campbell, candidate for US Senate vs Boxer, announced at the South Bay Tea Party event in Redondo Beach that he whole heartedly endorses Nathan Mintz for Assembly. “Nathan will make a great Assemblyman and I’m proud to give him my endorsement,” said Campbell. “We need more people with his in-depth understanding of the issues [...]
Mandatory Rainwater Capture rules likely to slow construction growth
Monday, February 1st, 2010In today’s LA Times there is a story about how the LA County Public Works Commission is passing an ordinance to raise standards for “low impact development” in Los Angeles. The ordinance increase calls for 100% rainwater capture to prevent runoff into storm drains. This is all part of their “Low Impact Development” ordinance.
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