This is what comes from one party rule SAN FRANCISCO — State Sen. Leland Yee, a prominent figure in California’s Democratic legislative majority, was arrested in a federal corruption investigation Wednesday along with an ostentatious gangster known as “Shrimp Boy” — who insisted that he had gone straight — and two dozen of their alleged associates. An affidavit filed in federal court in San Francisco by FBI Special Agent Emmanuel
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March 19, 2014
CA Gov Jerry Brown on “old people” [Darleen Click]
Moonbeam, 76, obsessed with 19th century technology … “There’s a lot of old people who shouldn’t be driving. They should be sitting in a nice train car working on their iPad, having a martini.” Old people who actually don’t have any where to go may be the only people on the not-so-high-speed train to nowhere. With a government taxpayer subsidy, of course.
March 10, 2014
Gov. Jerry Brown to Californians: Your safety means nothing to me. [Darleen Click]
It’s bad enough when it appeared to be mere stupidity that Brown and his administration was just surprised that AB109/Prison Realignment has resulted in released felons re-offending … Unexpectedly! … but only malice can explain the blame of the rise in crime and, especially, second-strikers on county District Attorneys. San Bernardino District Attorney Mike Ramos was on Los Angeles radio station KFI640 this afternoon and revealed that not only is
March 8, 2014
Unexpected! Confounding! [Darleen Click]
Proof of the death of basic reporter skills in modern J-school grads. From Ass.Press: California counties are confounding the state’s court-ordered efforts to sharply reduce its inmate population by sending state prisons far more convicts than anticipated, including a record number of second-strikers. The surge in offenders requiring state prison sentences is undermining Gov. Jerry Brown’s 3-year-old realignment law that restructured California’s criminal justice system to keep lower-level felons out
February 28, 2014
California Democrats refuse to oust criminal state senators [Darleen Click]
Multiple-felony conviction? Federal corruption charges? Pffffft! Why, just put ’em on paid leave of absence so we can keep our dictatorial powers. Democratic lawmakers in California deflected a Republican resolution on Thursday calling for the expulsion of a state senator who was convicted of eight felonies, a move Republicans say was aimed at preserving Democrats’ two-thirds majority. Democratic State Senator Roderick Wright, who represents parts of Los Angeles and the
February 14, 2014
“Weather practically everywhere is being caused by climate change.” [Darleen Click]
… so says Obama spokeshole, John Holdren, as The One is set to visit California to promote a $1 billion dollar slush climate change resilience fund. Obama will propose the fund Friday after visiting with farmers in Fresno, Calif. The new fund — separate from Obama’s climate agenda announced in June — will be detailed in the president’s 2015 budget, set for release next month. Nevermind that California goes through
January 31, 2014
California’s Clown Car: Sandra Fluke considering run for Henry Waxman’s office [Darleen Click]
I didn’t even know she lived in California … Sandra Fluke, the birth-control activist who helped Democrats launch their “Republican war on women” theme in the 2012 elections, is reported to be considering a run for the seat being vacated by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA). Waxman announced his retirement after 20 terms in the U.S. House on Thursday morning. Fluke, who reports her profession as “Social Justice Attorney,” is from
January 18, 2014
“First of all, that is not a typical Latina” [Darleen Click]
Latina actress endorses TEA Party candidate in ad, gets fired. A famed actress is facing backlash in San Francisco’s Latino community, after she voiced support for a conservative candidate for California governor. Maria Conchita Alonso starred in a campaign ad for Assemblyman Tim Donnelly of San Bernardino County, a Tea Party favorite who is seeking the Republican nomination. Donnelly has voiced strong views against illegal immigration and was once involved
January 7, 2014
UC Berkeley illegal alien students “F**k your ‘loans’. Just hand over the damned money.” [Darleen Click]
Takes “entitlement mentality” to a whole other level. Less than a week after receiving more information regarding the allocation of UC President Janet Napolitano’s $5 million initiative to aid undocumented students, UC Berkeley administrators are already developing a plan to fund enhanced student services and expand financial aid opportunities for these individuals. Napolitano outlined the allocation of the initiative in a letter sent to the chancellors Dec. 18. According to