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Kevin McCarty has never claimed in the past to be African American. According to the segregation laws, you were "negro" if you were "octoroon', one eighth black, or "quadroon", one quarter black. According to the author of this piece, McCarty is now claiming to be "African American". We need to...  more...

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Wow I didn't know Kevin McCarty was African-American.  more...

Look whatever happens, we all can be assured of 2 things: taxes will rise as will fuel prices. If I were running an oil company I would not invest in CA as its not good ROI  more...

I think you need to rethink how effective SB 375 is... "Senator Steinberg’s SB 375, the landmark law created incentives for smart growth’s climate benefits." Its being used to further other political interests by radical politicians.  more...

These idealistically irresponsible Assholes could literally cripple the entire state! Why shouldn't they be jailed for incompeytence if they go through with this?  more...

Fans may remember “Thelma and Louise” went off the cliff because of a wholly exaggerated sense of despair, based in part on misinformation. It would be a shame if this happened again. The LCFS is already delivering cleaner, alternative fuels to the state. Wouldn’t Californians all be better...  more...

Florida policymakers just repealed their low carbon fuel standard to protect consumers from gas price hikes and engine damage. Sometimes people make mistakes, but a wise person can admit when they are wrong. It's too bad LCFS backers don't have that maturity.  more...

I wonder how Susan Sarandon & Geena Davis feel about the petroleum industry trading on their famous roles  more...

It's time for the BCG study to be put to rest. Recently, an expert review panel convened by UC Davis made it clear that the study was flawed, saying "we are concerned about some of its assumptions, methodologies and results,” and used words and phrases including, “limited,” “incomplete,”...  more...

The "Fuels Cliff" is really just a pothole for companies who can't innovate. #stopfoolingCA  more...

This article should have mentioned that California's conservation community (as well as the fishing and tribal interests in the State) are pretty much unanimously opposed to the Governor's economically and environmentally disastrous Peripheral Tunnels plan.  more...

Will Mary Nichols, John Wallauch, Kamala Harris, and Governor Brown support the UN, Bill Clinton, Gary Condit, Al Gore, Pete Wilson, Gray Davis, Dianne Feinstein Barbara Boxer and the World Bank (GMO fuel) waiver? Can CO2, ozone and pm (asthma) be reduced with a GMO fuel waiver?  more...

Target Prop 39 funds. New research from the San Francisco Department of Public Health suggests targeting homes in SF for energy efficiency upgrades is likely to yield greater health benefit and reduce exposure to air and noise pollution for more impacted areas. This concept should be applied to...  more...

re "Are PARS pensions regarded as vested rights with the same legal protection as CalPERS pensions?" Even CalPERS would not argue PARS pensions have the same legal protection as CalPERS pensions, especially in bankruptcy. From the Stockton case, CalPERS now knows that contracts can be impaired in...  more...

Here is a key quote from this article -- "Proponents say the BDCP will restore the Delta’s ecosystem". If that is true why does every fishing organization, conservation organization and tribe in the State of California oppose the Governor's project? It sounds to this old timer that the...  more...

At least one new system was completed, SDI Online. Cost was 158M$ only 123M$ over budget. Most of the cost increase was because the state did not know what it was asking for. Most of the increase, 84M$ of the increase, came during the contracting phase. In other words, the state agreed that it...  more...

STATE PAYROLL SYSTEM: TAKE IT AWAY FROM CONTROLLER’S OFFICE: My article is up today in the San Diego Union Tribune http://techleader.tv/?s=payrol...  more...

I am shocked NOT that a Superior Court judge ruled for the union. As a group, in labor matters, Superior Court judges are little more than extension of the unions and are effectively a public union themselves. But I am curious if the Iowa Law Review of the "CA Rule" was part of the case? See: more...

The GOP in California is a mess.They have gotten in their current mess the old-fashioned way, they earned it.Where is the GOP on issues? Unless you go on a GOP website, you may have noidea. Who is the face of the GOP? I know they have one, but why are they not onTV, on the radio, and online...  more...

The problem with Maldonado is not simply his recent misstep withon the prison issue, but that this misstep illustrates his lack of politicalability. As an Independent with hopes of an option better than Brown, Maldonadois not the answer. If Brown can do what he did to megabucks Whitman, he willnot...  more...

Nice perspective and attitude. Makes me proud!  more...

Burt's right - First, the tunnels will not stop the reverse flows in the Delta. In fact, the United States National Marine FisheriesService says that the tunnels will cause Georgiana Slough and the SacramentoRiver to reverse flow at times and may cause extinction of Salmon in theSacramento River. ...  more...

Can you say, Lawsuit?Does the proposed budget specify exactly where the money will come from to pay it back with interest? If not, it's just a money grab and empty promise.  more...

Will Mary Nichols, John Wallauch, Kamala Harris, and Governor Brown support the UN, Bill Clinton, Gary Condit, Al Gore, Pete Wilson, Gray Davis, Dianne Feinstein Barbara Boxer and the World Bank (GMO fuel) waiver? Can CO2, ozone and pm (asthma) be reduced with a GMO fuel waiver?  more...