Crime-Ravaged Oakland Residents Hire Private Security as City Slashes Public Safety

The primary function of government is to secure the public safety. That's why people come together to form the social contract, to escap... Read more »

Obama's Department of Education Throws Lifeline to San Francisco City College

Well, you gotta love this. Remember, SFCC is wholly owned by the hip urban diversity interests, and they weren't going to stand for an o... Read more »

Water Rationing for Front Lawns in America's Southwest

This reminds me of 1992, when my wife and I moved to Santa Barbara, and we found that the city had all kinds of water rationing. In that res... Read more »

Silver Fire Still Burns in Riverside County

At the Riverside Press Enterprise, " SILVER FIRE: Blaze waning, but firefighters still cautious ." And " SILVER FIRE: Evacuat... Read more »

Scandalous Luxury Travel Spending by Academic Deans at UCLA

When we talk about the entitlement mentality of the leftist political class, it's amazing how frequently California leads the discussion... Read more »

Californians Confused and Angry at Amber Alert on Cellphones

I give my iPhone to my youngest boy to use (pretty much all the time now), because he "can't find his charger" to his iPod. So... Read more »

Homosexual Teacher at Catholic School Fired After Marrying Partner

You think? I'm not sure why someone like this is still Catholic. At the Los Angeles Times, " Gay teacher at Glendora Catholic schoo... Read more »

Escena in Palm Springs is First Tract House Development Since the 'Mad Men' Era

Interesting. At the Los Angeles Times, " Escena Palm Springs: SoCal's first modern tract houses in decades ": Escena is believ... Read more »

Accreditation Warnings at Many California Community Colleges

I didn't know so many colleges were risking sanctions. At LAT, " More community colleges facing accreditation problem s": A wa... Read more »

Anthem Blue Cross Won't Participate in California's Small Business Insurance Exchange for ObamaCare

This entire article mentions not one word about "ObamaCare," perhaps because the decision by Anthem Blue Cross sticks the middle f... Read more »