California Politics News

November 14, 2009 - 08:48 pm

Please go here from now on ...

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/blogs/americas-finest-blog/ Thanks, sorry for the hassles, please keep visiting me at the new URL. Chris...

November 11, 2009 - 06:54 pm

Opposition to charters hits a pathetic new low, even for California

Community groups and Los Angeles Unified officials on Tuesday condemned an anonymous flyer handed to Latino parents that threatened them with deportation if they supported plans to convert their neighborhood school to a charter. United Teachers Los Angeles denies responsibility,...

November 10, 2009 - 07:52 pm

Forensic journalism 101: Last quote shows what reporter wants you to believe

I'm back for now blogging with the old software. For years, I have believed that a reporter's last paragraph shows his real feelings. That's when I was a reporter, I tried to end my stories with benign stuff like "Supervisors...

November 5, 2009 - 12:12 am

Once again, sorry about the technical woes ...

... this is the first time I've been able to log in since Monday night. But soon this will be fixed and I'll be back to the usual whining. Joel Anderson, I haven't forgotten that you're in your second month...

November 3, 2009 - 12:01 am

Sorry about technical woes keeping site down -- regular blogging resumes tomorrow

Thanks for the e-mails of concern. My blog lives on. Though pretty soon after a format change it's gonna be known as America's Finest blog, not America's Finest Blog. Nice conflict of interest, Al Gore. Maybe this explains why you...

October 30, 2009 - 06:33 pm

What drove Gavin out? Let speculation begin

Sac Bee: San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom made a surprise announcement Friday afternoon that he was dropping out of the gubernatorial race, leaving the Democrats with no declared candidate for the top statewide office. There's got to be a 50-50...

October 30, 2009 - 04:18 pm

The most idiotic jury verdict of all time

http://www.helenair.com/news/article_17304d04-c44f-11de-b8fa-001cc4c0328... Brandon Patch would be embarrassed by what his parents have done. Montana's state motto is "Oro y plata" -- "Gold and silver." Is should by "estúpido y estúpido." More here....

October 30, 2009 - 12:59 pm

AG's spokesman told me surreptitious taping was illegal. Was he taping me when he told me that?

The last time I spoke with Scott Gerber, spokesman for AG Jerry Brown, was about a month ago. I asked him why the AG's office was investigating not just ACORN but the fake pimp and fake prostitute who went to...

October 29, 2009 - 05:02 pm

Prediction: Conventional wisdom on proposed state constitutional convention will be that delegate selection process is insane

I laughed several times just reading Joe Mathews' explanation at Fox & Hounds of how the delegates will be chosen: Hold onto your hats. And take a deep breath. This is going to make your head hurt. There isn't one...

October 29, 2009 - 02:59 pm

'School quality is a function of school spending': Graphic proof this is a myth

To those who say, well, this is misleading, federal spending may be going up, but local and state spending isn't: Wrong. Inflation-adjusted per-pupil spending in the U.S. is up at least 60 percent since the 1983 release of the...