California: China

One thing you can be sure of, liberals are hypocrites.

The Kennedys demand no more oil--but oppose windmills in Hyannis Port.  Dianne Feinstein, whose husband makes billions of dollars in pollution creating China, demands we stop using oil--but refuses to allow solar panels in the desert.

"Feinstein disputed that she is engaged in a not-in-my-backyard campaign.

As we draw closer to March 3, I wanted to discuss some of the important things that are on the Los Angeles Municipal ballot.  Obviously, the Mayoral race is getting some attention, but it seems pretty obvious that Antonio will win that one in a cakewalk.  But there's a lot of other stuff going on that I'd like to focus on--like local measures that can make a huge difference, as well as local races that will determine who gets to be the Democratic Party bench in the Los Angeles area.

I'd like to start with Measure B, a measure which, if passed, will end up generating 400MW of solar power within the L.

Most Capitol staffers are kept more than busy enough by their day jobs. But last year, while serving as legislative director for Assemblyman Guy Houston, Keith Ochwat moonlighted managing a documentary project being filmed in China.

While Ochwat spent long days staffing bills and long nights raising money and keeping track of expenses, his creative partner, Chris Rufo, was dodging the Chinese secret police.

“You see the guy who is always hanging around your building,” Rufo said. “When you leave, he leaves.”

Over nine months of filming, Rufo sought to slip the eyes of the authorities by growing facial hair, hiding behind buildings and jumping on and off of buses. He came back with the footage for “Diamond in the Dunes,” a documentary set in an area of western desert area of the country that was only conquered by the Chinese government in 1949.