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Will Riverside, Fresno, and Bakersfield Become Civilized?

  • California
April 21, 2011July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Joel Kotkin and William Frey, in their article “The Third California,” speculate that as Coastal California prices itself out of the market, Inland California may become a more civilized and upscale region.  In fact, the crash and the wave of foreclosures hit […]

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California Republicans Are Crazy. Like a Fox.

  • Politics
April 5, 2011July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

David Atkins of Calitics on the left suggests that for the Republican Establishment, the magic 34% in one house of the legislature is enough, under the California Constitution, to achieve their purposes.  Warning: Calitics is too far to the left […]

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Somebody Must Like Irvine

  • California,
  • Miscellaneous
March 24, 2011July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Jerry Sullivan in Irvine, By Design points out that Irvine is not that different from what the hipster gentrifiers of places like Echo Park would do if they had full control! I need to correct an error. Don Bren does […]

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Californians Need to Suffer More

  • California
February 28, 2011July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

A good article by Greenhut on the pensions crisis, but I find it rather amusing that a Libertarian wants people to suffer.  Generally I thought it was we heartless social conservatives who wanted people to suffer! Related: “Steven Greenhut: Californians […]

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You’ve Seen Dan Morain’s Article…

  • Politics
February 24, 2011December 9, 2021
Author: Howard Ahmanson

You’ve seen Dan Morain’s article. For those of you who are interested, here’s the link to the actual answers I wrote!  And you’ll get to find out what NTSEBREE and NESEBREE are. Related: “Howard Ahmanson, now a conservative Democrat, holds forth” by Dan Morain […]

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Dan Morain: Unlikely Ally for Brown’s Big Fight

  • Politics
February 23, 2011July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I get some notoriety for cutting across political lines on behalf of an important social justice issue. Related: “Dan Morain: Unlikely ally for Brown’s big fight” by Dan Morain at Sacbee.com

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Leroy Grannis

  • California
February 21, 2011July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Leroy Grannis, famous surf photographer, was my ninth cousin or something like that. I wonder whether that explains anything about me, at least my current passion for stand up paddleboarding. I didn’t surf, but it was so much part of […]

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Cal-EITC and Gasoline Tax

  • California
February 15, 2011July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I don’t know whether the state can afford it at the moment, but a Cal-EITC would be a good and civilized thing to have. If we institute a higher gasoline or carbon tax, especially, which I do advocate, common decency […]

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CA Special Election

  • California
February 10, 2011July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Mimi Walters is doing a commendable thing standing up against the no tax ever ever Republicans but using the Republicans’ leverage to have a public vote on public sector pensions, to install for future public employees a “defined contribution” plan […]

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I Like Some Taxes Less Than Others, Notes on the California Situation

  • California
February 3, 2011July 5, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Originally the Republicans were going to be totally obstructive and try to keep the necessary ballot initiatives for the special election regarding taxes from going to the public at all.  Now Mimi Walters, who had been the Republican candidate for […]

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