Posted on July 13th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
California Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger may be more progressive on environmental issues than many of his Republican counter-parts, but this some wild fantasy, in my opinion:
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said in an interview aired Sunday that he would be open to the idea of serving as energy czar in a Barack Obama administration.
Regardless of whether he takes that particular job, […]
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Filed under: Al Gore, California, Democrats, Energy, Environment, In The News, John Kerry, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Presidential Election, Progressives, Republicans, Sen. Barbara Boxer
Posted on July 10th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
For longer than it seems possible, California been fighting wildfires far before the fire season was supposed to start. From the Santa Barbara/Goleta area of Southern California to the Northern vast areas, every wildfire firefighter from many states is on the line from many states working their hearts out trying to save family homes. […]
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Filed under: California, Election '08, Environment, In The News, Los Angeles, MSNBC, SoCal, Stuart O'Neill, Weather, conservation
Posted on July 2nd, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Earlier this evening I sat outside with a neighbor discussing a wealth of topics including the news that Starbucks will be cutting “up to 12,000 jobs” and closing “600 stores.”
It’s a sign of the times to come as consumers continue to cut back on even the littlest of extravagances to make sure they put gas […]
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Filed under: California, Consumers, Corporatism, Economic News, Economy, Gas Prices, In The News, Pamela Leavey
Posted on June 25th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
Today WaPo reports that Senator John McCain unveiled two components of his energy plan yesterday in Santa Barbara, California.
“[…] , McCain (R-Ariz.) vowed to “put the purchasing power of the United States government on the side of green technology” by buying fuel-efficient vehicles for its civilian fleet of cars and trucks and by retrofitting federal […]
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Filed under: Autos, Barack Obama '08, Big Oil, Economy, Election '08, Environment, Gas Prices, George W. Bush, Global Warming, In The News, John McCain '08, Political News, Presidential Election, Science, SoCal, Stuart O'Neill, WaPo
Posted on June 18th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Wedding bells were ringing in California today as hundreds of gay and lesbian couples ties the knot, “giving a human face to a landmark court decision and a powerful opening salvo in what is expected to be a bruising fall campaign here over the issue of same-sex marriage.”
Some weddings actually began in a “handful of […]
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Filed under: California, Civil Rights, Democrats, Equal Rights, GLTB, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News, equality
Posted on June 17th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
I just drove up the coast of California last week to pick up my daughter from college. Although I would have preferred to take the more scenic route (Highway 1), from Morro Bay to Monterey Bay, I knew it would add a few extra hours to my trip and thus burn more gas. The price […]
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Filed under: Big Oil, California, Economy, Gas Prices, Los Angeles, Pamela Leavey, Travel
Posted on June 16th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
Unfortunately, we are seeing many people of retirement age wind up in strictly limited living circumstances. While active and socially involved, they live, in any cases, with limitations that can be difficult. Today MSN online offers a simple solution to the person with $12,000 retirement income or less. The article over simplfies a difficult […]
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Filed under: Civil Rights, Congress, Democratic Daily, Economic News, Election '08, Elizabeth Edwards, Equal Rights, House of Reps, In The News, Senate, SoCal, Stuart O'Neill
Posted on June 8th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
The national average gas price for a gallon of “regular unleaded rose 1.7 cents to $4.005, according the daily measure on the AAA’s Web site.
That surpassed the previous record of $3.989 set Thursday.
The milestone was expected after a surge in crude oil prices added more than $16 to a barrel of oil over the last […]
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Filed under: Big Oil, California, Consumers, Economic News, Economy, Gas Prices, In The News, Los Angeles, Pamela Leavey, SoCal
Posted on June 1st, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
There’s been a huge fire raging on the Universal Studios set here in Los Angeles since early this morning. My apartment is about a mile north of the studio and the smell of the smoke is horrible because of the burning plastic:
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The fire has “destroyed a set from “Back to the Future,” the […]
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Filed under: Arts & Entertainment, California, Entertainment News, In The News, Los Angeles, Movies, Pamela Leavey, SoCal
Posted on May 31st, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
I know our readers are all focused on the DNC Rules Committee Meeting today, but I wanted to highlight another important issue in the news today…
California Senator Barbara Boxer gave the Democratic Radio Address today and she spoke about the urgent need for the U.S. to act on global warming before it’s too late. The Senate is scheduled […]
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Filed under: Bush Admin, California, Democrats, Environment, Global Warming, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Republicans, Science, Sen. Barbara Boxer, Senate
Posted on May 27th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Here in California we have a proposition coming up on the ballot next Tuesday that must be defeated – Prop 98:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqANQQQno3g
Here’s more on the deceptive that proposition that will hurt folks like me, long time renters in rent control buildings:
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Filed under: California, Housing, In The News, Pamela Leavey
Posted on May 24th, 2008 by Walter Brasch
The mantra of almost all conservatives—it makes no difference what political party they belong to—is to keep government out of their lives. But, they don’t mind government interference when it plays to their biases and bigotry.
For example, it’s perfectly acceptable for the government to enter one’s bedroom if the purpose is to ban homosexual activity […]
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Filed under: Bush Admin, California, Civil Rights, Conservatives, Political Ideology, Politics, Republicans, State Politics, Walter Brasch
