Revenge of the Nerds: Can Steve Poizner Save California?

For its next governor, California does not need a blowhard relic from another era or a showboating corporate executive trying to wow us with her cash flow. Right now California needs a nerd who will actually do the hard work. Is Steve Poizner the nerd for the job? Maybe.

California Budget Crisis: No Progress, State Workers Defy Schwarzenegger’s Order

How can Gov. Schwarzenegger solve the budget crisis when he can’t get anyone to follow an Executive Order?

Attorney General Jerry Brown Asks California Supreme Court to Overturn Prop 8

California Attorney General Jerry Brown asked the California Supreme Court to overturn Prop. 8.  AG Brown supports same-sex marriage, but until now he claimed it was his job to defend Prop. 8.  We here at Johnny California have argued all along that the Attorney General is under no duty to defend a law he believes [...]

Stock Up On Sparks and Joose! – Alcoholic Energy Drinks Banned in California!

We just got an email from AG Jerry Brown’s office proclaiming a “settlement” reached with MillerCoors over alcohol-based energy drinks, specifically Sparks.  The settlement?  They banned alcohol-based energy drinks.  Why?  Because according to the AG, Sparks makes kids go nutso.  Huh? Did anyone even know this was a problem?  Is this a problem? Is this [...]

Three Former Governors Honestly Explain California’s Government and Budget Problems

In this morning’s email, we found this video of UCLA- sponsored 2005 panel discussion between former Governors Jerry Brown, George Dukemajian, and Gray Davis.   The topic is “How Can California Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century.”
If you ever want to understand California’s budget problems, why the government is so dysfunctional, and how it needs [...]