I wonder if they offer drive-thru service in the nanny state.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Los Angeles City Council has approved a one-year moratorium on new fast-food restaurants in a low-income area of the city.

The moratorium unanimously approved Tuesday is a bid to attract restaurants that offer healthier food choices to residents in a 32-square-mile area of South Los Angeles.

Councilwoman Jan Perry says residents at five public meetings expressed concern with the proliferation of fast-food outlets in the community plagued by above-average rates of obesity.

Nearly three-quarters of the restaurants in South L.A. are fast-food outlets. That’s a higher percentage than other parts of the city but the restaurant industry says the moratorium won’t help bring in alternatives.

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Earlier this week the Assembly passed Assembly Bill 2948 by a vote of 41 to 25. AB2948 seeks to ban the sale of firearms and ammunition on the property or inside the buildings that comprise the Cow Palace. The bill now heads to the Senate for its consideration. Also headed to the Senate are Assembly Bill 2235 and Assembly Bill 2062.

AB 2235 would prohibit the sale of handguns other than “owner-authorized (or “smart”) handguns”—that is, handguns with a permanent, programmable biometric feature that renders the firearm useless unless activated by the authorized user. No proven, viable handgun of this type has ever been developed. Introduced by Assemblyman Mark DeSaulnier (D-11), AB2235 would require the Attorney General to report to the Governor and Legislature on the availability of owner-authorized handguns; once the Attorney General finds that these guns are available, only “owner-authorized” handguns could be approved for sale in California.

AB 2062 would make it a crime to privately transfer more than 50 rounds of ammunition per month, even between family and friends, unless you are registered as a “handgun ammunition vendor” in the Department of Justice’s database. Ammunition retailers would have to be licensed and store ammunition in such a manner that it would be inaccessible to purchasers. The bill would also require vendors to keep a record of the transaction including the ammunition buyer’s name, driver’s license, the quantity, caliber, type of ammunition purchased, and right thumbprint, which would be submitted to the Department of Justice. All ammunition sales in the state of California would be subject to a $3 per transaction tax. Lastly, mail order ammunition sales would be prohibited. Any violator of AB2062 would be subject to civil fines. AB2062 was amended to remove the requirement that law-abiding gun owners obtain a permit to purchase handgun ammunition.

Please contact your State Senator and respectfully urge him or her to oppose AB2948, AB2235 and AB2062 when they come before them for a vote. Contact information for your State Senator can be found by clicking here.

Anyone still think border security is not a top issue for our country?

TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – Fifteen Mexican drug gang members were killed in a gun battle near the U.S. border on Saturday, their bodies soaked in blood in the road after one of the deadliest shootouts in Mexico’s three-year-long narco-war.

Rival factions of the local Arellano Felix drug cartel in Tijuana on the Mexico-California border fought each other with rifles and machine guns in the early hours of the morning, police said.

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On Tuesday, April 15, the Assembly Public Safety Committee will consider Assembly Bill 2235, a bill to forbid the sale of handguns other than “owner-authorized (or “smart”) handguns”—that is, handguns with a permanent, programmable biometric feature that renders the firearm useless unless activated by the authorized user. No proven, viable handgun of this type has ever been developed.

Introduced by Assemblyman Mark DeSaulnier (D-11), AB2235 would require the Attorney General to report to the Governor and Legislature on the availability of owner-authorized handguns; once the Attorney General finds that these guns are available, only “owner-authorized” handguns could be approved for sale in California.

The law enforcement community has even expressed concerns about the use of this technology in firearms. How often has your computer malfunctioned while simply sitting stationary on your desktop? With that in mind, are you willing to put your personal safety, and that of your loved ones, in the hands of a sensitive computer system exposed to recoil, heat, solvents, dirt and grime? For an informative article about smart guns and the New Jersey law this bill is based on, please click here.

Please contact the members of the Public Safety Committee today and respectfully urge them to oppose this ill-advised proposal. Contact information for the Committee can be found below.

State Assembly Member Jose Solorio (D-69), Chair
(916) 319-2069
Assemblymember.solorio@assembly.ca.gov

State Assembly Member Greg Aghazarian, (R-26), Vice Chair
(916) 319-2026
Assemblymember.aghazarian@assembly.ca.gov

State Assembly Member Joel Anderson (R-77)
(916) 319-2077
Assemblymember.Anderson@assembly.ca.gov

State Assembly Member Hector De La Torre (D-50)
(916) 319-2050
Assemblymember.DeLaTorre@assembly.ca.gov

State Assembly Member Fiona Ma (D-12)
(916) 319-2012
Assemblymember.Ma@assembly.ca.gov

State Assembly Member Anthony J. Portantino (D-44)
(916) 319-2044
Assemblymember.Portantino@assembly.ca.gov

Yesterday, Tuesday, April 8, the Assembly Public Safety Committee passed Assembly Bill 2948, sponsored by State Assembly Member Mark Leno (D-13). AB2948 would ban the sale of firearms and ammunition on the property or inside the buildings that comprise the Cow Palace.

While AB2948 passed the Public Safety Committee, another anti-gun bill, Assembly Bill 2566, introduced by State Assembly Member Loni Hancock (D-14), failed to pass after several votes. AB2566 would have repealed statewide preemption statutes and allowed cities, counties, and other such localities to enact their own forms of restrictive regulation on handguns. Uniform laws regulating firearms and ammunition are necessary to protect the constitutional rights of California’s law-abiding gun owners and to prevent anti-gun municipalities from passing their own laws, which may conflict with state law.

Please continue contacting your State Assembly Member and respectfully urge him or her to oppose AB2948 and AB2566.

PLEASE CONTACT THIS BLOG IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHO YOUR REPRESENTATIVE IS!!!!

OPPOSE AB2062

On Tuesday, April 8, the Assembly Public Safety Committee will consider legislation that would require gun owners to obtain a “permit-to-purchase” before buying handgun ammunition.

Introduced by State Assembly Member Kevin De Leon (D-45), Assembly Bill 2062 puts ammunition sales in the crosshairs. AB2062 would require that law-abiding gun owners obtain a permit to buy handgun ammunition and would impose severe restrictions on the private transfers of handgun ammunition. Applicants for a “permit-to-purchase” would be required to submit to a background check, pay a $35 fee, and wait as long as 30 days to receive the permit.

Under AB2062, it would be unlawful to privately transfer more than 50 rounds of ammunition per month, even between family and friends, unless you are registered as a “handgun ammunition vendor” in the Department of Justice’s database. Ammunition retailers would have to be licensed and store ammunition in such a manner that it would be inaccessible to purchasers. The bill would also require vendors to keep a record of the transaction including the ammunition buyer’s name, driver’s license, the quantity, caliber and type of ammunition purchased, and right thumbprint, which would be submitted to the Department of Justice or the number of his handgun ammunition purchase permit. Vendors would be required to contact the purchase permit database, to verify the validity of a permit before completing a sale. All ammunition sales in the State of California would be subject to a $3 per transaction tax. Lastly, mail order ammunition sales would be prohibited. Any violator of AB2062 would be subject to civil fines.

Please contact the members of the Assembly Public Safety Committee and your State Assembly Member TODAY and respectfully urge them to oppose this onerous attack on our Second Amendment freedoms. Contact information for the committee members can be found below. Please click here to find your State Assembly Member.

State Assembly Member Jose Solorio (D-69), Chair
(916) 319-2069
Assemblymember.solorio@assembly.ca.gov

State Assembly Member Greg Aghazarian, (R-26), Vice Chair
(916) 319-2026
Assemblymember.aghazarian@assembly.ca.gov

State Assembly Member Joel Anderson (R-77)
(916) 319-2077
Assemblymember.Anderson@assembly.ca.gov

State Assembly Member Hector De La Torre (D-50)
(916) 319-2050
Assemblymember.DeLaTorre@assembly.ca.gov

State Assembly Member Fiona Ma (D-12)
(916) 319-2012
Assemblymember.Ma@assembly.ca.gov

State Assembly Member Anthony J. Portantino (D-44)
(916) 319-2044
Assemblymember.Portantino@assembly.ca.gov

Contact these people today!

By Gayle Garbolino-Mojica –
Published 12:00 am PDT Thursday, March 13, 2008
Story appeared in SOUTH PLACER ROSEVILLE section of the SacBee, Page G5

This sad story of poor, whiney school officials doesn’t tell both sides.

“In Placer County, our districts stand to lose more than $25 million in general fund revenue and another $8 million in categorical funding, for a total of $33 million in loss of revenue. That equates to about $580 less per-student funding for our county.”

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Oh please! Every time state budget cuts come up the schools and firemen all scream bloody murder. Schools are very top heavy with administrators getting 6 figure salaries; almost 100% job security, a pension, etc etc while the private sector pays for this. What Garbolino won’t tell you is that she (or a close relative) is in the teaching profession, or related, so there’s a conflict of interest. Also she fails to let the reader know that by law, over 50% of the entire state budget of CA is earmarked for K-12 alone. This doesn’t include all the money going to the community colleges, the California State Univ or the University of California campuses. It’s almost a scam folks the amount of money the taxpayers of this state throws at education. Any yet we don’t get much for our money. Please be smart and informed about this issue and don’t fall for these fear stories in the media. The schools of CA do very well for themselves monetarily and the budget already reflects that to a fault.

Sac Bee Metro Staff – March 14, 2008

Legislative staff members are more likely than most state workers to earn six figures, though typically state Senate and Assembly staffers make about the same as their peers elsewhere in state government.

Those and other facts were gleaned from a Bee analysis of state salary data, which has just been updated with salaries for legislative staffers and is available at sacbee.com/statepay.

Link to story.

The biggest news – Prop 93, Term Limits fraud, loses. Big winner, Steve poizner – big loser, Fabian Nunez and Don Perata.

Prop 94-97, the referrenda against the Indian Gaming compacts put on the ballot by the Labor Unions failed. The CRA supported these measures while some could not sort through the Gambling issue – the voters did, by about 10% statewide.

Big winner – property rights! The NIMBY / IHMYCHY crowd couldn’t stop measure H in Rocklin.

Big Winner – taxpayers…

Measure J fails 58-41 in favor (needed 67%)... this was the measure that would have increased the park tax 50% and then indexed it in future years. They should have tried to renew it at the same rate…

Measure G fails 52-48 in favor. This was one of those 55% bonds that the Loomis School District went to the ballot with for the third time.

Don’t forget that the Placer GOP Central Committee and the Placer CRA were being attacked over our opposition before we even opposed this measure!

Because the Central Committee is now an endorsing body – there are several who now want to take the committee over for the express purpose of preventing any future endorsements. This is another of the angles in the Ose v. Oller race – Ose has participated in the Liberal takeover of two county committees in the past…

Rumor has it that Placer is in the crosshairs. Those supporting Ose have to know about this angle as well…

Finally, a GOP club with some b_alls!

“The Lincoln Club recommends a No vote on all four Indian gaming measures (Propositions 94-97) because we believe ratification of the compacts would perpetuate and expand the unfair monopoly that the state unwisely granted to a small group based solely on racial preferences.”

-From the Flash Report

Just got a call from some California Firefighters group campaigning for the term limits measure. They claim to also have the support of the California Police Chiefs Association and some Highway Patrolman Association. Let’s see…Greedy/Corrupt unions and overpaid ticketwriters say yes, how should I vote?

Proposition 91– Yes
(This more firmly dedicates gasoline sales taxes to transportation projects. This is necessary because the legislature has exploited the loopholes in Prop 42 every year to continue to squander our gas tax money.)

Proposition 92 – No
(This is “ballot box budgeting” at its worst. It would irresponsibly reduce community college tuition, regardless of need, while permanently increasing taxpayer subsidies.)

Proposition 93 – No!
(This is phony term limits reform designed to keep Democrat leaders in office longer. Whether you support term limits or hate them, this proposition is a fraud and it should be defeated.)

Proposition 94 – Yes
(This referendum would ratify the compact with the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians. Indian gaming has been terrible for California , but defeating this compact will not solve that problem or improve things in any way. This compact is the best possible deal that taxpayers can get out of the current Legislature. Union thugs oppose this compact because it does not achieve their goal of forcing casino workers to pay union dues without their consent. The issue here is union politics, not Indian gaming.)

Proposition 95 – Yes
(This referendum would ratify the compact with the Morongo Band of Mission Indians. Indian gaming has been terrible for California , but defeating this compact will not solve that problem or improve things in any way. This compact is the best possible deal that taxpayers can get out of the current Legislature. Union thugs oppose this compact because it does not achieve their goal of forcing casino workers to pay union dues without their consent. The issue here is union politics, not Indian gaming.)

Proposition 96 – Yes
(This referendum would ratify the compact with the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation. Indian gaming has been terrible for California , but defeating this compact will not solve that problem or improve things in any way. This compact is the best possible deal that taxpayers can get out of the current Legislature. Union thugs oppose this compact because it does not achieve their goal of forcing casino workers to pay union dues without their consent. The issue here is union politics, not Indian gaming.)

Proposition 97 – Yes
(This referendum would ratify the compact with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Indian gaming has been terrible for California , but defeating this compact will not solve that problem or improve things in any way. This compact is the best possible deal that taxpayers can get out of the current Legislature. Union thugs oppose this compact because it does not achieve their goal of forcing casino workers to pay union dues without their consent. The issue here is union politics, not Indian gaming.)