With warm beaches, cold cerveza, and a fantastic exchange rate, Mexico has been the obvious Spring Break choice for college students for at least a decade or two. In recent years, the ongoing war between drug cartels and the federal government has made California’s southern neighbor a dangerous place. That was actually a terrible introduction […]
California’s New-Found Love of Unmanned Aircraft
Amid all the debate over the role of drones in the U.S. military, these pilotless aircraft are getting a lot of love from California legislators. Less than six months into the new legislative session, four bills relating to drones (described officially as “unmanned aircraft systems” by the attorneys at the Legislative Counsel Bureau) have been […]
Legislators as Republican Party Chair?
With the election this weekend of former State Senator Jim Brulte as Chair of the California Republican Party, I just wanted to take a quick look at other California legislators who have held leadership positions within the CRP. They include: State Senator William C. Norton (who served as Chairman in 1876) U.S. Senator George Murphy […]