CA Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/ca/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Wed, 05 Oct 2016 17:09:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Could You Live Like This? https://smthingscount.com/2016/10/05/could-you-live-like-this/ Wed, 05 Oct 2016 17:09:48 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5219 Ever wonder how a farm worker lives? It’s hard, because their wages are low, despite back-breaking work. They make do, although life is far from

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]]> CA, Immigration, Violent Crime, and People who will Save Us https://smthingscount.com/2016/05/09/ca-immigration-violent-crime-and-people-who-will-save-us/ Mon, 09 May 2016 17:22:34 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4834 I don’t like outsiders coming into California and telling me what’s wrong with my state, especially when they haven’t done their homework.  I’m galled by

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]]> How Prop. 13 is Harming California https://smthingscount.com/2015/08/19/how-prop-13-is-harming-california/ Wed, 19 Aug 2015 16:25:25 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4074 No, I’m not talking about Grandma’s home, which, thanks to Prop. 13, is secure even though she’s on limited income.  I’m talking about how corporations

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]]> Another Black Mark Against California https://smthingscount.com/2015/06/03/another-black-mark-against-california/ Wed, 03 Jun 2015 17:03:57 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3833 Yesterday I wrote about a free ride for CA legislators. Today I’m again unhappy with my normally beloved state. We’ve put in a lot of

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]]> OK If Lobbyists Write Our Laws? https://smthingscount.com/2013/05/20/ok-if-lobbyists-write-our-laws/ Mon, 20 May 2013 18:07:09 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=1687 Interest groups are writing our laws.  It surprised me to learn that a Capitol Tracking study of CA bills introduced during the 2011-12 session found

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]]> Only Married Women Can be Raped in CA? https://smthingscount.com/2013/01/16/only-married-women-can-be-raped-in-ca/ Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:27:14 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=1137 “No, Your Honor, I couldn’t have raped her because she wasn’t married.”  In California, this is a valid defense, thanks to an old 1872 law. 

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