May 192013
 
When is a College Education Like a House?

When the Federal Government inflates it into a Bubble—that’s when. Those on the left and right (yes, both) who are crying for “student loan fairness,” “debt forgiveness” or some such “relief” for college students fail to understand the similarities between the crash of the housing market and the fate of the higher-education market. Just as [Read More]

May 082013
 

As a Libertarian and an attorney practicing in Ventura County, David Laufer applies his pro-business, pro-consumer, sensible/limited-government principles to his work. California’s Proposition 65 law, The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act,  passed by voters in 1986 to protect customers, is the subject of Mr. Laufer’s solution-oriented article. Prop 65 Enforcement Every week we read about enforcement actions under Prop 65. This [Read More]

May 012013
 
CITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN Pushed Back to Drawing Board

We have somewhat of a local victory on the western end of Ventura. The city’s Westside  Community Plan and Development Code, which would have enforced micro-managed growth and new building codes more stringent than the rest of the city, has been pushed back to the drawing board according to a city council member. The poor [Read More]

Apr 302013
 
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY - Simi Valley Street Fair Libertarian Booth

On Saturday May 11 the Libertarian Party of Ventura County will be selling ideals of liberty from our booth at the Simi Valley Street Fair. Volunteers are needed to help set up, take down, and/or manage the booth throughout the day. The event will take place along Cochran Street (between Galena and Sequoia) from 9:00 [Read More]

Apr 302013
 
Will the real Social Justice please stand up

The conference Last Saturday, teachers, students and the public were invited to attend the 5th Annual Conference for Social Justice in Education, held at and sponsored by California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI). This year’s full-day event was themed “Organizing for Sustainable Change.” It featured 1) a keynote address by the executive director of the [Read More]