Dear Editor,As a retired police officer, I will be in California this fall to urge California to end its marijuana prohibition.  Why?  Because my experience shows that we could arrest a lot more deadly reckless and DUI drivers, we could arrest more child molesters, if we did not waste time on the non-violent marijuana user.My

Dear Editor,In last week’s edition of the Capitol Weekly (March 4), the Skinny on A3 incorrectly identified Lee Greenwood’s song “God Bless the USA,” as having been released in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.

In actuality, this was a re-release of Greenwood’s trademark song. The song was originally released in 1984 and topped the

Dear Editor,The article “Anti-casino group says leader of rival tribe not Indian” on Greg Sarris and the Graton reads, “The [Graton] group was one of dozens that lost federal recognition in 1958, but they regained it in 2000.” That statement is much more myth than fact.

When the Rancheria existed, the residents of the Rancheria

Dear Editor,Thanks to Governor Schwarzenegger for beefing up the health care boards with a $12.8 million spending request for 107 new investigators in the new budget. This is long overdue.

The Board of Accountancy can be thought of as more wide-ranging than the healthcare boards. Healthcare workers can victimize only one person at a time.

Dear Editor,How is it that there are over 2000 new state hires a month at the same time that California is faced with a budget deficit?

There are 6 simple steps to reducing the California state budget deficit:1. Pay no state employee more than $100,000(for 2010, then add COLA); remove administrative perks, including free cars…save

Dear Editor,

 re: Could California face a “brain drain” of college students? (CW 12/03/09)

Times are tough for public colleges and universities, but no educator wants to see qualified students miss out on higher education (Capitol Weekly, Dec. 3, “Could California face a brain drain of college students?”).  CSU and UC leaders are doing the

Dear Editor, It’s almost sad to watch police lobbyist John Lovell flailing away in search of viable arguments to prop up the failed policy of marijuana prohibition (Capitol Weekly, Nov. 19, “What would marijuana legalization look like?”).

Lovell points to studies showing that driving under the influence of marijuana is risky —

Dear Editor: I’m shocked by Assemblymember Blakeslee’s email that was leaked to Capitol Weekly (Oct. 14, “Leak of the Week”).

One has to wonder if he read some of the bills he is attacking or if he is simply trying to drum up right wing support by attacking LGBT Californians. The Harvey

Dear Editor: Dorothy Rothrock (Capitol Weekly, Oct. 1) claims that she can’t find how the California Air Resources Board spent $47 million dollars to pay for administration of AB 32 from 2007 to 2009. Ms. Rothrock and her trade association attack ARB’s credibility as a way to deflect the legislative requirement that they pay

Dear Editor: Re: Commentary (Bob Blumenfield, Capitol Weekly, Aug 27) “During the tortured state budget negotiations, many of my friends who voted against my bill were among the loudest voices in demanding aggressive anti-fraud measures in social service programs like In-Home Supportive Services. I don’t understand why they can’t muster the same fervor for