Ironically, the Democrats claimed to love redevelopment, but voted to end the agencies as a way to save money. Republicans often criticized the redevelopment process, but then rallied the troops to save it.

◼ CA GOP Saves Eminent Domain! - calwatchdog.com

California Republicans love to talk about limiting government, fighting bureaucracy and keeping taxes low, but on Thursday they proved that this is nothing more than a rhetorical device. Given the opportunity to rein in the size and power of government in a tangible way, Assembly Republicans – with one sole exception – punted. They rallied to save some of the most abusive and wastrel government agencies around.

As the California GOP (just held) its convention in Sacramento... party members ought to at least understand where its Assembly members stand...

Where do we stand? Where do our elected representatives stand? Are we in sync? What can be done for California?