Meg sticker sighted!

I just saw the first car bumper sticker of the 2010 election season. It read “Meg 2010” and was pasted on a Lincoln MKX SUV driving north on the 55 freeway in Costa Mesa, probably originating in Newport Beach just

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Shot in the dark

At 11 a.m. today Assemblyman Pedro Nava, D-Oxnard, will hold a press conference in the State Capitol’s Room 1190 announcing his new bill that would ban the use of lead shot in state wildlife areas. “The science is increasingly clear

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Pensions push state to insolvency

  FEB. 23, 2010 By TROY ANDERSON As the $17 billion annual taxpayer tab for government employees’ pensions and retiree health care increases at a rate of “several billion dollars” a year, Orange County Supervisor John Moorlach says California is heading for an “economic

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State selling properties to raise cash

Feb. 23, 2010 By KATY GRIMES With the state of California selling off property to raise cash in the face of the $24 billion deficit, 11 office-building complexes are for sale, which will then be leased back to the state for 20

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The eyes of Texas are upon us

Feb. 23, 2010 Californians used to sing “I Love You, California.” Now, the tune has changed and it’s “Can’t Get Enough of Texas.” The bad news stories about California businesses packing up and moving out of state are so frequent,

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