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Back to homepageGOP Split Over Pro-Redevelop Measure
SEPT. 17, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Proposition 22 appears to be a seething two-headed snake, with strong division between supporters and opponents, and cleverly worded, but confusing ballot language. According to Ballotpedia, language for the Proposition 22 was filed with
Read MoreCalPERS' Ailing Long-Term Care Plan
Editor’s note: A new article on this controversy, published Feb. 20, 2013, is here. It concerns the recent 85 percent rate hike. SEPT. 16, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO For a long-term care benefit plan, the news has mostly been bad.
Read MoreTop 20 Worst Bills To Veto
CalWatchdog thought that today’s 2010 TOP TWENTY BILLS TO VETO by The Flash Report, was worthy of sharing. Compiled by Senator Mimi Walters and Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, both Republicans, with some assistance from FR Publisher Jon Fleischman, the Governor’s “letter grade” was computed
Read MorePolitely Heated Prop. 23 Debate
SEPT. 16, 2010 By KATY GRIMES It was the rich oil guys against the rich hedge fund manager today at the Proposition 23 debate sponsored by the Sacramento Press Club. At least that’s the way the two sides characterize the
Read MoreLongest Late budget
John Seiler: Tomorrow the California budget will be late for longer than any in history. The robbers who run the state government expect you to pay your taxes on time, or you face massive fines — or jail. But when
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Meg: Stop lying about Jerry and taxes
John Seiler: Meg Whitman continues running commercials based on disproved assertions about Jerry Brown and taxes. It’s especially grating that she is using a Bill Clinton quote attacking Jerry from the 1992 presidential campaign. First, Clinton is a notorious liar.
Read MoreWater Keeps CA's Welfare State Liquid
SEPT. 14, 2010 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Book Review: Running Out of Water: The Looming Crisis and Solutions To Conserve Our Most Precious Resource (Palgrave, 2010). Mark Twain once wrote: “Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt” using a malapropism on
Read MoreProp. 25 Sparks Debate Over Tax Hikes
SEPT. 14, 2010 By KATY GRIMES A ballot initiative designed to make it easier for the Legislature to pass the annual budget has supporters and opponents up debating the actual intent of the initiative, as well as the ballot measure
Read MoreIs Real Cal Unemployment At 25%?
SEPT. 14, 2010 By JOHN SEILER Welcome to the desert of California jobs. Officially, California’s unemployment rate was 12.3 percent for July, the latest month calculated. That’s bad enough. But the real number is twice as much: at least 25
Read MorePUC Accused Of Not Regulating Enough
SEPT. 13, 2010 By KATY GRIMES The Public Utility Commission pledged to keep a watchful eye on the outcomes of telecommunication deregulation in the state, but has failed to do so, according to a recent, blistering report from the Senate,
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