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Anthony Pignataro: The following is taken from the new Legislative Analyst’s Office report Cal Facts, which you can read for yourself here. Some of the report offers good — indeed, fantastic — news, while other portions are, well, pretty depressing:
Read MoreArnold Was The Machiavellian Governor
JAN. 5, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI The media commentariat have tried to compare new California Gov. Jerry Brown with outgoing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, but the kind of leader it takes to manage under different economic circumstances makes for a difficult
Read MoreBrown Sets State Up For Tax Vote
JAN. 4, 2011 By JOHN SEILER In his inaugural address Monday, new (and past) Gov. Jerry Brown spoke eloquently of past Californians, including his great-grandparents, who overcame tremendous obstacles to build our state: The people of California have not lost
Read MoreBrown’s Tough Talk For Tough Times
JAN. 4, 2011 By KATY GRIMES With many in the state worried that California is ungovernable, even more hope that the courage and sacrifice demonstrated by California’s residents enduring the state’s economic down turn, means a great deal to newly-elected
Read MoreDems Split Over School Reform
JAN. 3, 2011 Democrats soon will have to decide whether they are the party of the idle rich – i.e., the party of retired government employees, many of whom spend 30 or more years receiving pensions that are the equivalent
Read MoreThe Gift After The Nunez Deal
Katy Grimes: Once again calling into question Governor Schwarzenegger’s strange agenda, today as part of his final hours in office, he commuted the manslaughter sentence of Esteban Núñez, the son of former Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez from 16 years to
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