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Back to homepageBrown calls market 'dangerous'
APRIL 20, 2010 By CALWATCHDOG STAFF Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown, in response to a question from a TV reporter about the role of religion in public life, called for a living family wage and described the marketplace as “dangerous.”
Read MoreCalifornia’s Debt Bondage
APRIL 20, 2010 By JOHN SEILER In my previous article on finding ways to suspend some state spending for a year to help solve the $20 billion deficit problem, “Initiatives tax state budget,” I looked at initiatives voters passed that
Read MoreHollingsworth's sensible pension reform
Sen. Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Murrieta, is introducing tomorrow important pension reform legislation, SB919. I’ve given it a quick perusal and this looks like a solid, serious plan — the sort of thing the state must embrace if it hopes to tackle
Read MoreMoving California forward?
APRIL 20, 2010 By KATY GRIMES In one of the most relevant legislative hearings held recently, the Assembly Budget Committee heard testimony from members of California Forward, the group proposing the controversial voting threshold change from the current two-thirds vote
Read MoreGreenlining Series: 'Diversity' pays off
This is the fifth part of a series produced by CalWatchdog and the Examiner regarding the Berkeley-based Greenlining Institute, a low-income housing advocacy group that critics say intimidates banks and helped cause the housing meltdown. APRIL 20, 2010 By MARK
Read MoreDon't Dis The Public Safety Unions
I heard a very disturbing story today on a Sacramento radio news program, leaving me to wonder what happened to the “Protect and Serve” oath for public safety workers. Firefighting and policing are voluntary careers — no one forces anyone
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