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The hearing on the SB919 pension-reform bill is ending without a vote, because the committee lost its quorum, but it seems unlikely this is going to pass after hearing comments by committee Democrats. But Gov. Schwarzenegger’s pension adviser David Crane’s
Read MoreA rude, deluded union crowd
I spent a couple hours in the PERS committee listening to testimony over Sen. Dennis Hollingsworth’s SB 919 pension-reform bill and was stunned by the rudeness of the mostly union crowd as bill supporters spoke out. They laughed and chatted
Read MoreWorking Hard to Look Busy In Appropriations
Working hard or hardly working should be the motto of the Golden State. Instead of “jobs, jobs, jobs,” the favorite sound bite for California politicians, “spend, spend, spend” is what’s for dinner at the capitol. Dungeness crab, rendering plants and pets,
Read MoreActivists taint redistricting?
The state auditor’s office, which is handling the selection process for the Citizens Redistricting Commission, has been sending emails to applicants encouraging them to attend various training workshops, some of which are sponsored by political activist groups such as California
Read MoreDemocrats dreaming
MAY 10, 2010 California’s Assembly Democrats want you to be part of the state’s budget solution, which is how they are touting a series of live budget forums across the state. One took place Saturday in San Diego and the
Read MoreMeg 4 VP in 12 ?
A GOP source tells me that national honchos want Meg to become California’s next governor so she can run in 2012 as Mitt Romney’s VP. After spending a couple hundred million here in Cal, enriching GOP consultants, she would spend
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