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Back to homepageHumble Abel
MAY 6, 2010 If you take just one fact, one conclusion from the following story, it should be this: that Abel Maldonado, the newly minted lieutenant governor for the state of California, is a humble man. I know this because
Read MoreWill Dems support pension reform?
On Monday, the Senate PERS committee will vote on much-needed pension reform — SB919 by Sen. Dennis Hollingsorth, R-Murrieta. As the state faces a $500 billion pension liability, according to a recent Stanford study, something must be done to fix
Read MoreGood news on redevelopment
California taxpayers and property owners received some wonderful news on Tuesday when, as the Sacramento Bee reported, “A Sacramento Superior Court judge ruled … that California can take $2.05 billion from redevelopment agencies … .” The article treats the decision
Read MoreCinco de Mayo – "Just another wednesday"
In a staggering act of ignorance and hypocracy, five students at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill were sent home yesterday for wearing American Flag t-shirts and bandanas on Cinco de Mayo. The students were told they were fueling
Read MoreAudits target agency nepotism
MAY 6, 2010 By KATY GRIMES A backlog of 12,000 reports of alleged teacher misconduct in 2009, together with a nepotism problem within the Commission on Teacher Credentialing raised the red flag to high alert. Four state agencies received news
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