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Back to homepageDraconian water plan unveiled
MAY 3, 2010 By SUSAN M. TRAGER Water is the lifeblood of California. Throughout the state’s history, it has formed the core of political and economic battles. It is actually more important than gold, a commodity that can be mined
Read MoreYou moderate! No, I'm not!
The Republican gubernatorial race, epitomized by last night’s debate between Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and former eBay executive Meg Whitman, reached a new level of absurdity. Both candidates, whatever their many pros and cons, come from the moderate wing of
Read MoreCounties stingy with ballot info
MAY 3, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Ballotpedia recently did an analysis of California’s county election websites, with a focus on what information they make available about local ballot measures. What’s interesting is that California’s county election Web sites vary greatly
Read MoreSNL tweaks unions
MAY 3, 2010 As government employee unions were negotiating their lucrative retirement deals during the rising economic tide of the past decade, they promised cities and counties that the deals would pay for themselves, citing fanciful rates of return on
Read MoreCA Forward's intentions awry
MAY 3, 2010 By KATY GRIMES “There’s the perfect world, and then there is the political world where the majority party makes the rules,” said Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, R-Dana Point, discussing the “reform” group California Forward. After first saying that
Read MoreCalifornia 2011
A year from now, you’ll be reading a news story that goes something like this… California braces for “violent modernization” California reacted with a mix of resignation and outrage on Monday to a painful new austerity package from the government
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