Carly slimes Chuck

Although close campaigns get nasty at the end, I can’t think of a candidate who ever attacked an opponent’s actual military standing. But that’s what Carly Fiorina has done to Chuck DeVore. DeVore lists on the ballot his occupation as

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Steinberg's office responds

CalWatchdog just received this response from Darrell Steinberg’s communications director Nathan Barankin regarding this recent blog post: I read your blog post about the exchange of correspondence between Senator Steinberg and a constituent regarding the State of Arizona’s new immigration

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UC cops mum on fraud scandal

MAY 21, 2010 K. LLOYD BILLINGSLEY In late 2009, UC Davis officials launched an investigation into misappropriation of funds on campus. More than four months later, officials remain quiet about the results. Annette Spicuzza, chief of police at UC Davis,

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Costly new Tesla jobs

The state Employment Development Department just released their latest jobs numbers, and guess what? They’re still way bad. Despite 14,200 new nonfarm payroll jobs in April, the state’s unemployment rate remains an abysmal 12.6 percent (the national unemployment rate stands

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CA debates outsourcing inmates

MAY 21, 2010 By KATY GRIMES In what felt more like a night court at times than a Capitol hearing room,with scores of state employees noisily filing in and out during a budget hearing, the Department of Finance, and the

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Workers comp needs market reform

MAY 21, 2010 The subject of workers compensation reform appears on the surface to be an issue only pertinent to employers and business owners. However, nothing could be further from reality. If more employees paid attention to employer regulations, fees

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