Half of Cal kids flunk

John Seiler: Maybe the reason voters keep electing turkeys to office in California is that the state’s schooling system turns out half-literates. The latest: Statewide, 52 percent of students in grades 2 through 11 tested proficient or advanced in English

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Legislators Celebrate Ramadan

Katy Grimes: Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, and Assemblywoman Mariko Yamada, D-Davis, are hosting the annual Ramadan Iftar dinner at the state Capitol next week, together with 36 Assembly members and Senators, and the governor. The event invitation states

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Tax hikes would harm CA economy

AUGUST 17, 2010 By JOHN SEILER Do tax hikes fix budgets? That was the subject of an article I wrote last month here on CalWatchDog.com. The question is critical as the California Legislature and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, still unable to

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