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John Seiler: During the Carly Fiorina-Barbara Boxer debate Wednesday, Babs charged: When she was CEO of Hewlett-Packard, before she was terminated actually, she shipped 30,000 jobs overseas. Think about it. That’s the size of Foster City. That reminds me of Wall Street.
Read MoreCorrea Protests Budget Sham
Steven Greenhut: Sen. Lou Correa, D-Anaheim, just told CalWatchdog that he abstained from all budget votes for a simple reason: he was protesting the “drill” budget that he viewed as a sham. “These aren’t real budget votes,” he told me.
Read MoreFunds for Moonbeam's sick buildings
SEPT. 2, 2010 By WAYNE LUSVARDI California newspaper editorials cry out that it is “outrageous” and “unacceptable” that almost a year after Congress granted California $25 million in Stimulus Funds to make state buildings more energy efficient that only one
Read MoreIs budget a tragedy or a horror?
SEPT. 2, 2010 As entertainment goes, the final regular-season episode of the Budget Show in the Capitol was shoddy. The actors – the Assembly members and senators – are B-rate. The speeches, despite their strained attempts to sound Kennedy-esque, were
Read MoreDems boast of state's great ed system!
SEPT. 2, 2010 Tuesday brought Californians yet another budget charade. The “drill” that took place in the Assembly and Senate over a supposed budget vote, spoke volumes about the real worth of legislators to the state. But what senators and
Read MoreNo hope for finance reform success
SEPT. 2, 2010 As you read this, please keep in mind that I want the new Political Reform Act Task Force to succeed. As someone who’s spent about a decade reading through the campaign finance and personal disclosure reports the
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