Waiting for an education

Katy Grimes: In a mostly empty movie theater in Davis, CA, Monday evening, I saw the new documentary “Waiting For Superman.” But I didn’t just watch the movie as a spectator, I had the distinct privilege of watching the movie

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Unemployment Insurance Deficit About To Blow

Anthony Pignataro: Is it just me, or is disaster just everywhere these days? Unfunded pension debt is exploding. Legislators slipped a secret San Diego stadium deal into the budget at the very last second. Cities like Bell and Vernon are

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Boxer's Bailout Outsources Jobs

OCT. 20, 2010 By WAYNE LUSVARDI U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer has accused her opponent, Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett Packard, of outsourcing jobs. But by voting for HR1586, the State Bail Out Bill, it is apparently Barbara Boxer who

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Pension Debt Vastly Understated

OCT. 20, 2010 By DAVE ROBERTS The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is considering changing the rules for government pension reporting to better reflect the financial status of the plans, but critics say the proposed changes don’t go far enough

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'This is our opportunity to elect our own bosses'

John Seiler: “This is our opportunity to elect our own bosses” is an actual quote from California School Employees Association Chapter 224 head Ronda Walen about Measure H in San Juan Capistrano. If you want, the details of Measure H

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