PG&E Storm Workers
Katy Grimes: The recent dumping of snow and rain on Northern California left more than 20,000 people in Nevada, El Dorado, Placer, Yuba and Sierra Counties without power. The reports have been all over the news. And many people have
Read MoreI'm Not Flying!
John Seiler: Fortunately, California is such a beautiful state that there’s no reason to leave anyway, except to get a job. So I’m staying put until the fascist TSA stops treating passengers like concentration camp inmates. Here’s the latest: If
Read MoreS. Mateo DA vs. TSA Gropers
John Seiler: In this video, San Mateo D.A. Steve Wagstaffe says he will prosecute TSA officials if they sexually abuse passengers: Nov. 18, 2010
Read MoreRail Firms Lack Accountability
NOV. 15, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO The California High-Speed Rail Authority really loves its contractors. It easily employs more than a hundred of them, though the rail authority doesn’t seem to know that. In fact, the authority literally has no
Read MoreFolsom Prison Museum Free!
Anthony Pignataro: Until Nov. 24, that is. But yeah: admission to the Folsom Prison Museum is free (it’s normally $2 — no checks!). According to an official state Department of Corrections and Rehabiltation press release, this generosity is to celebrate
Read MoreStudying Death By Caltrain
Anthony Pignataro: Those feeling much too good about themselves ought to take a gander at this incredibly fascinating/depressing new study from the San Jose State University-based Mineta Transportation Institute on people who kill themselves by commuter train (click here for
Read MoreState's Prisons Exploding
NOV. 5, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO It was apparently a matter of “disrespect.” It happened at Calipatria State Prison, located on the edge of the Salton Sea near the Mexican border. Around 2 p.m. on June 12, two inmates met
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