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Anthony Pignataro: One of my jobs around here is to monitor the CalWatchdog Twitter feed (we’re @CalWatchdog, if you’d like to follow us). Most people we follow — journalists, political consultants, legislators and the like — will send out a
Read MoreBullet Train Costs Exploding
DEC. 22, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO Trying to pin down an actual, quantifiable, explainable cost estimate for the 800-mile-long proposed high-speed rail system is one of the great games of covering the project. Going back even just two years, a
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A Green CARB Overload
DEC. 22, 2010 While the rest of the world begins to show some sense of reality on global warming hysteria, California is going full speed ahead with the state’s global warming law implementation against all reason and science. Last week,
Read MoreLockyer, Levy Are Clueless
Steven Greenhut: It’s shocking for the state’s highest-ranking finance officer to express such ill-informed views on economic competitiveness in California [California’s not broken]. State Treasurer Bill Lockyer and fellow author Stephen Levy, a liberal economist who believes in higher taxes
Read MoreDuh Headline Of The Day
Steven Greenhut: The front page of the LAT Extra section of the Los Angeles Times featured the “dog bites man” story of the day: “Child agency wasted funds, audit reports.” [Note that the online headline differs from the one in
Read MoreVagrants, Downtown and Denial
Katy Grimes: In a horrific display of animal viciousness, a pit bull dog owned by one of Sacramento’s illustrious “homeless” population, attacked a horse pulling a carriage in Old Sacramento. A good samaritan intervened and fought off the dog until
Read MoreDems Prepping State For Tax Hikes
DEC. 22, 2010 By STEVEN GREENHUT As the year ends, let’s review where Californians stand with its busted budget. This piece was published in PublicSectorInc. California’s Democratic leaders would have you believe that our state’s budget has been cut to
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