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JAN. 10, 2010 By STEVEN GREENHUT The Sacramento Bee’s coverage of Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed plan to eliminate redevelopment agencies reads like something out of a California Redevelopment Association press release: “Old Sacramento was revived with the help of public
Read MoreRecalling Honig, A Man Of 'Conviction'
JAN. 10, 2010 By K. LLOYD BILLINGSLEY Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed Bill Honig to the State Board of Education, explaining, “I think people can be confident that he has a contribution to make.” That may be doubted, but Mr.
Read MorePort of Call for CA’s Crippled Commerce
JAN. 10, 2010 By LAER PEARCE If Gov. Jerry Brown has any chance of draining California’s budget swamp of red ink, he’s going to need more than aggressive spending cuts and votes for more taxes, as he proposes. He’s also
Read MoreBrown's Budget Shifts Much To Localities
JAN. 10, 2010 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget fix is a topic of statewide social conversation but often misreported in the media. Re: Jerry Brown Wants to Tame Budget with Tax Extensions, Deep Cuts, LA Times Anatomy of
Read MoreHealth Cuts Unacceptable To Many
Katy Grimes: “Right now! Can’t wait! Single-payer for our state!” was the rather uncreative rally cry at a well-organized protest immediately following Governor Jerry Brown’s budget proposal press conference. The ink isn’t even dry on Brown’s budget proposal, and already
Read MoreBrown's Status-Quo Choices
JAN. 10, 2010 By JOHN SEILER “Personnel is policy” is a saying I heard often when I was a journalist in Washington, D.C. in the 1980s during the Reagan administration. The meaning was that, in large, complex modern organizations such
Read MorePerdition is our condition
JAN. 10, 2010 As a new governor takes over amid a flurry of promises and activity, and the tired, boring old governor exits the scene, it’s easy to forget that the old guy also came in amid a torrent of
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