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This article is about Illinois, but it has obvious implications for California. FEB. 19, 2011 By CHRISS STREET Illinois’ powerful Wall Street syndicate of bond underwriters led by Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs just postponed the state’s sale of $3.7
Read MoreCities Go On Wild Spending Spree
FEB. 19, 2011 Gov. Jerry Brown has been caught flat-footed in his plan to shutter the state’s redevelopment agencies as cities across California continue to squander their redevelopment cash, tying up hundreds of millions of dollars in long-term spending on
Read MoreCA's Wind Power Scam
FEB. 19, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Wind power is a medieval technology that most people visualize coming from Dutch windmills in the 1600’s and 1700’s. The 1600’s were also known for the Tulip Bulb Mania, which the Dutch fittingly called “windhandel”
Read MoreUnion Targeting City Management
Katy Grimes: With Wisconsin’s Governor and Republican legislators trying to repeal the state’s collective bargaining law for public-employee unions, as well as requiring state workers to pay some of their pension costs, Sacramento’s former head of labor relations, Dee Contreras, is
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