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MARCH 16 There’s not a lot of humor in California’s proposed high-speed rail project. It’s a massive undertaking, which will cost at least $43 billion, and probably twice that – money that isn’t exactly lying around these days. Its 800-mile
Read MoreCPUC's Peevey Blows Smog at Hearing
MARCH 16, 2011 By KATY GRIMES In it’s annual update to the Legislature, the California Public Utilities Commission offered plenty of good news and optimism. But what CPUC President Michael Peevey left out could have been held at another two-hour
Read MoreFed Squanders Peace Dividend
John Seiler: This column by Chriss Street is not about California per se, but it’s an interesting read about federal monetary policy — something that always affects our state. BY CHRISS STREET The U.S. Federal Reserve Board’s second round of
Read MoreTreasurer Hangs Up On Radio Host
Katy Grimes: California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer hung up on a local radio talk show host this morning when pushed to answer why public employees should be paid such large public pensions. Talking about the latest Little Hoover Commission report,
Read MoreVoters Want To Say "No"
Katy Grimes: While a new Field Poll just released shows that voters want to be able to vote on Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax increases, they also want to say “no” to the taxes. “Among all voters, 58 percent said they would
Read MoreMiami Mayor Recalled for Tax Hikes
John Seiler: California legislators eager to put a tax increase on a special election ballot in June, as demanded by spendthrift Gov. Jerry Brown, should look to Miami. The people there just recalled Mayor Carlos Alvarez for the “Miami Vice”
Read MoreNo No No No No to Budget Vote
John Seiler: Looks like a vote on the California budget might come tomorrow, Wednesday. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg has scheduled a vote for 1 pm. Let’s hope it loses. Which would mean enough Republicans would have to stand
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