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State parks director: negligent or incompetent?
July 20, 2012 Katy Grimes: The California State Parks agency has been sullied by a growing scandal. Three days ago I wrote about the illegal vacation buyout scandal in the State Parks and Recreation agency in “Scandalous state parks department
Read MoreUnions or cities pushing more tax increases?
July 19, 2012 Katy Grimes: Not wanting to be left out of the latest trend, it appears that Sacramento’s City Council wants to file for bankruptcy as well. “An overwhelming majority of the council has expressed support for raising the
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Video: Sen. Rand Paul: End aid to Pakistan
July 18, 2012 By Brian Calle Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., tells CalWatchDog.com’s Brian Calle that he intends to force a Senate vote that, if passed, would strip Pakistan of all U.S. foreign aid until Dr Shakil Afridi’s recent 33-year prison
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Anti-democracy bill guts California open-government laws
July 18, 2012 By Katy Grimes Buried deep within the new state budget lies a bill so evil, so corrupt and so illegal, a state agency is now being declared an official “enemy of the people” by weary taxpayers. The
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Star-Studded Cal State fundraising galas net little profit
July 17, 2012 By John Hrabe When Grammy-award winning funk legends Earth, Wind and Fire performed at Cal State Fullerton’s 2011 Front and Center fundraising event for the Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation, Honda Center attendees were promised a “winter
Read MoreScandalous State Parks dept needs privatization
July 16, 2012 Katy Grimes: While the State Parks and Recreation department, under agency Director Ruth Coleman’s leadership, has been soliciting private donations to keep state parks open, top agency employees were bilking the state for vacation pay buyouts. Is it
Read MoreL.A. Sheriffs set the standard for dealing with the homeless
Editor’s note: This is the second part of a three-part series on how the homeless and mentally ill are treated in California. Part One was about the Kelly Thomas beating and death. July 9, 2012 By Tori Richards Welcome to
Read MoreCourt backs cities on prevailing wage
July 6, 2012 By Joseph Perkins The California Supreme Court ruled this week that the state’s prevailing wage law does not apply to public works projects financed entirely by taxpayers residing in one of the state’s 121 chartered cities. The
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Video: Rep. Loretta Sanchez dances for you
July 3, 2012 By John Seiler For your Independence Day delectation… The voluble Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Santa Ana, dances in her desk chair and wishes you a happy Fourth of July. You, go, girl! h/t to Jack Pitney, who has
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