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Reality could stifle Prop. 13 reform attempts
Dec. 18, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi and Charles B. Warren California legislators from San Francisco are “eager to reform Proposition 13 tax policies.” But public perception is far apart from reality when it comes to the proposed reforming of Prop.
Read MoreStarving CA govt. begins to devour itself
Dec. 18, 2012 By Mark Cabaniss Caught between rising pension costs and declining tax receipts, several local governments in California have gone bankrupt, including the city of San Bernardino, which has stopped making its required contributions to the California Public
Read MoreLockyer anti-gun ideology would hit CA taxpayers
Dec. 18, 2012 By John Seiler America still mourns the victims of the Newtown mass murder. It’s predictable that anti-gun Democratic ideologues would use the tragedy to advance their position — at the expense not only of our Second Amendment
Read MoreLAUSD board confirms its union-occupied status
Dec. 18, 2012 By Chris Reed When I heard that the Los Angeles Unified school board had passed a resolution barring its superintendent from seeking grants without board approval, I was 10,000 percent certain it was because John Deasy had
Read MoreCalPERS seeks to be new California ‘Octopus’
Dec. 17, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi In 1901, Frank Norris wrote a novel, “The Octopus: A Story of California.” The book became famous for its description of the monopolistic Southern and Pacific Railroad that dominated California a century ago. Fast-forward to
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Rail Series: Surmounting the Tehachapi Barrier
This is Part 5 of a series on Medium-Speed rail alternatives to California’s High-Speed Rail project. Click to read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 6. Dec. 17, 2012 By Stan Brin Now comes the hard part. As Ned Ryerson, that great observer
Read MoreCalPERS’ new shtick: Ripping CalPERS = ripping retirees. Groan.
Dec. 17, 2012 By Chris Reed The California Public Employees’ Retirement System is a piece of work. For years, it has downplayed the pension crisis, ignored its central role in the crisis by encouraging a 50 percent retroactive giveaway to
Read MoreAnother phony study claims high top tax rates just great
Dec. 16, 2012 By John Seiler If I got paid $1,000 for every time I refuted a phony government study, I’d be as rich as that socialist billionaire, Warren Buffett. The latest phony study comes from the “non-partisan” — meaning
Read MoreNewsom begins new anti-gun campaign
Dec. 15, 2012 By Katy Grimes Immediately after the horrific and tragic school shooting in Connecticut Friday, opportunistic politicians all across the country jumped on the anti-gun bandwagon. My CalWatchdog colleague John Seiler, thankfully also jumped on the politicians yesterday.
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