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Johnson’s Big Plans May Backfire
Katy Grimes: Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson has made no secret of the fact that he’d like a big, beautiful new sports arena in the city. Johnson is also still pushing for a change to the city charter to make the
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Assemblyman Defends Maxine Waters
Katy Grimes: I sat through a State Assembly session this morning wondering why I was there. It was obviously a thinly veiled excuse by legislators to capture the $142 per diem payment. There were the usual speeches honoring the recently
Read MoreDeputies Union Poisons Shooting Review
Commentary FEB. 17, 2012 By STEVEN GREENHUT Whenever I write about police shootings, police and union officials always mouth the same line: You, in the public and the media, have no right to jump to conclusions about the split-second decisions
Read MoreSens. Oppose Cal State Exec Confirmation
FEB. 17, 2012 By JOHN HRABE Herbert Carter’s reconfirmation to the California State University Board of Trustees was dealt a major setback Thursday, as two Republican state Senators announced their opposition to his pending nomination. Sen. Joel Anderson, R-Santee, and
Read MoreSenators Flunk High CSU Exec Pay
FEB. 17, 2012 By DAVE ROBERTS In California’s highly partisan political world, there are few issues on which most agree. But a rare unity was achieved last July when the California State University Board of Trustees awarded the new president
Read MoreFreeze! Drop The Lunch Box!
Katy Grimes: Last week, a 4-year old had her homemade lunch confiscated by a “state inspector.” At a North Carolina elementary school the inspector told the little girl that the lunch her mother prepared for her, consisting of a turkey and cheese sandwich,
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