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11 More Ways to Fix Busted Redistricting
FEB. 13, 2012 By JOHN HRABE My list of 10 Ways To Improve the Redistricting Process has elicited a large number of thoughtful responses from experts in the Capitol. One legislative office told CalWatchDog.com that they’re investigating whether any of
Read MorePolitician Spends Excessively!
Katy Grimes: Alert the media! A Sacramento politician spent record amounts of money while a county supervisor. And now, that county supervisor is in the State Assembly. An exposé done by the Sacramento Bee over the weekend is only two years late;
Read MoreUnion Ally Denies Pension Crisis!
Steven Greenhut: Here’s the dog-bites-man story of the day: Steve Maviglio claims that the pension crisis isn’t real, apparently something manufactured by greedy private-sector workers who don’t understand why they need to work until they are 90 to pay for
Read MoreStock Market Not Helping Pension Funds
FEB. 10, 2012 By JOHN SEILER California Pension Reform just suspended its attempt to put an initiative on the November ballot. It ran out of money — sort of like the pension funds themselves. Meanwhile, the stock market seems to
Read MoreCalifornians Getting Railroaded
Katy Grimes: Regardless of cost, the Obama Administration is behind California’s plan to build a High-Speed Rail system, according to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “Despite a series of a cautionary reports by outside agencies and groups, the Obama administration is
Read MoreOther States Bail Out CA Mortgages
FEB. 10, 2012 By CHRISS STREET Just over a week ago I published here on CalWatchDog.com “New California Budget Crisis May Torpedo November Tax Increase Initiative.” The report illuminated how state Controller John Chaing had shocked California’s spendthrift politicians by
Read MoreGovt. Extorts $26 Billion From Banks
Katy Grimes: California’s Attorney General, together with the attorneys general from 42 states, have pulled off a $26 billion shakedown of private mortgage lenders across the country, in what many are saying is a move to help balance state government. Worthy of a
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