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Dems Put Brakes on Budget Train Wreck
MARCH 28, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI A new Field Poll found that a supermajority of Democrats has swung against tax increases and wants to halt what appears to be an unstoppable future state budget train wreck. In what should have been
Read MoreAdachi Pushes New S.F. Pension Reform
MARCH 28, 2011 By DAVE ROBERTS Jeff Adachi, San Francisco’s elected public defender, is a modern-day Don Quixote tilting at unionized windmills while singing “To Dream the Impossible Pension Reform Dream.” The self-described progressive dared to take on that city’s
Read MorePensions Dominate Supe Race
March 27, 2011 John Seiler: For Republicans, at least, the state and local pension crisis now dominates races. Those in the past who backed pension spiking are going to be blasted for it. You might remember Chuck DeVore (top pciture)
Read MoreGOP Finally Gets Budget Action
MARCH 26, 2011 By JOHN SEILER There are a lot of problems with the list of budget demands Republicans proposed, such as retaining redevelopment. (The full list is here.) But at least they’re finally getting a rise out of Democrats.
Read MoreA Refresher Course In Leadership
Katy Grimes: It’s painful watching as California Republicans allow the state’s Democratic party to dictate all of the terms in the ongoing budget debate – even on potential reforms. And, many Republicans have allowed Democrats to define the party ideology.
Read MoreCourt Helps Kids in Bad Schools
John Seiler: Here’s part of a new article in the City Journal by Larry Sand of the California Teacher Empowerment Network. Given California’s poor performance — 49th of 50 states on national tests — something has to be done. ——————————
Read MoreGOP Moderates Get Rebuked Again
Steven Greenhut: Republican moderates, and members of the state’s centrist business community, typically have more money than good sense as they push ahead one fix after another for California’s dismal political situation, none of which ever works or even moves
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