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Alleged CalPERS Corruption
John Seiler: How much more of this are Californians going to take? Will another tax increase be needed? The L.A. Times reports: In a scathing report, a former chief executive of the California public employee pension fund was accused of
Read MoreBest Budget Deal is No Deal
John Seiler: State senate Republicans continue to be pressed to sell out and vote to put a tax-increase on a special June ballot. They should resist the temptation. The real problem remains profligate state spending from the Davis-Schwarzenegger years. The
Read MoreWSJ: Brown's Deed Goes Punished
Steven Greenhut: Forced to choose between funding public schools and subsidizing ritzy golf courses, many California officials prefer the latter. That’s become painfully clear in the past few weeks as Golden State politicians have fiercely opposed Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan
Read MoreBrown-GOP Negotiations Revealed
Satire alert MARCH 14, 2011 By DAVE ROBERTS Five Republican Senate mavericks have been negotiating with Gov. Jerry Brown in an attempt to get him to agree to proposals that would create jobs, rein in spending and eliminate pension abuses
Read MoreSilicon Valley Flunks 6 'Killer App' Tests
MARCH 14, 2011 BY WAYNE LUSVARDI Last month with Silicon Valley elites, President Obama raised a glass of wine to toast the area’s success. He was repairing his self-damaged image with big business. But a symbolic Sword of Damocles hovered
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