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Is Prop 13 Hurting Small Businesses?
NOV. 11, 2010 By KATY GRIMES On the corner of a major intersection in Menlo Park, a small, independently owned gas station owner pays $30,148 a year in property taxes. On the other corners of the intersection, gas stations owned
Read MoreAx the whole state ed bureaucracy
John Seiler Jerry Brown wants to get rid of the education secretary position, a pointless position created by Gov. Pete Wilson (talk about pointless). A better idea: Get rid of the whole centralized, massive, wasteful state education bureaucracy. Turn everything
Read MoreBudget Deficits Here To Stay!
Anthony Pignataro: If you like, you can take the time and read the entire 42-page report the Legislative Analyst’s Office just put out on our state’s glorious fiscal outlook, or you can just peruse the following paragraph: “Similar to our
Read MoreLAO Schools DGS On Sale-Leaseback
Anthony Pignataro: Yet another Legislative Analyst’s Office report has come out blasting the state Department of General Services‘ monster sale-leaseback deal. This deal, first reported in CalWatchdog back in February, is quite simple: the state will sell 11 buildings across
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