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Prop 23 could improve state's economy
Katy Grimes: The Legislative Analyst’s Office reported today that if Proposition 23 is passed, the state’s economy will improve “modestly.” However, before LAO analyst Mark Newton could give the rest of the good news, his testimony was interrupted and redirected.
Read MoreGov Hails One Vehicle Code
Anthony Pignataro: Traffic speeders have no fear — Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed SB 949 into law. This bill, authored by Senator Jenny Oropeza, D-Long Beach, bans cities from enforcing their own vehicle codes in an attempt to generate revenue
Read MoreArnold Goes Soft On Pay Scandal
Steven Greenhut: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is not serious about reining in the abusive salaries and pensions at the local level. He vetoed AB827, which would have prohibited “an employment contract for a local excluded employee, as defined, from including any
Read MoreWho Cares About Nannies?
Steven Greenhut: If only Meg Whitman were an actual human being, rather than a carefully crafted campaign machine surrounded by scores of advisers, she could have indignantly mocked the Jerry Brown/Gloria Allred cheap-shot October surprise regarding Whitman’s illegal nanny. Whitman
Read MoreBig Green Dries Out Big Valley
OCT. 1, 2010 By STEVEN GREENHUT When most people think of California, they think obviously enough about the populous and influential coastal cities, from the gleaming Southern California coast to the Bay Area. But east of the coastal ranges and
Read MoreState Prolongs Victims' Nightmare
OCT. 1, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO The state of California is apparently so dysfunctional that it can’t even kill a convicted rapist and murderer. After 28 years on San Quentin State Prison’s death row, Albert Greenwood Brown was supposed to
Read MoreBlowing Smoke Against Prop. 19
SEPT. 30, 2010 By JOHN SEILER Maybe the most controversial, certainly the most aromatic proposition on the November 2 ballot is Proposition 19, which would decriminalize marijuana. Not just for medical uses, but for use by any adult. Local governments
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