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21% of small businesses on brink
March 12, 2010 By ELISE VIEBECK A report released last week showed that 21 percent of California small businesses believe they will fold in the next three years. The annual survey, conducted by advocacy group Small Business California, revealed low
Read MoreWhy Kathleen Brown lost
With Jerry Brown running for governor — again — I might as well tell my Kathleen Brown Story. Because of Wilson’s tax increases in 1991 and 1993, California was not enjoying the economic recovery that the rest of the nation
Read MoreChiang releases new cash flow figures
Today state Controller John Chiang updated the state’s official cash balance. For the third month in a row, the state brought in more than it expected — $480 million more, or 8.7 percent above Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget predictions. Chiang
Read MoreBest put-down by LAO
I always enjoy Legislative Analyst’s Office reports, which tend to be well-researched, well-written, fair and professional. But now I give the LAO new kudos — for writing one of the best put-downs I’ve read in a while. This is from
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Census pushing Dems to 2/3 majority
March 11, 2010 By JOHN SEILER The most important political event in California this year might not be the races for governor or U.S. Senator, or the ballot initiatives in June and November. It might be the envelope that drops
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Who’s running the Delta Stewardship Council?
By KATY GRIMES With the five major component bills of the 2009 water package representing a massive undertaking for the State of California, it appears that the Delta Stewardship Council — which will oversee the whole deal — has become operational
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