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Wired is "tired"on Cali mass transit
Wired magazine runs a “wired/tired” feature, in which they judge new technologies as being “wired” — up-to-date, hip, cool, etc. — or “tired” — old and burned out. A year ago they ran one, “White House Tech More Tired Than
Read MoreState pushes costly new water standard
Feb. 10, 2010 By JT LONG California water agencies face a groundbreaking proposal to eradicate — at what could be a high cost to ratepayers — all but trace levels of hexavalent chromium, the industrial byproduct made famous by the
Read MoreIs California a Donor State?
Feb. 10, 2010 By JOHN SEILER Ever since he began working on the California state budget for fiscal year 2010-11, which begins July 1, 2010, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has been insisting that this is a “donor state,” meaning we send
Read MoreBankrupt candidate
I am not a genius. I possess few marketable skills and little management experience. I don’t speak a bunch of languages or pile awards on my desk. But I’m smarter than Carly Fiorina, and that really bothers me. I’ve known for
Read MoreFuture state retiree health benefits to top $51.8 billion
State Controller John Chiang released a report yesterday that calculates the dollar-amount value of the health and dental benefits now accrued by current state employees and retirees. His total? $51.8 billion, or the equivalent of 17 years in CalPERS shortfalls.
Read MoreRetraction
After a series of discussions between CalWatchdog staff and Jeff Young, the deputy director of public affairs for the state Department of General Services, we’ve decided that the premise of our recent story “State selling property at below-market rates” is
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