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Backlog of CA business filings may get relief
March 19, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Operating more like the Dewey Decimal System, the California Secretary of State’s Office has been under a great deal of scrutiny lately for its historic backlog in processing business filings. And for good
Read MoreSacramento growth plan: more low-income housing
March 19, 2013 By Katy Grimes When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping. But not in downtown Sacramento. There isn’t anyplace to shop in Sacramento’s downtown any more, other than the one remaining Macy’s in the wilting Downtown
Read MoreCA Dem lawmakers figuring out something rotten in CalPERS
March 19, 2013 By Chris Reed On Monday, the day that finally saw criminal charges filed over CalPERS’ brazen pay-to-play bribery scheme, there were signs that some Democratic state lawmakers finally are figuring out that believing California’s pension status quo
Read MoreIn same spirit as ‘courtesy flush,’ ‘courtesy vote’
March 18, 2013 By Chris Reed The fact that on March 6 a member of the bullet train’s board of directors — former San Diego congresswoman Lynn Schenk — had blocked approval of the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s plan to
Read MoreCap and trade shifts from cutting smog to shifting wealth
March 17, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi California is subtly shifting the spending goals of its cap-and-trade taxes from reducing air pollution to reducing the “urban heat island effect.” In so doing, it believes it has found a green justification finally
Read MoreSelling fracking to a propagandized CA public
March 17, 2013 By Chris Reed Sunday’s U-T San Diego editorial wraps up a three-part series on fracking with some theories on how Gov. Jerry Brown might sell it to the millions of Californians who are unaware — because of
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Under Obama, FAA goes from stimulus bloat to risky cuts
March 17, 2013 By Chris Reed President Barack Obama’s re-election has led some California small-government types to pull back on their criticism, perhaps thinking that the Chicago Republican must be doing something right if he can win the Golden State’s
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Dr. Ben Carson talks ‘common sense’ at CPAC
March 16, 2013 By Calwatchdog.com Editors Dr. Ben Carson, joined by author Eric Metaxas, spoke at the Conservative Political Action Convention (CPAC) on the importance of developing and maintaining an educated populace — one with common sense. Being proactive and
Read MoreGingrich praises Lt. Gov. Newsom’s ‘Citizenville’ at CPAC
March 16, 2013 By Josephine Djuhana NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Former Speaker Newt Gingrich lit up CPAC on its third and final day of convention, opening with bold criticisms against the Republican establishment and its consultant culture. “The Republican establishment
Read MoreBalanced budget amendment for Congress discussed at CPAC
March 16, 2013 By Josephine Djuhana NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Some conservatives believe a federal balanced budget amendment is an essential reform for fiscal management in Congress. That was the topic of discussion during a panel at the Conservative Political Action Conference
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