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California: A Two-Headed Snake
APRIL 18, 2011 It’s difficult to ignore the two-headed snake that has become California’s political process — and it’s not just the Democrats fighting the Republicans. Today, Republicans fight each other while Democrats are passing laws that hamstring California’s future.
Read MoreI'm Singing the California Blues
APRIL 6, 2011 Once known throughout the world as the Golden State, California used to attract people from other parts of the United States as well as folks from other countries. People migrated to California for a chance of success
Read MoreCity Sabotages Volunteer Parks Group
MARCH 28, 2011 With the city of Sacramento cutting Department of Parks and Recreation employees by more than 60 percent in the last two years, neighbors and city residents decided to step up and help out by volunteering to maintain
Read MoreWealthy and Poor California Spongers
MARCH 24, 2011 Sponges come in all shapes and sizes. And some sponges are much more absorbent. Unfortunately for Californians, the freeloading sponges in the state are soaking up more than ever as California sinks deeper into a sinkhole of
Read MoreEarmark $$$ Railroads Taxpayers
MARCH 14, 2011 On the corner of 13th and R Streets in Sacramento sits a charming home built in the late 1800’s, surrounded by lovely garden trellises and arbors of historic old vine rose bushes. Nearby is a light rail
Read More'Last Call' For Republicans
MARCH 7 Throughout history, strong political leaders have had the ability to discipline wayward party members. But currently, California Republicans aren’t exactly in a strong enough position to offer up the usual disciplinary threats: removal from cushy or prestigious committee
Read MoreSacramento's Identity Crisis
FEB. 28, 2011 For several years Sacramento has waged a debate over whether our NBA team, The Sacramento Kings, will leave town for greener pastures and deeper pockets. As a Sacramento native, I remember very well the fanfare surrounding the
Read MoreDisarming the Parent Trigger
FEB. 16, 2011 Last week Gov. Jerry Brown’s new appointments to the state Board of Education disarmed the “parent trigger” law that went into effect only in January 2010. The parent trigger gives a majority of parents at a public
Read MoreWho Regulates Air Resources Agency?
FEB. 7, 2011 Despite a recent legal ruling halting implementation of California’s climate change law, the California Air Resources Board, a seemingly rogue agency with intimidating regulatory power, appears to be operating with a “business as usual” attitude. But many
Read MoreRedevelopment Is Redistribution
JAN. 31, 2011 The future of the state is surely bleak when the mayors of its largest cities actually think that jobs are created by the government, and economic stimulus originates in redevelopment agencies. Nine of California’s big-city mayors met
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