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Back to homepageDespite Caltrans boondoggles, acting director to be confirmed
April 11, 2013 By Katy Grimes Today, it appears the California Senate will confirm Malcolm Dougherty as director of Caltrans. He has been serving as acting director. This will be done after only one Senate hearing, where instead of asking
Read MoreWall Street doubts CA shale hype — but not Occidental
April 11, 2013 By Chris Reed Bloomberg News, which is doing an increasingly good job covering California of late, had an important article Wednesday about likely problems in developing the Golden State’s massive shale reserves. Those reserves could transform the
Read MoreRichard Cohen ignorant about guns and schools
April 11, 2013 By John Seiler One of the more insufferable things about living in Washington, D.C., a hideous place I barely survived between 1982 and 1987, was being subjected to Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen. His knee jerked faster
Read MoreMaviglio tweets against Duffy global-warming article
April 10, 2013 By John Seiler Steve Maviglio, the California Democratic activist, tweeted about Warren Duffy’s article on our site, “Facts cloud CA global warming alarmism.” Maviglio: “Glad to see @CalWatchdog still in denial about #climate change. Where can I
Read MoreJay Leno on Stockton bankruptcy
April 10, 2013 By John Seiler Here’s Jay Leno Monday night on the Stockton bankruptcy: “Stockton is so broke, the founding father now is demanding a paternity test. “Stockton is so broke, their meth labs just give out Sudafed. They
Read MoreKrugman distorts how CA works
April 9, 2013 By John Seiler At CalWatchDog.com, we’ve published some articles on Paul Krugman’s column praising California supposedly new, high-tax, big-spend liberal government. I read the column again and a few more comments are necessary. He might have a Nobel Prize
Read MoreCA: Where environmental laws protect bird poop
April 9, 2013 By Chris Reed La Jolla is on the short list of the swankiest, most upscale places in the United States. But now a few blocks of the tony San Diego community are on the short list of
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Big Brother IRS is watching you on Twitter and Facebook
April 8, 2013 Just in time for the government’s favorite day of the year: April 15. When they gouge us down to the bone. Now the IRS is spying on our Twitter and Facebook accounts: “It says the effort is
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