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Katy Grimes: Gov. Jerry Brown is not the first politician in the state to offer “realignment” as a budget solution – pushing some of the state’s budget problems back down to the cities and counties, after working for nearly two
Read MorePhony Conservative's Phony Bill
Steven Greenhut: Republican elected officials like to maintain their conservative credibility with base voters by offering tough bills that reduce regulations and keep taxes lower. Then they champion these items in campaign ads. The truth is most of these bills
Read MoreBest Govt. Pension Ever
John Seiler: California government workers’ pensions are pretty lavish. Consider this one from San Fran: New city records show that former Police Chief Heather Fong – who retired in 2009 – received a grand total of $528,595 in her final
Read MoreNew CalWatchdog Radio Show
Steven Greenhut: Stay tuned to 870 am KRLA in Los Angeles every Saturday night at 11 pm for the Martha Montelongo Show with CalWatchdog. Various CalWatchdog writers will join Martha every Saturday night and we will soon have the podcast
Read MoreFirefighters Fight Back!
Steven Greenhut: Here is the video that the firefighters’ union is running to defend themselves against the increasing criticisms of their enormous pay and benefit packages, which average more than $170,000 a year in many California jurisdictions and which include
Read MoreLAO Calls Out CRA's Whoppers
Steven Greenhut: The California Redevelopment Association and its “deer in the headlights” President Linda Barton have been making dishonest claims about the number of jobs that their corporate-welfare scam known as “redevelopment” provides to local communities. These agencies, which abuse
Read MoreSoda Tax To Target Obesity
Katy Grimes: Another lame idea is being offered by Sacramento City Councilman Kevin McCarty – this time ostensibly to help obese children. McCarty wants to tax sodas sold in the city at .1 cent per ounce. So, add at least
Read MoreFree Barry Bonds!
John Seiler: The Feds have dropped six felony counts against former San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds, baseball’s all-time home-run leader. But this: Bonds now faces four charges of perjury and one charge of obstruction of justice, all in connection
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Another Police State Viewpoint
John Seiler: Here’s another viewpoint on “Big Sis” Janet Napolitano’s Heimat Security Police state: Feb. 20, 2011
Read MoreAnother Rose Bird?
John Seiler: Here’s my criterion for justices to the California Supreme Court: That they be good justices. That’s it. I don’t care about their race, their creed, their color, their sex. They could be Martians. Just: Interpret the California Constitution
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