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Anthony Pignataro: Just for fun, see how many cliches, euphemisms, idioms and just plain hackneyed catch-phrases you can find in the following press release, sent out today by the California Plug-in Electric Vehicle Collaborative in honor of their new “strategic
Read MorePrisons As Growth Industry
Anthony Pignataro: The United States today has about 2.3 million people in jail and prison — roughly 754 per 100,000 residents. Put into a global context, the U.S. holds about 5 percent of the world’s population but 25 percent of
Read MoreSan Diego Proposes Pension Fixes
Steven Greenhut: San Diego, which has been the poster child for pension abuse in the past, remains plagued by pension scandals.Fortunately, City Councilman Carl DeMaio continues to push for pension reform, as evidenced by his recently unveiled “Roadmap to Recovery,”
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State Govt. Will Be Cut 20%
John Seiler: Steven Greenhut reports on last week’s budget deficit powwow of state budget bigshots, including Jerry Brown, legislative leaders and budget experts. Fortunately, Arnold wasn’t there, or his mere presence would have again doubled the budget deficit. At the
Read MoreSale Leaseback Legal!
Anthony Pignataro: Great news for everyone who thinks that the Great State of California can help balance its budget by selling 11 office buildings for about $1.3 billion and then leasing them back over the next 20 years at a
Read MoreProp 23 Makes TIME Top 10 List
Katy Grimes: Being listed in the TIME Magazine Top 10 Of Everything has a certain prestige to it – even if they are celebrating the failure of a an important ballot initiative in the last election. In the “Top 10
Read MoreThe Entitlement Legislator
Katy Grimes: Hearing the news earlier this week that newly elected Los Angeles Assemblyman Gil Cedillo is now loudly complaining about the 2009 paycut to legislators, reminded me of why California is in the horrific financial state – and it
Read MoreThe Fed Giveth, Taketh Away
Anthony Pignataro: It’s another day of good news and bad news for the California High Speed Rail Authority, that tiny but plucky state, um, entity charged with building an 800-mile network of bullet trains across California. First the good news:
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