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Back to homepageGov't goes Google
Laura Sucheski: Today Google announced the launch of Google applications specifically for use by federal, state, and local government agencies. Google, which has received government and media attention for its questionable uses of private information, says that the applications have
Read MoreSeen at the Capitol…
Katy Grimes: A rally and resource fair was held on the steps at the state Capitol today to mark the 20th Anniversary of the signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). The goal of the “ADA 2010 educate and
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"$800K Man" a government hero
John Seiler: We all need heroes. People we can look up to as examples and for inspiration. Government workers now have a new hero: Robert Rizzo, who just resigned as city manager of tiny Bell after news reports revealed his
Read MoreAnother Daunting Gap in the Budget
Katy Grimes: Facing another unexpected gap in the state budget, California legislators have even more budget decisions to make, and soon. On Thursday, Congress passed HR 4213, the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010, setting a new filing deadline, which
Read MoreBell tolls for greedy officials
Steven Greenhut: People always ask me about the best ways to roll back the obscene pay and pensions received by out public servants, er, masters. The whole system is rigged in their favor. Ideas to roll back existing millionaires’ pensions
Read MoreMeg & Carly Sell Out
John Seiler: Meg and Carly might be rookies at politics, but they’re fast learners. They’re already selling out the positions they took to win the primaries. One of Meg’s primary ads featured Gov. Pete Wilson calling her “tough as nails”
Read MoreMore corrupt deputies
Steven Greenhut: Here’s an amazing LA Times story about the well-pensioned highly paid “professionals” at the LA sheriff’s department who “used fake scanner codes to avoid making their appointed rounds at the Men’s Central Jail to check on inmate welfare
Read MoreTransient Business
Katy Grimes: The hilarious story in today’s Sacramento Bee about the transient fellow who showed his entrepreneurial spirit over the weekend, brings up a more serious issue in the state. Travis Lloyd Kevie was apparently squatting in an abandoned bar
Read MoreCanada vs. California
John Seiler: Dan Walters had a good column comparing California to Canada. Both have similar-sized populations and economies. Yet, Canada has mostly avoided the economic calamity of recent years, whereas California has suffered heavily. Dan: Canadian bankers eschewed massive involvement
Read More20 days and still no sign of land!
Steven Greenhut: Here is a GOP statement regarding the ongoing budget mess. Perhaps, as one conservative activist suggested to me, the GOP legislators should show up at the Capitol ready to produce a budget and wait for the Democrats to
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