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Katy Grimes: Sen. Bob Dutton showed an appropriate level of impatience with the continuing spending bills in the Budget Conference committee today. He unleashed a polite barrage about the state continuing to spend excessively, even in a deficit, as well as
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Falling down
John Seiler: What if the whole thing falls down? The economy, I mean: pensions suffer even bigger deficits, causing municipal bonds to collapse, making unemployment even worse, causing a surge in the need for social services, as the the dollar’s
Read MoreWhitman 'mistreats' workers
Katy Grimes: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown’s campaign sent out an email blast today with more accusations of Republican candidate Meg Whitman’s alleged temper and accusations of “assault.” News broke last month about Whitman physically pushing a staff handler, when
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Justice for Oscar Grant?
Steven Greenhut: When I’ve written about controversial police shootings in my time as a columnist and editorial writer for the Orange County Register, I would always get the predictable response from police officers, their unions and their supporters. I wasn’t
Read MoreAssemblyman backs Steele
From Steven Greenhut: Assemblyman Chris Norby, R-Fullerton, has weighed in on the latest controversy over Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele, who has gotten himself into some hot water with GOP war hawks over a sensible statement Steele made about Afghanistan.
Read MoreHeard On The Streets
Katy Grimes: While out and about this Fourth of July weekend, I took the time to talk with neighbors, friends, strangers and passers by, to see what was on the minds of the voters. A random sampling of approximately 30
Read MoreWonder why Warren Buffett is a billionaire and you're not?
By John Seiler: Wonder why you have trouble paying your family’s bills? Maybe you home is in foreclosure? Wonder no more. Here’s veteran California reporter Dan Walters: It appears certain that the $11.1 billion water bond, the centerpiece of a
Read MoreSF leads the way
Steven Greenhut: It’s ironic that the city of San Francisco — a great city that is nevertheless known for its wacky, left-wing politics — has been in better shape than far more conservative areas in terms of pensions. That’s because
Read MoreHillary's July 4 conversion
Steven Greenhut: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, during her tour of Eastern Europe, warned, “[W]e must be wary of the steel vise in which governments around the world are slowly crushing civil society and the human spirit.” That’s true, of
Read MoreCal Watchdog is Credentialed
Cal Watchdog is now officially credentialed by the state of California. After seven months of waiting for official state capitol press badges, the wait is over. Editor Steven Greenhut and reporters Katy Grimes and Anthony Pignataro now have official press
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