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Today’s LA Times carries the obituary of one Floyd Elgin Dominy, who ran the U.S. Bureau of Land Reclamation from 1959 to 1969 and lived to be 100. Dominy was the greatest builder of New Deal government work projects. He
Read MoreDGS Absent At Hearing
The Department of General Services Director Ron Diedrich was requested to appear before today’s Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review informational hearing to answer questions surrounding the 11 state properties for sale, but did not appear. His absence prompted committee chair Assembly
Read MoreLiberal tax-hiker backs DeVore
Conservative Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, who is running for Barbara Boxer’s U.S. Senate seat, just received an endorsement from a tax-hiking, soft-on-crime, big-government liberal — former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. The religious right Huckabee is conservative on social issues, but his
Read MoreS.F. should declare independence
I don’t like Arizona’s new immigration law, because it increases the arbitrary authority of the polizei, as William Grigg explains. (The real solution to the immigration problem is Ron Paul’s: Build the border fence, and cut off all tax money
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Mish on Stanford pension study
Editor’s Note: Mike “Mish” Shedlock of the popular Global Economic Trend Analysis blog will contribute pieces to CalWatchdog. Here is his take on the Stanford pension liability study that puts the California ununded pension liability at nearly a half-trillion dollars.
Read MoreWhere's Maldo?
See if you can find Abel Maldonado, our just-sworn-in Lieutenant Governor, in this photo, which Maldonado himself tweeted at about 12:50 this afternoon. If you’re having trouble, just remember that it’s not the size of the office that counts, but
Read MoreCalifornia's grim statistics
Here are some great comparisons between California and other states by Richard Rider, chairman of the San Diego Tax Fighters: California has the 3rd worst state income tax in the nation. 9.55% tax bracket at $46,349 for people filing as individuals.
Read MoreCal April tax revenues crashing
So much for the hope that the “recovery” would raise revenues and lessen the $20 billion state budget deficit. This just in: Income tax revenues are lagging far behind projections with just five days to go until the end of
Read MoreMaldonado Confirmed
Somehow, by some miracle, the California Legislature has confirmed Senator Abel Maldonado as Lieutenant Governor, ending five months of political drama and maneuvering that rivaled President Obama’s push for healthcare reform. “Senator Maldonado is a model of post-partisanship, reaching across
Read MoreRepublicans Moving Forward?
UPDATE: I spoke with Assembly member Roger Niello over the weekend. Niello said that his discussions with Garrick were informal and that he was not officially “appointed” to lead Assembly Republicans with California Forward. However, he does was a seat
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