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Today Jon Ortiz of the Sacramento Bee reported that since neither Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger nor Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman will publicly support California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility‘s proposed pension reform initiative, the group will abandon efforts to get the
Read MoreMeg sticker sighted!
I just saw the first car bumper sticker of the 2010 election season. It read “Meg 2010” and was pasted on a Lincoln MKX SUV driving north on the 55 freeway in Costa Mesa, probably originating in Newport Beach just
Read MoreShot in the dark
At 11 a.m. today Assemblyman Pedro Nava, D-Oxnard, will hold a press conference in the State Capitol’s Room 1190 announcing his new bill that would ban the use of lead shot in state wildlife areas. “The science is increasingly clear
Read MoreSilly Bills
Sensitive as I am to the plight of the California legislator during such a difficult economic time, the need to abandon said sensitivity and ask “what are you thinking?” is taking over. Senator Dean Florez has introduced two new bills,
Read MorePete Tax Increaser Wilson backs Whitman
I knew a Schwarzenegger governorship would be a disaster in the summer of 2003, when his campaign during the recall was endorsed by ex-Gov. Pete “Tax Increaser” Wilson, and Arnold brought on board many Wilson cronies. Back then I dubbed
Read MoreParents Able To Close Failing Schools
The Los Angeles-based group Parent Revolution, pushed hard to pass a new law called the “parent trigger.” The new law requires school districts to make dramatic changes to a school if 51% the parents vote on the change(s). Parents could call for
Read MoreWoohoo! 100 followers!
We know that when compared to the Ashton Kutchers and Arnold Schwarzeneggers of the world it’s a relatively small following, but CalWatchdog recently logged its 100th Twitter follower. In addition to getting near-instant notification of new CalWatchdog stories, our lucky
Read MoreWe're thinking Meg's pleased…
In a time when everyone’s talking about what Attorney Jerry Brown hasn’t talked about (namely, when he’s going to announce his candidacy for governor), it’s nice to find something concerning what he actually is talking about. Check out this San
Read MorePat Wiggins' latest outburst
Senator Pat Wiggins, D-Santa Rosa, is becoming a very sad story. For at least the last year or so, she’s been suffering from unnamed “medical condition” (the words belong to her aides who, when they do speak about their boss,
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AB 32 cargo cult
You’ve probably heard of cargo cults. Wikipedia has a good definition: A cargo cult is a type of religious practice that may appear in traditional tribal societies in the wake of interaction with technologically advanced cultures. The cults are focused
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