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JAN. 14, 2011 By STEVEN GREENHUT Gov. Jerry Brown is coming into office with a lot of highly publicized and some praiseworthy activity, as he pushes ahead what he calls an honest budget, free from the usual gimmicks, and makes
Read MoreThe Rube Goldberg Budget Machine
JAN. 14, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Governor Jerry Brown’s newly released state budget can be analogized to one of those Rube Goldberg cartoon machines. While Brown’s proposed state budget is a long overdue step in the right direction toward reducing
Read MoreFEMA At Fault For Seismic Office Move
JAN. 12, 2011 By K. LLOYD BILLINGSLEY The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) wants to move its regional headquarters to Sacramento from Oakland, where its current office is near the Hayward Fault, an area FEMA bosses consider dangerous. “It’s a
Read MoreFed Decision Led To 'Tough' CA Budget
JAN. 12, 2011 By CHRISS STREET Ten years from now university economists will analyze Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s recent presentation to the U.S. Senate Budget Committee as the successful turning point in American economic policy from a focus on
Read MoreMeet New Assembly Rabble-Rouser
JAN. 12, 2011 By KATY GRIMES Fed up with the increasing job-killing regulations, punitive state agencies, and the hefty taxes on California’s businesses, Shannon Grove decided to run for Assembly. She won resoundingly in her district, but as only one
Read MoreTough Talk Can't Hide Tax/Spend Budget
JAN. 11, 2011 By JOHN SEILER In his Jan. 3 Inaugural Address, Gov. Jerry Brown promised us a respite from the “smoke and mirrors” budgets of recent years, especially those of ex-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. So the budget he unveiled Monday,
Read MoreBrown Wisely Takes On Corporate Welfare
JAN. 10, 2010 By STEVEN GREENHUT The Sacramento Bee’s coverage of Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed plan to eliminate redevelopment agencies reads like something out of a California Redevelopment Association press release: “Old Sacramento was revived with the help of public
Read MoreRecalling Honig, A Man Of 'Conviction'
JAN. 10, 2010 By K. LLOYD BILLINGSLEY Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed Bill Honig to the State Board of Education, explaining, “I think people can be confident that he has a contribution to make.” That may be doubted, but Mr.
Read MorePort of Call for CA’s Crippled Commerce
JAN. 10, 2010 By LAER PEARCE If Gov. Jerry Brown has any chance of draining California’s budget swamp of red ink, he’s going to need more than aggressive spending cuts and votes for more taxes, as he proposes. He’s also
Read MoreBrown's Budget Shifts Much To Localities
JAN. 10, 2010 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget fix is a topic of statewide social conversation but often misreported in the media. Re: Jerry Brown Wants to Tame Budget with Tax Extensions, Deep Cuts, LA Times Anatomy of
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