Inside Government
Back to homepageBack Scratching At Stem Cell Agency
DEC. 5, 2010 By KATY GRIMES If anyone needed proof that the state’s $3-billion stem cell research agency is highly politicized, the Los Angeles Times reported this week that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger re-nominated Silicon Valley real estate investor Robert Klein
Read MoreSF's Adachi Vows New Pension Effort
This article first appeared in City Journal. DEC. 2, 2010 By STEVEN GREENHUT San Francisco’s public-sector unions have been gloating following last month’s defeat of Proposition B, which would have required city employees to boost contributions to their generous pension
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Arnold's Theme Song
John Seiler: Every great leader needs a theme song. Here’s Arnold’s: Here are the lyrics: If you could only see me I know exactly where I am You wouldn’t want to be me Oh, I can assure you of that
Read More'California-care' Funding Problem
By KATY GRIMES NOV. 30, 2010 As California prepares for national health care legislation, the looming and potentially massive increase in Medi-Cal spending has already begun, and will most likely continue to outpace any growth in the state’s revenues. Officially
Read MoreDeceptive Agency To Punish Deception
NOV. 29, 2010 By LAER PEARCE On Wednesday a California state agency with a well-earned reputation for deception will hold a public workshop that may well set a new standard for governmental hypocrisy in California – and that’s really saying
Read MoreBrown May Downsize Commissions
NOV. 28, 2010 Gov.-elect Jerry Brown has a reputation for being frugal. Throughout his recent campaign, he referenced his unabashed personal frugality and said that if elected, it would translate to the governor’s office. Already, there are reports that Brown will
Read MoreBlack Friday At Capitol Store
NOV. 26, 2010 It being Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year, I decided to check out the place where the real power-brokers, the legislative aides and staffers who write the bills and reports that keep the state
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Food Stamps Welcomed At Restaurants
NOV. 23, 2010 By KATY GRIMES We’ve known for some time that there are abuses of electronic welfare benefit (EBT) cards in California. The EBTs are accepted nearly anywhere that sells food — grocery markets, convenience stores and even restaurants.
Read MoreCARB To Regulate False Statements
Katy Grimes: The California Air Resources Board is unhappy with detractors and people who make “false statements.” In an email message sent out on Friday (forwarded to me by a friend in the environmental business), CARB officials, perhaps emboldened by
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