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John Seiler: Fortunately, California is such a beautiful state that there’s no reason to leave anyway, except to get a job. So I’m staying put until the fascist TSA stops treating passengers like concentration camp inmates. Here’s the latest: If
Read MoreRockefeller Wants FOX, MSNBC Eliminated
Katy Grimes: This week, United States Senator Jay Rockefeller said that the country would be a better place if the “endless barking” by news networks FOX and MSNBC was stopped – eliminated – shut down. Rockefeller said he wants to
Read MoreDelta Hearing Hurries For No Reason
NOV. 18, 2010 By KATY GRIMES The Bay Delta Conservation Plan is on a tight schedule for implementation, but no one seems to know why. Many people spoke during a Nov. 16 Assembly committee hearing on the plan, but nothing
Read MoreWhat Will Happen To Bacteria Bear?
Anthony Pignataro: So I was prowling the hallowed state capitol halls yesterday and stumbled on what might just be the greatest story in the state. All the legislative staffers are talking about it, and yet no one knows how it’s
Read MoreBigger Not Better With Government
NOV. 15, 2010 As government costs soar, and revenue remains low because of the poor economy, some politicians and academics are trotting out an old idea that promises to increase efficiency and save money. It’s called municipal consolidation. In their
Read MoreState Property Sale Costs Millions
Katy Grimes: Last February I wrote about some highly questionable property sales the state was planning on. In “State selling properties to raise cash,” I wrote “This deal started last year when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger directed the Department of General Services
Read MoreSacramento: 'World Class' or Cowtown?
Katy Grimes: Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson recently expressed his interest in discussing consolidating the unincorporated areas of the County of Sacramento within the City of Sacramento. While it’s an interesting idea, and one that has been tossed around for years
Read More"The Architect" Visits California
Katy Grimes: Saturday evening I met Karl Rove, often referred to as “The Architect,” by the media and political opponents. Rove, former senior advisor to President George W. Bush, was congenial, gracious and very interesting as he spoke candidly to
Read MoreHuber Balks At State Closing Youth Jail
NOV. 5, 2010 By KATY GRIMES The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation recently decided to close the state’s oldest youth correctional facility, which is also, apparently, the state’s most efficiently run facility. A joint legislative hearing on Nov. 3
Read MoreCome to California Mr. President
Katy Grimes: It’s difficult not to acknowledge President Obama’s latest world tour – he booked the entire Taj Mahal Palace hotel and is traveling with an entourage of 3,000 of “government officials,” 40 jet planes, a fleet of cars and
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