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Anthony Pignataro: And now, for a bit of good news for our embattled Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, whose poll numbers are currently at the same level enjoyed by Gray Davis shortly because his 2003 recall election. The California State Auditor’s Applicant
Read MoreAudit By Invitation Only
SEPT. 24, 2010 With the City of Bell scandal fresh on the minds of nearly everyone in the state who pays taxes, legislators are now questioning the exorbitant salaries and benefits some local governments are paying in order to prevent
Read MoreFailed rich candidates should be taxed 100%
John Seiler: We have a lot or super-rich candidates and office-holders now: Schwarzenegger, Whitman, Poizner, Fiorina, that wrestling lady in Connecticut, John Kerry (got his money the old way: married into the Heinz catsup fortune), the Bushes, etc. They run
Read MoreTop 20 Worst Bills To Veto
CalWatchdog thought that today’s 2010 TOP TWENTY BILLS TO VETO by The Flash Report, was worthy of sharing. Compiled by Senator Mimi Walters and Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, both Republicans, with some assistance from FR Publisher Jon Fleischman, the Governor’s “letter grade” was computed
Read MoreCongratulations to California Watch!
Anthony Pignataro: Today marks the one-year anniversary of California Watch, a non-profit journalism center (like us!) created publish kick-ass investigative reporting (like us!). “The mission here is to deliver rigorous, credible journalism that meets the highest possible standards and touches
Read MoreO'Connell's Street Without Joy
Anthony Pignataro: I saw a lot of things driving into San Luis Obispo County this morning — rolling hills, wineries, a road sign indicating bear-crossing, a California Highway Patrolman rousting a homeless man from a freeway gully, the intersection where
Read MoreSacramento Mayor's New Wheels
Katy Grimes: Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson has a fancy new set of wheels. So what? Sacramento is laboring under a $51 million deficit, has cut city jobs including fire fighters, police, and our parks are looking really seedy — parks
Read MoreGood News, We Think…
Anthony Pignataro: We’re kinda torn on whether to celebrate this one: “The California Parole Apprehension Team (CPAT) — created as part of the Governor’s parole reforms — in less than 8 months has arrested or located 2,598 parolees-at-large, a record
Read MoreRedevelopment giveaway for Oakley?
AUG. 31, 2010 By KATY GRIMES A small Contra Costa city appears to have an unusual amount of pull in the Capitol. A bill working through the Legislature would designate property tax revenues from a proposed power plant in the
Read MoreUnions' war on accountability
Steven Greenhut: The LA teachers’ union is livid over a Los Angeles Times series and database that enables readers and parents to look up the ratings of district teachers. The unions have made it impossible to fire even abusive or
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