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Katy Grimes: A 34-year environmental health sciences professor at UCLA appears to be on the chopping block and headed for the unemployment line for speaking out against diesel vehicle regulations, according to Assemblyman Dan Logue, R-Linda. But that is not
Read MoreJerry: What are your pension numbers?
John Seiler: The Orange County Register ran a great story today about Jerry Brown’s mysterious pensions. The paper’s reporters spent many days trying to figure out what he will get once he finally leaves the state government, and still got
Read MoreCDPH Alters Cal DNA Experiment
Laura Sucheski: After Tuesday’s debate over the ethics of UC Berkeley’s “Bring Your Genes to Cal” freshman orientation activity, the California Department of Public Health nixed the plan as it stands, claiming it violates federal and state statues that govern
Read MoreRelief for government, not taxpayers
Commentary By STEVEN GREENHUT A state appeals court this afternoon upheld Alameda Superior Court Judge Steven Brick’s halting of the governor’s furlough program for state employees. The state has a massive budget problem, yet apparently it’s just too awful to
Read MoreArnold's gas-guzzlers
John Seiler: Did you know there’s a museum in das Vaterland that boasts Arnold’s gas-guzzling Mercedes S600? That’s the huge, 12-cylinder job that drinks gas like a boozer guzzles cheap vodka and drives faster than one of Werner von Braun’s
Read MoreToo "Stupid" To Purchase For The State?
Katy Grimes: Some of the state’s school districts haven’t exactly been the best purchasers of products or services, according to Assemblyman Hector De La Torre, D-South Gate. De La Torre has authored AB 635 to address state’s bidding system for
Read MoreSenate mulls hospital fee hike
August 10, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Federal stimulus money designated for California’s Medi-Cal program could be on the way to the state if Congress extends the Federal Matching Assistance Program, also known as the federal stimulus fund program. With the
Read MoreFort Ross is Now Logoriffic!
Anthony Pignataro: Fort Ross State Historic Park has a new logo! To commemorate the 200th anniversary of its 1812 founding! And it’s already for sale! “The logo will be in all exhibits and publications related to the programs and projects
Read MoreHow the Gov Honors the Dead
Anthony Pignataro: 16 soldiers, sailors and marines who were either from California or stationed here died in Afghanistan in July. I know this because Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sends out a press statement every time such a service member dies. “Maria
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Arizona boycott backfires
John Seiler: You read it here first, folks. In several blogs over the past few months, I predicted that the boycott of Arizona for its immigration law, SB 1070, would be a massive failure. The YouTube at the end of
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