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Jan. 9, 2013 By Katy Grimes The bad news delivered last evening to the Sacramento City Council is dire: Sacramento has nearly $2 billion in unfunded liabilities, which include pension contributions and retiree medical benefits, most of which have no
Read MoreAssembly Speaker limits press access
Jan. 8, 2013 By Katy Grimes As the new legislative session began yesterday, there was a quite buzz in the Assembly. But it wasn’t just about the many new lawmakers. A rumor was going around that Democratic Assembly Speaker John
Read MoreSchwarzenegger still in marketing mode, selling myths
Jan. 6, 2013 By Chris Reed One of the staples of modern journalism is the piece in which a famous figure is asked to expound on his favorite books or music. With music, answers often seem genuinely enthusiastic. With books,
Read MoreMore CA laws choke us
Jan. 6, 2013 By Steven Greenhut This year’s Rose Parade in Pasadena, California featured the Department of Defense’s “Freedom Isn’t Free” float. While nothing is close to free when DOD is involved—the B-2 bomber that made a fly-by as parade-goers
Read MoreCould Occupiers and Tea Partiers join to fight growth controls?
Jan. 3, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi Mixing metaphors, David Farber once said, “Necessity is the mother of strange bedfellows.” That may be the case with flirting discussions between the Tea Party and the Occupy social movements in California. There is a plausible
Read MoreJudicial Watch “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians” for 2012
Jan. 3, 2013 By Katy Grimes It’s always interesting to see which politicians make the Judicial Watch Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians list for the previous year. More interesting to note is that not only are these people elected to
Read MoreSome public employees are more equal than others
Jan. 1, 2013 By Chris Reed Happy New Year’s, everybody. I am sure that 2013 is the year that California turns the corner. OK, maybe not. But I am confident there will be 12 months this year, the Mayan crisis
Read MoreTran scandal could keep air board chief from EPA post
Dec. 30, 2012 By Chris Reed As soon as I heard EPA chief Lisa Jackson was leaving, I took to Twitter to predict state air board chair Mary Nichols would be considered a hot candidate for the job, as she
Read More10 predictions for California 2013
Dec. 30, 2012 By Steven Greenhut SACRAMENTO — California’ Democratic leaders are giddy about the future now that they have gained everything they wanted in the last election — voter-approved tax increases and a two-thirds supermajority in both houses of the Legislature,
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