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Back to homepageCities vying for local control on Nov. ballot
Oct. 16, 2012 By Katy Grimes In addition to a government reform ballot initiative attempting to stop unions from using employee dues for political purposes, three cities have initiatives on the November ballot asking voters to allow a constitutional change
Read MoreState government is always growing
Oct. 15, 2012 Katy Grimes: It appears that California state government is thriving and growing, while private sectors businesses shrink, close, or move away from California. Last week, Gov. Jerry Brown announced another list of expensive appointments to state agencies
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The post-Constitution VP debate
Oct. 12, 2012 By John Seiler I watch debates differently. I look for how each candidate upholds the U.S. Constitution, which each has taken an oath to “preserve, protect and defend.” In the vice-presidential debate between Joe Biden and Paul
Read MoreFive Calif. Goodwill charities pay employees less than minimum wage
Oct. 3, 2012 By John Hrabe Five California-based Goodwill charities pay hundreds of employees less than minimum wage, while providing lucrative compensation packages to top executives, a CalWatchDog.com investigation has found. In 2010, the five CEOs of Goodwill Industries of
Read MoreArnold digs up more sleaze
Oct. 3, 2012 By John Seiler As if he hadn’t inflicted enough sleaze on the public consciousness during his long public career, ex-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger just published another autobiography. I’m not reading it. If you want to know about Arnold,
Read MoreChris Reed and Mark Cabaniss on Gadfly Radio
Oct. 2, 2012 By John Seiler Martha Montelongo’s great Gadfly Radio today featured two special gusts. Chris Reed, our special contributor, spoke on his recent article, “The nut graph you never see in a state government story.” And Mark Cabaniss
Read MoreIt’s a tragedy! It’s a comedy! It’s Crazifornia!
Oct. 2, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi In 2050, after California was hit with a 6.9 Richter scale earthquake on the Hayward Fault, the city of Vallejo didn’t suffer much because it already was a ghost town. California no longer had
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Protest settlement sprays taxpayers
Oct. 1, 2012 By Katy Grimes Instead of being held accountable for bad behavior and rule-breaking during an Occupy protest on the campus of UC Davis last November, a group of college students are going to be rewarded, and receive
Read MoreCA Lottery: State’s cash cow
Sept. 27, 2012 Katy Grimes: I am not sure why Californians are faced with two tax increase measures this November, ostensibly to help fund California’s starving public educational system. The California Lottery, which was sold to voters as a way
Read MoreL.A. Times and Prop. 32: Will it repeat its stunning stand on Prop. 75?
Sept. 27, 2012 By Chris Reed Nexis and the L.A. Times’ website show the editorial page of California’s biggest newspaper has yet to come out for or against Proposition 32, the measure whose primary goal is preventing automatic deduction of
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