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Katy Grimes: I took pages of notes during tonight’s debate, but one question kept popping up in my mind when Jerry Brown was answering questions – what’s his plan? Brown did not offer specifics to the questions asked by a
Read MoreMeg "wins" dismal debate
John Seiler: My take is that this was a dismal debate. Neither candidate is qualified to be governor. A state this big should be embarrassed that it can’t produce better candidates. Meg stayed on message: Jobs, jobs, jobs. When Jerry
Read MoreBrown Funny, Whitman Smart
Steven Greenhut: The debate between Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman actually is one of the better political debates I’ve seen in a while. The questions have, as expected, tilt slightly left, but they are pretty much as expected. Questions surround
Read MoreSan Fran Is Pension Ground Zero
SEPT. 28, 2010 By DAVE ROBERTS SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco’s 26,000 city government employees have had it pretty good for many years – so good that city officials have had to cut services and could be looking at eventual
Read MoreHuber Touts Transparency Agenda
SEPT. 28, 2010 By KATY GRIMES When a Democratic legislator claims to have a more conservative voting record than Republican Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado, it must be either an election year or the Republican is no conservative. Or both. In
Read MoreWonks Of The World Unite!
Anthony Pignataro: Anyone out there who can’t get enough information about the confluence of money and power in state government need to check out this new MAPLight.org website dedicated to California politics. “The goal of MAPLight.org/California is to give Californians
Read MoreHow Do You Reform A Reform?
SEPT. 28, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO The state Political Reform Act Task Force will largely steer clear of issues such as conflict of interest and lobbying as it seeks to rewrite the state law governing politicking, the panel decided Monday.
Read MoreGov. Schwarzentaxer und Prop. 23
John Seiler: Maybe there is hope for Prop. 23, which would save our jobs by repealing AB 32. AB 32, of course, is “Der Global Warmung und Jobs Killing Diktat von 2006.” The man who signed it into law, Gov.
Read MoreBudget Watch: Day 89
Katy Grimes: Today is day 89 without a California budget. As the November election draws near, and with the no-budget record already broken, loose lips around the Capitol are speculating about the motive behind this late budget. Consensus seems to
Read MoreProp. 25 Will Weaken Prop. 13
SEPT. 27, 2010 By WAYNE LUSVARDI What voters and even taxpayers associations don’t seem to recognize about the upcoming November election in California is that if enacted Proposition 25 would provide an opportunity for school districts to pass parcel taxes
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