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This is Zen? Jerry Brown won’t fight for sole real achievement
Jan. 28, 2013 By Chris Reed The Jerry Brown ego trip is still running strong, nearly three months after he sold much of California and nearly all of the media on the idea that raising sales taxes on everyone and
Read MoreObamacare & California: State media ignore coming headaches
Jan. 27, 2013 By Chris Reed Gov. Jerry Brown’s eagerness for California to be the first state to implement the federal Affordable Care Act is being reported matter-of-factly by state newspapers. Completely absent is any big-picture explanation of what this
Read MoreFTB tax grab an acid test for ‘business-friendly’ Jerry Brown
Jan. 26, 2013 By Chris Reed There’s finally some mainstream media coverage of the astounding decision of the Franchise Tax Board to rewrite a tax break and go after profits accumulated by some business owners that date back to 2008.
Read MoreLive-blogging Gov. Brown’s State of the State address
Jan. 24, 2013 By John Seiler I’m live-blogging Gov. Jerry Brown’s State of the State address. Live video link here. 9:06 Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom is bloviating about how the budget supposedly is balanced. “The best is yet to come.”
Read MoreCourt: Putting Prop. 30 on top of ballot illegal
Jan. 23, 2013 By Katy Grimes Anyone who still believes that there isn’t monkey business in politics needs only to look at the most recent election and a significant legal ruling handed down on Friday regarding Proposition 30. While it may
Read MorePhil Mickelson: Instant hate for California’s Gerard Depardieu
Jan. 23, 2013 By Chris Reed We don’t have a clear verdict yet on the predictions that the sharp hike in income taxes paid by the rich in California, courtesy of Proposition 30, will drive them from the Golden State.
Read MoreCompton Unified’s sharp attendance jump: Too good to be true?
Jan. 22 By Chris Reed The SIA Cabinet Report education news site has a report up about a stunning jump in attendance at Compton Unified schools: “The K-12 district of some 25,000 pupils reported an increase during the 2011-12 school
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