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Steven Greenhut: Carly Fiorina is speaking now. “This is a ticket that represents the diversity and prominence and the common sense of California,” which perhaps is accurate in a strange kind of way. She promises to put an end to
Read MoreLAUSD spends $30K per student
AUGUST 20, 2010 By JOHN SEILER The research by Adam Schaeffer of the Cato Institute’s Center for Education Freedom seemed shocking: The Los Angeles Unified School District spent $29,780 per student in fiscal year 2007-08. That’s way above the $10,000
Read MoreTax hikes would harm CA economy
AUGUST 17, 2010 By JOHN SEILER Do tax hikes fix budgets? That was the subject of an article I wrote last month here on CalWatchDog.com. The question is critical as the California Legislature and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, still unable to
Read MoreJerry Brown: State will take 'problem' gamblers' winnings
Steven Greenhut: An astute reader sent along a new press release from Attorney General Jerry Brown announcing a program to “help” gamblers. Problem gamblers sign up for an exclusion list (voluntarily for now). If they go to a casino, here’s
Read MoreCorrea introduces pay disclosure act
AUGUST 12, 2010 By STEVEN GREENHUT State Sen. Lou Correa, D-Santa Ana, released language today from his Taxpayer Right to Know Act — aimed at improving public access to information about the salaries and perks enjoyed by the state’s government
Read MoreWill California repudiate its debt?
AUGUST 12, 2010 By JOHN SEILER California’s government soon could be paying its bills with IOUs, Controller John Chang announced this week. And a new report found that Californians’ personal income dropped 2.5 percent in 2009, the first decline since World
Read MoreSacto's grimy light rail system
Steven Greenhut: I had to leave a car in the shop this week, so I got initiated into Sacramento’s light-rail experience on the Regional Transit line from Folsom to downtown. No doubt, it was useful to have an alternative means
Read MoreNo accounting for rail's mystery workers
AUG. 10, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO The proposed California High-Speed Rail project is a monumental undertaking in terms of money, personnel, time and effort. The state’s own estimates say the whole system – which includes 800 miles of bullet train
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Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!
John Seiler: I’d rather have Jerry Springer as governor than Jerry Brown. For one thing, it would get the ex-Cincinnati mayor’s show off daytime TV when kids watch it. But, due to Meg’s amateurish campaign, it looks like we’ll be
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