Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

Obama working on CA drought

As difficult as the drought is for California, it’s wonderful to know that President Obama cares and is helping out. He won the state in 2012 by a margin of more than 3 million votes. From Time magazine: On Saturday,

iPads in LAUSD just small part of CA school bond scandals

Chris Reed February 17, 2014

The GOP assemblyman who’s upset about the misuse of 25-year borrowing to pay for hundreds of millions of dollars worth of iPads in Los Angeles Unified has an unfortunately narrow perspective on the problem. But at least Assemblyman Curt Hagman,

Will AG Kamala Harris sign up for trial lawyers’ obesity shakedown?

Chris Reed February 13, 2014

The attorneys general of California and 15 other states are being implored to join in a legal crusade that holds food manufacturers responsible for obesity. Politico has the details: “Lawyers are pitching state attorneys general in 16 states with a

Toyota ‘sudden acceleration’: CA-born scam costs firm billions

Chris Reed February 11, 2014

There are multiple reports that Toyota is about to pay nearly a $1 billion fine to the U.S. government for accidents related to the unintended acceleration of its vehicles, a story that went national after two incidents in San Diego

New bullet-train biz plan still doesn’t address judge’s objection

Chris Reed February 8, 2014

On Friday, the California High-Speed Rail Authority released a new business plan for the bullet train project. The authority’s document still doesn’t identify how it will pay for the 300-mile initial operating segment, the $31 billion question that led Sacramento Superior

Will Tea Party be suppressed again in 2014?

John Seiler February 7, 2014

A year ago Americans found out that the Obama administration perpetrated the biggest abuse of the IRS since the Nixon administration 40 years earlier. The IRS targeted the conservative Tea Party for special abuse, including California groups. For example, NorCal

Gov. Brown under fire for rail firm campaign contribution

John February 5, 2014

Governor Jerry Brown is under fire for the timing of a max-out contribution from a high-speed rail contractor to his re-election campaign. Brown recently asked the California Supreme Court for an expedited review – and reversal – of two lower court rulings that

Latest scandal: Why you would be nuts to believe CalPERS

Chris Reed February 4, 2014

The Sacramento Bee has the basic details on a new CalPERS contretemps: “A former CalPERS employee who alleged she was fired for challenging a cover up of insider trades by fund staff settled her wrongful termination case this morning. “Jeannine

CA senator seeks audit of state Obamacare exchange

Tori Richards February 3, 2014

A California state senator is seeking to audit the state’s Obamacare exchange after a CalWatchdog.com story revealed that $1.37 million was spent on a campaign featuring an eight-hour web stream starring a gyrating Richard Simmons. The Jan. 16 event — now immortalized on YouTube — showed

New L.A. NFL team would be a waste

John Seiler February 3, 2014

Congratulations to the Seattle Seahawks for winning the Super Bowl. Now back to politics. It looks like the Cleveland/Los Angeles/Anaheim/St. Louis Rams might return to Los Angeles: NEW YORK—There has been renewed attention in recent days on the NFL’s potential return