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Back to homepageAnother Republican Message. Or Not.
I attended the Sacramento County Republican Party Crab Feed this evening. The event was fun and very well attended. There were plenty of sincere Republicans present, candidates, party regulars, young and old. Congressman Dan Lungren spoke… for too long… and
Read MoreWill "Going Green" Backfire?
With nearly every politician — from city councils to state legislators, governors and congress – embracing green technology as the cause du jour, they don’t realize that with every bill signed, they may be actually killing the industry. It’s kind
Read MoreCalPERS ignores Legislature on Iran
Feb. 25, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Nearly three years ago, California legislators passed AB221 requiring the sale of investments in Iran. In a hearing yesterday at the Capitol, California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS) representatives made clear to legislators that
Read MoreDid schools win state lottery?
Feb. 25, 2010 By KATY GRIMES In an effort to shore up some of the state’s record deficit, a bill heard this week would require more money from the State Lottery be spent on schools and less on lottery administration.
Read MoreCalifornia's business exodus
Feb. 25, 2010 By KATY GRIMES According to Joe Vranich, a business relocation specialist located in Southern California, his business is booming helping businesses move out of California, and not into the state. For the rest of California businesses, the
Read MoreNo Cussing Zone
Assembly members Anthony Portantino and Cameron Smyth will be discussing ACR 112 today, the resolution that will designate the first week in March as a “cuss-free week”. The purpose according to language in the resolution is “to set a tone
Read MoreState selling properties to raise cash
Feb. 23, 2010 By KATY GRIMES With the state of California selling off property to raise cash in the face of the $24 billion deficit, 11 office-building complexes are for sale, which will then be leased back to the state for 20
Read MoreThe eyes of Texas are upon us
Feb. 23, 2010 Californians used to sing “I Love You, California.” Now, the tune has changed and it’s “Can’t Get Enough of Texas.” The bad news stories about California businesses packing up and moving out of state are so frequent,
Read MoreParents Able To Close Failing Schools
The Los Angeles-based group Parent Revolution, pushed hard to pass a new law called the “parent trigger.” The new law requires school districts to make dramatic changes to a school if 51% the parents vote on the change(s). Parents could call for
Read MorePat Wiggins' latest outburst
Senator Pat Wiggins, D-Santa Rosa, is becoming a very sad story. For at least the last year or so, she’s been suffering from unnamed “medical condition” (the words belong to her aides who, when they do speak about their boss,
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