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Back to homepageFort Ross Still In Bad Shape
Anthony Pignataro: Back in June Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a deal with the mysterious Russian Renova Group of Companies to take over control — and provide financing — for Fort Ross State Park. Because “Operating hours have been reduced at
Read MoreTexas Beats California on Economy
NOV. 18, 2010 By JOHN SEILER In the competition between America’s two most populous states, California has two recent victories over Texas. In the World Series, the San Francisco Giants stomped on the Texas Rangers. And on election day, Nov.
Read MoreGuv Calls Sham Special Session
NOV. 18, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO For the eighth time in his seven-year administration, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has called the Legislature back into special session to deal with the state’s budget problems. And for the eighth time, the special session
Read MorePolitical Reform Task Force Meets!
Anthony Pignataro: The Political Reform Act Task Force meets again this afternoon(click here for the meeting agenda and location). Created by state Fair Political Practices Commission Chairman Dan Schnur, the group of campaign watchdogs, political attorneys, consultants, analysts and FPPC
Read MoreWhat Will Happen To Bacteria Bear?
Anthony Pignataro: So I was prowling the hallowed state capitol halls yesterday and stumbled on what might just be the greatest story in the state. All the legislative staffers are talking about it, and yet no one knows how it’s
Read MoreUnion Candidate Quiz Ignored Ed Issues
NOV. 15, 2010 I used to think school boards were about schools, and the kids they are charged with educating. At one time this was the case. But today, the majority of school board positions appear to be union labor
Read MoreRetroactively Documenting Travel!
Anthony Pignataro: There is great irony in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times story on the state Fair Political Practices Commission’s recent investigation into alleged undocumented travel by various members of the California High-Speed Rail Authority (click here to see the investigation
Read MoreBusiness Property Not Under-taxed
NOV. 12, 2010 By WAYNE LUSVARDI A rebuttal is required to Lenny Goldberg of the California Tax Reform Association who contends that small business properties are overtaxed and large corporate and franchise business properties are under taxed by Prop. 13
Read MoreBrown's Job Got Twice as Hard
NOV. 12, 2010 By JOHN SEILER Less than a month ago, on Oct. 18, Moody’s Investor Service issued a report calculating California’s situation as “at least $12 billion in future budget gaps.” Now, the nonpartisan California Legislative Analyst’s Office released a
Read MoreIs Prop 13 Hurting Small Businesses?
NOV. 11, 2010 By KATY GRIMES On the corner of a major intersection in Menlo Park, a small, independently owned gas station owner pays $30,148 a year in property taxes. On the other corners of the intersection, gas stations owned
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