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Anthony Pignataro: At long last, today Sierra Club California released its highly anticipated California Legislature 2010 Report Card. Finally, you get to see what the state’s biggest environmental organization thinks about our elected servants. “Just as doctors take an oath
Read MoreMaldo Lashes Out!
Anthony Pignataro: California Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado may be short, but he can be tough. And don’t get him angry — you wouldn’t want to see him angry. I know this because I saw him angry today, and it wasn’t
Read MoreNew budget – election day trap
Katy Grimes: News came late yesterday that the “big five” finally reached agreement on the state’s budget. Yeah right. They reached a “handshake agreement.” Now there’s something you can bank on. What an embarrassment. And someone is going to lose
Read MoreProp 23 could improve state's economy
Katy Grimes: The Legislative Analyst’s Office reported today that if Proposition 23 is passed, the state’s economy will improve “modestly.” However, before LAO analyst Mark Newton could give the rest of the good news, his testimony was interrupted and redirected.
Read MoreGov Hails One Vehicle Code
Anthony Pignataro: Traffic speeders have no fear — Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed SB 949 into law. This bill, authored by Senator Jenny Oropeza, D-Long Beach, bans cities from enforcing their own vehicle codes in an attempt to generate revenue
Read MoreState Opens Dusty Files
OCT. 1, 2010 On Thursday I took a break from high-speed rail controversies and death penalty analysis by walking over to the State Archives. Located a block away from the Capitol, the Archives are home to our state’s most precious
Read MoreGov Signs New CARB Law
Anthony Pignataro: One of the bills Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law this week is SB 1402, which forces an entirely new layer of transparency on the California Air Resources Board. As regular readers of this site know, there’s virtually
Read MoreAnother Small Business Killer
Katy Grimes: Today there is a hearing at the Capitol about Proposition 24 – the initiative seeks to stop several corporate tax breaks slated to go into effect in 2010 and 2012. Ballotpedia reports that Proposition 24 would prevent corporations
Read MoreSan Fran Is Pension Ground Zero
SEPT. 28, 2010 By DAVE ROBERTS SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco’s 26,000 city government employees have had it pretty good for many years – so good that city officials have had to cut services and could be looking at eventual
Read MoreHow Do You Reform A Reform?
SEPT. 28, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO The state Political Reform Act Task Force will largely steer clear of issues such as conflict of interest and lobbying as it seeks to rewrite the state law governing politicking, the panel decided Monday.
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