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Who pays for LAUSD’s broken or stolen iPads?

I’ve written a couple of things on the Los Angeles Unified School District’s gift of iPads to its students. In July, I predicted the kids would “jailbreak” the iPads. They did. Remember, these iPads are costing taxpayers $1 billion. That’s

Parcel tax change wouldn't help poor schools

Wayne Lusvardi September 20, 2013

sms spy android Does government need to grab more money for schools? One way to get it is to make it easier to pass local parcel taxes. So finds a new study from the Public Policy Institute of California.

Sacramento's Convention Center money pit

Katy Grimes September 17, 2013

The Sacramento Convention Center is living proof that even if you build it, they don’t come. Despite insistence from Convention Center officials that the center is an economic driver, a new report shows quite the opposite; the convention center is

Harkey files $10 Million lawsuit against fellow state lawmaker

John Hrabe September 16, 2013

A Republican state lawmaker who routinely decries “lawsuit abuse” and “feeding trial lawyers” has filed a $10 million civil lawsuit against a fellow state lawmaker for intentional infliction of emotional distress. Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, R-Dana Point, is suing state Sen.

Why do Dems nominate Pelosi, Feinstein, Boxer?

John Seiler September 8, 2013

California is supposed to be a liberal state, with the most liberal Democratic Party in the country. Yet its top honchos back the bombing of Syria that is overwhelmingly opposed by Americans — left, right and center. Those honchos: House

Vidak: ‘Let the people re-vote on High-Speed Rail’

Katy Grimes August 27, 2013

SACRAMENTO — Newly elected Sen. Andy Vidak, R-Hanford, has authored a set of amendments to an existing Assembly bill to allow Californians to vote on whether or not to proceed with the High-Speed Rail project, and would halt any further bond sales

State, local governments misusing voter-approved bond money

Josephine Djuhana August 22, 2013

It seems common sense that bond money approved by a state’s voters would be spent directly on the projects it was intended for. Unfortunately, lawmakers, trying to find resources to bandage constant budget imbalances, often raid bond funds by

Campaign committees fund life of luxury

John Hrabe August 19, 2013

The political chicken dinner has gone upscale. In the first half of the year, legislative leaders, political parties and political action committees lured campaign contributors with limousine rides, gourmet meals and swag bags loaded with booze and iPad Minis, a

Bills address campaign donations from private parties, not unions

Katy Grimes August 19, 2013

Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of 2. California lawmakers object to “dark money,” a term for campaign contributions used to pay for an election campaign without disclosing the source of the money. But while Democratic lawmakers object to “dark

CA minimum wage may jump 25%

Dave Roberts August 16, 2013

California has made progress in bringing down the unemployment rate. June’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 8.5 percent is the lowest since October 2008, according to California Employment Development Department data. Unemployment reached 12.4 percent during the Great Recession, and