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Katy Grimes: A 34-year environmental health sciences professor at UCLA appears to be on the chopping block and headed for the unemployment line for speaking out against diesel vehicle regulations, according to Assemblyman Dan Logue, R-Linda. But that is not
Read MoreGays Love the Nixon Library!
Anthony Pignataro: If you read only one New Yorker Talk of the Town story this week, make sure it’s this one: Dana Goodyear’s wonderful look at how Judge Vaughn Walker’s overturning of Prop 8 will benefit the wedding industry. The
Read MoreWill California repudiate its debt?
AUGUST 12, 2010 By JOHN SEILER California’s government soon could be paying its bills with IOUs, Controller John Chang announced this week. And a new report found that Californians’ personal income dropped 2.5 percent in 2009, the first decline since World
Read MoreSunshine would prevent more Bells
AUGUST 11, 2010 By MICHAEL BARNHART Bell is one of the poorest cities in Los Angeles County, pays its top officials some of the highest salaries in the nation, including nearly $800,000 annually to the city manager. When citizens do
Read MoreShakedown threatens nursing homes
AUGUST 11, 2010 A Humboldt County jury recently awarded $677 million in a class-action lawsuit against a nursing home operator — an award that may put Skilled Healthcare Group‘s nursing homes out of business, and could mark the entire industry for
Read MoreShould state hike park fees?
AUG. 11, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Even with recent hefty park fee hikes, a battle between supporters of state funded parks and anti-tax groups resumed in the Legislature yesterday, over an upcoming ballot initiative that would add $18 to every
Read MoreNo accounting for rail's mystery workers
AUG. 10, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO The proposed California High-Speed Rail project is a monumental undertaking in terms of money, personnel, time and effort. The state’s own estimates say the whole system – which includes 800 miles of bullet train
Read MoreConstructive Feedback? What's That?
AUG. 5, 2010 There are many unanswered questions floating around the state’s proposed bullet train plan. How many tens of billions of dollars will it eventually cost? Where will the money come from? Exactly how many people will ride it
Read MoreAnother Look Inside CalWatchdog
The following conversation took place moments ago in the CalWatchdog newsroom: ANTHONY PIGNATARO: What?! LAURA SUCHESKI: What happened? ANTHONY PIGNATARO: University of California post-doctoral researchers just announced they’ve signed a union contract. LAURA SUCHESKI: What?!
Read MoreHow the Gov Honors the Dead
Anthony Pignataro: 16 soldiers, sailors and marines who were either from California or stationed here died in Afghanistan in July. I know this because Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sends out a press statement every time such a service member dies. “Maria
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