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‘Eureka!’ California stinks!

July 16, 2012 By Katy Grimes I write this with a heavy heart, under duress, and with a longing for what once was, in my home state… “The land of milk and honey” has curdled and soured. “The Golden State”

Record social engineering bills by state

CalWatchdog Staff July 10, 2012

July 10, 2012 By Katy Grimes California’s historic decline is not just limited to bad economic policy; California politicians have been meddling in people’s bedrooms, churches, women’s wombs, classrooms, kitchens, autos, bank accounts, and in the courtroom. Social engineering Is

Lawmakers’ latest fib about small biz insurance

CalWatchdog Staff July 6, 2012

July 6, 2012 By Katy Grimes As the Legislature crammed to clear their plates this week so they could take their summer break, one atrocity after another oozed from the committees in the form of legislation. One of the worst

High-speed rail push leading to Nov slaughter?

CalWatchdog Staff July 5, 2012

July 5, 2012 By Katy Grimes Commentary This week could mark the last big, well-orchestrated push for high-speed rail. Think of it as a drug being mainlined directly into the state’s largest vein. High-speed rail is not about the train,

Who cares if it’s ‘Made in U.S.A’?

CalWatchdog Staff July 4, 2012

July 4, 2012 By Katy Grimes ‘Made in America’ still stands for something with America’s consumers, but doesn’t appear to be as important for some politicians. Tuesday I wrote about Maglite flashlight founder Anthony Maglica, who has manufactured the heavy-duty

Jerry Brown: An Enlightened Despot?

Katy Grimes July 2, 2012

July 2, 2012 By Katy Grimes It is becoming rather difficult to distinguish California as part of a Representative Republic, when the Democratic party is able to hold budget “negotiations” without any Republican input, and the Governor attempts to manipulate

Democrats kill pension reform bills

CalWatchdog Staff June 21, 2012

June 21, 2012 By Katy Grimes Antics today in the California Senate hit an all time low when Democrats blocked attempts to bring public pension reform bills SB 1176 and Senate Constitutional Amendment 18 to the Senate Floor for a

State lawmakers announce budget deal… again

CalWatchdog Staff June 21, 2012

June 21, 2012 Katy Grimes: UPDATE: Assembly and Senate leaders announced this morning that they have reached a deal on the budget and will vote on it Tuesday. I thought that legislators already approved a budget last Friday, June 15, California’s

State seeking to grab private pensions

CalWatchdog Staff June 21, 2012

June 21, 2012 By Katy Grimes Because California is doing such a bang-up job of managing the state employee pension systems, some lawmakers are pushing to create and manage another retirement program–for the private sector. According to Sen. Kevin de

Assembly committee kills bond misuse bill

CalWatchdog Staff June 20, 2012

June 20, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — California’s bond debt is on steroids, but it’s the taxpaying residents who will be responsible for the financial meltdown. California politicians are well known for their budget fund shifts, “borrowing” from agencies and