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Back to homepageEducrats: Collective bargaining rights trump existing state law
Aug. 21, 2012 By Chris Reed The key to understanding Golden State politics is knowing that the most powerful forces in Sacramento by a wide margin are the California Teachers Association and the California Federation of Teachers. Using union dues
Read MoreThe Battle of San Diego: Unions Go All Out for Status Quo — With Unlikely Ally
June 4, 2012 By Chris Reed SAN DIEGO — On Tuesday, ground zero in the unions’ war on California taxpayers will be here, fought on three fronts. In the mayor’s race, there’s a fascinating four-way campaign pitting county District Attorney
Read MoreBullet Trains, Green Jobs and ‘The War Between Data and Storytelling’
May 15, 2012 By Chris Reed SAN DIEGO — The smug, insufferably superior politics of the faculty lounge have gone mainstream on the Left in the past decade to the point where many “progressive” pundits and Democratic lawmakers openly act
Read MoreWhat Arnold’s memoirs need: A chapter on his betrayal of California
April 16, 2012 By Chris Reed Arnold Schwarzenegger’s offbeat request last week on his Facebook page for the public to tell him what to write about in his pending memoirs got the result he wanted: lots of attention. “More than
Read MoreJob Lies: When Will ‘Green’ = ‘Dishonest’?
MARCH 26, 2012 By CHRIS REED Just as red and blue have become associated with Republicans and Democrats, respectively, because of Election Night maps, will green someday become a synonym for fraud and dishonesty? After listening to Gov. Jerry Brown’s
Read MoreSpecial Series: Bankruptcy Didn’t Make the Sky Fall In Orange County
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a CalWatchDog.com Special Series of 12 in-depth articles on municipal bankruptcy. MARCH 6, 2012 BY CHRIS REED Overwhelmed by enormous unfunded liabilities for retired employees’ pensions and health care, local governments throughout California
Read MoreFollow the Money to Find School Scandals
Commentary FEB. 22, 2012 By CHRIS REED The proposal of a Democratic assemblyman to keep students from eating at food trucks instead of school cafeterias is ostensibly about public health, obesity and food safety. But while nanny state motives may
Read MoreRadio: Lusvardi Blasts Enviro Crazies
John Seiler: On June 15, our colleague Wayne Lusvardi appeared on AM 600 KOGO in San Diego. Click here for a podcast. The host is Chris Reed, an editorialist with the San Diego Union. Wayne discusses his recent article, “CA
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