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Back to homepageBook Review: The higher Street to public management
May 14, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi When I first started working for Los Angeles County government decades ago, it was what might have been called “republican” (with a small “r”). Decision-making was delegated down to the managerial and supervisorial level.
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Jerry Brown pulls a Nixon
May 10, 2012 By Chriss Street “Only Nixon could go to China” is a political metaphor referring to the ability of a politician with an unassailable reputation among his supporters for staunchly representing and defending their values, to take actions
Read MoreCongress might unrenew crony capitalism
April 6, 2012 By Chriss Street Life is getting more difficult for crony capitalists. President Obama and a bipartisan group of senators was unable convince their pals in Congress to extend ludicrously large subsidies for supposed renewable energy projects under
Read MoreSpecial Series: Local Governments Face Bankruptcy Quandary
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a CalWatchDog.com Special Series of 12 in-depth articles on municipal bankruptcy. MARCH 16, 2012 By JOHN SEILER Bankruptcy is the boogeyman haunting governments across America. It’s not a question of if more cities
Read MoreEureka! California Revenue Plunges 22%
MARCH 13, 2012 By CHRISS STREET State Controller John Chaing continues to uphold the California Great Seal Motto of “Eureka” — I have found it. But what Chaing is finding as controller is that California’s economy as measured by tax
Read MoreCourt to Decide Military Medal Fraud Case
FEB. 26, 2012 By CHRISS STREET Xavier Alvarez, after being elected in 2007 to the Three Valleys Municipal Water District in Pomona, California introduced himself at his first Board meeting as a wounded war veteran who had received the Congressional
Read MoreBig Oil Backs Killing Keystone XL Pipeline
FEB. 16, 2012 By CHRISS STREET Gov. Jerry Brown and other California environmental activists are enthusiastic about advancing “sustainable” energy, such as windmill and geothermal. But oil and natural gas exploration are rapidly advancing — if they’re allowed to happen.
Read MoreOther States Bail Out CA Mortgages
FEB. 10, 2012 By CHRISS STREET Just over a week ago I published here on CalWatchDog.com “New California Budget Crisis May Torpedo November Tax Increase Initiative.” The report illuminated how state Controller John Chaing had shocked California’s spendthrift politicians by
Read MoreAB 32 Feeds CA Aristocratic Socialists
FEB. 9, 2012 By CHRISS STREET This year marks the 25th anniversary of the United Nations’ Brundtland Report. It defined Sustainable Development as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their
Read MoreChiang: State Broke on March 8
JAN. 31, 2012 By CHRISS STREET State Controller John Chiang shocked California legislators today when he sent a letter announcing that the state will run out of cash on March 8. That is, unless Legislature allows state Treasurer Bill Lockyer
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