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Back to homepageVernon Moves Toward Disincorporation
APRIL 14, 2011 By KATY GRIMES An Assembly committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to pass a bill that would disincorporate the charter for the Southern California city of Vernon. AB 46, authored by Assembly Speaker John Pérez (D-Los Angeles), takes
Read MoreJunket To Ireland Is Blarney
Katy Grimes: Operating under the weight of a massive deficit and without a budget deal done, some Democratic legislators are preparing to take a 10-day trip to Ireland, ostensibly to study the Irish sustainable energy system, and using waste to power
Read MoreNo News: Still No Budget
Katy Grimes: Has the California Legislature jumped the shark, and moved beyond relevance or even recovery? In a moment-in-time characterized by absurdity, the California budget is swiftly becoming a bad joke. There is no budget. There has been no budget. And
Read MoreI'm Singing the California Blues
APRIL 6, 2011 Once known throughout the world as the Golden State, California used to attract people from other parts of the United States as well as folks from other countries. People migrated to California for a chance of success
Read MoreNew Warming Bill Would Hit CA Farmers
APRIL 5, 2011 By KATY GRIMES California farmers soon could face strict compliance with AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. Using the controversial argument that climate change will have a substantial impact on agriculture in California, SB
Read MoreGrowing Government, Not Crops
Katy Grimes: Under the cover of California’s global warming act, legislators want to create another quasi-state agency to assist with implementing AB 32, but this time, imposing the restrictions on the agriculture industry. At a time when California should be
Read MoreCard Check Bill Passes Senate
Katy Grimes: The “card check” bill, SB 104, authored by Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, passed the Senate this morning 24-14, after a heated debate. “This bill would permit agricultural employees, as an alternative procedure, to select their labor representatives
Read MoreA Refresher Course In Leadership
Katy Grimes: It’s painful watching as California Republicans allow the state’s Democratic party to dictate all of the terms in the ongoing budget debate – even on potential reforms. And, many Republicans have allowed Democrats to define the party ideology.
Read MoreInvestment Tax Credit Could Boost CA Jobs
MARCH 25, 2011 By KATY GRIMES One senator is trying to offer California manufacturers a break to help stimulate business growth. But even his modest sales-tax credit was met with resistance in a hearing at the Capitol on Wednesday. Inland
Read MoreCalif. Labor Federation Tweet-fest
Katy Grimes: You’ve just got to love Twitter for those moments in life when reporters are banned from covering events. Yesterday and today, the California Labor Federation’s joint legislative conference has been in full-swing, but was announced as closed to
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