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2007 press release shows rail authority touting CEQA compliance

A Tuesday afternoon AP story laid out the latest courtroom developments involving the bullet-train fiasco: “SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s $68 billion bullet train project should be exempt from the state’s strict environmental review process now that it is subject

Gov. Brown blames wildfires on global warming

John Seiler May 20, 2014

Gov. Jerry Brown has been blaming the wildfires on global warming/climate. The Times summarized his recent statements: “We here in California are on the front lines,” Brown said on ABC in the first of two Sunday morning news show appearances…. The

Pension costs burden CA budget

James Poulos May 19, 2014

Gov. Jerry Brown still hasn’t gotten his state’s budget problems beat. A high-profile new report showed California still faces massive liabilities extending far into the future. The study, released by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office, tallied over $340 billion in debts, deferred payment and other

Mixed GOP reaction to Donnelly: Dumb-de-dumb-dumb

Chris Reed May 16, 2014

The California Republican Party is now very, very down on its luck. But I think state party chair Jim Brulte isn’t just blathering when he suggests the party can make at the least a modest comeback. The main reason for

Donnelly backed redevelopment exemption

John May 15, 2014

Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, R-Twin Peaks, who routinely campaigns on a platform of getting government out of the way, is struggling to explain his past support for redevelopment agencies. “Let’s get more people working, let’s not assault RDAs,” Donnelly said in

Brown submits May Revise budget

Wayne Lusvardi May 14, 2014

Yesterday, Gov. Jerry Brown submitted the May Revision of his 2014-15 budget proposal with a mixture of line-item revisions. Most were budges that only moved the budget slightly. The fiscal year begins July 1. Over his January budget proposal, Brown increased the

Brown’s CalSTRS fix hammers districts, protects teachers

Chris Reed May 14, 2014

Contrary to the impression given by some of the current coverage of Sacramento’s attempts to shore up the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, the underfunding problem hasn’t been completely ignored for all these years. Here’s what I wrote about the

Donnelly aide works with unions vs. GOP candidates

John May 9, 2014

A top aide to a Republican candidate for governor is working with public employee unions to defeat Republican candidates in local elections. Asher Burke, who assists Assemblyman Tim Donnelly’s gubernatorial campaign with “social media and online creative,” is also a

Attempted $1B cover-up can’t even crack Top 5 of bullet-train outrages

Chris Reed May 9, 2014

With any big public works project, a report that an independent consultant had been pressured by the responsible government agency to hide a nearly $1 billion increase in project cost is absolutely outrageous. Pathetically enough, when it comes to the

Analyzing Neel Kashkari’s flyer

John Seiler May 6, 2014

Today the first statewide political flyer plopped into my mailbox. It’s from Neel Kashkari, running for governor as a Republican. The whole thing is reproduced at the bottom. This is the first gubernatorial election using the Top Two system. The