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Govt. gasbags silent on gas tax boon

Nov. 1, 2012 By Katy Grimes While nearly every politician in America publicly decries the high cost of gasoline and fuel costs, most are also strangely silent about the soaring gas tax revenues that states are currently enjoying. Californians always

California’s fate rests on more than this election

CalWatchdog Staff October 31, 2012

October 31, 2012 By Katy Grimes As California voters prepare to square off with several tax increase measures on next Tuesday’s ballot, the fate of California balances on a precarious cliff. But it’s not just the tax increases which could

Barking up the wrong tree for Prop. 30

CalWatchdog Staff October 26, 2012

Oct. 26, 2012 Katy Grimes: As Gov. Jerry Brown and his little dog Sutter criss-cross California campaigning at public schools for passage of his tax increases, students should quiz Brown on his math. University professors and instructors have made the

Abuse of the disabled in state care detailed at hearing

CalWatchdog Staff October 24, 2012

Oct. 24, 2012 By Katy Grimes The most vulnerable people in California are caught in a bureaucratic nightmare with the state’s Department of Developmental Services. A Joint Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review and Human Services held yet another hearing

California Coastal Commission keeps grabbing land

CalWatchdog Staff October 23, 2012

Oct. 23, 2012 By Katy Grimes What do you get when you have a powerful state commission of 11 unremarkable people, which produces nothing, but regularly takes money and property from taxpaying citizens, while currying favors with others? I just

The day after the election

Katy Grimes October 23, 2012

Oct. 22, 2012 By Katy Grimes With the 2012 election in full swing, everyone’s focus seems to be on the candidates and ballot initiatives. We are inundated with ludicrous, often irrelevant political advertising. But what happens after the election? What

The Weekly Standard: ‘A Taxing Proposition’

CalWatchdog Staff October 20, 2012

Oct. 20, 2012 Katy Grimes: The Weekly Standard just published a very good article about the taxing propositions in California this election, and what the repercussions might be should any of the measures pass. I was was quoted in the

Global warming is baaaack

CalWatchdog Staff October 18, 2012

Oct. 18, 2012 By Katy Grimes First there was “global warming.” Then it became “climate change” when warm temperatures cooled. But in California, the California Environmental Protection Agency is promoting global warming again. “State releases plan to deal with extreme

Cities vying for local control on Nov. ballot

CalWatchdog Staff October 15, 2012

Oct. 16, 2012 By Katy Grimes In addition to a government reform ballot initiative attempting to stop unions from using employee dues for political purposes, three cities have initiatives on the November ballot asking voters to allow a constitutional change

Prop. 32 would curb union dominance

Katy Grimes October 15, 2012

Oct. 15, 2012 By Katy Grimes Long ago it became evident that a passion for teaching in California schools was overshadowed by union membership. Far too many teachers became flag-waving union members, choosing union activism over student achievement. Proposition 32,