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Back to homepageDems stonewall accountability for Legislature
April 26, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — If revenge is a dish best served cold, it’s downright arctic in the California Legislature. Two members of the Assembly just found out how frosty politics can be when there is a chilling,
Read MoreAB 1692 could halt city bankruptcies
April 26, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Bankruptcy still haunts California cities six months after Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law AB 506. Written by Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont, the bill made it more difficult for municipalities to file
Read MoreSacto can recover from bad arena deal
April 24, 2012 By Katy Grimes Just last week, the news that the arena deal in Sacramento was dead was all the rage. The Maloof family, owners of the NBA Sacramento Kings, backed out of a handshake deal with the
Read MoreHigh-speed special interest halts bill
April 24, 2012 By Katy Grimes The Legislature appears to have killed one more attempt to reel in the out-of-control high-speed rail checkbook. But despite facts, numbers and alternatives to the nearly $100 billion project, Democratic lawmakers appeared to be
Read MorePoliticians are the one-percent
April 20, 2012 By Katy Grimes The Sacramento Bee is shilling today for “sustainable communities,” another way to describe global warming. “The Sacramento Area Council of Governments board on Thursday approved what’s called a “Sustainable Communities Strategy,” what the Bee refers to
Read MoreGovernment takeover of the sheeple
April 20, 2012 By Katy Grimes The unwavering fundamental of being American is individual freedom. Man is constitutionally free in America. And the only legitimate purpose of government is to preserve individual freedom. A government whose purpose has become coercive cannot
Read MoreVaccine bill injects drama into Capitol hearing
April 18, 2012 By Katy Grimes Debate over a vaccine bill injected drama into a hearing of the Assembly Health Committee in the California Legislature Tuesday. Legislators ignored parental concerns. And the Capitol sergeants brutalized parents holding infants. What should have
Read More‘No justification to build’ high-speed rail
April 18, 2012 By Katy Grimes The official recommendation is out from the Legislative Analyst’s Office – High-speed rail should not be built. Duh. That’s not a “duh” to the LAO; that’s a “duh” to all of the supporters and
Read MoreWhy pensions are going broke
April 13, 2012 By John Seiler Why are government pensions going broke? Wayne Lusvardi wrote about recently it in one of our Special Series on municipal bankruptcy, “California counties are more at risk of going belly up.” In one sentence,
Read MoreCalifornia needs adult supervision
April 9, 2012 By Katy Grimes More than ever, California is a state run by children. Selfish, self-absorbed state officials and lawmakers have been implementing pet policies and legislation for so many decades, they are now arguing among themselves over
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