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How to destroy an economy and waste tax dollars: Vote Yes on Props. 30 and 38

Oct. 22, 2012 By Mark Landsbaum If you wanted to destroy an economy, what would be a good way to go about it? You might take money from those who earn it. Can there be a more perverse disincentive than

Big Unions shifting to fight Prop. 32

CalWatchdog Staff October 17, 2012

Oct. 17, 2012 By John Seiler Say what you will about California’s ultra-powerful government-worker unions, they know how to protect their own interests. They have backed Proposition 30, Gov. Jerry Brown’s $8.5 billion tax increase, because they would get the

Gov. Brown should get Esquire’s Dubious Achievement Award

CalWatchdog Staff October 17, 2012

Oct. 17, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Esquire magazine once gave out an annual Dubious Achievement Awards as a running gag for unintentional humor, but discontinued it in 2008. Esquire should revive and give it to Gov. Jerry Brown’ for his interview,

Cal State teachers ‘bulldogging’ for Prop. 30

CalWatchdog Staff October 17, 2012

Oct. 16, 2012 By Katy Grimes Even after California State University instructors received a mild rebuke for campaigning for Proposition 30 during class time, Gov. Jerry Brown is now making rounds to the state’s colleges and universities trying to convince students

Are millionaires really leaving the state?

CalWatchdog Staff October 13, 2012

Oct. 13, 2012 By John Seiler In the debate over the Proposition 30 and Proposition 38 tax increases, the question comes up: Will such tax increases drive millionaires from California? The liberal-oriented California Budget Project just teased us with an

Brown, Munger end GOP monopoly on circular firing squads

CalWatchdog Staff October 13, 2012

Oct. 13, 2012 By John Hrabe For the past two decades, California Republicans have perfected one thing, the circular firing squad. No political party, organization or institution has been better at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. The Republican

Molly Munger “truth slings” Jerry Brown

CalWatchdog Staff October 11, 2012

Oct. 11, 2012 By John Seiler When good-government types decried “mudslinging” in political campaigns, the late journalist Mike Royko instead cheered what he called “truth slinging.” That’s why I’m loving the “truth slinging” onslaught by lawyer Molly Brown against Gov.