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How CA GOP can have fun with the budget, Democrats

Jan. 31, 2013 By John Seiler I keep giving Republicans ideas so they can have some fun with Democrats. So far, the GOP remains about as fun-loving as teetotaler at a Sonora wine-tasting party. But here’s an idea. Proposition 30

CA lawmakers at hearing aim at guns, not crooks

CalWatchdog Staff January 30, 2013

Jan. 30, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — There was no shortage of drama yesterday in a Capitol hearing about California’s gun laws. A show-and-tell, demonstration by the California Department of Justice, of several high-capacity rifles held the rapt attention

California, the union state

Joseph Perkins January 26, 2013

Jan. 27, 2013 By Joseph Perkins The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this week that the national union membership rate (the percentage of wage and salary workers who are members of a union) fell to 11.3 last year from

What I didn’t hear from Republicans this week

CalWatchdog Staff January 26, 2013

Jan. 26, 2013 By Katy Grimes While Gov. Jerry Brown announced a balanced budget and the magical economic recovery of California this week, too many Republicans fell all over themselves to praise him for it. It was difficult to see

The next Parks dept. cover up

CalWatchdog Staff January 25, 2013

Jan. 25, 2013 By Katy Grimes The crime is one thing — the cover up makes it worse. But in the case of the state Parks and Recreation agency, it could be that the lack of prosecution of the crime

Rail project begins grabbing CA farmers’ land

CalWatchdog Staff January 18, 2013

Jan. 18, 2013 By Katy Grimes Before high-speed rail planners can do anything with the Central Valley route, they are looking at an estimated $360 million to buy out 356 privately-owned land parcels along the route. According to a recent

California tops ‘worst run cities’ list

CalWatchdog Staff January 17, 2013

Jan. 17, 2013 By Katy Grimes Surprise! Sacramento is on another list of ‘worst run cities’ in the nation. The website 247wallstreet.com ranked the best and worst run cities in the U.S. Ranked number 18, Sacramento is sandwiched between Reno and Chicago.

CA health care to equalize the unequal

CalWatchdog Staff January 16, 2013

Jan. 16, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Health care in California is about to get a makeover. But this makeover will not be improving the look of healthcare in the state, despite California’s state-of-the-art medical facilities and teaching hospitals.

LAO Whitewashes Gov. Brown’s Rosy Budget

Katy Grimes January 15, 2013

Jan. 15, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” from the Broadway musical Gypsy, should be Gov. Jerry Brown’s new theme song. His 2013-14 budget proposal, released last Thursday, was full of happy news, good times a projected

McClintock: Fiscal Mess a Chance for Republicans to Lead

CalWatchdog Staff January 14, 2013

Jan. 14, 2013 By Katy Grimes We’ve heard so much about the nation’s “fiscal cliff” that we can’t even see the real fiscal mess in front of our faces: the approaching bankruptcy of our nation. So warned Rep. Tom McClintock, R-California,