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Pension debt could sink River City

Jan. 9, 2013 By Katy Grimes The bad news delivered last evening to the Sacramento City Council is dire: Sacramento has nearly $2 billion in unfunded liabilities, which include pension contributions and retiree medical benefits, most of which have no

Lawmakers calling Gov. Brown’s bluff on Prop. 30 revenues

CalWatchdog Staff January 8, 2013

Jan. 8, 2013 By Katy Grimes On the first day of the new legislative session on Monday, two Republican lawmakers wasted no time introducing legislation to add some necessary spending restrictions to Proposition 30. Passed by California voters in November, Prop.

‘Blazing Trains’ HSR plan resembles comedy Western

CalWatchdog Staff January 7, 2013

Jan. 7, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — In 1974 Mel Brooks produced a classic comedy about the construction of the railroad into the West. With California Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic politicians pushing forward to build a high-speed rail

Pravda laughs at American global warming hysteria

CalWatchdog Staff January 6, 2013

Jan. 6, 2012 By Katy Grimes Imagine my surprise when I found an article in Pravda mocking Western academics, scientists, environmentalists and government elites for using the cause célèbre of “man-made global warming” as a way to “control the lives and

Sacramento ‘recovery’ reliant on government growth

CalWatchdog Staff December 30, 2012

Dec. 30, 2012 By Katy Grimes A front page news story in Sunday’s Sacramento Bee claimed that 2012 “is shaping up as another year of solid but not spectacular economic growth – more groundbreakings, more cars sold, more stores and restaurants

California health exchanges – ‘Mo Money’

CalWatchdog Staff December 28, 2012

Dec. 28, 2012 By Katy Grimes The Obama administration has a lot riding on California’s implementation of Obamacare, also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. How the state implements the new insurance exchanges, and whether or not

Legislators make new push to gut Prop. 13

CalWatchdog Staff December 27, 2012

Dec. 27, 2012 By Katy Grimes The final votes from the November election were not even counted before state Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, introduced a constitutional amendment to Proposition 13 to forever alter the landmark tax-revolt measure. Let the debate begin.