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Gov. Brown legislating by legacy and vanity

July 26, 2012 By Katy Grimes First there was the bullet train to nowhere. Now there are the tunnels to nowhere. Gov. Jerry Brown is hell-bent on creating a legacy. Unfortunately, it also appears that most of California’s legislators make

State parks director: negligent or incompetent?

CalWatchdog Staff July 20, 2012

July 20, 2012 Katy Grimes: The California State Parks agency has been sullied by a growing scandal. Three days ago I wrote about the illegal vacation buyout scandal in the State Parks and Recreation agency in “Scandalous state parks department

Anti-democracy bill guts California open-government laws

CalWatchdog Staff July 18, 2012

July 18, 2012 By Katy Grimes Buried deep within the new state budget lies a bill so evil, so corrupt and so illegal, a state agency is now being declared an official “enemy of the people” by weary taxpayers. The

‘Eureka!’ California stinks!

Katy Grimes July 16, 2012

July 16, 2012 By Katy Grimes I write this with a heavy heart, under duress, and with a longing for what once was, in my home state… “The land of milk and honey” has curdled and soured. “The Golden State”

Record social engineering bills by state

CalWatchdog Staff July 10, 2012

July 10, 2012 By Katy Grimes California’s historic decline is not just limited to bad economic policy; California politicians have been meddling in people’s bedrooms, churches, women’s wombs, classrooms, kitchens, autos, bank accounts, and in the courtroom. Social engineering Is

High-speed rail push leading to Nov slaughter?

CalWatchdog Staff July 5, 2012

July 5, 2012 By Katy Grimes Commentary This week could mark the last big, well-orchestrated push for high-speed rail. Think of it as a drug being mainlined directly into the state’s largest vein. High-speed rail is not about the train,

Who cares if it’s ‘Made in U.S.A’?

CalWatchdog Staff July 4, 2012

July 4, 2012 By Katy Grimes ‘Made in America’ still stands for something with America’s consumers, but doesn’t appear to be as important for some politicians. Tuesday I wrote about Maglite flashlight founder Anthony Maglica, who has manufactured the heavy-duty

Products ‘Made in America’ at odds with CA

CalWatchdog Staff July 2, 2012

July 3, 2012 By Katy Grimes When Anthony Maglica founded his machine shop in 1955 as a one-man operation, he never dreamed of the success he would have, nor would he ever imagine that the state in which he lived

Jerry Brown: An Enlightened Despot?

Katy Grimes July 2, 2012

July 2, 2012 By Katy Grimes It is becoming rather difficult to distinguish California as part of a Representative Republic, when the Democratic party is able to hold budget “negotiations” without any Republican input, and the Governor attempts to manipulate

Gov. Brown celebrates ObamaCare ruling

CalWatchdog Staff June 28, 2012

Steven Greenhut: Gov. Jerry Brown is happy with the Supreme Court’s ObamaCare ruling: “Today’s dramatic Supreme Court ruling removes the last roadblock to fulfilling President Obama’s historic plan to bring health care to millions of uninsured citizens.” That makes sense.