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Back to homepageCalifornians love tax increases!
Nov. 7, 2012 Katy Grimes: The ballot initiative results makes it appear that it appears that California residents love paying taxes, According to the California Secretary of State’s website, Proposition 30, Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax increase measure, passed 53.9 percent to 46.1 percent. This makes
Read MorePartisanship evidence of how much at stake in election
Nov. 6, 2012 Katy Grimes: This is the most partisan election I’ve seen since I first voted in 1980. But there is a reason, and one apparently rooted in American history. A telling example of the partisanship along with much irony
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Citizen candidate challenging Dickinson
Nov. 5, 2012 Katy Grimes: In a perfect world, the most qualified and sincere candidate would always win. But California is far from the perfect world, which might explain a great deal about the state’s diseased political class. There are
Read MoreHow many tax increases will ‘fix’ California?
Nov. 5, 2012 By Katy Grimes There are 230 bond, tax and fee increase proposals on the 2012 ballot in California. Gov. Jerry Brown’s Proposition 30 tax increase measure is the least of voters’ problems this election. There are 100 school bond
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Video: Prop 39, The Clean Energy Jobs Destruction Act
Nov. 5, 2012 By Brian Calle CalWatchDog.com’s Katy Grines reveals the wealthy activist who is not only behind Proposition 39, but who is most likely to profit from its passage. For more information, check out our articles on Prop. 39
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Michael Reagan backs maverick write-in Assembly challenger
Nov. 4, 2012 By Katy Grimes How does an unknown write-in candidate for Assembly in a June primary earn a spot on the November ballot? And gain the endorsement of Michael Reagan, the radio talk show host and eldest son of Ronald
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Sacramento water police warn of penalties
Nov. 3, 2012 Katy Grimes: The Sacramento water police are at it again. But it’s not about water conservation. A tiny blurb on page B3 of Friday’s Sacramento Bee announced the newest water restrictions for the city’s residents: “The City of
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Tax agency gets special treatment
Nov. 1, 2012 Katy Grimes: Californians already know that the thousands of laws and regulations passed every year by the Legislature rarely apply to government. Now we have more evidence of this. The Board of Equalization, the huge state agency
Read MoreGovt. gasbags silent on gas tax boon
Nov. 1, 2012 By Katy Grimes While nearly every politician in America publicly decries the high cost of gasoline and fuel costs, most are also strangely silent about the soaring gas tax revenues that states are currently enjoying. Californians always
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California’s fate rests on more than this election
October 31, 2012 By Katy Grimes As California voters prepare to square off with several tax increase measures on next Tuesday’s ballot, the fate of California balances on a precarious cliff. But it’s not just the tax increases which could
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