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Proposition 29: Why should voters care?

April 25, 2012 by Katy Grimes There are examples of waste, fraud and abuse in nearly every corner of government. With the election season upon us, voters need to pay special attention to what is on the ballot. California’s ballot

High-speed special interest halts bill

CalWatchdog Staff April 24, 2012

April 24, 2012 By Katy Grimes The Legislature appears to have killed one more attempt to reel in the out-of-control high-speed rail checkbook. But despite facts, numbers and alternatives to the nearly $100 billion project, Democratic lawmakers appeared to be

Chino Hills in the news again

CalWatchdog Staff April 23, 2012

April 23, 2012 By Katy Grimes Following up the many stories I’ve done on the Southern California Edison Tehachapi Transmission Renewable Energy Project is a very important bill in the Utilities and Commerce committee today. AB 2235 by Assemblyman Curt

Politicians are the one-percent

CalWatchdog Staff April 20, 2012

April 20, 2012 By Katy Grimes The Sacramento Bee is shilling today for “sustainable communities,” another way to describe global warming. “The Sacramento Area Council of Governments board on Thursday approved what’s called a “Sustainable Communities Strategy,” what the Bee refers to

Government takeover of the sheeple

Katy Grimes April 20, 2012

April 20, 2012 By Katy Grimes The unwavering fundamental of being American is individual freedom. Man is constitutionally free in America. And the only legitimate purpose of government is to preserve individual freedom. A government whose purpose has become coercive cannot

Brown, Skelton should ‘man up’ on unions

CalWatchdog Staff April 19, 2012

April 19, 2012 By John Seiler Gov. Jerry Brown said the state Legislature should “man up” in making budget cuts to end a budget deficit he now pegs at $9 billion. It was an echo of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger attacking

Vaccine bill injects drama into Capitol hearing

CalWatchdog Staff April 18, 2012

April 18, 2012 By Katy Grimes Debate over a vaccine bill injected drama into a hearing of the Assembly Health Committee in the California Legislature Tuesday. Legislators ignored parental concerns. And the Capitol sergeants brutalized parents holding infants. What should have

‘No justification to build’ high-speed rail

CalWatchdog Staff April 17, 2012

April 18, 2012 By Katy Grimes The official recommendation is out from the Legislative Analyst’s Office – High-speed rail should not be built. Duh. That’s not a “duh” to the LAO; that’s a “duh” to all of the supporters and

Vaccination bill gouges parental rights

CalWatchdog Staff April 17, 2012

April 17, 2012 By Katy Grimes Discussion about the proper role of the Legislature and state government is never more important than when individual liberties and parental rights are under siege. Anytime the Legislature inserts itself into health care issues,

‘World-class’ Sacramento deal dead

CalWatchdog Staff April 16, 2012

April 15, 2012 By Katy Grimes Ding, dong, the arena deal is dead. The free market won. Despite the failure of 13 years of efforts to build a publicly funded new sports arena in Sacramento, the-arena project-which-wouldn’t-die may have finally croaked–thanks to Mayor