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Back to homepageSacramento arena: A ‘Field of Schemes’
March 27, 2013 By Katy Grimes Sacramento officials have lost all ability to reason, and instead are letting emotions and delusions of grandeur drive their decision over a downtown sports arena. Arenas are nothing more that fields of schemes, and the
Read MoreLAO: CalSTRS massively underfunded
March 26, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — The state’s Legislative Analyst released another stinging report last week showing the California State Teachers’ Retirement System suffers $73 billion of unfunded pension debt. But CalSTRS is using doubtful figures to minimize the
Read MoreAlameda County ‘secretary’ will retire wealthy
March 26, 2013 By Katy Grimes Is anyone still buying the idea that government workers are “public servants,” and so valuable they must be paid so much more than their counterparts in the private sector? Or are some just better
Read MoreCalPERS boss: Losses on ‘cleantech’ bets are ‘noble’
March 23, 2013 By Chris Reed It’s not just President Barack Obama and Gov. Jerry Brown who have drank the green Kool-Aid and bought into the idea that “green” jobs and energy can be America’s economic salvation. It’s also that
Read MoreCA welfare state wants more ‘clients’
March 22, 2013 By Katy Grimes The Employment Development Department used to be called the “Unemployment Department.” And state welfare recipients are now “clients.” The majority party in the California Legislature appears determined on expanding social services in the state
Read MoreRadicalness of CARB’s long-term plans comes into focus
March 20, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — While the California Air Resources Board continues to forge ahead like a blind bull in a china shop with its far-reaching climate change plan, the extent of the destruction that could result
Read MoreSacramento growth plan: more low-income housing
March 19, 2013 By Katy Grimes When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping. But not in downtown Sacramento. There isn’t anyplace to shop in Sacramento’s downtown any more, other than the one remaining Macy’s in the wilting Downtown
Read MoreEmployers and taxpayers ask Gov. Brown to halt cap and trade
March 15, 2013 By Katy Grimes A group of employers and taxpayers have sent a letter to Gov. Jerry Brown asking that he halt cap and trade “and policies to achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions.” Cap and trade is the
Read MoreCA Senate report distorts sequester cuts
March 15, 2013 By Katy Grimes Sequestration is the word of the month. Prior to the federal government threatening Draconian cuts to food assistance programs and the Head Start program, most people had never heard of the word, which refers
Read MoreAnother Sacramento business bites the dust
March 14, 2013 By Katy Grimes Coke — it’s the real thing. But not for 60 Sacramento area Coca-Cola employees who are about to lose their jobs. Only two months after Coca-Cola, Inc. purchased the locally-owned Sacramento Coca-Cola Bottling Company,
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