JULY 29, 2010
A CalWatchdog Retrospective: 20 years after the California Task Force to Promote Self-esteem and Personal and Social Responsibility.
By K. LLOYD BILLINGSLEY
California state documents do not generally fly off the shelves but 20 years ago the Golden State had a hot seller. Towa...
JULY 29, 2010
By KATY GRIMES
Faced with a $19.1 billion state deficit and no acceptable budget in the works, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reinstated furloughs for state workers on Wednesday. In an executive order declaring a fiscal emergency, the governor called for state employees to take three...
JULY 27, 2010
By LAURA SUCHESKI
The California Supreme Court released a controversial decision Monday in County of Santa Clara v. Superior Court (Atlanta Richfield Co.) that may worsen the state’s already dismal lawsuit climate for businesses.
The court ruled that municipalities can hire ...
JULY 26, 2010
By STEVEN GREENHUT
In what can only be viewed as an attempt to build public support for the hiring of more park rangers, the Sacramento Bee on July 25 published an overwrought front-page story – complete with two inside-the-A-section jump pages – warning about a crime wave th...
JULY 29, 2010
By ANTHONY PIGNATARO
All contractors hired by the California High-Speed Rail Authority to prepare environmental reports on the project are contractually prohibited from discussing their agreements with the media, a CalWatchdog...
