SEPT. 3, 2010
By KATY GRIMES
The state is still operating without a budget, but not all the legislative budget discussions this week focused on that pressing problem. The Assembly's Taxation and Revenue committee on Wednesday looked at the broader issue of tax reform in a hearing filled with r...
SEPT. 2, 2010
By WAYNE LUSVARDI
California newspaper editorials cry out that it is “outrageous” and “unacceptable” that almost a year after Congress granted California $25 million in Stimulus Funds to make state buildings more energy efficient that only one percent of the money has bee...
SEPT. 1, 2010
By KATY GRIMES
Speeches, speeches and more speeches, took precedence over cries for “jobs, jobs, jobs,” at the Capitol Tuesday. Posturing, arguing, grandstanding, partisanship and passion were on tap in the Assembly and Senate as legislators debated budget bills, leading many...
AUG. 31, 2010
By KATY GRIMES
A small Contra Costa city appears to have an unusual amount of pull in the Capitol. A bill working through the Legislature would designate property tax revenues from a proposed power plant in the small city of Oakley, to specifically benefit the city's redevelopmen...
SEPT. 1, 2010
By ANTHONY PIGNATARO
The Meg Whitman for Governor Campaign is like the Pentagon – or possibly even the NORAD command bunker – of political operations. Its headquarters in Cupertino is highly secured, with all access absolu...
