December, 2009

Good, bad and ugly initiatives
Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Jan. 5, 2010: Any reform that will actually help fix the ongoing California government's fiscal mess (serious spending limits, pension reform, limits on union power, cutbacks in the size of state government, educational privatization, etc.) cannot possibly pass, given political realities. Anythin...

California’s “green jobs” snow job
Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Jan. 5, 2010: As a news reporter and columnist for CalWatchdog, my focus is reporting stories that do not get sufficient coverage and to expose the waste, fraud and misuse of taxpayer funds buried in legislation and political practices in the state. A good example: the “green” economy in Cal...