March, 2010State violates e-waste rulesWednesday, March 31st, 2010 March 31, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO Despite a state Auditor’s report and a four-year-old law that prohibits consumers from throwing old and broken electronic devices into the trash, many state agencies are apparently still throwing computers, television sets, radios, printers, copiers, r... Caltrans accused of waste, slothThursday, March 18th, 2010 March 18, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO "Caltrans is a good organization with lots of good policies and procedures," Manas Thananant told me. "The problem is that no one reads them.” Thananant knows what he's talking about. Recently retired from the California Department of Transporta... Census pushing Dems to 2/3 majorityWednesday, March 10th, 2010 March 11, 2010 By JOHN SEILER The most important political event in California this year might not be the races for governor or U.S. Senator, or the ballot initiatives in June and November. It might be the envelope that drops in your mailbox any day now from the U.S. Census Bureau. The act... State fails to track hot wasteSunday, March 7th, 2010 March 8, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO Buried within the $3 billion state Department of Public Health is a tiny, troubled agency that deals with some of the most toxic and dangerous substances in the history of the world. Headquartered on Capitol Avenue in Sacramento, the $22 million, 120-empl... Dam-busting plan shrouded in mysteryThursday, March 4th, 2010 March 4, 2010 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Reading about the recent signing of Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement by Governors Ted Kulongoski of Oregon and Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, and U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, reminds this writer of the tourist traps adver... |