SEPT. 22, 2010 By JOHN SEILER You know a campaign is going ballistic when the terrorism threat is brought up, even in a context seemingly not connected. That has happened with Proposition 23, which would suspend AB32 until unemployment in the state -- 12.4 percent in August -- dropped to 5.5 ...
September, 2010Will Prop. 23 kill American troops?Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010Bell Shows Value Of Open RecordsTuesday, September 21st, 2010SEPT. 21, 2010 By TORI RICHARDS When Bell city officials started raking in obscene salary amounts, it’s a safe bet that they never considered the California Public Records Act. The law that discloses almost anything related to politicians’ lives would prove to be their undoing when placed ... The Attack on SeniorsTuesday, September 21st, 2010SEPT. 21, 2010 by KATY GRIMES This op ed originally appeared in The Sacramento Business Journal Sept. 17, 2010. On the weary backs of California seniors, the governor’s May budget revision offers a plan to help alleviate the state’s $19.1 billion deficit. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger p... Ending Earmarks Saved CA SchoolsSunday, September 19th, 2010SEPT. 19, 2010 By WAYNE LUSVARDI The prevailing public media perception is that raiding redevelopment agency funds in 2010 saved California’s public schools from devastating funding cutbacks. Actually, a little-known piece of legislation in 2009 saved the public schools in 2010 by cutt... GOP Split Over Pro-Redevelop MeasureFriday, September 17th, 2010SEPT. 17, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Proposition 22 appears to be a seething two-headed snake, with strong division between supporters and opponents, and cleverly worded, but confusing ballot language. According to Ballotpedia, language for the Proposition 22 was filed with the attorney general i... Politely Heated Prop. 23 DebateThursday, September 16th, 2010SEPT. 16, 2010 By KATY GRIMES It was the rich oil guys against the rich hedge fund manager today at the Proposition 23 debate sponsored by the Sacramento Press Club. At least that’s the way the two sides characterize the campaign spokesmen. A guy in a chicken suit protested with numerous ... Water Keeps CA’s Welfare State LiquidTuesday, September 14th, 2010SEPT. 14, 2010 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Book Review: Running Out of Water: The Looming Crisis and Solutions To Conserve Our Most Precious Resource (Palgrave, 2010). Mark Twain once wrote: “Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt” using a malapropism on the words “the Nile” (River) and the wo... Prop. 25 Sparks Debate Over Tax HikesTuesday, September 14th, 2010SEPT. 14, 2010 By KATY GRIMES A ballot initiative designed to make it easier for the Legislature to pass the annual budget has supporters and opponents up debating the actual intent of the initiative, as well as the ballot measure language. What both sides can agree upon is that Proposition... Is Real Cal Unemployment At 25%?Tuesday, September 14th, 2010SEPT. 14, 2010 By JOHN SEILER Welcome to the desert of California jobs. Officially, California's unemployment rate was 12.3 percent for July, the latest month calculated. That's bad enough. But the real number is twice as much: at least 25 percent, a Great Depression level. The reason fo... PUC Accused Of Not Regulating EnoughMonday, September 13th, 2010SEPT. 13, 2010 By KATY GRIMES The Public Utility Commission pledged to keep a watchful eye on the outcomes of telecommunication deregulation in the state, but has failed to do so, according to a recent, blistering report from the Senate, thus opening up renewed debate over telecommunications d... |