November, 2010Reviewing Arnold’s DisasterSunday, November 28th, 2010 NOV. 28, 2010 By JOHN SEILER Although Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger keeps insisting he's not a lame duck, he is. As he leaves office, the best biography of him so far has come out, "The Governator: From Muscle Beach to His Quest for the White House, the Improbable Rise of Arnold Schwarzenegge... Thanksgiving for CaliforniaTuesday, November 23rd, 2010 Thank you for your wine, California, Thank you for your sweet and bitter fruits. -- "Sweet Virginia," by The Rolling Stones NOV. 23, 2010 By JOHN SEILER California has a lot of problems, with the budget, unemployment and all. But with Thanksgiving this week, I thought I'd list some of t... Texas Beats California on EconomyThursday, November 18th, 2010 NOV. 18, 2010 By JOHN SEILER In the competition between America's two most populous states, California has two recent victories over Texas. In the World Series, the San Francisco Giants stomped on the Texas Rangers. And on election day, Nov. 2, the Silicon Valley venture capitalists who... Rail Firms Lack AccountabilityMonday, November 15th, 2010 NOV. 15, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO The California High-Speed Rail Authority really loves its contractors. It easily employs more than a hundred of them, though the rail authority doesn't seem to know that. In fact, the authority literally has no idea how many sub-contractors are working on... Brown’s Job Got Twice as HardThursday, November 11th, 2010 NOV. 12, 2010 By JOHN SEILER Less than a month ago, on Oct. 18, Moody's Investor Service issued a report calculating California's situation as "at least $12 billion in future budget gaps." Now, the nonpartisan California Legislative Analyst's Office released a report calculating a def... State’s Prisons ExplodingThursday, November 4th, 2010 NOV. 5, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO It was apparently a matter of “disrespect.” It happened at Calipatria State Prison, located on the edge of the Salton Sea near the Mexican border. Around 2 p.m. on June 12, two inmates met at the Facility A recreation yard and shortly thereafter began ... Expect More Population FlightTuesday, November 2nd, 2010 NOV. 2, 2010 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Given the predictably one-sided recent election results in California, a new trend may be soon emerging called “red flight” to describe the rapid mass out-migration of residents from cities and counties that are insolvent due to an inability to meet publi... |