Investigation-March, 2011Adachi Pushes New S.F. Pension ReformMonday, March 28th, 2011 MARCH 28, 2011 By DAVE ROBERTS Jeff Adachi, San Francisco's elected public defender, is a modern-day Don Quixote tilting at unionized windmills while singing "To Dream the Impossible Pension Reform Dream." The self-described progressive dared to take on that city's powerful unions last year wi... Stalking Law Hurts Small Claims CourtsTuesday, March 22nd, 2011 MARCH 22, 2011 By STAN BRIN California’s Small Claims Courts are in trouble. Every year, fewer people take their cases before the local Judge Judy. But no one seems to know why this is happening, or even that the problem exists -- or even if it is a problem at all. In 20 years, annual Sma... CA GOP Saves Eminent Domain!Friday, March 18th, 2011 Commentary MARCH 18, 2011 By STEVEN GREENHUT California Republicans love to talk about limiting government, fighting bureaucracy and keeping taxes low, but on Thursday they proved that this is nothing more than a rhetorical device. Given the opportunity to rein in the size and power of gove... Silicon Valley Flunks 6 ‘Killer App’ TestsMonday, March 14th, 2011 MARCH 14, 2011 BY WAYNE LUSVARDI Last month with Silicon Valley elites, President Obama raised a glass of wine to toast the area's success. He was repairing his self-damaged image with big business. But a symbolic Sword of Damocles hovered over the meeting. Apple Computer employs 30,000 ... Prop. 14 Changes the Political GameWednesday, March 9th, 2011 MARCH 9, 2011 By DAVE ROBERTS The November elections were disastrous for California Republicans. They lost all nine statewide races, lost ground in the state Assembly and failed to gain a seat in Congress, despite California having 12 percent of the House seats and a nationwide tide that saw t... CPUC Floats $3.4 Billion Green Water TaxFriday, March 4th, 2011 MARCH 4, 2011 BY WAYNE LUSVARDI Call it the Green Water Tax. It's a proposal advanced in a White Paper on the Web site of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to impose a $3.4 billion surcharge on the energy-related costs to pump and treat water. The new surcharge -- effectively ... |