Investigation-April, 2011Inflation Means California DefaultFriday, April 29th, 2011 APRIL 29, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI A March 24 Los Angeles Times-USC opinion poll indicated that 80 percent of likely California voters favored putting a cap on state spending. That is a remarkable statistic that didn’t make the original headline in the Times about the results of the poll. ... Sacto’s Ongoing Redevelopment DisasterTuesday, April 19th, 2011 APRIL 19, 2011 By RICHARD TRAINOR Since its inception in 1953, the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency has been driven by scandals, sweetheart deals for connected developers, cockeyed projects and ineptitude. In 1991, this reporter wrote the official history of the (SHRA) in a book t... Govt. Fights Citizens’ Right to KnowTuesday, April 12th, 2011 APRIL 12, 2011 By TORI RICHARDS A recent appellate court decision could have far-reaching impact on whether citizens can successfully fight government agencies for documents under the California Public Records Act. Attorneys battling for public records only have one big hammer -- attorney... Cal-EPA Indoctrinates School ChildrenFriday, April 8th, 2011 APRIL 8, 2011 By JOHN SEILER Californian's school children might be performing 49th of 50 states on standardized tests. And they might graduate at only a 44 percent rate, as in Los Angeles. But they're going to get the best environmental indoctrination in the country. This year, Californ... Sky Not ‘Falling’ on School BudgetsMonday, April 4th, 2011 APRIL 4, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI If you listen to anyone up and down the food chain of public-school funding in California, Gov. Jerry Brown’s failure to negotiate a budget deal with Republicans means that the sky is falling on revenues for public schools. This groupthink rhetoric is so un... |