Investigation-August, 2011CA ‘Jobs Gap’ Jumps to Record HighMonday, August 29th, 2011 AUG. 29, 2011 By JOHN SEILER California's "Jobs Gap" with the rest of America jumped to a record high, according to new calculations. In 2010, I devised the "Jobs Gap" to measure how much worse unemployment is in California that the rest of America. The Jobs Gap is calculated by subtracting... Will Riots Inflame California?Monday, August 22nd, 2011 AUG. 22, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Can “flash mobs” strike Caliifornia as they have Milwaukee and other cities? Are the London riots a precursor to a repeat of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, perhaps this time in other cities as well? In Pasadena, activists and the local newspapers have create... Mike Ward: Redistricting Panel Broke LawMonday, August 15th, 2011 AUGUST 15, 2011 By JOHN HRABE A member of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission believes that the commission broke the law, failed to uphold an open and transparent decision-making process and used political motives in drawing California’s new state and federal legislative distric... Market Crash Slams State Pension FundsTuesday, August 9th, 2011 AUGUST 9, 2011 By JOHN SEILER So much for record gains in California state and local pension funds. The stock market crash of the past week worsened the funds' crisis, putting taxpayers further on the hook for funds guaranteed by law. Less than two months ago, CalPERS boasted that its fund... Stadium Dreams and Sacramento KingsWednesday, August 3rd, 2011 AUGUST 3, 2011 By PATRICK MELARKEY and RICHARD TRAINOR For the past couple years we have watched our home town struggle to keep the Sacramento Kings basketball team in Sacramento. We have also observed the proposed attempt to build a new $400 million stadium for the team in downtown Sacramento... |