FEB. 29, 2012 By BRIAN CALLE BURLINGAME -- CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN CONVENTION -- Will California be Reagan Country again? California’s Republican Party in recent years has been relegated to a regional party with little ability to gain traction in statewide elections. The devastating results...
February, 2012Republicans Preparing California ComebackWednesday, February 29th, 2012Broke State Budget Hits Dead EndWednesday, February 29th, 2012 FEB. 29, 2012 By KATY GRIMES In in an effort to avoid a cash-flow problem, State Treasurer Bill Lockyer appeared on Bloomberg news last week talking about the sale of $1 billion in state revenue anticipation notes to Barclay's and JP Morgan. “The private placement deal is part of a $3... Sen. GOP Blocks Cal State ConfirmationTuesday, February 28th, 2012FEB. 28, 2012 By JOHN HRABE The Senate Republican Caucus scored a major victory for taxpayers Monday by blocking the confirmation of the embattled chairman of the California State University Board of Trustees, Herbert Carter. Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, told the ... Military Base Closures Could Hit EconomyTuesday, February 28th, 2012 FEB. 28, 2012 By KATY GRIMES California’s economy is in the tank. That is old news. While there doesn't seem to be relief on the horizon, there is now talk about military base closures. And as with any large employer planning on leaving the state or closing, the economic impacts to the state... Obamacare Will Amputate California DreamTuesday, February 28th, 2012FEB. 28, 2012 by WAYNE LUSVARDI Rationing health care under Obamacare will end up politicizing and bankrupting the medical financing system, just as Medicare does. And there will be middle-class resistance to Obamacare when it is realized that this will end the American Dream of leaving your... Cal State Pay Scandal Repeats 1990Monday, February 27th, 2012FEB. 27, 2012 By JOHN HRABE Under Herbert Carter’s tenure, the Cal State University system has approved “hefty salary increases” for its top executives “without public input” during the state’s “most dire funding predicament.” Those aren’t quotes from recent news stories a... Municipal Bankruptcy Stalks StocktonMonday, February 27th, 2012 FEB. 27, 2012 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Stockton, California’s 13th largest city, may be moving from “Fat City” to “Mudville.” Both were former historical names for Stockton. “BK” is shorthand for bankruptcy. On Feb. 23, Stockton City Manager Robert Deis asked the city council to su... Court to Decide Military Medal Fraud CaseSunday, February 26th, 2012 FEB. 26, 2012 By CHRISS STREET Xavier Alvarez, after being elected in 2007 to the Three Valleys Municipal Water District in Pomona, California introduced himself at his first Board meeting as a wounded war veteran who had received the Congressional Medal of Honor, our nation’s highest honor.... How About a Longer School Year?Friday, February 24th, 2012 Commentary FEB. 24, 2012 By JOHN SEILER One reason California schools perform so poorly is that the state's educrats, instead of improving instruction, commonly look for gimmicks to cover up their own failures. In my 25 years of writing about Golden State schools, one recurring "reform"... |