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Back to homepageQuantity, not quality, in Calif Assembly
Aug. 30, 2012 Katy Grimes: What do nannies, alcoholic beverages, green jobs, CalEPA, voter registration, absentee voters, manufacturers, online education, the Air Resources Board, and farm workers have in common? There was legislation about each one of these issues this
Read MoreRedevelopment: It’s aliiiiiiiive!
Aug. 29, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — The California Redevelopment Agency was given the ax in February by Gov. Jerry Brown. Since then, lawmakers have been working as diligently as Dr. Frankenstein to breathe new life back into the
Read MoreStockton leads tsunami of Calif. bankruptcies
Aug. 27, 2012 By Troy Anderson During Vallejo’s bankruptcy, which began in 2008, the city cut the number of police in half rather than deal with the “pension problem.” Now, a somewhat similar scenario is playing out in Stockton, a
Read MoreNothing is what it seems in CA politics
Aug. 24, 2012 Katy Grimes: Be sure to always watch both hands of California lawmakers, because as the right hand is patting your back, the left is picking your pocket. Earlier this morning I wrote that lawmakers in the state Senate
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AG gives Parks Dept. employees immunity
Aug. 21, 2012 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — The document dump over the weekend of the State Parks and Recreation Department employees interview transcripts with the state Attorney General’s office should be the script for a Greek tragedy, or a
Read MoreGovernment octopus strangling state
August 20, 2012 By Katy Grimes If forces are at work quelling America, the best place to start would be right here in California. California used to be the 6th largest economy in the world, with rich natural resources, prime
Read MoreFederal Reserve warns, Calif., other municipal bonds very risky
Aug. 20, 2012 By Chriss Street Last week, we first reported first that “Permanent Link to Calif. sales tax revenue nosedives 33.5%,” then that “Moody’s warns of mass Calif. municipal bankruptcies.” During the Great Recession of the last four years,
Read MoreProp 39 and AB 1500: A taxing alliance
August 20, 2012 By Katy Grimes The passage of AB 1500 by the Assembly last week demonstrates the gargantuan disconnect California Democrats have with elementary economics, as well as the economics of education. AB 1500 would raise taxes on businesses and
Read MoreGovt. crime vs. private crime
Aug. 18, 2012 By John Seiler I got this from the Ron Paul forum. About sums it up.
Read More‘Hiding information a recurring theme’ for state
Aug. 17, 2012 By Katy Grimes The recent blockbuster news that the California Department of Parks and Recreation has squirreled away $54 million in special funds over the last 12 years has caused the California Legislature to jump on board
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