April 5, 2013 By John Hrabe and Katy Grimes At least two California state legislators secretly traveled with Sacramento’s “best connected” lobbyist to Cuba during the legislature’s spring break, an exclusive CalWatchdog.com investigation has revealed. State Sen. Cathleen Galgian...

April 5, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi In his absurdist play, “Endgame,” about a chess game where there are few pieces left on the board, Irish playwright Samuel Beckett wrote: “The end is in the beginning and yet you go on.” And so it may be with the City of Stockton’s -- and California...

April 4, 2013 By Katy Grimes Lawmakers are notorious for responding to tragedies and accidents with often unnecessary legislation. It’s a Kodak moment none seem to be able to resist, especially over environmental issues. It happened again Wednesday in the Senate Environmental Quality...

April 4, 2013 By Katy Grimes This is Part Two of a two-part series. Part one is here. Sacramento has spent 13 years trying to build a publicly funded sports arena. Prior to the current deal, the previous deal died only 11 months ago and fell apart largely thanks to Sacramento May...