Investigative Reports
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JULY 29, 2010
By ANTHONY PIGNATARO
All contractors hired by the California High-Speed Rail Authority to prepare environmental reports on the project are contractually prohibited from discussing their agreements with the media, a CalWatchdog examination of the authority’s current contract...
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JULY 26, 2010
By JOHN SEILER
A revealing new study shows that in recent years increases in the administrative costs of California's K-12 schools have squeezed salaries for teachers. It shines a powerful searchlight on exactly what goes on in the dark corners of school budgets.
The study...
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JULY 21, 2010
By JOHN SEILER
The U.S. and California economies continue to struggle to push up from the Great Recession. Even as revenues at all levels of government have been hit hard, businesses and citizens complain that, even if they have jobs, they’re finding it hard to make ends me...
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JULY 15, 2010
By ANTHONY PIGNATARO
For Kening Ma of Ontario, bail was set at $150 million. His wife Shirley Ji got a slightly better deal – a mere $75 million. These are, to say the least, extraordinary figures. The previous highest bail on record appears to be the $100 million set in the ...
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