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Pols Will Whine About This Site

Steven Greenhut: San Diego Union-Tribune editorial writer Chris Reed has brought his sharp wit back to the blogosphere with his wonderful new site, www.calwwhine.com. Chris, who joyfully skewers politicians of all political stripes, will no doubt have many of the worst pols whining. NOV. 26, 2011

CalPERS is Wall Street!

Steven Greenhut: If you're looking for interesting perspectives on California news, check out this relatively new Web site, called the Republic of Costa Mesa. It is run by CalWatchdog advisory board member and former OC Weekly publisher Will Swaim. Swaim is a lefty who dares to slaughter his side's ...

Brown’s Pension Dead End

Steven Greenhut: Here is my piece from The Daily regarding the GOP reaction to the governor's pension reform plan. My conclusion: "Unfortunately, it appears that the governor was just being cynical. He released a decent reform plan, but he has no intention to expend any serious effort to get it thro...

Gov. Brown’s Costly Appointments

Katy Grimes: The Governor's office announced yesterday that he has made several new appointments to state boards, and state agencies. Most of the positions come with hefty price tags and always appear to be awarded to the politically well-connected. The California Technology Agency is a busy age...

Spitzer’s Latest Union Pandering

Steven Greenhut: Former Assemblyman Todd Spitzer, the Republican who helped give Orange County a massive unfunded liability thanks to his push for a retroactive pension increase for his union allies in 2001, is running for supervisor again and boy is he upping the pandering ante. His latest: He prom...

Don’t Think Too Long On This

Steven Greenhut: California has produced a cottage industry of phony reformers who claim they want to fix the state, but they never want to touch the real problems -- public sector unions, overspending, inadequate representation, too much regulation, etc. They always have names such as California Fo...

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