AUG. 30, 2011 By JOHN SEILER Granted, Twitter isn't exactly a medium for syllogisms. But as Katy Grimes reported: At a press conference yesterday, Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-Pasadena, presented independent research which he says proves that the California Assembly manipulated budget ...

AUG. 29, 2011 By KATY GRIMES Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-Pasadena, today presented independent research he says proves the California Assembly has manipulated budget numbers and spending patterns to mislead the public. The battle between Democratic leadership and Portantino heated u...

AUGUST 29, 2011 By STEVEN GREENHUT Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-La Canada-Flintridge, has been taking the lead role as the advocate for openness in the California Legislature, as he battles Assembly Speaker John Perez and fellow Democrats over the release of the spending records of indivi...

AUG. 27, 2011 By JOHN SEILER It's obvious that pensions for future government workers are being cut, and will be cut further. But California state and local governments' unfunded liability for future pensions now is so large, $884 billion, that those already retired will see their pensions cu...