JAN. 13, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Is the Delta Stewardship Council: A bunch of environmentalists appointed by politicians to produce endless numbers of useless plans to restore the Sacred Delta Ecology; A group of water agencies serving the thirsty cities of Southern California to pull off...

JAN. 13, 2012 By KATY GRIMES It's like a runaway train pushing a side a cow on the tracks. Controversy over the $98.5 billion-dollar-and-growing price tag? Move aside! The California High-Speed Rail Authority held a seemingly "regular" monthly meeting in Los Angeles on Thursday. But the real ...

JAN. 12, 2012 By CHRISS STREET The California state government’s general fund is running a staggering cash deficit of $21 billion on an $88.5 billion budget. The number comes from Controller John Chaing just-released financial statement for December 2011. The bad news came in the face of strong ...

JAN. 12, 2011 By JOHN SEILER Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal contains more smoke than a forest fire. More mirrors than a funhouse. And more empty promises than a presidential candidate's platform. So much for his solemn pledge, in his Inaugural Address a year ago, "No more smoke and mirr...