Katy Grimes: Finally someone is listening -- the sale of the 11 state properties appears to be finally off, at least until Governor Schwarzenegger is out of office. The sale of the 11 state properties was going to be a very good deal for someone, as most of the properties were about to be paid of...

Anthony Pignataro: Looks  like more California prison inmates are rioting, this time at a facility in Arizona that only holds prisoners from the Golden State. On Dec. 23, 43 inmates (initial reports said 110) broke out in violence at Red Rock Correctional Center in Eloy, Arizona. "Staff respo...

Steven Greenhut: I love it when government officials try to save money. They always start by cutting the most useful programs or the ones that cause the most pain to the public. California has an enormous budget, one filled with enrichment schemes for well-connected politicos (various commissions th...

Anthony Pignataro: Well, another condemned prisoner has died on California's notorious Death Row. Not by execution -- don't be silly -- but by, well, prison officials don't really know yet. "Condemned inmate John Levae Post, 42, died Monday afternoon, shortly after being found unresponsive in ...

Anthony Pignataro: Thought that would grab you. But seriously, the California chapter of the National Organization of Women (NOW) has filed official criminal complaints with district attorneys across the state against Hooters, the Atlanta-based chain of restaurants that feature really beautiful, ...

Anthony Pignataro: Just for fun, see how many cliches, euphemisms, idioms and just plain hackneyed catch-phrases you can find in the following press release, sent out today by the California Plug-in Electric Vehicle Collaborative in honor of their new "strategic plan," which is endorsed by Assemb...

Anthony Pignataro: The United States today has about 2.3 million people in jail and prison -- roughly 754 per 100,000 residents. Put into a global context, the U.S. holds about 5 percent of the world's population but 25 percent of the world's prisoners. This is, according to this new report by th...

Anthony Pignataro: Great news for everyone who thinks that the Great State of California can help balance its budget by selling 11 office buildings for about $1.3 billion and then leasing them back over the next 20 years at a cost of $1.4 billion: today Superior Court Judge Charlotte Woolard rule...

Anthony Pignataro: It's another day of good news and bad news for the California High Speed Rail Authority, that tiny but plucky state, um, entity charged with building an 800-mile network of bullet trains across California. First the good news: the state just received another $624 million in fed...