Waste, Fraud and AbuseHigh-Speed Platinum ContractsFriday, January 13th, 2012 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 ... Brown Hands Out More Union GiftsMonday, October 3rd, 2011OCT. 3, 2011 By KATY GRIMES For unions, Gov. Jerry Brown is the governor who keeps on giving. He announced over the weekend that he signed SB 922, by state Sen. Gloria Negrete McLeod, D-Montclair. The bill will end “fair and open competition” policies, and terminate any Project Labor A... Ethically Challenged Funds Push Diversity!Wednesday, September 28th, 2011SEPT. 28, 2011 By STEVEN GREENHUT The nation's two largest pension funds, the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS), have been plagued by problems and allegations of mismanagement and even corruption in the case ... Assembly Carves Up Organic FarmingTuesday, July 19th, 2011 JULY 19, 2011 By KATY GRIMES California is still growing government, but in an unlikely place. The Assembly now has its own organic legislative committee called the Assembly Select Committee on Sustainable and Organic Agriculture, which will "seek to improve the understanding and availability ... Coastal Commission Holds Sacto LovefestFriday, June 24th, 2011JUNE 24, 2011 California Coastal Commission boss, and supporters, lobby for more money and power By LLOYD BILLINGSLEY A conference on the California Coastal Commission here Thursday, sponsored by Capitol Weekly, provided a forum for longtime CCC boss Peter Douglas. He enjoyed considera... Redevelopment ‘Exception’ Proves RuleFriday, June 3rd, 2011JUNE 3, 2011 This article was first published in City Journal California. By STEVEN GREENHUT Doug Tessitor is the mayor of Glendora, a city in Los Angeles County. He’s a self-described conservative and dead certain that preserving California’s redevelopment agencies (RDAs) is essential ... Ricci Zombeck Would Let Your Kid DrownFriday, June 3rd, 2011 Commentary JUNE 3, 2011 By STEVEN GREENHUT Alameda Fire Division Chief Ricci Zombeck (the one without the big hat) has told ABC News that he would rather let your child drown to death in the San Francisco Bay than to violate department rules that don't allow these "heroic" first responders ... Democrats Pushing More CA Food StampsTuesday, May 10th, 2011 MAY 10, 2011 By DAVE ROBERTS "I've never forgotten Jack Kemp saying the way we define compassion is not by adding up how many people receive government benefits, but rather tallying the numbers of those who no longer need them. The Democrat Party is not interested in that definition of compassio... There’s Something About MaryThursday, December 30th, 2010DEC. 30, 2010 By K. LLOYD BILLINGSLEY The Sacramento Bee is publishing an eight-part series on “Californians to watch in 2011.” The Dec. 28 profile of Mary Nichols by Rick Daysog fails to mention key reasons why Californians might want to keep a close watch on the California Air Resources ... UC Davis Stats Falsifier ArrestedWednesday, December 15th, 2010DEC. 15, 2010 By K. LLOYD BILLINGSLEY Jennifer Beeman, the former UC Davis official who falsified campus sexual assault statistics, was arrested on Dec. 9 and charged with nine felonies of misusing public funds, embezzlement and false accounting. The arrest followed a year-long investigation. ... |