RegulationsARB throws couple in jailThursday, July 15th, 2010 JULY 15, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO For Kening Ma of Ontario, bail was set at $150 million. His wife Shirley Ji got a slightly better deal – a mere $75 million. These are, to say the least, extraordinary figures. The previous highest bail on record appears to be the $100 million set in the ... Green-job future a fraudMonday, May 31st, 2010 JUNE 1, 2010 By JOHN SEILER California’s unemployment rate remains stubbornly high, at 12.6 percent. That’s 2.7 percentage points above the national average. The persistence of unemployment also is something Californians haven't seen since the Great Depression. The May 30 Sacramento B... CARB’s punitive approachTuesday, May 4th, 2010 MAY 7, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO Failing to file a report. That’s it. That’s all Nor-Cal Produce in West Sacramento did. And in late March it cost the small, family-run fruit and vegetable wholesaler $32,550. “The California Air Resources Board [CARB] last month came to terms with... Mixed results from local crackdownsThursday, April 29th, 2010 APRIL 29, 2010 By JT LONG An uneasy partnership that includes local police and sheriff officers in enforcement of immigration laws, may not be working as planned, according to a new report from the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General. According to the March 2010 rep... CARB fines dealers for DMV mistakeMonday, April 26th, 2010![Husqvarna_TC610_bj_2000[1]](http://www.calwatchdog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Husqvarna_TC610_bj_20001-305x227.jpg) APRIL 26, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO Where the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is concerned, trying to do the right thing often just isn’t enough to keep a company from paying tens of thousands of dollars in penalties. Just ask the guys who work at GP Motorcycles and Moto Forza in S... Greenlining series: Another ACORN-like menace?Friday, April 16th, 2010 This is the fourth part of a series produced by CalWatchdog and the Examiner regarding the Berkeley-based Greenlining Institute, a low-income housing advocacy group that critics say intimidates banks and helped cause the housing meltdown. By TORI RICHARDS Both use controversial tactics to ... Greenlining Series: Uncle Sam opens bank vaultThursday, April 15th, 2010 This is the third part of a series produced by CalWatchdog and the Examiner regarding the Berkeley-based Greenlining Institute, a low-income housing advocacy group that critics say intimidates banks and helped cause the housing meltdown. By TORI RICHARDS Congress gave Fannie Mae and Freddi... Greenlining Series: Radical group’s legal heistsTuesday, April 13th, 2010 APRIL 12, 2010 By TORI RICHARDS This series was produced by CalWatchdog and the Examiner. We will run additional parts during the coming week. It’s been called a bunch of shakedown artists, a growing menace, and a cousin of ACORN, the disgraced, disbanding national activist group ... Cities create own traffic fiefdomsTuesday, April 6th, 2010 APRIL 6, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO According to aides to Sen. Jenny Oropeza, D-Long Beach, a Long Beach police officer recently gave a Torrance resident a choice: get a speeding ticket for violating the state’s Vehicle Code, which will go on the driver’s record and likely result i... State fails to track hot wasteSunday, March 7th, 2010 March 8, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO Buried within the $3 billion state Department of Public Health is a tiny, troubled agency that deals with some of the most toxic and dangerous substances in the history of the world. Headquartered on Capitol Avenue in Sacramento, the $22 million, 120-empl... |