July 23, 2012 By John Hrabe California’s Department of Parks and Recreation has been holding onto $54 million in surplus funds for the past decade. The agency didn’t bother to tell anyone at the state Department of Finance about their secret stash. Oops. Parks agency director, Ruth C...
Posts Tagged ‘Anthony Portantino’State parks: Only in California is a government surplus scandalousMonday, July 23rd, 2012East Bay second Cal State foundation to file questionable tax returnsMonday, May 21st, 2012 May 21, 2012 By John Hrabe With 427,000 students and 44,000 staff on 23 campuses, the California State University System is the nation’s largest higher education system. But from Los Angeles to San Francisco, Cal State is raising tuition, cutting enrollment and campaigning for a multibillion-d... Dem Legislators Urge Cal State to Disclose True Amount of Executive CompensationTuesday, March 13th, 2012 MARCH 13, 2012 By JOHN HRABE In response to a CalWatchDog.com investigation series, two Democratic state legislators are calling on the California State University system “to come clean with a complete and detailed look at just how CSU executives are paid.” In a letter sent Tuesday afterno... Girl Scout Oath Makes Some BristleMonday, March 12th, 2012 Katy Grimes: On the 100th Anniversary of the Girl Scouts, the California Legislature honored the organization with a resolution today, by Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski, D-Fremont. The resolution notes "the Girl Scouts' century-long commitment to building girls of courage, confidence and character wh... Legislators Flunk Cal State ‘Fuzzy Math’Monday, March 12th, 2012MARCH 12, 2012 By JOHN HRABE Senate Republican leader Bob Huff flunked Cal State University’s “fuzzy math” and is calling for "substantial changes at the institution.” His action followed CalWatchDog.com's investigation into the system’s false and misleading information about the to... CalWatchDog.com Exclusive: Cal State Lies about Executive PayFriday, March 2nd, 2012 MARCH 2, 2012 By JOHN HRABE California State University officials have provided false and misleading information to the public about the total compensation provided to at least one of the system’s 23 presidents, a CalWatchDog.com investigation has found. According to IRS documents of the Cal... Pro-Biz California Democrats Emerging?Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 FEB. 21, 2012 By WAYNE LUSVARDI The intent of California political redistricting has been to attract more centrist candidates who might reduce the notorious political dysfunction in the state Legislature. A candidate has entered the race for the newly created State Assembly District No. 41, ce... Whistleblower Bill Advances in LegWednesday, January 11th, 2012 JAN. 11, 2012 By KATY GRIMES Each year, thousands of California state employees do the right thing by exposing government waste and fraud. But not in the state Capitol in Sacramento, according to Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-Pasadena. At an Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing Tues... Portantino Talks Conservative, Votes LeftMonday, August 8th, 2011 AUGUST 8, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Just what is the job of Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-Pasadena? The question arises after reading the editorial “Let Portantino do his job” in the August 5 inaugural issue of the Pasadena Sun weekly newspaper, run by the Los Angeles Times. He now... Portantino Fights to Open Finance DataFriday, August 5th, 2011 AUGUST 5, 2011 By ALI MEYER Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-Pasadena, is fighting to get state budget information. The state’s refusal to provide it highlights the dearth of transparency in California government. Portantino was the only Democrat to vote against this year’s budget, an... |