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- California Rotting Like a Beached Whale
Walter Russell Mead calls Calif. a ‘failed state’ By John Seiler, Cal watchdog, 5/15/12 One centrist Democrat I’ve read for years is [...] - Who Is Going to Represent Us?
Who Is Going to Represent Us? Jack Humphreville, LA City Watch, 5/14/12 LA WATCHDOG -On Friday, May 4, at the [...] - CA Used To Embody Stable, Middle-Class Living. It Was a Brief Interlude.–We are all Temps
We’re All Temps Now California Used To Embody Stable, Middle-Class Living. It Was a Brief Interlude. by Michael Bernick, Zocazlo [...] - Seiler: Brown’s new budget attacks producers—the Late, Great State of California
Brown’s new budget attacks producers By John Seiler, Cal Watchdog, 5/14/12 Gov. Jerry Brown’s May Revise to his 2012-13 budget proposal, released [...] - Liberals Lie Past the CA Population Graveyard
We’re Still Here, Still Golden Don’t Believe the Tales of Gloom. Californians aren’t Fleeing. by Dowell Myers, Zocazlo Public Square, [...] - Americans with Disabilities Act: Making Attorneys Rich
Calif. bill targeting ADA lawsuit reform clears committee BY JESSICA M. KARMASEK, Legal Newsline, 5/11/12 A bill aimed at helping California businesses [...] - Famous Chef Upset with Threats From Democrats and Nanny State Control of Food.
Anthony Bourdain’s sick of California’s Dem Party nannies From Twichty,Anthony Bourdain@NoReservations , 5/11/12 sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl… TO SEE COMPLETE STORY CLICK ON BLUE URL “Researchers at California [...] - San Diego City Council to Decide: Are Arts More Important Than Saving City From Bankruptcy or Hiring Needed Cops
City Council Backs Push for Greater Arts Funding San Diego News Room,5/9/12 SAN DIEGO [...] - Law would require some L.A. markets to keep shopping carts from leaving site–cost $40,000
Law would require some L.A. markets to keep shopping carts from leaving site Rikc Orlov, Daily News, 05/08/2012 The Los Angeles [...] - Seiler: Minor traffic violations hit ‘little people’
Minor traffic violations hit ‘little people’ By John Seiler, Calwatchdog, 5/9/12 Minor traffic fines are a part of life. They’re supposed to [...] - San Fran Bans Plastic Bags—NO difference in Landfill Trash—LA To Follow With Silliness
L.A. Readies Plastic Bag Ban Won’t reduce litter, only jobs. By DANIEL HALPER, Weekly Standard, 5/8/12 This month, the Los Angeles city council [...] - Coupal: CA Suicide—Weapon? Taxes
California is Burning! Quick, More Gasoline! By Jon Coupal, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, 5/7/12 There are good weeks and then there are [...] - Anti-Israel Palestinian-American Raises $$$ for Obama—Obama Gives $147 Million to Palestinian Terrorists
O’s Israel Basher Bundler San Francisco city employee Hala Hijazi has record of highly charged press attacks on the Jewish State—and [...] - The Mungers: Love Those Taxes—Hate the Gold
The Munger Games Editorial of The New York Sun, 5/6/12 One would think that a man as wealthy, as smart, and as [...] - Phillips LED Light Bulb: $60—Then $10 “Rebate”
Philips LED replaces 100-watt incandescent Company’s latest EnduraLED is a 100-watt equivalent due in the fall that consumes 23 watts and [...] - As gasoline and diesel prices soar in CA, consumption drops
As gasoline and diesel prices soar in California, consumption drops Central Valley Business Times, 4/30/12 • Latest monthly figures show 3.2 [...] - CA Worst State for Business—No Surprise, Texas BEST State for Business
Best/Worst States for Business by JP Donlon, Chief Executive Magazine, 5/3/12 2011 RANK STATE 2010 RANK CHANGE 1 Texas 1 0 2 North Carolina 2 0 .3 Florida 6 3 4 Tennessee 3 -1 5 Georgia 7 2 6 Indiana 16 10 7 Virginia 4 -3 8 South Carolina 10 2 9 Utah 9 0 10 Nevada 5 -5 11 Oklahoma 19 8 12 Colorado 8 -4 13 Arizona 11 -2 14 Wyoming 15 1 15 South Dakota 14 -1 16 Delaware 12 -4 17 Kentucky 23 6 18 New [...] - Op-Ed: The Truth about SB375 and the One Bay Area Plan–Gov’t Central Planning
Op-Ed: The Truth about SB375 and the One Bay Area Plan Mill Valley resident digs into the language of Senate [...] - Obama Lies To Union That Supports Keystone XL Pipeline
Obama Lies To Union That Supports Keystone XL Pipeline Investors, 5/1/12 Politics: The president tells building-and-trades union workers that Republicans have blocked [...] - Greenhut: CA to middle class: Drop dead
California to middle class: Drop dead By Steven Greenhut, Cal Watchdog, 4/30/12 SACRAMENTO — The new USC study pointing to a much-slower [...] - Homeownership Rate in U.S. Falls to Lowest Since 1997
Homeownership Rate in U.S. Falls to Lowest Since 1997 By John Gittelsohn, Bloomberg, 4/30/12 The U.S. homeownership rate fell to the lowest [...] - The New Class Warfare
The New Class Warfare California’s superwealthy progressives seem intent on destroying middle-class jobs. Joel Kotkin, City Journal, Spring, 2012 http://www.city-journal.org/2012/22_2_california-class-divide.html Few states have [...] - Santa Barbara Housing prices Drop—As More Houses Sold—“Experts Say This is “Good”?
Real Estate Sales Jump 41.6% in March in Santa Barbara County Local market stirs to life with high-end South Coast properties [...] - As California Collapses, Obama Follows Its Lead
As California Collapses, Obama Follows Its Lead California’s slow-motion tragedy could end up as a national one, warns Joel Kotkin. by Joel [...] - Sparks: Only In America—Liberal Hypocrisy Exposed
Only In America—Liberal Hypocrisy Exposed by Adam Sparks, published on California Republican Assembly Facebook page, 4/28/12 1) Only [...] - Seiler: Calif. just for rich folks now
Calif. just for rich folks now By John Seiler, CalWatchdog, 4/28/12 California is just for rich folks now. If you’re middle class, [...] - City of Sacramento May Cut 100 Police and Fire
City of Sacramento May Cut 100 Police and Fire City says 65 more officers could lose their jobs if Federal grants [...] - Does Los Angeles DWP Deserve a Rate Increase?
Does DWP Deserve a Rate Increase? Jack Humphreville, City Watch LA, 4/27/12 LA WATCHDOG – Our Department of Water and Power is [...] - Ventura County Forced to Close Courthouse due to Fiscal Crisis
Go here to see public notice closing East County (Ventura County) courthouse - Small Biz Out of Gas on Hiring
Small Biz Out of Gas on Hiring http://www.portfolio.com/business-news/2012/04/24/manta-poll-finds-small-businesses-not-hiring-as-hoped-in-2012#ixzz1t4B8QwLi by Teresa Novellino, Portfolio, 4/24/12 Gas prices, concerns about health care costs, and credit-access challenges [...] - 193,000 UNEMPLOYED will no longer be counted as UNEMPLOYED—Per Gov’t edict
Some jobless workers run out of time for benefits Sacramento Business Journal by Melissa Wiese, 4/25/12 Time is running out for 93,000 [...] - New CA Population Projection Shows Massive Slowdown
New Calif. Population Projection Shows Massive Slowdown New USC report projects California will reach 50 million residents 14 years later than [...] - Union seeks to stop hotel over living wage
Union seeks to stop hotel over living wage By Ashley Archibald, Santa Monica Daily Press, 4/24/12 CITY HALL — Members of the [...] - Progressives Believe Obama has Sold THEM Out
Despite “Yes We Can” in 2008, We Elected Mark Penn by Paul Hogarth‚ Beyond Chron, 4/24/12 President Obama’s trip to South [...] - LA’s Flimflam Budget–Like MOST CA Cities
LA’s Flimflam Budget Jack Humphreville, City Watch, 4/23/12 LA WATCHDOG – The Mayor’s Proposed Budget assumes that increased revenues of almost [...] - CA: 45th WORST State for Entrepreneurs
Best Tax Turf for Entrepreneurs Portfolio, 4/23/12 Entrepreneurs who are willing to move based on business tax levels will find the most [...] - Grimes: CA Gov’t has NO Trust in it’s a Citizens– Government takeover of the sheeple
Government takeover of the sheeple By Katy Grimes, CalWatchdog, 4/20/12 The unwavering fundamental of being American is individual freedom. Man is constitutionally free [...] - As Filmmaking Surges, New Orleans Challenges Los Angeles
As Filmmaking Surges, New Orleans Challenges Los Angeles by Joel Kotkin, New Geography, 04/20/2012 For generations New Orleans‘ appeal [...] - Silly “Report” From Cheerleaders—Guess they never heard of Spains “Green” downfall
Good news for California’s economy – and future growth Central Valley Business Times, 4/19/12 • State leading the world in clean tech [...] - If you love the tenements of New York, you will love the Arnold/Jerry vision of California.
California Declares War on Suburbia II: The Cost of Radical Densification by Wendell Cox,New Geography, 04/18/2012 My April 9 Cross Country column [...] - Sacramento Democrats Demand Increase in Minimum Wage and Unemployment
State Assembly committee approves minimum-wage increase tied to inflation Nannette Miranda, ABC Los Angeles, 4/18/12 A move is under way in Sacramento [...] - CA declares land war on families
California declares land war on families http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/04/18/california-declares-land-war-on-families/?utm_source=CalWatchdog+April+18%2C+2012&utm_campaign=CALWATCHDOG+EBLAST&utm_medium=email By Wayne Lusvardi, Calwatchdog, 4/18/12 Everyone knows that California has water wars. But it also has [...] - L.A. churches being foreclosed on in record numbers
L.A. churches being foreclosed on in record numbers By Mark Lacter, LA Observed,4/18/12 Lenders have moved in on 59 L.A. County [...] - Grimes: Vaccine bill injects drama into Capitol hearing
Vaccine bill injects drama into Capitol hearing By Katy Grimes, CalWatchdog, 4/18/12 Debate over a vaccine bill injected drama into a hearing [...] - CA budget analyst says to halt $68B high-speed rail project
California budget analyst says to halt $68B high-speed rail project Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal by David Goll, 4/18/12 The [...] - Huntington Beach to OUTLAW Buying of Cats and Dogs—Only “Adoption” Allowed (Government OWNERSHIP) of Your Pets
Huntington Beach Modifies Proposed Ban on Dog and Cat Sales Voiceofoc, 4/18/12 After a flood of public comments, including impassioned pleas from [...] - Democrats Want Control Over Your Computer—Want to “Regulate” VOIP systems on Computer
Voice-over-internet at heart of regulatory debate By John Howard, Capitol Weekly, 04/17/12 The wildly expanding and lucrative push to voice-over-internet systems [...] - Grimes: Vaccination bill gouges parental rights
Vaccination bill gouges parental rights By Katy Grimes, Calwatchdog, 4/17/12 Discussion about the proper role of the Legislature and state government is [...] - Bill to pretend to help small business in California approved in committee
Bill to help small business in California approved in committee Central Valley Business Times, 4/17/12 • Would eliminate redundancies • ‘Goes [...] - Editorial by Stephen Frank “Millions of Dollars Diverted from California’s General Fund”
Millions of Dollars Diverted from California’s General Fund Editorial by Stephen Frank, 4/16/12 You’ve noticed the ubiquitous signs posted for Proposition 65, [...] - Bay Area rebellion attacks housing mandate
Bay Area rebellion attacks housing mandate By Dave Roberts, Cal Watchdog, 4/13/12 “The Mouse that Roared,” a 1950s satirical novel and movie [...] - Cal Chamber lists ‘jobs killer’ bills–all by Democrats
Cal Chamber lists ‘jobs killer’ bills By Joseph Perkins, CalWatchdog, 4/13/12 Nearly two and a half years into California’s recovery from its [...] - Bankrupt LA Provides 30 Free Pianos Throughout City
Bankrupt LA Provides 30 Free Pianos Throughout City by John Nolt, Big Government, 4/13/12 Record federal deficits? So what. Los Angeles on [...] - Grimes: New High-Speed Rail biz plan crashes into reality
New High-Speed Rail biz plan crashes into reality By Katy Grimes, CalWatchdog, 4/14/12 What a train wreck. Barreling down the tracks in [...] - Joe Matthews: The Case for Legislative Inaction
The Case for Legislative Inaction By Joe Mathews, nbclosangeles, 4/14/12 It’s like lawmakers themselves don’t want to look at the mess they [...] - City of Sacramento Citizens Saved From Paying for Arena for Billionaires Play Toy Basketball Team
It’s official: Arena deal is dead Sacramento Business Journal by Gary Chazen, 4/13/12 The speculation on the fate of a proposed downtown [...] - CA foreclosure sales continue to plummet
California foreclosure sales continue to plummet Central Valley Business Times, 4/13/12 • But initial filings up in many areas • ‘Clearly [...] - Shadow Housing Inventory THREE Times Non-Distressed Housing
The mid-tier correction in California housing – Burbank California shadow inventory three times the size of non-distressed MLS inventory. Dr. Housing [...] - Job killing bills hobble California in global competition
Job killing bills hobble California in global competition By Loren Kaye – President, California Foundation for Commerce and Education, 4/11/12 CalChamber released [...] - CA needs adult supervision
California needs adult supervision By Katy Grimes, CalWatchdog, 4/9/12 More than ever, California is a state run by children. Selfish, self-absorbed state [...] - California Assembly Committee Votes for Longer Yellow Times–Did Nothing to Reduce Deficit
California Assembly Committee Votes for Longer Yellow Times Legislative committee in California passes bill increasing yellow time by one second at [...] - Stockton Gorged on Debt for City Amenities Before Crash
Stockton Gorged on Debt for City Amenities Before Crash By Alison Vekshin, Bloomberg, 4/3/12 In 2005, [...] - DeVore: Texas vs. California, Revisited
Texas vs. California, Revisited By Chuck DeVore, National Review Online, 4/9/12 It appears I struck a nerve a couple of weeks ago with [...] - As the Bay Area Struggles, Texas Booms
As the Bay Area Struggles, Texas Booms Houston, Dallas, and Austin are all adding more jobs than SF or San [...] - Nonfarm Payroll +120,000, Unemployment Rate Fell .1 to 8.2%, Record 87,897,000 “Not in Labor Force”
Nonfarm Payroll +120,000, Unemployment Rate Fell .1 to 8.2%, Record 87,897,000 “Not in Labor Force” Mishs Global Economic Trend Analysis, [...] - Congress might unrenew crony capitalism
Congress might unrenew crony capitalism By Chriss Street, CalWatchdog, 4/6/12 Life is getting more difficult for crony capitalists. President Obama and a [...] - DWP’s Transfer Fee Pours $250 Million Into the City’s General Fund … But is It Legal?
DWP’s Transfer Fee Pours $250 Million Into the City’s General Fund … But is It Legal? Jack Humphreville, LA Watchdog, [...] - Smart Growth is a wonderful phrase. Who could be for Stupid Growth?
If Smart Growth is So Smart, How Come No One Wants to Live There? Ed Braddy, City Watch LA, 4/5/12 CITY [...] - Grimes: CA Agency Forms New Corporation: In DELAWARE
CA Energy Schemes: ‘We are getting fleeced’ By Katy Grimes, CalWatchdog.com, 4/5/12 The California Air Resources Board has created a stealthy new [...] - New High-Speed Rail Plan Turns Urban Sections Into Commuter Rail
New High-Speed Rail Plan Turns Urban Sections Into Commuter Rail Voiceofoc.org, 4/14/12 Political reality is scaling down California’s proposed Anaheim-to-San Francisco high-speed [...] - Grimes: Democrats do not believe laws should be followed, only used as a guideline.
New High-Speed Rail Plan Runs Over Prop. 1A Mandates By Katy Grimes, Cal Watchdog, 4/2/12 As California politicians show more desperation to [...] - Rail Authority Wants Private Sector To Connect San Diego
Rail Authority Wants Private Sector To Connect San Diego By Tom Fudge, KPBS, 4/2/12 California High-Speed Rail Authority says it can cut costs [...] - Eric Holder/Taxpayers Nailed $120,000 for Meritless Abortion Clinic Lawsuit
Eric Holder Nailed $120,000 for Meritless Abortion Clinic Lawsuit PJ Media, 4/2/12 The Department of Justice has been forced to hand over [...] - Getting Real About Plastic Bags – by Jay Beeber
Getting Real About Plastic Bags – by Jay Beeber Jay Beeber is the Chair of the Sherman [...] - Unwelcome News: Riverside May Eliminate 196 County Jobs; Facing $80 Million Deficit
Unwelcome News: Riverside May Eliminate 196 County Jobs; Facing $80 Million Deficit California County News, 4/2/12 Several months ago Riverside County [...] - Californians cut gasoline use as pump prices soar
Californians cut gasoline use as pump prices soar Central Valley Business Times, 3/31/12 • Price jumped 23 percent last year • [...] - Los Angeles County is losing population. That is what happens when a County is a Third World State
Movers and Shakers: Census Study Tracks Inflow and Outflow for Nation’s Counties California County News, 4/2/12 More so than any other county [...] - San Fran Gov’t Schools Bribe Students With Tattoos and Worms for Principals to do Well on Tests
Schools aim to boost key test scores with treats By: Amy Crawford, SF Examiner, 03/30/12 Two years ago, students at Mission High [...] - Greens Want Energy Bubble Loans from CPUC–Investers Won’t Loan Enough $$
Greens Want Energy Bubble Loans from CPUC http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/03/30/greens-want-energy-bubble-loans-from-cpuc/ By WAYNE LUSVARDI, CalWatchdog, 3/30/12 California is getting strapped for cash to continue to pay [...] - Will CA State Treasurer Lockyer Use Pension Funds To Kill Businesses Run by Republican Donors?
States vs. Plutocrats A novel attack on hidden campaign donations. Alec MacGillis, New Republic, 3/29/12 TO SEE COMPLETE STORY CLICK ON BLUE [...] - CA loses 132,900 retail jobs since recession
California loses 132,900 retail jobs since recession Sacramento Business Journal, 3/29/12 California lost 132,900 retail jobs since the recession began. California, hit [...] - Another endangered Delta fish to kill jobs and farms?
Another endangered Delta fish? Central Valley Business Times, 3/29/12 • Longfin smelt to be considered for Endangered Species Act Protection • [...] - Middle Schooler Writes Letter to Councilman: Gov’t School Propaganda in Action
Middle Schooler Writes Letter to City Councilman Asking for Bicycle Lanes Since Local Kids Are Obese LA1st, 3/29/12 Who says middle [...] - Will Chinese Solar Tariffs Hurt California?
Will Chinese Solar Tariffs Hurt California? by Bob Morris, in California, Economy, Energy and Water, War and Foreign Policy, 3/22/12 This [...] - CA Lost 855,000 Jobs Since Beginning of Depression
California loses 100,600 financial sector jobs in four years Sacramento Business Journal by G. Scott Thomas, 3/28/12 California lost 100,600 financial sector [...] - Komen brand plummets from ‘gold standard’ to ‘trailing the pack’
Komen brand plummets from ‘gold standard’ to ‘trailing the pack’ By Caroline May, Daily Caller, 3/27/12 In the wake of last month’s [...] - CA disaster relief aid scrutinized by feds
Calif. disaster relief aid scrutinized by feds G.W. Schulz, California Watch, 3/27/12 Federal auditors are calling on officials in California to forgo [...] - UCLA: Forecast predicts modest economic growth for CA, nation
Forecast predicts modest economic growth for California, nation Sacramento Business Journal by Michael Shaw, 3/27/12 California employment will grow modestly this year [...] - Grimes: Democrats/Brown Decide Climate Change Can Wait For Nov. Election
Climate Change Can Wait For Nov. Election Katy Grimes:, Calwatchdog, 3/28/12 Taking a page from national political campaigns, California’s highly politically charged [...] - Former bankruptcy judge picked as Stockton’s financial mediator
Former bankruptcy judge picked as Stockton’s financial mediator http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=20712 Central Valley Business Times, 3/27/12 • Will guide talks aimed at avoiding bankruptcy • [...] - CA lost 126,300 government jobs since beginning of recession
California lost 126,300 government jobs since beginning of recession Sacramento Business Journal by G. Scott Thomas, 3/27/12 California lost the most government [...] - Stockton Organizes Mediation Process with Creditors to Manage Obligations and Avert Bankruptcy
Stockton Organizes Mediation Process with Creditors to Manage Obligations and Avert Bankruptcy California City News, 3/27/12 After all the initial hullabaloo over [...] - Seven of Ten of Nations Densest Cities are in CA
Urban population growth outpaces rest of nation Central Valley Business Times, 3/26/12 • New Census Bureau report says eight of ten [...] - CA Worst State for Employment—Texas, North Dakota Best.
Texas, North Dakota are rare states with private-sector employment gains The Business Journals by G. Scott Thomas, 3/26/12 Texas has posted the [...] - Brown Wants State to Pay for “Hydrogen” Re-charging Stations for MILLION $$ Cars!
After failing to reach goals, California attempts to jump-start its ‘Hydrogen Highway‘ By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News, 3/26/12 TO [...] - Thanks to a court decision, California is now another billion in deficit.
State Won’t Appeal Ruling on First 5 Funds; Counties Seek Reimbursement for Legal Fees California County News, 3/26/12 After getting its hands [...] - Gov’t School UCLA, Using Education $$, to go Into Competition With Local Hotels and Restaurants
Questions linger as regents consider UCLA conference center plan Erica Perez , California Watch, 3/23/12 The University of California Board of Regents [...] - Guv Brown Fair Board Appointees Kill Off Elephant Rides at Demand of PETA
Fair Board Bans Elephant Rides NORBERTO SANTANA JR, voiceofoc, 3/23/12 The Orange County Fair & Event Center Board voted Thursday to ban [...] - Democrats VOTE and Pass Bills without Language
Assembly Approves Budget Spot Bills During “Sunshine Week.” CalTax, 3/23/12 With rain clouds surrounding the Capitol, lawmakers [...] - Jerry Brown STEALS $120 Million Settlement Meant for CA Families and Business for Personal Toys
California to get $120M for electric car charging in Dynegy case settlement San Francisco Business Times by Steven E.F. Brown, 3/23/12 Governor [...] - Elk Grove considers banning smoking at apartment complexes
Elk Grove considers banning smoking at apartment complexes Sacramento Business Journal by Michael Shaw, 3/22/12 Elk Grove will consider banning smoking at [...] - $6 Billion bond half spent—demand more $$–for more of NOTHING
Proposition 71 stem cell research funds drying up Nannette Miranda, KABC, 3/22/12 TOO SEE COMPLETE STORY CLICK ON BLUE HEADLINE “When people [...] - Stockton: Cuts 1/3 of Cops Yet Still Going Bankrupt
Stockton Woes Send A Message On Pension Reform Investors Daily, 3/21/12 Local Government: As one California city slogs toward bankruptcy, others may [...] - San Fran: $6 per hour Parking Meters
A Meter So Expensive, It Creates Parking Spots National Center for Policy Analysis, 3/22/12 The city of San Francisco, facing traffic congestion [...] - Government Control of Food Reason for “Food Truck” Regulations
Food Trucks Near Schools: School Food Experts Weigh In by Dana Woldow‚ Beyond Chron, 3/20/12 It has been well-documented that no [...] - Gov’t Agency Troubled By Continued CPUC Approval of Overpriced Renewable Projects
Did you know that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) had a department called Division of Ratepayer DRA Troubled By Continued [...] - Stay Thirsty CA: Poseidon Desalination Permit Appealed to State Water Board
Poseidon Desalination Permit Appealed to State Water Board Voiceofoc.org, 3/19/12 In the latest move in a longstanding dispute between environmentalists and [...] - Hedgecock: California Death Spiral
California Death Spiral Roger Hedgecock, 3/18/12 If you want to experience what it would be like living in President Obama’s second term, [...] - California judges queried about their sexual preferences
California judges queried about their sexual preferences By Bob Barr, Daily Caller, 3/19/12 Imagine sitting down to fill out a job application [...] - Stockton Defaults on Bonds—Bankruptcy Beginning
Stockton said it would not pay vendors or bondholders—and lawsuits are what happen. “Stockton (3654MF), California, trying to avert becoming the [...] - Four New California Cities Might Dissolve
Four New California Cities Might Dissolve By WAYNE LUSVARDI, Calwatchdog, 3/13/12 Newspapers across the United States have told of the financial plight [...] - DeVore: Texas vs. California
Texas vs. California Why so many people are moving from the Golden State to the Lone Star State. By Chuck DeVore , [...] - Grimes: Democrats AB 1500 Would Kill More Calif. Businesses and REVENUES
AB 1500 Would Kill More Calif. Businesses By KATY GRIMES, Calwatchdog, 3/15/12 The Assembly Speaker and fellow Democrats are aggressively pushing a [...] - Brown/Unions Agree: Families Must Give $35 BILLION More to Government
Brown announces compromise tax plan Sacramento Business Journal by Mark Anderson, 3/14/12 Gov. Jerry Brown got support from leading Democrat lawmakers and [...] - California: The Sick Man Of America
California is the land of the tax—and the land that jobs are running from. “According to Jon Coupal, president of the [...] - Stop Discounting Wal-Mart
Stop Discounting Wal-Mart Charles Crumpley, City Watch, 3/13/12 LA BUSINESS – No sooner had Wal-Mart said it would put a grocery [...] - Phony Red Light Camera in Hawthorne—Intersection WITHOUT Accidents Before the Camera
California: City May Renew Traffic Cameras at Safe Intersection Hawthorne, California installed red light cameras at locations with no history of [...] - Obama and his 50-buck light bulb
Obama and the 50-buck light bulb A bankrupt America can’t afford expensive green luxuries Washington Times editorial, 3/9/12 The 50-dollar light bulb is [...] - Incoming UC Students May Be Asked To Declare Their Sexual Orientation
Incoming UC Students May Be Asked To Declare Their Sexual Orientation CBS LA, 3/9/12 — The next influx of UC students may be [...] - Britain: Christians have no right to wear cross at work, says Government—Obama Next?
Christians have no right to wear cross at work, says Government By David Barrett, Telegraph (UK) 3/11/12 TO SEE COMPLETE STORY CLICK [...] - Abbott and Costello classic “Who’s on Unemployment”!
Abbott and Costello classic “Who’s on Unemployment”! Publics and Financing, 3/12/12 Is the US economy and the unemployment rate really improving? Trillions of [...] - “Made in America” Raises Cost for Gov’t Bought Gutters
Gutterglove brings China manufacturing back to California Central Valley Business Times, 3/7/12 • A Depression-era law prompts decision • ‘I didn’t [...] - The Proposed Downsizing of the U.S. Armed Forces – How Might It Affect CA?
Briefing Report: The Proposed Downsizing of the U.S. Armed Forces – How Might It Affect California? California Republican State Senate Caucus, [...] - ‘Karma’: $107k plug-in hybrid dies on test track, automaker got $528m US loan guarantee
‘Karma’: $107k plug-in hybrid dies on test track, automaker got $528m US loan guarantee By David Martosko – The Daily Caller, [...] - Government agencies are borrowing money to pay pension contributions.
Broke Municipalities Look to Bankruptcy Option Editor’s Note: This is the second in a CalWatchDog.com Special Series of 12 in-depth articles [...] - Sandra Fluke: Get Out of My Uterus, But Buy Stuff for It
Sandra Fluke: Get Out of My Uterus, But Buy Stuff for It by Kristen Walker, LifeNews.com, 3/7/12 I worry about my [...] - Feds Spend $250,000 to Tell Pasadena Students to Walk or Bicycle to School
Does a guy on Food Stamps in Hoboken need to pay taxes so a 12 year old in Pasadena can [...] - Grimes: Pols Build Arena While Sacto Burns
Pols Build Arena While Sacto Burns Katy Grimes:, Cal Watchdog, 3/7/12 Sacramento’s City Council approved the arena financing plan last night, 7-2, [...] - Another Junk Science Scam to Cost Tax Payers Big $$
State offers small businesses help in leasng trucks Central Valley Business Times, 3/7/12 • To upgrade diesels for cleaner air • [...] - Obama’s Driving Americans Out of Cars
Obama’s Driving Americans Out of Cars Terry Jeffrey, Townhall, 3/7/12 Barack Obama is now achieving a vision that environmentalist ideologues could only [...] - Greenhut: Stockton faces pending insolvency and an unraveling social fabric.
Broken Windows, Broken City Stockton faces pending insolvency and an unraveling social fabric. Steven Greenhut, City Journal, 3/6/12 Where’s a good Occupy [...] - CA Homes Lose 43.6% in Value Over Ten Years
Home prices have plunged 10 years back in time San Francisco Business Times by Steven E.F. Brown, 3/7/12 A report by CoreLogic [...] - Recovery? 7.4 Million LESS in Work Force
What’s the truth about the unemployment numbers? By John Lott & Grover Norquist, Fox News, 3/4/12 The recent sudden drops in both [...] - 43% of all CA home sales are foreclosures
One-fourth of all home sales are foreclosures Central Valley Business Times, 3/02/12 • Pre-foreclosure sales volume up from year ago, REO [...] - Jerry Brown does not believe in accountability—even to the Democrats in the legislature.
CARB ‘Rogue Agency’ Snubs Legislators By KATY GRIMES, CalWatchdog, 3/1/12 A Wednesday hearing in the Legislature to discuss pending state cap-and-trade [...] - 622,000 CA Homes in Foreclosure or Missed at Least One Mortgage Payment
The true picture of the California housing market – 114,000 foreclosures listed on the MLS but 257,000 foreclosures are active. [...] - 9 Things That Will Disappear In Our Lifetime……..
9 Things That Will Disappear In Our Lifetime…….. Anonymous on the Internet, 3/3/12 Whether these changes are good or [...] - S.F. Gov’t wants your business to do away with paychecks
S.F. wants to do away with paychecks By: Dan Schreiber, SF Examiner, 03/01/12 San Francisco wants to take away your [...] - Rider: CA Corruption—“Low Traffic Fines”
California traffic fines are INCREDIBLY low -- honest! by Richard Rider,2/28/12 Here’s a trick question: How much is the driving fine [...] - Will Bank Of America Cause Close of Fannie and Freddie—Plus Raise Cost of Mortgages?
BofA Stops Selling Loans to Fannie Mae: Is This The First Step to Life After the GSEs? By Aaron Task, Daily [...] - State DEMANDING Public Outing of Judges Sexual Orientation
California is just a weird place. “But that’s not the case any more in California, where the ideology of “diversity” reigns [...] - Greenhut: Maybe Time to Let Governments Fail
Maybe Time to Let Governments Fail By STEVEN GREENHUT, CalWatchdog, 2/27/12 I recently documented how the state’s pro-union attorney general, Kamala Harris, [...] - San Fran Finds an Elitist Way to Raise Cost of Construction
San Francisco public art fee could expand citywide By: Joshua Sabatini, SF Examiner, 02/27/12 Developers of projects in the downtown [...] - Poll Shows Americans Aren’t Too Fond of California; Most Disliked State
Poll Shows Americans Aren’t Too Fond of California; Most Disliked State California City News, 2/27/12 We’re assuming jealousy is to blame, but [...] - New home starts down 57% in CA in January
New home starts down 57% in California in January San Francisco Business Times by Steven E.F. Brown, 2/23/12 Permits for single family [...] - States consider diverting foreclosure money–States steal from foreclosed homeowners
More states consider diverting foreclosure money By John Gramlich, Stateline Staff Writer, 2/23/12 Missouri political leaders attracted attention earlier this month [...] - California housing collapse deepens
California housing collapse deepens Central Valley Business Times, 2/23/12 • New-home starts fall in January • ‘It’s definitely a bit disappointing’ California’s [...] - 18 Statistics That Prove The Economy Has Not Improved Since Obama Became President
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SolarCity moves forward with SolarStrong By Dana Hull, 11/30/11 San Jose Mercury News TO SEE COMPLETE ARTICLE CLICK ON BLUE HEADLINE SolarCity plans [...] - UC Regents Raise Administrators’ Salaries–Continue to Misspend tax and tuition $$$
Despite Angry Protests, UC Regents Raise Administrators’ Salaries Board asks state for more funding, while Cal faculty demand changes in police [...] - UC Regents Raise Administrators’ Salaries–Continue to Misspend tax and tuition $$$
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California’s Projected Budget Deficit Could Trigger Billions of Dollars in Midyear Cuts The effects of a $3.7 billion gap in December [...] - Billionaire Figures Out How to Use Initiaitve process to Make More $$$–Corruption?
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Wal-Mart ramps up ballot threats to speed new stores Will Evans, California Watch, 11/21/11 In a push to expand across California without [...] - Obama Tells Air Force Officers: “You Are Fired–Illegally”–shows hate of Military
Military advocates decry ‘illegal’ early terminations of 157 Air Force majors By Caroline May, Daily Caller, 11/25/11 The Chapman University of [...] - Bank of America, Wells Fargo lay off staff ahead of holidays
Bank of America, Wells Fargo lay off staff ahead of holidays San Francisco Business Times by Mark Calvey, 11/21/11 Bank of America [...] - Obama USDA delays shale drilling, up to 200k jobs stopped
Obama USDA delays shale drilling, up to 200k jobs by Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 11/28/11 President Obama’s United States Department of Agriculture [...] - CA Restaurant jobs threatened by upping minimum wage
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San Francisco may charge businesses for free parking spots By: Will Reisman, SF Examiner, 11/21/11 Businesses that offer free parking in San [...] - CA admitted unemployment drops a little, to 11.7%–include ALL unemployed/underemployed it is over 20%
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Is CA Cap & Trade New Smoot-Hawley Act? By WAYNE LUSVARDI, Cal Watchdog, 11/14/11 Nowadays almost no economists back trade protectionism. Free [...] - San Fran Tourists New Attraction: Gangsters Camping on Market Street
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State audit: Welfare systems fail to protect abused, neglected kids Bernice Yeung,California Watch, 10/28/11 Child welfare officials say they are reviewing recommendations [...] - Elias: BARKING UP THE WRONG TECHNOLOGY TREES?
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American taxpayers are now funding a super highway for drugs Dave Gibson. Examiner, 10/21/11 On Friday, a Mexican truck crossed the border [...] - LA Times/Gov’t Mislead (Lie) About Unemployment Rate Dropping
California adds 12,000 jobs in September; unemployment rate slips The jobs numbers are ‘not very significant’ but ‘growing in the right [...] - California jobless claims rocket by nearly 14,000–California Depression Continues
California jobless claims rocket by nearly 14,000 Sacramento Business Journal by Melissa Wiese, 10/20/11 The number of people filing new jobless claims [...] - Rural Broadband Is Critical to California
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Flood of prisoners into San Francisco brings influx of jobs By: Joshua Sabatini, SF Examiner, 10/19/11 The state’s prison realignment is bringing [...] - Crony capitalism is alive and well in L.A.’s pursuit of pro football.
Field of Schemes Crony capitalism is alive and well in L.A.’s pursuit of pro football. City Journal, 10/18/11 California, a state whose greatest [...] - Seiler: Dan Walters Wrong on Calif. Exodus
Dan Walters Wrong on Calif. Exodus John Seiler, Cal Watchdog, 10/17/11 Dan Walters is the dean of California columnists. I’ve learned more [...] - County struggling to retain homegrown companies
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California Cut-Flower Growers Decry Colombia Free-Trade Deal, Say Business Will Wilt Newly approved agreements expect to be a boon to U.S. [...] - The Occupiers (Sponges) are Wannabee Thieves of Your Money
What do they want? 1. All student loans forgiven. They get a education (obviously a very bad one) with the poor [...] - For skilled workers, California is the place to be?
For skilled workers, California is the place to be Central Business Times, 10/12/11 • New report shows no ‘brain drain’ • ‘The numbers [...] - California Reaming–U-Hauls are still available
California Reaming By, Meep, 10/10/11 David Crane, the former economic adviser—at that moment rapidly receding into the distance—could itemize the result: a [...] - More American Truckers to be Unemployed: Mexican trucks cleared for U.S. highways
Mexican trucks cleared for U.S. highways Central Valley Business Times, 10/12/11 • Feds say NAFTA requires it • U.S.-based trucks to be cleared [...] - Silicon Valley Can No Longer Save California — Or The U.S.
Silicon Valley Can No Longer Save California — Or The U.S. by Joel Kotkin, New Geography, 10/12/2011 Even before Steve Jobs crashed [...] - Deadbeats Can Work for Financial Institutions Per Guv Brown
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California Small Businesses Describe Themselves as “Sinking Ships” Golden State Liberty, 10/06/11 It’s no secret that times are tough for California’s small [...] - Reforming California –Never Happen Till Full Gov’t Collapse
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Lawsuit over bathroom mirror 2 inches too high Faces of Lawsuit Abuse “In today’s environment…this kind of a cost is certainly something [...] - CA entrepreneurs may be happy, but they ain’t hiring
California entrepreneurs may be happy, but they ain’t hiring Steven E.F. Brown, San Francisco Business Times, 10/04/11 A survey of some 800 [...] - In CA, a state and local war over revenue and responsibilities
In California, a state and local war over revenue and responsibilities By Rob Gurwitt, Special to Stateline, 10/05/11 Tough economic times are [...] - Wall Street Occupiers: Unions, Obama and Gov’t Your Real Enemy
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From Rich State to Poor State California’s decline will only get worse unless lawmakers loosen regulations. Tom Gray, City Journal, 10/05/11 By now, [...] - Useful Idiots of the Ruling Elites (Mimi Steel Part 2)
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TSA Pats Down Breast Cancer Survivor Even After Getting Scanned Gizmodo, 10/1/11 Lori Dorn, the wife of Laughing Squid’s Scott Beale, [...] - Another Gov’t Agency, SCAG, Policies Promote Despotism Thwarting Democracy
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El Centro: 32% Unemployment John Seiler, Cal Watchdog,9/29/11 Gov. Jerry Brown just doesn’t care about California’s legions of unemployed. AP provides a [...] - Bad news for jobless: California job openings drop by 16,800 in September
Bad news for jobless: California job openings drop by 16,800 in September Steven E.F. Brown, San Francisco Business Times, 9/28/11 The number [...] - Seiler: CA ‘Becoming Post-Industrial Hell’
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