governor Schwarzenegger Archive
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“One in every 100 adults in the U.S. now lives behind bars!”
Posted on August 13, 2009 | 7 CommentsThis past weekend we learned of a race riot at the CA Institution for Men prison in Chino in which 175 inmates were injured. The Chino facility, designed to hold... -
“I’m back.” No, not Manny. CA prisoners shortly after release
Posted on August 6, 2009 | 4 CommentsOn top of California having a house of cards budget, we also have a mandate from a US District Court to release 43,000 of our current prison population of 158,000... -
Can US Senator Barbara Boxer be defeated in 2010?
Posted on July 27, 2009 | 14 CommentsWhile the November 2010 General Election is still 15 months away, you don’t wait until the last minute to decide if you plan to challenge a sitting elected official (or... -
How soon before we Amend the CA budget?
Posted on July 24, 2009 | 10 CommentsAmazing. And we pick on Congress for not reading 1,000 page stimulus bills. Our state legislature just voted on 31 bills in roughly 30 non-stop hours. This approved state budget,... -
Proposed CA Budget a “Reckless Ponzi Scheme” League of CA Cities
Posted on July 21, 2009 | 3 CommentsPress Release from the League of California Cities 1400 K Street, Suite 400 • Sacramento, California 95814 Phone: (916) 658-8200 Fax: (916) 658-8240 www.cacities.org July 21, 2009 Contact: Eva Spiegel,... -
CA Budget Breaking News: Quick Summary
Posted on July 20, 2009 | 4 CommentsBudget Breaking News: The “Big 5″ has reached a deal…floor vote likely on Thursday. For complete details read on…. -
Response from governor Schwarzenegger on the stalled state budget
Posted on July 20, 2009 | No CommentsThe following email was received this morning by an Orange County taxpayer and forwarded to me for posting on the Orange Juice blog. While I have written permission from the... -
“High Noon” and still no California Budget Agreement
Posted on July 20, 2009 | 1 CommentHigh Noon has passed. As we enter another week with state issued IOU’s the California Legislature and Governor have yet to approve a state budget. The latest news is that... -
Investors. You need to broker our CA “registered warrants”
Posted on July 2, 2009 | 4 CommentsFor all those investors who are taking their money out of the market perhaps you might consider acquiring some of the state’s “registered warrants.” That would be a very patriotic... -
Governor Schwarzenegger possible ‘Plan B” budget compromise
Posted on June 30, 2009 | 4 CommentsJohn Myers, Sacramento Bureau Chief for KQED’s “The California Report,” penned the following update on a possible budget compromise by governor Schwarzenegger. The story link is at the end of... -
California Financial and Political Links: Your One Stop Source
Posted on June 30, 2009 | 4 CommentsIf you are in a hurry and you don’t have the time to spend hours going through google links that lead you to a dead end, then you’ve come to... -
CA State Assembly passes budget without 2/3rds majority as required by law
Posted on June 29, 2009 | 8 CommentsThe League of Cities is reporting that late last night our State Assembly voted to approve the budget by a vote of 44-30. While I lack a PhD in mathematics,... -
Redevelopment agency risk in funding auto dealerships
Posted on June 10, 2009 | 1 CommentA few months ago I was an invited speaker addressing “eminent domain” at an event in the city of Carson where their redevelopment agency was bailing out Cormier Chevrolet due... -
Californians are not fooled. PPIC poll show Prop 1A-1E losing in their May survey
Posted on May 11, 2009 | 2 CommentsThe following Press Release is from the Public Policy Institute of CA, PPIC. In spite of their non-stop bombardment of the airwaves, John Q taxpayer “gets it” and is telling...
