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OPINION: Steven Greenhut: Villaraigosa wants more of what doesn’t work
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's recent visit to Sacramento to give a speech detailing his so-called "grand new vision" including …
NEWS: Green Jobs Predictions Proving a Pipe Dream
Aaron Glantz of The Bay Citizen chronicles the lackluster growth of jobs in the green energy sector. Click Here to read the article. …
NEWS: CalSTRS fund labeled ‘high risk’ by state auditor
The Sacramento Bee reports State Auditor Elaine Howle in a periodic report to Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature said the CalSTRS pension fund's …
NEWS: L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa: End Prop. 13 for businesses to fund education
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa asked state leaders today to eliminate the benefits of the Proposition 13 for commercial properties as part of a …
NEWS: Los Angeles Mayor Tests ‘Third Rail’ in Call for Proposition 13 Changes
Bloomberg reports that Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has called for sweeping changes in Proposition 13 removing limits on tax assessments for commercial …
NEWS: Shaky Start: Revenues $539 Million Below Projections in Controller’s Latest Cash Update
According to CaliforniaCityNews.org Controller John Chiang's latest cash update on the state's finances shows that revenues were down $538.8 million …
OPINION: High-Speed Train Wreck
Cynthia Ward of City Journal writes about the continued waste and mismanagement surrounding the California High Speed Rail Authority's efforts to push …
NEWS: New Study Reveals “Project Labor Agreements” (PLAs) Increase School Construction Costs by 13-15% in California
Business Wire reports a new study has found that school projects built under Project Labor Agreement contracts cost $28.90 to $32.49 more per square …
OPINION: Dan Walters: Why raise taxes when officials squander our money?
Dan Walters writes for the Sacramento Bee on voters' instinctive reluctance to pay more taxes due to a steady stream of incidents implying that the …