No links for this, this is anecdotal information I’m directly observing now that I’m back working at the Office of the District Attorney. Last year Jerry Brown pushed, and got, Assembly Bill 109 (AB109) passed. It deals with a program called “Prison Realignment” — simply put, CA’s state prison system is way over-capacity and the Federal government has ordered a reduction in the population, on the order of tens of
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June 27, 2012
As goes Stockton, CA … [Darleen Click]
The folly and failure of spending every dime of other people’s money Officials in Stockton said Tuesday that mediation with creditors has failed, meaning the city is set to become the largest American city ever to declare bankruptcy. City Manager Bob Deis said officials were unable to reach a deal to restructure hundreds of millions of dollars of debt under a new state law designed to help municipalities avoid bankruptcy.
April 29, 2012
Now this is my California … [Darleen Click]
It’s 3:14 pm on what has been a picture perfect day … 76 degrees, sunshine hazed with moisture from onshore ocean breezes … … then there’s this new song, both sweet and nostalgic …
April 25, 2012
As goes California — the epic failure of the Progressive Left [Darleen Click]
Well, only if one defines failure as being a vibrant example of Western principles rather than a feudal state of coastal lords and inland serfs [Joel] Kotkin, one of the nation’s premier demographers, left his native New York City in 1971 to enroll at the University of California, Berkeley. The state was a far-out paradise for hipsters who had grown up listening to the Mamas & the Papas’ iconic “California
March 30, 2012
California! Where everyone’s a millionaire! [Darleen Click]
Gov. Moonbeam SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday defended his characterization that his tax initiative primarily helps schools, rejecting criticism from the backer of a rival tax proposal who says he is distorting the benefits. Los Angeles attorney Molly Munger told The Associated Press last week that Brown is being untruthful by saying most of the money from his initiative will go to schools. She said she