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California Chief Justice Ron George Will Leave High Court
By PAUL ELIAS
Associated Press Writer
SAN FRANCISCO — California Chief Justice Ron George announced on Wednesday that he is stepping down.
The state’s top jurist said he won’t seek re-election in November. His last day in office will be Jan. 2.
GOP Gov. Pete Wilson appointed George chief justice in 1996. Read more »
Response Requested…
From the Desk of the Editor-in-Chief
July 13, 2010
Ron Diedrich, Acting Director
Department of General Services
Ziggurat Building, 707 Third Street
West Sacramento, CA 95605-2811
Dear Mr. Diedrich:
Respectfully, this letter requests the immediate termination of the display adjacent to the right door of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Capitol office depicting the alleged daily cost of a budget not being enacted for the fiscal year which began July 1. Read more »
From the Desk of the Editor-in-Chief
July 13, 2010
Ron Diedrich, Acting Director
Department of General Services
Ziggurat Building, 707 Third Street
West Sacramento, CA 95605-2811
Dear Mr. Diedrich:
Respectfully, this letter requests the immediate termination of the display adjacent to the right door of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Capitol office depicting the alleged daily cost of a budget not being enacted for the fiscal year which began July 1. Read more »
Republican State Senator Dave Cox of Fair Oaks Dead at 72
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press Writer
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Republican state Sen. Dave Cox died Tuesday after what his family described as a 13-year battle with prostate cancer. He was 72.Cox’s spokeswoman Nghia Demovic said the lawmaker died peacefully at his home in the Sacramento suburb of Fair Oaks.
Cox represented the sprawling 1st Senate District, a heavily Republican district that encompasses parts of 12 Sierra and foothill counties from the northeastern tip of California at the Oregon border to Mammoth Lakes in Mono County. Read more »
You Know You’re Old When…
You need to find another pair of reading glasses in order use the tiny screwdriver to tighten the even tinier screws in the arms of the pair you’re wearing.
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Outrage Infinite! Infamy Unspeakable!
Rereading the political classic, Fairplay for Frogs, co-authored by former Congressman and Assemblyman Jerry Waldie and Nestle J. Frobish, chairman of the Worldwide Fairplay for Frogs Committee, always engenders deeper appreciation of the wit of both writers.
In this instance, California’s Capitol showcases a brief snippet from the hand of the late Jerry Waldie. Read more »
El Abuelo — La Casa de la Madre de Todas Tortas Chilangas
Shoehorned between an auto repair place and a flaking façaded liquor store on Franklin near Fruitridge, El Abuelo – “the grandfather” — does not subscribe to the realtor’s mantra of location, location, location.
Nor is its management squandering profit on ambiance. A few posters – one of Pedro Infante astride a Harley doing his best Marlon Brando The Wild Ones imitation and another of Tintan, the famed Mexican singer and comedian – adorn the two-tone cinder block walls. Read more »
Many Reasons Why Businesses Close Down or Leave California
Near the top of the website of California’s Senate Republican caucus are five boxes labeled “Pension Reform,” “AB32 Global Warming Tax,” “California Jobs First, “The Red Line” and “Budget 2010.”
The brief description of “The Red Line” says:
“Weekly report of companies already escaping California’s anti-business climate and the jobs being lost.” Read more »
A Profile of South Carolina’s Democratic Senate Candidate…
(Editor’s Note: Don’t miss Paragraph 21.) Read more »
Examining the Tentative Agreements With Six State Unions
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger touts several recent, tentative agreements with six of the state’s 12 employee bargaining units as “significant first steps toward pension reform and reining in the state’s growing pension costs.”
The tentative agreements affect roughly 37,000 employees, including the 6,660 employees of the California Highway Patrol, according to Schwarzenegger’s Department of Personnel Administration. Read more »
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