Sequester in Santa Monica

Like spoiled children inured to getting their way, the poorest voter to the riches corporations have grown accustomed to receiving the federal money. The American people need to feel the hurt which follows from cutting federal spending. States and cities take too much...

Governor Brown, Fairness, and School Funding

California Governor Jerry Brown wants to implement a different funding formula for California schools, depending on their test scores and the financial status of the school district. Instead of a standard metric, which would allocate funds depending strictly on the...

Assem. Alejo: Teamsters Must Be Team Players

The newest such salvo comes from a Santa Cruz county Assembly member, Luis A. Alejo, D-Watsonville. Alejo introduced a bill last month – AB 160 – that would exempt about 20,000 transit workers from the reforms. It was sponsored by the Teamsters and other...

Move Out, Menendez! (Short Version)

New Jersey's Senior US Senator Robert Menendez has had some admitted "senior moments". He hired an undocumented sex offender as an unpaid intern. He forgot to pay for two plane trips from Florida Doctor Salomon Melgen. Menendez also intervened into a...