Speaking of those California pensions
Nov 07, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Sacramento lawmakers deserve congratulations for passage of a five-bill water deal that includes a plan for an $11 billion water bond to pay for a set of much needed infrastructure improvements. That the Legislature can get a deal is no mean achievement, given the current political climate.
Nov 06, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
The issue of whether the North County Transit District's LIFT buses ---- the program to give disabled people lifts from hither to yon ---- should deliver patrons to the steps of North County's casinos or not is a non-starter, in our view.
Nov 05, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
The spectacle of a member of state Attorney General Jerry Brown's staff having to resign for breaking the law isn't a pretty one, but it was necessary.
Nov 04, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
The tragic accident last week that took nine Coast Guard and Marine Corps lives was a heartbreaking and nearby reminder of the dangerous nature of the work our men and women in uniform tackle on a daily basis.
Nov 03, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
The "For the Record" award
Nov 02, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
With the San Diego County Planning Commission having approved the Merriam Mountains development north of Escondido, it is now incumbent upon the county Board of Supervisors to publicly hold developer NNP Stonegate to the commission's requirement for a fire evacuation plan for the new comm…
Nov 01, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Death in the desert
Oct 31, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
It seems that maybe water conservation is working after all ---- at least in reducing how much water those of us in Southern California use on a daily basis.
Oct 30, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
During organized labor's heyday, a mark of a great union was its ability to get businesses to pay people not to work. "Featherbedding," it was called, and the good ones could often get two or three people on payroll for every actual job.
Nov 05, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
The "For the Record" award
Nov 02, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Earlier this year, the counties of San Diego and San Bernardino saw their efforts to overrule the will of the people on medical marijuana go up in smoke ---- along with hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars ---- when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear their appeal of California's …
Nov 01, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
The "Muy Bonita" award
Oct 26, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…
The California Political Reform Act was designed to shine a light into the recesses of political corruption and favoritism, in large part by requiring public disclosure of campaign donations and expenditures.
Oct 25, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
The 'Kaboom' award
Oct 19, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
When voters in both Menifee and Wildomar went to the polls last year to turn their communities into full-fledged cities, they also voted to elect their future councils by districts.
Oct 18, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
It wasn't exactly a lottery win, but when Riverside County officials sat down recently to close out their books for the last fiscal year, they found about $35 million they weren't expecting.
Oct 15, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
The 'Mr. Manners' award
Oct 12, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
There's an old axiom in the business world that sometimes the best deals are those that are never made.
Oct 11, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
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