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California Republicans Don't Really Care if the State Goes Bankruptnew

The Republicans largely carried the day because they had all the power: they could block any budget deal, they refused to raise any taxes, and they don't really care if the state goes bankrupt. In fact, Gov. Schwarzenegger was happy to draw the crisis out as long as necessary -- it helped his poll rating.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Editorial  |  07-29-2009  |  Commentary

How Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Using the Budget Crisis to Wreck California's Futurenew

Schwarzenegger sees himself as a man with bold, sometimes even liberal ideas who is forced to propose massive budget cuts as a result of a broken government and a deadlocked legislature. The reality the governor is attempting to hide is much different.
Random Lengths News  |  Robert Cruickshank  |  07-18-2009  |  Commentary

Quaking Politiciansnew

Hundreds of thousands -- really, millions -- of ordinary people are clamoring for one simple right: to be an American.
L.A. Weekly  |  Marc Cooper  |  04-13-2006  |  Commentary

Saving Californianew

Lenny Goldberg of the California Tax Reform Association has a plan to fix the state's economic woes.
North Bay Bohemian  |  Peter Byrne  |  12-17-2005  |  Commentary

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