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Sooner or later you run out of other people's money, Margaret Thatcher is quoted as saying about socialism.  In Illinois, the day is com...

Item 1. I wrote yesterday, but posted this morning , on the schools and municipal situation in Central Falls, RI. Right on cue, this mornin...

Despite signs of recovery in the broader economy, I remain concerned about a double dip recession. First, the evidence that the economy is ...

This is my first post cross-posted to sdrostra.com. Dave Maass asked me earlier about what I thought the Tea Party would be watching local...

Teamster support for Democrats in 2008 isn't going to save them from pension disaster. Two days ago I tweeted about the newest pension i...

Apparently the defeat of Proposition D has concentrated the minds of local politicians. Mayor Sanders announced a plan to put new workers ...

Headline in the San Diego U-T : Council commits to achieve savings if Proposition D passes Well isn't that cute, coming from the politi...

Poster Boy for Pension and Salary Excess. The people of Bell, CA deserve to get their money back. In a previous post , I thanked the U-T fo...

Hooray for Newspapers Three times in two weeks, Southern California newspapers show why they are a necessary part of the political landscape...

Perhaps the most important judicial news seems to have escaped much coverage. (This is why I prefer the print edition of the paper, I would...

At San Diego's Tea Party rally last Saturday, Dawn really jolted me when she said not to give up on California, adding "Remember, t...