Newsom Doubles Down on Hopeless High-Speed Rail Project
Newsom Doubles Down on Hopeless High-Speed Rail Project
Pushing back against the winds of change in Washington, DC, California Governor Newsom reiterated his commitment to the state’s high-speed rail (HSR) boondoggle while tacitly lending support to a new effort to incinerate taxpayer funds: a 54-mile high-speed connector line that would join HSR with Brightline West service planned for the I-15 corridor. Newsom participated...
By Marc Joffe
While Retired City Manager Golfs, New Americans in El Monte Struggle to Make Ends Meet
While Retired City Manager Golfs, New Americans in El Monte Struggle to Make Ends Meet
Over a fourth of El Monte’s residents live in poverty, but, among public-sector workers poverty is unlikely. Retired City Manager James Mundessen told the LA Times that he personally receives $216,000 a year in retirement – an amount that finances a lavish lifestyle that includes golfing trips in Scotland. Mundessen is one of eight city officials collecting over $200,000 per year.
By Edmund Pine
California Treasurer Bill Lockyer on Public Sector Union Influence
California Treasurer Bill Lockyer on Public Sector Union Influence
"It's impossible for this legislature to reform the pension system and if we don't we bankrupt the state. And I don't think anybody can do it here because of who elected you."
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