It’s remarkable when, even in a down economy, that a community that values education can make up where our tax dollars fall short. And thanks to the Irvine Public Schools Foundation, the community raised $500,000 in 2011 which will be…
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The State of the State address — Things are Better, But There’s Still a Ways to Go
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
In case you didn’t get the chance to hear Govenor Brown deliver his second state of the state address, here it is. We’ll note with some degree of irony that Republicans pre-recorded a “response” to the address before it was…
LA Times: Myths and Facts about California Taxes, Spending and Government
by Dan Chmielewski • • 3 Comments
LA Times columnist George Skleton lays it all out for us with his column in Monday’s newspaper. There’s a perception of runnaway government, massive overspending and sky-high taxes and then, there’s reality. Things are about the same as they were…

