By DANIEL WEINTRAUB, Sacramento Bee
Governor can't do much to help California's economy
With California's economy slowing, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has pledged to accelerate state spending on public-works projects to try to stimulate employment. That's fine, but it's unlikely to have much effect in the year ahead.
California governor's idea would help tame deficits
For at least a generation, California's government has been plagued by a feast-or-famine tax system that produces huge revenue windfalls in good times and then flattens in bad times.
Californians might not believe budget threats are real
After years of portraying a growing California budget as pinched because it wasn't growing as fast as they would have liked, the Democrats who control the Legislature now have a problem. They need to find a way to persuade Californians that this time, services they value really are threatened by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed spending plan.
Californians wary, but still pleased with governor
Californians are in a foul mood as the new year approaches, increasingly worried about the state of the economy, the housing market and immigration.
Ship pilot, board deserve more scrutiny for spill
Ever since the cargo ship Cosco Busan sideswiped the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge last month, spilling 58,000 gallons of fuel oil into the bay, members of Congress and state legislators have be
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