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Under the Paperweight, November 1-7, 2009

The background, facts, pros and cons of California 2010 ballot initiatives were under the Sunroom Desk Paperweight last week, after the editor attended a League of Women Voters forum on the subject of state government reform and learned of another forum to be held tomorrow.
There’s too much to summarize here. Good luck to California voters [...]

Under the Paperweight, May 31 – June 6, 2009

All the bills are coming due…
For our love affair with the automobile, GM’s and California’s pension obligations, the monthly mortgage and other bills of laid-off GM lobbyists, and the paychecks and benefits of legislators and government bureaucrats who should be well on their way to figuring out how to create millions of high-wage 21st century [...]

Cell Tower Legal Advisor for Glendale Opposes Telecom Industry Lobby’s Attempt to Preclude City Moratoriums

The wireless industry proposed an FCC rule in July 2008 requiring cities to approve or deny cell tower permits within 45 or 75 days.