Taking the health and care out of the “year of health care reform”
Today’s Sacramento Bee shows us what irony looks like when it isn’t funny: “Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared 2007 the “year of health care reform” in California, but thousands of children could actually lose insurance coverage in the coming months.”
If you were wondering what [...]

State bans chemical linked to low testosterone
The presence of phthalates in children’s plastic toys is linked to lower testosterone levels in boys, according to this article in the latest Nation magazine.

Schwarzenegger handles fire, doesn’t get burned
California’s Guy-in-Charge showed up at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium, and declared, “The people are happy. They have everything here.” This Associated Press story about the aftermath of the California wildfires isn’t the first to draw comparisons with Hurricane Katrina–we have bands, buffets and massage therapists; New Orleans got . One [...]

Business group says state government dead, bring on corporate control
A group of business and political leaders based in Southern California says state government is pretty much dead.
“[R]elying on the government to fund our critical infrastructure needs . . . is no longer a viable option,” says the Southern California Leadership Council, which includes [...]

The word “incompetence” gets tossed around a lot in discussions of the state legislature, but this time it’s deserved.
The Sacramento Bee reports:
Four state consumer boards could die next year after state lawmakers neglected to pass a crucial bill during a frantic September final night in which both legislative houses raced to adjourn amid rancorous politics.
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