There's a lot of questions being raised about the future of using so-called public-private partnerships to provide major infrastructure projects like the Port Mann Bridge and Highway 1 expansion. Just yesterday, the treasurer of California argued that the P3 model Governor...
created by mike_yvr | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 446 views | 12 recommendations | 2 comments
In an op-ed published in today's Sacramento Bee, California's state treasurer takes on proponents of public-private partnerships and makes the case for funding public infrastructure projects by issuing municipal...
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During an interview on CBS's 60 Minutes, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger pushes forward with his environmental platform despite the current recession. He dismisses economic crisis as a reason to slow down...
created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 467 views | 25 recommendations | 14 comments
Now that the California Wildfires are mostly under control, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has asked for the area to be declared a federal disaster site. As residents retuned home to see the damage in Southern...
created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 361 views | 4 recommendations | 4 comments
The California wildfires have prompted air quality warnings by health officials due to the amount of smoke lingering in the air. Outdoor activity is not advised unless absolutely necessary, especially for...
created by Terri Potratz | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 895 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
Schwarzenegger has presented his foreclosure moratorium proposal to legislators in the first week of November, including his proposals to increase taxes and reduce expenditures in order to reduce the state’s...
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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that he will call a special assembly of the state legislature to facilitate the approval of measures that would stem the tide of foreclosure properties."The governor...
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The California fires continue to burn north of Los Angeles, and have forced the evacuation of thousands of people from their homes. The Santa Ana winds had calmed down this morning, while residents waited to...
created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 360 views | 4 recommendations | 4 comments
Arnold Schwarzenegger, the California governor, has told the Federal government that upheaval in the credit markets could leave his state in need of an emergency $7bn (€5bn) loan to pay for public services such as law enforcement and hospitals. California taps the credit...
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California became the first US state to pass a law that requires fast-food restaurants with more than 20 locations to list calorie information on their menus, in an effort to curb the obesity epidemic."Starting...
created by Terri Potratz | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 1491 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Love him or loath him Arnold Schwarzenegger's story is something of an American dream and it's 25 years to the day that the 'Governator' became an American citizen. From arriving in America in 1968 with very...
created by Paul Conneally | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 170 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
Ever since the subprime mess erupted, California has consistently been among the states with the highest foreclosure rate. The number of foreclosure filings increased by so much that the state government finally...
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140 tankers and helicopters are dropping hundreds of thousands of pounds of water and flame retardants. Firefighters in the air and on the ground are taking full advantage of high humidity and cool temperature. 24...
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This 4th of July 2008 may be the last time many of us Americans may ever feel happy about the 4th of July Independence Day meaning ... as the true American Independence heritage fades more and more each and every passing day as corporate America out-sources domestic...
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Mitt Romney Surge Seen In California (an observational commentary)
Conservative Republican’s may finally be able to send Arnold Schwarzenegger a message on how they feel about his liberal betrayal of the...
created by Edmund Jenks | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 500 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments