Warm recognition for public safety honorees
The following individuals and organizations deserve either
It’s no surprise that increasing spending leads to increasing deficits
Do California legislators think the state pays its bills with
Slower high-speed rail?
It sounds crazy, but a presidential rant on Twitter may have forced Gov. Gavin Newsom to “clarify”—actually, backtrack—his position on California’s high-speed rail.
“The project, as currently planned, would cost too much and take too long,” the governor said of the state’s high-speed rail plan...
Our view: The highest sales tax rate for the poorest city in the county?
In May of 2013, Mayor Don Gage first introduced the idea of a “Quality of Life” bond measure for the November ballot. “It's not for education, it's not for police officers. It's for capital improvements,” he told a Dispatch reporter.
Council squabble over agenda deserves discussion, resolution
A squabble has erupted between Mayor Al Pinheiro and council








