“We definitely succeeded in tightening our belt…. I also very frugally tried to measure out moderate pay increases for some Assembly employees who were taking on new responsibilities..” – Former Speaker Karen Bass justifying the 10 PERCENT raises she gave to staffers in the weeks before she left office… as teachers get [...]

“New home sales took a stunning plunge in January, dropping 11.2% to a new record low, wiping out all the gains the housing market had made over the past year. The figure blindsided analysts, who had expected a 3.8% increase, according to a Wall Street Journal poll. The plunge came [...]

A Ohio man named Terry Hoskins BULLDOZED his $350k home after the bank started foreclosure proceedings on it (and his small business failed).  According to Hoskins, he wanted to teach the bank a lesson. “When I owe $160,000 on a home valued at $350,000, and someone decides they want to

SacBee.com reports today on a story about a “lawmaker” (Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto) who wants to boost the fines for talking on cell phones and/or texting while driving. Man these politicians are shameless.

“Because I can.”  -Tiger Woods’  response to a reporter who asked him why he had chosen his wife to marry when his engagement was first announced.  Maybe Nike should change their logo: “Nike: Because You Can.”

The Sacramento Bee ran a great multi part story on health care reform today with an equally great back story about a local Sacramento man who is fighting the system to get the cancer surgery he needs to live.  As usual, the usual responders were out in force to either: 1) Blast the cancer victim [...]

Paper or plastic? I think the first time a grocery clerk asked me that question was back in… gosh.. 1990? No, I’m not talking about paper money versus plastic debit card (although I could be just as easily, but that’s a different article entirely); I’m talking about paper bags versus plastic bags.
Personally, I didn’t like [...]

I am NOT mortified by the $30,000 hospital bill UCD Med Center sent to Scott Hawkins’ family for his brief emergency room stay, as reported by the Sacramento Bee today. I was mortified by the brutal nature of  Scott’s death, and I was mortified by the response to Scott’s death in some circles, but I [...]

“The public should not be alarmed” – The Social Security Administration in response to a