“His lying, cheating ways have boiled over and the public’s trust has been shattered.” -Randy Thommason, head of some outfit called “Save California” (good luck with that) calling for the resignation of Sen Roy Ashburn. LOL. Since when was lying and cheating grounds for removal from the senate??? Check it

“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 [...]

“What the earthquake didn’t take away, the sea took away. And what the sea didn’t take, the looters did.”  – A bakery owner in the town of Constitucion in Chili, that was completely wiped out by a 33 foot tsunami that resulted from the 8.8 quake in Chili.  Check it

Law-enforcement and private investigative groups say that last week’s incident in which a man flew a plane into an IRS building in Texas is just one in a series of recent events involving people with deep-seated antigovernment grievances. Check it.

From Feb 19 SacBee story about Keridge departure: “At a news conference Thursday afternoon, Johnson expressed concern about council dysfunction. He said he has unsuccessfully tried to change how the city operates. ‘I have not done that. I have failed…I’ve got to figure out a better way of trying to get us [...]

“State of the City” is a misnomer. The mayor’s address today is more like the “State of Business” address given to Chamber of Commerce members and others who were willing to pay the admission fee. The mayor should hold an actual State of the City address at a large venue such as [...]

“Any company that would kick Americans while they’re down (banks, health care companies like WellPoint/Anthem Blue Cross, speculators like those who drove up gas prices, etc etc etc) are no better than LOOTERS that hop through broken store windows after a disaster to steal game consoles and big screen TV’s. This is despicable behavior and [...]

“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 [...]

“There’s really only been one [seat] that changed in the council since we all worked together so cohesively and now they don’t — and that’s the [mayor's]” -Heather Fargo to KCRA. Check the story here.

In Ricardo Montalban’s enchanting Fantasy Island voice: “Welcome to California, my friends. Land of the furloughed, home of the foodstamp. We might not be able to educate you, but we’ll be glad to have you standing in line at EDD with us. Shoulder to shoulder in brotherhood. Misery loves company. Welcome!” -Hey, at least Gonzalez [...]