Dan Walters: Pension fund liabilities should be disclosed
Transparency is a bedrock principle of effective governance and consumer protection; one cannot make rational political, personal or financial decisions unless one has information about their potential...
View ArticleObamaCare Backfire: Sets Up Two Tier Health Care
What nationalized healthcare means: there WILL either be legal or illegal concierge healthcare – but only for the rich. ~goldcountrypatriots Barack Obama wanted to set up a totally government owned and...
View ArticleCalaveras County Board of Supervisors to consider less transparency in local...
On May 10th, at 9:45am, the Calaveras Board of Supervisors will consider item #11 on the agenda, adopting a MINUTE ORDER to discontinue the publishing of the Board of Supervisors agendas and summaries....
View ArticlePublic pension debt: How big is it?
While not complying with an apparently flawed state law, CalPERS is opposing a similar federal bill calling for a report showing how pension debt could soar if long-term investment earnings are well...
View ArticleEPA’s War on Transparency
Barack Obama swept into the Presidency promising a new political order, one characterized by “transparency” and “openness.” Three years later, the President’s lofty campaign promises are belied by the...
View ArticleCalifornia does a good job hiding how it spends your money
Do you really think that California government tells you the truth? “A new report says California ranks among the lowest when it comes to being transparent in spending. Read more…
View ArticleCongressman Ron Paul grills Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke
Congressman Ron Paul grills Chairman Ben Bernanke on Fed transparency in a House Financial Services Committee Hearing on July 18, 2012.
View ArticleThree former California governors: It’s time for CEQA reform
If you want to start a good political debate in California, mention CEQA. It’s an acronym for the California Environmental Quality Act. The 40-year old law has a noble purpose: mandate the public...
View ArticleWe are being heard! CARB transparency advancing
A proposal resulting from our activism and Assemblywoman Shannon Grove’s leadership on CARB transparency is now advancing through the Legislature. SB 726, a measure to ensure California’s cap and trade...
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