Dear Editor,How is it that there are over 2000 new state hires a month at the same time that California is faced with a budget deficit?

There are 6 simple steps to reducing the California state budget deficit:1. Pay no

Dear Editor,

 re: Could California face a “brain drain” of college students? (CW 12/03/09)

Times are tough for public colleges and universities, but no educator wants to see qualified students miss out on higher education (Capitol Weekly, Dec. 3, “Could

Dear Editor, It’s almost sad to watch police lobbyist John Lovell flailing away in search of viable arguments to prop up the failed policy of marijuana prohibition (Capitol Weekly, Nov. 19, “What would marijuana legalization look like?”).

Dear Editor: I’m shocked by Assemblymember Blakeslee’s email that was leaked to Capitol Weekly (Oct. 14, “Leak of the Week”).

One has to wonder if he read some of the bills he is attacking or if he

Dear Editor: Dorothy Rothrock (Capitol Weekly, Oct. 1) claims that she can’t find how the California Air Resources Board spent $47 million dollars to pay for administration of AB 32 from 2007 to 2009. Ms. Rothrock and her trade

Dear Editor: Re: Commentary (Bob Blumenfield, Capitol Weekly, Aug 27) “During the tortured state budget negotiations, many of my friends who voted against my bill were among the loudest voices in demanding aggressive anti-fraud measures in social service programs

Dear Editor, A.G. Block is right on target in calling out Sen. Devore for his callous disregard for California’s most vulnerable citizens. However, Mr. Block’s statement about homecare workers who care for Alzheimer’s patients: “Given their willingness to do

Dear Editor, In response to the May 7 Big Daddy column: Taxing and regulating marijuana makes sense. Drug policies modeled after alcohol prohibition have given rise to a youth-oriented black market. Illegal drug dealers don’t ID for age, but

Dear Editor: California voters are in no mood to approve the usual tactics of borrowing and increasing sales taxes to mend the state’s budget mess. Recent Field Poll data not only predicts that Propositions 1A through 1E are destined

Dear Editor, As our population grows and costs increase, taxes must be raised in order to meet the basic necessities of our people whose income does not grow with cost-of-living increases, salary hikes, or per-diem fees. We need to