Tag: Bill Monning Thu, March 18, 2010
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Santa Cruz’s Green Politicians
Dec 30, 2009, by Jessica Lussenhop Environment
IN THESE closing days of 2009, Sierra Club California director Bill Magavern is pretty happy with Santa Cruz’s taste in politicians.
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Rage Against the Wrapping Machine
Dec 16, 2009, by Jessica Lussenhop Environment
Many viewers may have found themselves howling their agreement with Larry David during a recent episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. After two minutes of attacking a hermetically sealed plastic package with a butter knife, a screwdriver and a chef’s knife, he—and many of us—wanted to know: “Why would you manufacture a product you can’t open?”
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Students, Faculty and Workers Rally at UCSC
Sep 24, 2009, by Jessica Lussenhop News
SLIDESHOW: Budget cuts, layoffs and increased fees inspire hundreds to gather at campus entrance.
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The Glorious Gas Tax
Aug 15, 2009, by Jessica Lussenhop News
When District 27 Assemblymember Bill Monning hosted a town hall meeting about two weeks ago with the Campaign for Sensible Transportation, the table seemed set for a conversation on planes, trains and automobiles and the budget cuts to public transportation. But when County Treasurer Fred Keeley showed up, it became clear that the dialog on our abysmal budget deal has already left the station. After a budget session that gutted not just public transportation but every service imaginable, the two seemed to be trying to channel frustration into a call for major tax reform.
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Monning: Schwarzenegger Making Bad Situation Worse
Jul 09, 2009, by Traci Hukill News
For the average Democratic lawmaker in California, the most vexing mystery playing out in state capitols right now isn’t why Sarah Palin is stepping down or what will break the farcical stalemate in the New York legislature. It’s why Gov. Schwarzenegger, just months ago united (relatively speaking) with Sacramento Democrats against their vociferously anti-tax GOP counterparts to pass a budget that included both cuts and revenue increases, has now adopted such a hardline stance against taxes that the legislature’s Republicans look almost reasonable by comparison.
