Who’s Bankrolling the Push for Prop 18?
Consumer group outlines who’s paying for pro-water bond campaign and the surprising winners—and losers—behind the massive $11 billion bond –
As California’s legislators return to Sacramento this week to decide the fate of Proposition 18, an $11 billion water bond that the governor hopes to postpone to the 2012 ballot, the group today released an independent analysis detailing the funders of the pro-bond campaign and the interests that stand to benefit from the most expensive water bond in the state’s history.
A Couple of Interesting Tidbits Sitting Around in the Courtroom
One of the more interesting things about sitting in a courtroom is listening to the conversations that take place when there is no judge or jury around.
I was sitting around Department 7 Wednesday morning waiting to see when the jury might return in the case of Maria Pastor charged with possession of 0.0118 grams of meth. The conversation between the Deputy Sheriff and Deputy DA Sean King quickly turned to the case. It was not about the absurdity of charging someone with possession for that small of an amount of meth, but rather the defendant’s excuse that it was someone else’s purse.