Misappropriated Bond Funds

The first Staff Report Update, under Observation #2, discussed the need for a law that would hold those responsible for misappropriating bond funds accountable and mentioned that State Senator Huff had introduced a bill, SB 633, to do just that.

This update is intended as an explanation of what happened to SB 633.

In 2011-12, there were 754 proposed bills that were chaptered into law out of 1799 bills submitted for consideration. Also, over 500 new regulations we...

Stop-Sign Camera Traps Ticket 70,000 Angelenos

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SENATOR'S STAFF REPORT REGARDING THE SMMC/MRCA FINAL 2111 AUDIT

Updated August 2, 2011

Before specific concerns regarding this audit report are discussed, a few important general points need to be made:

Buried in an obscure State budget compromise package’s trailer bill in 20xx, the State Legislature abdicated its responsibility for fiscal oversight of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. The bill passed authority to the S...

The only place in the entire country where you can receive a $175 traffic ticket in the mail for having supposedly blown an automatic camera enforced stop sign is right here in Southern California.

Here's the back story:

The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA), in 2007, introduced the nation's first stop-sign cameras ostensibly to improve public safety at seven scattered points in MRCA operated parks along the Santa Monic...