Curtain Comes Down On Budget Farce In Sacramento
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on September 21, 2008
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers know this crisis is coming. But Republicans and Democrats remain hopelessly divided on taxes and spending. They booted the can down the alley, as Schwarzenegger would say, on this budget, and are showing no stomach for the next one.
To head off next year’s fiasco, House Speaker Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles, [...]
Altoona loan guarantee to company linked to jobs
Filed Under Shower Curtain | Posted on August 16, 2008
The City Council agreed to more than double a loan to Curt Manufacturing to aid a business expansion, but some strings were attached.
In a 5-0 vote, with William Spangler absent, the council agreed Thursday night to increase Altoona’s loan to the truck hitch manufacturer by $100,000.
However, the council also put conditions on the city’s $164,000 [...]