by News Staff | Mar 11, 2011 | Bureaucrat Beat
Wow. What a week in the Eastern Sierra. We had no revolution, no crowds in the center of town shaking their fists and no armed insurrection. We did have questions about cronyism, dealing with DWP and fears of no state money for counties. In the City of Bell where...
by News Staff | Mar 8, 2011 | Bureaucrat Beat
How’s this for disgusting. As you try again to navigate the internet – fast- it goes slow. Then you finally read an article in the New York Times about how Hong Kong gives residents “astoundingly fast broadband at an astoundingly low price.”...
by News Staff | Mar 2, 2011 | Bureaucrat Beat
How many lawyers does it take to rank a law school? Apparently more than 100. Those of you who have your favorite lawyer jokes or have been mugged by an unpleasant legal issue will like this one. Proof that a fair share of lawyers make things up. One of our listeners...
by News Staff | Feb 26, 2011 | Bureaucrat Beat
Wow. We in the Bureaucrat Beat Newsroom really wished this week that people in the Eastern Sierra could vote in the City of Los Angeles. Hey, maybe we should since we live amidst LA land and they take our water. Anyway, seems that the LA power brokers will try to put...
by News Staff | Feb 22, 2011 | Bureaucrat Beat
Over the last week or so, gas prices in California went up 8.6 cents per gallon. Prices right now sit 57 cents higher than last year. In the Eastern Sierra, a gallon of regular in Mammoth topped the $4.00 mark. According to the Los Angeles Times, it’s not pretty...
by News Staff | Feb 18, 2011 | Bureaucrat Beat
Many levels of bureaucracy on stage Tuesday in Bridgeport with wealthy corporate types, environmentalists, bureaucrats and people who want jobs all in the same room. We will read a Letter to the Editor from Janet Carle on the Mono Supervisors meeting with Cougar Gold...