House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fancies herself a star more than an elected official, at least according to a NY Post report that claims team Pelosi has been "berating military officials to get the best planes." According to the Rupert Murdoch-owned gossip rag, "Pelosi, who clashed with the military to get nonstop service when she flies home to California with police protection on government planes, revealed a particular fondness for Gulfstream's sleek G-5 - a plane glamorized in Hollywood films and rap videos." more ›

First Wells Fargo Bank can't attend annual "employee recognition events," now state employees can't get new chaise lounges. It seems the same day the governor vetoed the Democrats' budget proposal, John Chiang, the state controller, ordered $2 million worth of new furniture in the middle of a budget crisis. This is the same man who has promised "to delay more than $3 billion in payments, including income tax refund checks" or Supplemental Security Income checks to senior citizens, the blind, and the disabled. Chiang's spokeswoman Hallye Jordan defends the controller saying that the controller's office expansion was "approved before Chiang took office." more ›