[NormsRevenge]

I wonder if any of those jobs "providing little oversight" are available or opening up soon?

Or did they get blow'd up?

[kellynla]

The State of CA like the Federal gov't needs to be audited by an independent auditor and NOW!

If we eliminated the waste fraud and abuse in CA and USA we could probably eliminate income taxes!!!

[television is just wrong]

I know of someone who got a grant and took a trip to Europe with the money. It was supposed to be for college expenses.

[NormsRevenge]

a little cross-linking..

Here's a SF Chron run at this , posted a bit earlier..

Millions in grants, scant oversight State is auditing funds to nonprofits (how Dem's get money)

[randog]

Non-profits are one of the biggest scams in government. They have vague missions and are more often than not tied to some left-wing political cause (The UN is a fine example).

Shutting off the spigot to these leeches would be a major step towards responsible government.

[telebob]

This is shaping up as a scandal involving Democrats giving grants to Democrats. Looks like at least some of the dough winds up in rat campaign coffers. The rest is probably just distributed as graft and kickbacks.

[SMARTY]

They were all Gray Davis' friends. The same people who did not want the recall.

[saveliberty]

But it was for the children. :)

[softengine]

"The state handed out millions in taxpayer dollars to community groups and local agencies without providing adequate oversight of how the money was spent,..."

Really? I'm shocked.

[NormsRevenge]

FR Search Results..

ShmelleyGate

FR Search Results..

Lockyer

[pointsal]

Go check Caltrans...
then go check the fund dispersal at the various Conservancies run be the state......
Phew!!!!

[tubebender]

Here is the 900 pound gorilla of state, federal and private grants Google links<.a>