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Best put-down by LAO
CalWatchdog - March 10, 4:36 pmI always enjoy Legislative Analyst's Office reports, which tend to be well-researched, well-written, fair and professional. But now I give the LAO new kudos — for writing one of the best put-downs I've read in a while. This is from the LAO's ...
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Maybe We're Furloughing the Wrong State Workers
Fox & Hounds Daily - March 10, 10:25 amIn pushing a bill to prevent furloughs for nearly 80,000 state workers, Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg argued a number of furloughs were counter productive. He pointed particularly to the tax collectors under the Board of Equalization and the ...
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In this article: Board of Equalization, Joel Fox, Darrell Steinberg,
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Poizner Launches RealMegWhitman.com Site With Startling Video... [By Jon Fleischman - Publisher - Flash Report]
Flashreport - March 10, 11:21 amSteve Poizner's campaign has launched a new website, RealMegWhitman.com -- a site intended pound away at the GOP primary frontrunner on a number of issues. The first feature video on this site is, simply put, a doosey. I have "lifted it" ...
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AM Alert: Cleaning up
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NRCC Lacks Women in Top-Tier Races
Roll Call/(subscription required) - March 10, 10:33 pmWhile Senate Republicans boast top-flight female candidates in several marquee races, there appears to be a dearth of GOP women running in some of the most competitive House races across the country.
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In this article: Kevin McCarthy, Nancy Pelosi,
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House Pushing Senate to Go Big on Jobs
Roll Call/(subscription required) - March 10, 10:32 pmThe Senate's plan to address job creation through a series of smaller bills isn't cutting it with some powerful House Democrats, who are renewing a push for a larger $100 billion package of aid to state and local governments.
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In this article: George Miller, Nancy Pelosi,
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Piedmont doctor sentenced in sexual predator sting
Bay Area News Group - East Bay/The Oakland Tribune - March 10, 10:16 pmPiedmont oncologist Dr. Maurice Wolin, who challenged his prosecution in connection with a sexual predator sting operation in Petaluma in August 2006, was sentenced Wednesday to three years probation and two months in the Sonoma County jail.
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In this article: Tom Campbell, Arthur Wick,
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Let's Hear Those Voicemails
The Liberal OC (blog) - March 10, 9:50 pm Our friend Art Pedroza had a post on Orange Joke late last night and early this morning, whick he yanked before I could actually see it. From the snipets we were able to find, Art had a phone call with his friend Richard Zavala and claimed ...
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In this article: Dan Chmielewski, Lou Correa, Michael Kieschnick, Orly Taitz,
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First Step to Making Our Children Safer From Violent Sex Offenders [By Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher - State Capitol - Flash Report]
Flashreport - March 10, 9:50 pmThis week, we took the first steps to put in place policies that will better protect our children and put an end to the failings in our criminal justice system that allow violent sexual predators to slip through the cracks. During an announcement ...
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In this article: Bonnie Dumanis, Nathan Fletcher,
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'Every 15 Minutes' shows the horrors of driving drunk
San Bernardino Sun - March 10, 9:40 pmRIALTO - The simulated aftermath of a high-speed collision in front of Wilmer Amina Carter High School on Wednesday illustrated the grim realities of driving while intoxicated.
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Where are the Women GOP House Candidates? (CQPolitics.com)
Yahoo - March 10, 9:01 pmCQPolitics.com - While Senate Republicans boast top-flight female candidates in several marquee races, there appears to be a dearth of GOP women running in some of the most competitive House races across the country.
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In this article: Kevin McCarthy, Nancy Pelosi,
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16% rise in undergrads on California's state campuses predicted
L.A. Times/California - March 10, 8:59 pmReport cites need for funding to cope with the expected enrollment crush. An additional 387,000 undergraduates are expected by 2019. California's public ...
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In this article: Arnold Schwarzenegger,
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Homeowner fights final battle to save his home
L.A. Times/California - March 10, 8:45 pmJames Schneider, 77 and ailing, faces foreclosure. He had fought the L.A. school district to keep his house, which he bought in 1977, from being razed and several more battles to relocate it. ...
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In this article: eminent domain, Los Angeles Unified School District,
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State regulators defend rescission settlements
North County Times - March 10, 8:34 pmLOS ANGELES ---- State insurance regulators on Wednesday defended their actions against health insurers after a report showed few consumers who complained their coverage was canceled after they took i
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In this article: Hector De La Torre, Arnold Schwarzenegger,
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True Grit
LA Weekly - March 10, 8:30 pmHow many times have you passed an apartment complex perched next to a freeway and thought, "There but for the grace of God (or my parents, education, luck, etc.) go I"? Those times have likely increased in recent years, as the city has ...
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In this article: Air Resources Board, Jane Warner,
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LA officials outline expected service cuts due to budget crunch
Torrance Daily Breeze - March 10, 8:17 pmWith the city of Los Angeles facing budget shortfalls of almost $700 million over the next 16 months, officials Wednesday outlined expected service cuts ranging from fewer potholes filled and streets swept to fewer inspectors on duty.
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In this article: Richard Alarcon, Janice Hahn, Antonio Villaraigosa,
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Loretta Sancez Votes to Withdraw Troops from Afghanistan
The Liberal OC (blog) - March 10, 8:09 pm“My vote today is consistent with my opposition to the recent troop surge and reflects my belief that our current efforts in Afghanistan are ineffective, and that our troops and resources could be more effectively deployed elsewhere. It’s time ...
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In this article: Michael Kieschnick, Loretta Sanchez, Orly Taitz,
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Blake Wins Democratic Party Endorsement in Bid for Senate Seat in Special Election
California Majority Report - March 10, 7:57 pmWhile Republicans slug it out, Democratic candidate Justin Blake is consolidating Democratic support in his bid for an upset win in the 37th District State Senate seat. Blake, of Rancho Mirage, has received the endorsement of both the ...
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Mickey Kaus: An Irritating Candidate
LA Weekly - March 10, 7:30 pmMickey Kaus, the contrarian Slate blogger, launched his Senate campaign last week with a small gathering at his second-story bachelor apartment in Venice. Kaus' friends and supporters — not always the same people — were invited to sign ...
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In this article: ACORN, Barbara Boxer,
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Insiders Versus Charters at LAUSD
LA Weekly - March 10, 7:30 pmNext year, almost 40,000 children will be detached from the Los Angeles Unified School District, their 30 schools turned over to groups of teachers and a handful of charter-school organizations. But what might have been applauded as dramatic reform ...
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In this article: Ramon Cortines, A.J. Duffy, Maria Elena Durazo, Tamar Galatzan, Monica Garcia, Los Angeles Unified School District, Nury Martinez, Barack Obama, Antonio Villaraigosa,
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Panel Proposes Single Standard for All Schools
New York Times - March 10, 7:20 pmThe new standards, which experts said could well be adopted by a majority of states, would replace the nation’s checkerboard of locally written standards.
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In this article: Michael Cohen, No Child Left Behind,
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What do Gay Republicans say about Senator Ashburn's situation? [By Jill Buck - San Francisco Bay Area - Flash Report]
Flashreport - March 10, 7:10 pmIn the wake of Senator Ashburn's arrest last week, I found myself actually hoping for communication from the CRP. Those are the moments when leadership is needed, and the party needs a positive and unified message. But unfortunately, the CRP was ...
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In this article: Barack Obama,
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Poizner vs. Whitman coming to East Bay
Bay Area News Group - East Bay/Political Blotter weblog - March 10, 7:08 pmComment Send to friend
Obama's Student Loan Overhaul Endangered
New York Times - March 10, 6:51 pmHouse Democrats were desperately trying to prevent a sweeping overhaul of student loan programs from becoming a casualty of the health care battle.
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In this article: George Miller, Senate Democrats,
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$1 Billion from 15 Organizations
Calitics/Calitics weblog - March 10, 6:09 pmGroup $ Spent CTA $211,849,298 SEIU State Council $107,467,272 PhRMA $104,912,997 Morongo Band $83,600,438 Pechanga Band $69,298,909 PG&E $69,240,759 Chevron $66,257,132 AT&T Inc. $59,619,677 ...
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In this article: California Teachers Association, campaign finance, Brian Leubitz, SEIU,
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DWP drops plan to build 85-mile power transmission line across the desert
L.A. Times/California - March 10, 6:07 pmEnvironmental groups opposed the $800-million Green Path North Transmission Line because it would have crossed wilderness preserves and scenic ridgelines. ...
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In this article: renewable-energy, Antonio Villaraigosa,
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Poizner takes a calculated risk in delaying fight with Whitman
L.A. Times/California - March 10, 5:59 pmSome say the GOP governor candidate's strategy has given his rival too big an edge. Steve Poizner was in his first year as state insurance commissioner in ...
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In this article: Jim Brulte, California Target Book, illegal immigration, Tom McClintock, Mike Murphy, Steve Poizner, Tony Quinn, Dana Rohrabacher, Dan Schnur, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Meg Whitman,
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Redistricting Reform in Virginia?
Rose Institute, Claremont McKenna College/The Rose Report - March 10, 5:53 pmFormer Virginia Democratic nominee for Governor, State Senator Creigh Deeds, has been very actively promoting a bill in the Virginia Senate that would reform the process for redistricting in Virginia. The official summary of his bill (SB 173) ...
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In this article: Field Poll, Rick Hasen, Hannah-Beth Jackson, Bill Leonard, Tom McClintock, Dan Walters, Dan Weintraub, Bills: SB 173,
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Despite more good news for California's finances, state may delay $600 million in payments
San Jose Mercury News - March 10, 5:36 pmThe deferrals, approved in a special legislative session last month, are part of an ongoing effort to keep the state's checking account in the black.
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Obama Gets Tough on Health Care Fraud
New York Times - March 10, 5:36 pmThe president plans to unleash auditors in a crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid waste and fraud, a move to please both liberals and conservatives.
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In this article: Nancy Pelosi, Henry A. Waxman,
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Part 1: The Green Scene"RDAs Perfect ‘Green' Vehicle for Environmental Legislation?
California City News weblog - March 10, 5:35 pmAs Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has been increasingly forced to defend AB 32, California’s landmark greenhouse gas reduction law, especially in light of a potential ballot measure that would suspend the environmental law and a recent LAO report that ...
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In this article: Larry Kosmont, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bills: AB 32, SB 375,
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Nurses endorse Fran Florez for Assembly
Bakersfield Californian/Politics, anyone? - March 10, 5:29 pmFrom the Florez campaign: Shafter, CA - Fran Florez, current State Commissioner, former Mayor of Shafter and Democratic State Assembly candidate, announced the endorsement of the California Nurses Association (CNA) – a premiere organization ...
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In this article: California Nurses Association, Fran Florez,
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Editorial: Reviving hope for D.C. kids
Orange County Register/Opinion - March 10, 5:27 pmArne Duncan, President Barack Obama's education secretary (a position that shouldn't exist at the federal level, but is hardly likely to be abolished), has been somewhat less the tool of the education establishment and teachers unions than might ...
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In this article: Dianne Feinstein, Lottery, Barack Obama, Michelle Rhee,
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Special interests drop $1 billion in California
Bay Area News Group - East Bay/Political Blotter weblog - March 10, 5:21 pmLabor unions, pharmaceutical companies and Indian tribes have contributed the most money to political campaigns and paid the highest in lobbying activities in California since 2000, according to an analysis unveiled today by the Fair Political ...
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In this article: California Teachers Association, campaign finance, Ross Johnson,
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Immigration provision has Hispanic Caucus threatening ‘no' health vote
The Hill - March 10, 5:21 pmImmigration remains an explosive issue and carries the same potential as abortion to derail the entire healthcare endgame, many Democrats said. Read more...
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In this article: Xavier Becerra, Michael Honda, Nancy Pelosi,
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Speaker Pelosi Slams Schwarzenegger's Blatant Use of Stupid
Calitics/Calitics weblog - March 10, 5:17 pmFor the duration of the furlough craziness, I've had a particular definition of "Stupid." (Capitalized, that is.) Specifically, the furloughing of workers paid entirely by federal dollars that ends up losing the state money. Here's ...
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In this article: Brian Leubitz, Nancy Pelosi, Arnold Schwarzenegger,
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Decades later, women pilots from World War II get their due
Christian Science Monitor - March 10, 5:14 pmWASPS – Women Airforce Service Pilots – received the Congressional Gold Medal for the missions they flew during World War II.
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California revenue jumps, tax refunds should be paid on time
Reuters - March 10, 5:12 pmSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's revenue in February was $480 million or 8.7 percent above the estimate in Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's state budget plan, so tax refunds should be paid on time, State Controller John Chiang said on ...
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In this article: John Chiang, Barack Obama, Arnold Schwarzenegger,
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Obama: Time for talk is over on healthcare bill (Reuters)
Yahoo - March 10, 5:05 pmReuters - President Barack Obama declared on Wednesday the "time for talk is over" and urged the Congress to vote on healthcare as his health secretary directly challenged insurers to forgo profits to make coverage more affordable.
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Obama: Time for talk is over on healthcare bill
Reuters - March 10, 5:05 pmST. CHARLES, Missouri (Reuters) - President Barack Obama declared on Wednesday the "time for talk is over" and urged the Congress to vote on healthcare as his health secretary directly challenged insurers to forgo profits to make coverage ...
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In this article: Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Chris Wilson,
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Poizner takes aim at "Runaway Meg"
San Francisco Chronicle/Politics Blog - March 10, 4:50 pmComment Send to friend
California to keep sex offender files indefinitely
Christian Science Monitor - March 10, 4:43 pmThe murder of Chelsea King this month has prompted California to change how it handles the records of convicted sex offenders, following an order by Governor Schwarzenegger.
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In this article: Joe Biden, Arnold Schwarzenegger,
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Chiang releases new cash flow figures
CalWatchdog - March 10, 4:42 pmToday state Controller John Chiang updated the state's official cash balance. For the third month in a row, the state brought in more than it expected — $480 million more, or 8.7 percent above Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget ...
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In this article: John Chiang, Arnold Schwarzenegger,
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Best put-down by LAO
CalWatchdog - March 10, 4:36 pmI always enjoy Legislative Analyst's Office reports, which tend to be well-researched, well-written, fair and professional. But now I give the LAO new kudos — for writing one of the best put-downs I've read in a while. This is from the LAO's ...
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San Jose honors Cesar Chavez
San Jose Mercury News - March 10, 4:21 pmSigns of a smiling, fortysomething Chavez will mark San Jose sites that figured in the life and work of the 1960's farm worker and civil rights leader.
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In this article: Nora Campos, Dolores Huerta, Chuck Reed,
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Afghanistan withdrawal resolution defeated
Bay Area News Group - East Bay/Political Blotter weblog - March 10, 4:10 pmH.Con.Res. 248, legislation by Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, that would order the President to remove U.S. troops from Afghanistan, failed today on a 65-356 vote after more than three and a half hours of debate. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland; Rep. ...
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In this article: Anna Eshoo, Dennis Kucinich, Barbara Lee, George Miller, Jackie Speier, Pete Stark, Lynn Woolsey,
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Big rollers of political spending: report
Bakersfield Californian/Politics, anyone? - March 10, 4:06 pmThe California Fair Political Practices Commission just released a report on the top political spenders in the state over the past decade. The basics are pasted in below, and you can download the full report here under "Big Money Talks." ...
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In this article: California Teachers Association, Ross Johnson,
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Pelosi: Dems close on health care agreement (AP)
Yahoo - March 10, 4:02 pmAP - Democrats claimed momentum Wednesday in their drive to enact the sweeping health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, citing near agreement on crucial issues despite persistent Republican efforts to knock them offstride.
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Mayor Kevin Johnson among dignitaries celebrating reopening of Squeeze Inn
Sacramento Bee - March 10, 3:59 pmSacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is among the dignitaries scheduled to speak at Thursday's festivities celebrating the reopening of the Squeeze Inn. The well-known Sacramento hamburger restaurant reopened Feb. 17 at 5301 Power Inn Road, Suite 100. ...
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In this article: Kevin Johnson, Steve Poizner,
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Passage to Nowhere
Wall Street Journal/Opinion - March 10, 3:45 pmTwo books describe the long, arduous attempts to find the Northwest Passage and join oceans by going over the top of the world: Anthony Brandt's "The Man Who Ate His Boots" and Glyn Williams's "Arctic Labyrinth."
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In this article: James Cook, John Franklin,
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Co-Sponsor of Anti-AB 32 Initiative Now Opposes It
Calitics/Calitics weblog - March 10, 3:26 pmTed Costa is a longtime wingnut activist, and he's pissed. He joined Republican Assemblymember Dan Logue and Republican Congressman Tom McClintock to draft the initiative to indefinitely suspend AB 32 that is likely to appear on the November ballot. ...
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In this article: Ted Costa, Dan Logue, Tom McClintock, Bills: AB 32,
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Sergeant at arms says waving staffers through is security breach
The Hill - March 10, 2:19 pmThere have been multiple instances when lawmakers were running late to votes or meetings and officers waved through accompanying staff members. Read more...
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Ted Costa Blasts Oil Companies, Now Opposes AB 32 Initiative
California Majority Report - March 10, 2:16 pmIn a major blow to the two Texas oil companies funding a suspension of AB 32 initiative, one of the co-authors of measure now says he will vote against it. Ted Costa of the People's Advocate, told the Sacramento Bee, that the campaign had been ...
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Ted Costa, who pushed to suspend AB 32, now opposes effort
Sacramento Bee/Capitol Alert - March 10, 1:53 pmA leader in pushing for a ballot initiative to suspend California's landmark greenhouse-gas emissions law said Wednesday that he now opposes the effort and is willing to write a ballot argument against it. Ted Costa, of People's Advocate, said he ...
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In this article: Ted Costa, Dan Logue, Anita Mangels, Bills: AB 32,
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Teachers' union leads list of biggest political spenders
Sacramento Bee - March 10, 1:50 pmThe California Teachers Association has spent more than $200 million on campaign contributions and lobbying efforts in the last decade, leading what the Fair Political Practices Commission calls a "billion-dollar club" of moneyed political ...
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In this article: Anthony Adams, Barbara Alby, Roy Ashburn, Karen Bass, Ami Bera, Sam Blakeslee, Barbara Boxer, California Teachers Association, Tom Campbell, John Chiang, Dave Cogdill, Ted Costa, Dave Cox, Chuck DeVore, Bob Dutton, Mike Duvall, Dianne Feinstein, Carly Fiorina, John Garamendi, Martin Garrick, Dennis Hollingsworth, Ross Johnson, Bill Leonard, Bill Lockyer, Abel Maldonado, Gavin Newsom, Jack O'Connell, Alex Padilla, Don Perata, John Perez, Steve Poizner, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver, Darrell Steinberg, Antonio Villaraigosa, Mike Villines, Dan Walters, Meg Whitman, Bills: AB 32,
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House in hot debate over Afghanistan pullout
San Francisco Chronicle/Politics Blog - March 10, 12:19 pmDeep, bitter and fruitless frustration over what is now President Obama's war in Afghanistan is spilling out in the House today as it debates a sure-to-fail resolution by anti-war former...
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In this article: Jane Harman, Duncan Hunter, Dennis Kucinich, Carla Marinucci, Sarah Palin, Ron Paul, Nancy Pelosi, Maria Shriver, Meg Whitman, Lynn Woolsey,
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Villaraigosa backs Hahn in Lt. Gov. race
L.A. Daily News/The Sausage Factory - March 10, 12:00 pmMayor Antonio Villaraigosa stuck with a vote he needs on the City Council and against the man he almost ran against for governor in announcing he is supporting Councilwoman Janice Hahn for lieutentant governor. Even with San Francisco Mayor Gavin ...
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In this article: James Hahn, Janice Hahn, Gavin Newsom, Antonio Villaraigosa,
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DCCC puts Bera at the head of the class
Sacramento Bee/Capitol Alert - March 10, 11:53 amBy Rob Hotakainen in Washington Physician Ami Bera of Elk Grove is officially a top-tier candidate for Democrats. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) today announced that Bera, who's trying to unseat Republican Rep. Dan ...
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In this article: Ami Bera, Dan Lungren,
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Cal rated worst state on tax administration
Sacramento Bee/Capitol Alert - March 10, 11:34 amCalifornia has the nation's worst state tax administration practices, the Council on State Taxation, a corporate-backed and Washington-based tax study organization, says in a new report. California scored a D-minus, the lowest score of any state, ...
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In this article: Board of Equalization, Dan Walters,
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Poizner Launches RealMegWhitman.com Site With Startling Video... [By Jon Fleischman - Publisher - Flash Report]
Flashreport - March 10, 11:21 amSteve Poizner's campaign has launched a new website, RealMegWhitman.com -- a site intended pound away at the GOP primary frontrunner on a number of issues. The first feature video on this site is, simply put, a doosey. I have "lifted it" ...
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Steve Pougnet also Tapped for DCCC's Red to Blue Program
California Majority Report - March 10, 11:15 amSteve Pougnet, who is challenging Mary Bono Mack in CA-45 is one of thirteen candidates that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has identified as likely to flip a seat from the red to the blue column.< > < > While the ...
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Poll: Obama more popular than Congress
Contra Costa Times/Politics - March 10, 11:11 amAmericans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off ...
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In this article: John Campbell, Tom Campbell, Barack Obama,
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Michael Kieschnick: It Only Cost $31,000? Really?
The Huffington Post/Blog - March 10, 11:06 amToday's New York Times front paged one of those stories that reveals much that is wrong with official Washington and our economy.There are few more vicious participants in the economy than the so-called "pay day lenders" - those store ...
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Nowhere to go but UP: Contra Costa GOP to Elect New Chairman
Halfway To Concord (Contra Costa) - March 10, 10:59 amIt’s fair to say that, where the CCRP is concerned, there’s nowhere to go but up, since it’s tough to fathom how things could get any worse.
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In this article: Julie Craven, Tom Del Beccaro, Damon Dunn, Steve Frank, Darcy Linn, Joe Rubay, Peter Schrag,
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Opinion: Dan Walters: Judges' critic languishes behind bars in L.A. County
San Jose Mercury News/Opinion - March 10, 10:56 amLos Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca released hundreds of jail inmates last week before their terms were up, citing county budget problems.
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Governors, state school superintendents propose common academic standards
Washington Post - March 10, 10:38 amSeveral states are poised to adopt standards proposed Wednesday for what students should learn in English and math, a crucial step in President Obama's campaign to raise academic expectations across the country.
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Poizner Turns Up The Heat on Whitman
Calitics/Calitics weblog - March 10, 10:32 amSteve Poizner is rich. Just not as rich as Meg Whitman. So, instead of buying as much media time as money can buy, he's attacking her for not running away from the public. From Poizner's perspective, Whitman is running towards the center, and he's ...
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In this article: Brian Leubitz, Steve Poizner, Meg Whitman,
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What Now for Dems' Redistricting Fight?
Fox & Hounds Daily - March 10, 10:31 amWhen it comes to redistricting, $2.7 million may trump $280,000. The $2.7 million is what Charles Munger, a Palo Alto Republican, has anted up to qualify a “Son of Prop. 11” redistricting measure for the November ballot. The initiative is ...
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In this article: Karen Bass, Zoe Lofgren, Steve Maviglio, Charles Munger, Charles T. Munger, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Arnold Schwarzenegger,
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Fixing AB 32 Will Require Real Action, Not More Delay
Fox & Hounds Daily - March 10, 10:26 amThe findings announced yesterday by Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor on AB 32’s impact on unemployment in California confirmed what many of us have known for a long time – the regulations imposed by AB 32 will cause California to lose more jobs. ...
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In this article: Steve Poizner, Mac Taylor, Meg Whitman, Bills: AB 32,
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Maybe We're Furloughing the Wrong State Workers
Fox & Hounds Daily - March 10, 10:25 amIn pushing a bill to prevent furloughs for nearly 80,000 state workers, Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg argued a number of furloughs were counter productive. He pointed particularly to the tax collectors under the Board of Equalization and the ...
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In this article: Board of Equalization, Joel Fox, Darrell Steinberg,
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California's advantage
Fox & Hounds Daily - March 10, 10:24 amAmid the wreckage of California’s economy and our diminishing competitiveness, one California character trait abides: innovation and the prospect of cashing in on it. According to a survey by the research firm VentureSource, fully 33 of the top ...
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Arnold's Third Term
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Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal
Associated Press - March 10, 10:22 amWASHINGTON (AP) -- A long-overlooked group of women who flew aircraft during World War II were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday....
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Mayor Kevin Johnson's big splash in Washington Post
Sacramento Bee/The Swarm - March 10, 10:21 amSacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson gets the full Style section treatment in today's Washington Post. The story is lengthy as far as newspapers go these days, and comes with an online photo gallery. It's something of a two-fer: It gives more personal ...
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In this article: Heather Fargo, Kevin Johnson, Michelle Rhee,
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An Interesting Fundraising Twist " Math Not Withstanding
California's Capitol (Greg Lucas) - March 10, 10:21 am***** Assemblyman Jose Solorio Cordially Invites You to Celebrate His 10 Years of Public Service in Our Community Thursday, March 18th, 2010 at The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art (In John Lee Court) 2002 North Main Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 5:30 ...
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"SARAH PALIN WITHOUT THE BRAINS": "GROUP CHALLENGES WHITMAN AND POIZNER TO FACE THE PRESS AT GOP CONVENTION
California Majority Report - March 10, 10:13 amThe independent expenditure group, Level the Playing Field 2010, today challenged GOP gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner, to hold press conferences at the GOP convention. Here's the statement spokesperson Sean Clegg issued this ...
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Campaign finance update: Perata and Prop. 14
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Californian Utopia turns into Dante's Inferno
CalWatchdog - March 10, 10:11 amMar. 10, 2010 Inferno, the first part of the famous 14th century epic poem Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy) by Dante Alighieri, tells of a man’s journey through Hell toward faith. Along the way, Dante sees the uncommitted souls of the people who ...
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Cal colleges will see more enrollment pressure
Sacramento Bee/Capitol Alert - March 10, 9:53 amCalifornia's public colleges and universities will face enrollment demand of nearly 400,000 more students by the end of this decade and will need another $1.5 billion a year in operating revenue to handle the growth, a new report from the California ...
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Union of Concerned Scientists: LAO Study on AB 32 "Baseless Attack"
California Majority Report - March 10, 9:33 amA March 4 letter from legislative analyst Mac Taylor to California State Sen. Dave Cogdill (R-Modesto) attempts to cast doubt on the economic benefits of the state's landmark global warming bill, AB 32. According to Jasmin Ansar, a climate economist ...
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Congressional Candidate Bera Gets DCCC Boost in Run Against Lungren
California Majority Report - March 10, 9:09 amDr. Ami Bera, trying to unseat conservative Congressman Dan Lungren, received a huge boost this morning when the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee included him in their "Red to Blue" program ...
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Authors of Flawed Study Attacking AB 32's Cost Continue to Run Away from Results Under Criticism by Economists
California Majority Report - March 10, 9:07 amUnder attack from credible economists, Sanjay Varshney, dean of Sac State's College of Business Administration, again is running away from his study attacking AB 32. And the co-author of the study now say they support "the spirit of AB ...
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