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In his own words: Gov. Jerry Brown has business people rolling in laughter
San Jose Mercury News - May 23, 5:38 amCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown, who once had a frosty relationship with the business folks who ran the traditional Sacramento Host breakfast, had them rolling in laughter Wednesday with one quip after another in a 30-minute address.
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In Remembrance of Steve Kinney
Fox & Hounds Daily - May 23, 7:40 amBy Ashley Hemkin -- When political consultant and pollster Steve Kinney passed away last week, the world of politics lost a well-known public opinion researcher and strategist and I lost a mentor and a friend. If you walked into his old office at ...
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In this article: Pete Wilson,
Steve Kinney,
Ashley Hemkin,
Matt Fong,
George Deukmejian
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Los Angeles's mayoral election: Who?
The Economist - May 23, 8:05 amNow do something about the congestion LOS ANGELES has a new mayor-elect. The question is whether anyone noticed. In a run-off on May 21st Eric Garcetti (pictured), a longtime city councilman, defeated his opponent, Wendy Greuel, by 54%-46%. The ...
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Press Enterprise/Politics blog - May 23, 3:45 pm
Sen. Richard Roth and Assemblyman Jose Medina said the final budget includes $15 million in ongoing revenue for the fledgling school
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National Public Radio - May 23, 3:40 pm
The partisan war over judicial nominees has accelerated in recent years. It took nearly a year to win Senate confirmation for Sri Srinivasan to the important federal appeals court for the District of Columbia, though he had no formal opposition.
»ReadIn this article: Jerry Brown,
John Roberts
San Diego Union-Tribune - May 23, 3:31 pm
Proposed taxes on cigarettes, sweetened beverages and oil extracted from the ground were sidelined on Thursday.
»ReadIn this article: Darrell Steinberg,
William W. Monning,
Robert Huff,
Kevin De Leon,
Jerry BrownBills: SB 622,
SB 768,
Roll Call - May 23, 3:27 pm
Freshman Rep. Eric Swalwell rolled out the welcome mat in the Cannon House Office Building on Wednesday night, inviting fellow occupants of the fifth floor to what turned out to be a widely attended cookout.
»ReadIn this article: Doug LaMalfa,
Alan Lowenthal,
Eric Swalwell
Roll Call - May 23, 3:27 pm
Bipartisan House negotiators emerged from a critical meeting Thursday signaling that they again have come to a tentative agreement on a comprehensive overhaul of the nation's immigration system.
»ReadIn this article: Zoe Lofgren,
Nancy Pelosi
Bay Area News Group - East Bay/Political Blotter weblog - May 23, 3:16 pm
A Bay Area congressman is Bangladesh-bound this week, intent on inspecting sometimes-deadly conditions in the world’s second-largest garment industry. Rep. George Miller, the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, ...
»ReadIn this article: George P. Miller,
Meg Whitman
Press Enterprise/Politics blog - May 23, 3:13 pm
A decades-long planning official is named interim director of community, economic development
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Reuters - May 23, 3:13 pm
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California unveiled prices on Thursday that consumers will pay for a selection of health plans offered through the state under the Affordable Care Act, providing a glimpse into how health care reform may look as it is rolled ...
»ReadIn this article: Daniel R. Logue,
Henry A. Waxman,
Anthony Wright
Washington Post - May 23, 3:11 pm
The Internal Revenue Service official responsible for the office that targeted certain organizations seeking tax-exempt status was placed on paid administrative leave Thursday, making her the second senior official to be disciplined in the wake of ...
»ReadIn this article: Darrell Issa,
Jerry Lewis,
Nancy Pelosi
ABC News - May 23, 2:57 pm
Congressional and administration sources confirm that IRS director of Exempt Organizations Lois Lerner has been placed on administrative leave. Lerner came under fire this week when she chose to invoke her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate ...
»ReadIn this article: Frederick Hill,
Darrell Issa
CBS News - May 23, 2:47 pm
Head of tax-exempt organizations division placed on leave after scandal; House Oversight Committee chairman says she may be called back to testify
»ReadIn this article: Darrell Issa,
John McCain,
Nancy Pelosi
Business Journal/Sacramento - May 23, 2:44 pm
A half dozen of the big investors in the Sacramento Kings surprised fans calling in to buy season tickets today. The investors joined the sales staff at Sleep Train Arena to take calls for a half hour from customers buying and renewing season ...
»ReadIn this article: Kevin Johnson,
Chris Kelly
Sacramento Bee - May 23, 2:38 pm
Thousands of Sacramento Kings fans are turning out this evening to celebrate the team's future here. Follow updates about the Long Live the Kings rally, with photos, here in this live blog. The rally is 5-9 p.m. at Cesar Chavez Plaza. Watch live ...
»ReadIn this article: Jerry Brown,
Kevin Johnson
Bay Area News Group - East Bay/Political Blotter weblog - May 23, 2:27 pm
The new issue of Forbes magazine features Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman on the cover, but the headline harkens back to a less successful moment in her career. “Meg Goes to War,” the headline proclaims. “Can the queen of Silicon Valley save ...
»ReadIn this article: California Nurses Association,
Meg Whitman
Bay Area News Group - East Bay/The Oakland Tribune - May 23, 2:25 pm
California Gov. Jerry Brown helped showcase scientists' new call to urgent action on climate change, but critics say he's diverting money away from that goal for the next year.
»ReadIn this article: Jerry Brown,
global warming,
greenhouse gas,
Bill Magavern,
Kathryn R. Phillips,
renewable energy,
water,
Evan Westrup
Bay Area News Group - East Bay/Alameda Times-Star - May 23, 2:25 pm
California Gov. Jerry Brown helped showcase scientists' new call to urgent action on climate change, but critics say he's diverting money away from that goal for the next year.
»ReadIn this article: Jerry Brown,
global warming,
greenhouse gas,
Bill Magavern,
Kathryn R. Phillips,
renewable energy,
water,
Evan Westrup
Fresno Bee - May 23, 1:48 pm
The Fresno City Council on a 4-3 vote Thursday morning rejected proposed bicycle lanes on Fruit Avenue in northwest Fresno. Read comments
»ReadIn this article: Clint Olivier,
water,
Blong Xiong
Roll Call - May 23, 1:47 pm
House Republican leaders on Thursday made it clear that their chamber will proceed with an immigration overhaul on its own terms.
»ReadIn this article: campaign finance,
Darrell Issa,
Kevin McCarthy
NBC Los Angeles/Prop Zero - May 23, 1:45 pm
Eric Garcetti shared a talk an hug with outgoing mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Thursday before talking about his upcoming transition period. Toni Guinyard reports for the NBC4 News at Noon on...
»ReadIn this article: Eric Garcetti,
Antonio Villaraigosa
San Jose Mercury News - May 23, 1:18 pm
California Gov. Jerry Brown helped showcase scientists' new call to urgent action on climate change, but critics say he's diverting money away from that goal for the next year.
»ReadIn this article: Jerry Brown,
global warming,
greenhouse gas,
Bill Magavern,
Kathryn R. Phillips,
renewable energy,
water,
Evan Westrup
Sacramento Bee - May 23, 1:09 pm
A California Senate budget subcommittee delivered a setback to a planned upgrade for the state's job website today by rejecting a proposal to fund it. Senator Loni Hancock, D-Berkeley during session in the Senate chambers in Sacramento on ...
»ReadIn this article: Joel Anderson,
Jerry Brown,
Loni Hancock,
Curren Price
San Diego Union-Tribune - May 23, 1:07 pm
Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to save money by lifting certain requirements of the California Public Records Act is getting some pushback from at least one corner of the Legislature.
»ReadIn this article: Jerry Brown,
Terry Francke,
Legislature
ABC News - May 23, 12:57 pm
Woman interrupts president's speech calling on Congress to close detention center in Cuba.
»ReadIn this article: Wendy Greuel,
Antonio Villaraigosa
Roll Call/Opinion - May 23, 12:56 pm
Every year, tens of thousands of students across the country continue to struggle in low-performing schools with little or no access to the individual attention they need to succeed. For so many of these children, the tutoring assistance program ...
»ReadIn this article: Douglas Johnson,
No Child Left Behind
San Francisco Chronicle/Politics Blog - May 23, 12:55 pm
San Francisco State University Professor Joe Tuman assigned a final project for his communications students: Write a campaign ad for one of two candidates, an imaginary pro-gun control black Republican in the Central Valley or someone real. Tuman ...
»ReadIn this article: Fair Political Practices Commission,
Michael Honda
KCBS - May 23, 12:52 pm
The state's largest health insurers, including Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente, will be among 13 plans competing to provide coverage to millions of Californians through the state's new health exchange.
»ReadIn this article: Patrick Johnston,
Peter V. Lee,
Barack Obama
Victorville Daily Press - May 23, 12:34 pm
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The state's largest health insurers, including Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente, will be among 13 plans competing to provide coverage to millions of Californians through the state's new health ...
»ReadIn this article: Patrick Johnston,
Peter V. Lee,
Barack Obama
CalWatchdog - May 23, 11:54 am
May 23, 2013 By Katy Grimes There is yet one more snafu in the Obamacare health care law — paying for it. The new federal health law, going into effect January 1, 2014, requires most Americans to carry health insurance. But this presents a ...
»ReadIn this article: Katy Grimes,
Nancy Pelosi
ABC News - May 23, 11:44 am
While Congress continues to investigate the Internal Revenue Service profiling case, House Oversight and Government Reform committee Chairman Darrell Issa has determined that a top IRS official’s refusal to testify during a hearing Wednesday is ...
»ReadIn this article: Frederick Hill,
Darrell Issa,
Nancy Pelosi
CBS News - May 23, 11:32 am
Oversight Committee chairman says he's "obligated" to bring IRS official Lois Lerner back before his committee
»ReadIn this article: Darrell Issa,
Nancy Pelosi
Sacramento Bee - May 23, 10:53 am
Our column in today's fiber/cyber Bee looks at the how budget decisions regarding the failed MyCalPays project highlight the inherent tensions of governing. Read The State Worker blog.
»ReadIn this article: Jerry Brown,
John Chiang
KCBS - May 23, 10:45 am
With just over a month left in his second and final term, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will leave office in June reportedly without a place to live or a car of his own to drive, according to a report published Thursday.
»ReadIn this article: Jerry Brown,
Eric Garcetti,
Richard Riordan,
Jill Stewart,
Antonio Villaraigosa
California's Capitol (Greg Lucas) - May 23, 10:33 am
Senator Anderson Seeks to Protect Struggling Homeowners Asking the Public’s Help to Take Action For Immediate Release: May 23, 2013 SACRAMENTO - Sen. Joel Anderson, a San Diego Republican, is asking Californians to shine a light on the ...
»ReadIn this article: Joel Anderson,
Ron Calderon,
LegislatureBills: SB 30,
Sacramento Bee - May 23, 10:26 am
A San Francisco State University professor considering a run for Oakland mayor is drawing scrutiny for a class assignment that asked students to create a political campaign ad and gave them the option of developing it for him.
»ReadIn this article: Fair Political Practices Commission,
Ann Ravel,
Gary Winuk
San Jose Mercury News/Opinion - May 23, 10:13 am
Thousands of law school graduates can't find jobs in California
»ReadIn this article: Roger Dickinson,
Joseph Dunn,
Dan WaltersBills: AB 888,
Halfway To Concord (Contra Costa) - May 23, 9:59 am
ABC News - May 23, 9:57 am
A U.S. Army sergeant is accused of secretly videotaping at least a dozen female cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
»ReadIn this article: John Campbell,
Eric Garcetti,
water
California Majority Report - May 23, 9:43 am
Advancing one of Assembly Democrats top priorities, a key Assembly committee today approved the Middle Class Scholarship Act to reduce student fees by up to 40 percent for middle class UC and CSU students. ...
»ReadIn this article: Assembly Democrats,
Robert Blumenfield
Los Angeles Times/Business - May 23, 9:36 am
After weeks of negotiations, California said it has selected 13 health plans for a new state-run insurance marketplace where as many as 5 million people will shop for coverage next year.
»ReadIn this article: Peter V. Lee,
Anthony Wright
Bill Bradley's NEW WEST NOTES weblog - May 23, 9:09 am
FBI agents shot and killed a man who had reportedly just confessed to taking part with Tamerlan Tsarnaev in a mysterious triple homicide on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. ** OBAMA TODAY. President Barack Obama is in Washington. Obama and Vice ...
»ReadIn this article: Bay Area Council,
Joe Biden,
California Teachers Association,
greenhouse gas,
Barack Obama,
Arnold Schwarzenegger
CalWatchdog - May 23, 9:05 am
May 23, 2013 By Laer Pearce It’s been almost a quarter century — 23 years, seven months and five days, to be exact – since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake knocked out a section of the eastern span of the Oakland Bay Bridge, causing one of ...
»ReadIn this article: Jerry Brown,
Gray Davis,
Laer Pearce,
Pete Wilson
San Jose Mercury News - May 23, 8:56 am
A multi agency strike task force on Thursday morning inspected passenger transportation vehicles like taxis, buses and shuttle vans to make sure they meet safety standards and drivers are properly licensed. A similar one was done Wednesday at San ...
»ReadIn this article: Air Resources Board,
Ron Cowan
San Jose Mercury News - May 23, 8:48 am
'At one tasting, I didn't spit out my wine. Walking through the parking lot I felt I clearly could not safely drive.'
»ReadIn this article: Jerry Brown,
Legislature,
Mike Thompson
The Economist - May 23, 8:05 am
Now do something about the congestion LOS ANGELES has a new mayor-elect. The question is whether anyone noticed. In a run-off on May 21st Eric Garcetti (pictured), a longtime city councilman, defeated his opponent, Wendy Greuel, by 54%-46%. The ...
»ReadIn this article: Eric Garcetti,
Wendy Greuel,
Raphael Sonenshein,
Antonio Villaraigosa
Calitics/Calitics weblog - May 23, 7:55 am
Sacramento Bee Columnist Thinks Vidak Win is a blow to "Democratic Left" by Brian Leubitz I have a lot of respect for Dan Walters. We don't agree on a wide range of issues (including his client skepticism), you have to admire his ...
»ReadIn this article: Proposition 13,
CEQA,
Legislature,
Brian Leubitz,
minimum wage,
Leticia Perez,
Michael J. Rubio,
Dan Walters,
water
Fox & Hounds Daily - May 23, 7:50 am
By Joel Fox -- Last week's Los Angeles Times article by Patrick McGreevey titled, Lawmakers Test Brown's No-Tax Resolve with Calls to Hike Levies, should focus the business community's attention on considering a proposal I have suggested on this ...
»ReadIn this article: Joel Fox,
Jerry Brown,
Legislature,
referendum
Fox & Hounds Daily - May 23, 7:40 am
By Ashley Hemkin -- When political consultant and pollster Steve Kinney passed away last week, the world of politics lost a well-known public opinion researcher and strategist and I lost a mentor and a friend. If you walked into his old office at ...
»ReadIn this article: Pete Wilson,
Steve Kinney,
Ashley Hemkin,
Matt Fong,
George Deukmejian
Fox & Hounds Daily - May 23, 7:38 am
By John Seiler -- Apple Inc. is the world's most profitable and admired company. It's also the world's biggest tax dodger. Reported the Wall Street Journal of a U.S. Senate grilling of CEO Tim Cook, 'The Senate panel, in a report released Monday, ...
»ReadIn this article: Steve Jobs,
Jerry Brown
Bakersfield Californian - May 23, 7:38 am
Lead stories from "First Look with Scott Cox's" Big 6. WHY VIDAK WON: Why did Andy Vidak win the 16th District Senate Seat? In a word: turnout. Vidak campaign manager Tim Orman tells The Bakersfield Californian turnout was ...
»ReadIn this article: water,
Andy Vidak,
Dean Florez,
Michael J. Rubio,
Leticia Perez,
Tim Orman
Fox & Hounds Daily - May 23, 7:36 am
By Ron Kaye -- Sunshine peeks through the clouds, the cynics with all their money and power vanish to their private enclaves, double-dipping Dennis Zine roars off on his Harley to his posh desert hideaway never to be seen again -- the costliest, ...
»ReadIn this article: Dennis Zine
Fox & Hounds Daily - May 23, 7:34 am
By Mark Anderson -- California Gov. Jerry Brown and the California Chamber of Commerce shared some of the same views during their addresses to the 88th annual Sacramento Host Breakfast Wednesday. Frederick 'Fritz' Hitchcock, chairman of the board of ...
»ReadIn this article: water,
CEQA,
Jerry Brown
Fresno Bee - May 23, 6:36 am
Your daily look at late-breaking California news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: Read comments
»ReadIn this article: California Lottery,
Eric Garcetti,
Wendy Greuel
AroundTheCapitol.com/The Roundup - May 23, 6:26 am
By the time the ballots were counted in LA's mayoral race, it became clear that Eric Garcetti won because he did well with two key constituencies -- women and Republicans. From the LA Daily News' Brenda Gazzar: 'City Controller Wendy Greuel's ...
»ReadIn this article: Wendy Greuel,
Eric Garcetti,
John Chiang,
Jerry Brown,
peripheral canal,
J. Clark Kelso
Sacramento Bee - May 23, 6:21 am
Covered California Executive Director Peter Lee and Board Chair Diana Dooley will both be there. Dr. Alan Shatzel operates the robot remotely from a computer. The RP-VITA lets doctors use videoconferencing to handle emergencies.
»ReadIn this article: Jerry Brown,
CATHY A. CHRISTIAN,
Howard Dickstein,
Diana Dooley,
John Garamendi,
Peter V. Lee,
Michael J. Rubio,
Dan Walters,
water
Sacramento Bee - May 23, 6:18 am
Kern County Democrat Leticia Perez has lost her bid to capture former senator Michael Rubio's Senate seat, but the real loser, Dan says, is the "Democratic left."
»ReadIn this article: Jerry Brown,
Leticia Perez,
Michael J. Rubio,
Dan Walters,
water
CalWatchdog - May 23, 6:15 am
May 23, 2013 By Chris Reed The California Teachers Association has taken a lot of hits of late. It tried to sell its 2012 decision to fight bills to make it easier to fire pervert teachers as about basic fairness to employees. That blew up, leading ...
»ReadIn this article: Jerry Brown,
California Teachers Association,
Chris Reed,
Dean Vogel
LA Observed/LABizObserved - May 23, 6:13 am
<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;><a href=http:* <blockquote>Villaraigosa's years of legally required "statements of economic interests" from 2001 ...
»ReadIn this article: Eli Broad,
Eric Garcetti
ABC News - May 23, 6:03 am
By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) NOTABLES FIRST THINGS FIRST: Nearly six in 10 Americans back a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants, with narrow preference for prompt action on the issue in the latest ABC News-Washington Post poll. ...
»ReadIn this article: Eric Garcetti,
Wendy Greuel,
Darrell Issa,
Art Laffer,
Barack Obama
San Jose Mercury News - May 23, 5:38 am
California Gov. Jerry Brown, who once had a frosty relationship with the business folks who ran the traditional Sacramento Host breakfast, had them rolling in laughter Wednesday with one quip after another in a 30-minute address.
»ReadIn this article: Jerry Brown,
peripheral canal,
water
Fresno Bee - May 23, 5:12 am
Gov. Jerry Brown is set to continue his climate change charge, joining scientists releasing a 20-page call to action on environmental problems including pollution, extinctions and population growth. Read comments
»ReadIn this article: Elizabeth Ashford,
Jerry Brown,
greenhouse gas
San Francisco Chronicle - May 23, 3:40 am
Super Bowl L could be just the beginning Ever since the Bay Area made a bid for the Super Bowl, people have been saying: Over the years, the Super Bowl game has almost become secondary to the parties and events in the preceding days. By ...
»ReadIn this article: Nathan Ballard,
David Chiu,
Edwin M. Lee
National Journal - May 23, 3:00 am
In 1992, Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson won re-election by a single point. Two years later, he defeated Republican Bernie Omann again, but by just two points. He hasn't faced a serious re-election bid since.But this year, more than 18 months before ...
»ReadIn this article: Lois Capps,
John McCain,
Howard P. Mckeon,
Gary G. Miller,
Mitt Romney
News & Review/Chico - May 23, 1:45 am
Shortly before noon on Thursday, May 16, Butte County sheriff’s deputies ended an 11-hour standoff at the Berry Creek Rancheria tribal headquarters in Oroville...
»ReadIn this article: Jerry A. Smith,
Jerry Smith
The Reporter (Vacaville) - May 23, 1:00 am
OAKLAND -- Caltrans and private engineers deliberated three months in 2003 over the proper corrosion method to use on high-strength steel rods for the new Bay Bridge, a decision that led to the embarrassing failure of 32 rods a decade later.
»ReadIn this article: Mark DeSaulnier,
Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Lisa Vorderbrueggen
The Reporter (Vacaville) - May 23, 12:59 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The incoming mayor of Los Angeles was able to defeat a fellow Democrat by depicting her as a pawn of utility union bosses in a city long friendly to labor, an outcome expected to echo beyond California as unions nationwide face
»ReadIn this article: Eric Garcetti,
Wendy Greuel,
Raphael Sonenshein,
Shawn Steel,
Antonio Villaraigosa,
water
News & Review/Sacramento - May 23, 12:15 am
Does your pension cause climate change? Demonstrators at last week’s Regents of the University of California meeting in Sacramento think so. A movement is...
»ReadIn this article: CalPERS,
CalSTRS
Sacramento Bee - May 23, 12:00 am
A $14.6 million piece of Gov. Jerry Brown's budget highlights a classic government tension: the benefits of transparency vs. the consequences of being transparent.
»ReadIn this article: Jerry Brown,
John Chiang
Sacramento Bee - May 23, 12:00 am
The California Air Resources Board has fined Mex-Cal Truckline Inc. of Otay Mesa $300,000 for violating state air pollution laws by dispatching noncompliant vehicles serving regulated intermodal railyards in 2011 and 2012.
»ReadIn this article: Air Resources Board,
Jerry Brown,
water
Sacramento Bee/The Buzz - May 23, 12:00 am
By all accounts, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is having a dream month. He is winning credit for securing his city's basketball team. People are talking about retiring his jersey or building a statue. Rich Pedroncelli Associated Press Gov. ...
»ReadIn this article: Jerry Brown,
California Teachers Association,
Kevin Johnson,
Michelle Rhee,
Dean Vogel,
water
Sacramento Bee/Opinion - May 23, 12:00 am
The beverage industry is in a real bind. On one hand, the major drink manufacturers that produce soda, energy drinks, sweet teas and sports drinks are an American success story. They have made some of the most iconic products in the world and have ...
»ReadIn this article: Jerry Brown,
William W. Monning,
waterBills: SB 622,
Sacramento Bee/Opinion - May 23, 12:00 am
To the distinguished California Public High School Class of 2013.I'm sorry James Franco canceled at the last minute. I'm even sorrier that you wound up getting me as your substitute commencement speaker, but I was offered gas money plus a free ...
»ReadIn this article: Jerry Brown,
Joe Mathews,
water
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