? Sen. Boxer opposes President Obama's Afghanistan Plan. Meanwhile in the Inland Empire, the House Representatives are split on it. Republicans Calvert and Lewis support it, but Democratic Rep. Baca is a bit uncertain http://www.pe.com/localnews/po... Probably not a good sign [...]
I was at the LA Auto Show for a few hours this morning, and the talk was all about green cars. Who was the greenest, who had the most new technologies. Electric cars, plug-in hybrids, alternative fuel. You name it, and [...] We're hearing that Assemblyman John A. Perez, D-Los Angeles, has the votes to grab the speakership -- if he does, he would become the Assembly's first openly gay leader in California history.' [...]
Amends constitution to hold candidates for public office, government officials and employees, and members of the media criminally liable for intentionally making a false statement of "material fact" about legislative acts, elections for public office, or' [...]
Today I'm going to be in Sacramento for the California Labor Federation's Economic Recovery Summit. The agenda includes discussions about creating jobs that can provide lasting economic recovery, ensuring a broadly shared prosperity that won't be dependent on a [...]
? Arnold is blaming the tax liens on his property. Must be rough, having incompetent lackeys...
? Looks like being a politician's spouse just got a little less fun. Now they'll have to buy their own tickets. stupit fppc...what' [...]
While' [...]
? Downey is looking to Tesla's potential electric car plant for a chance at revitalization. Like many suburbs that' [...]
The more I have spoken to' [...]
According to documents filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Arnold Schwarzenegger owes the IRS $39,047 from 2004 and $40,016 from 2005. In total the Guv owes [...]
Now, for some links.
? Capitol Weekly has a profile of Chris Norby, the leading vote getter in the special election to [...]
Former state Assemblyman John Laird of Santa Cruz and' [...]
? CalBuzz has it on good authority that Mike Murphy will be joining the Meg Whitman "gravy train". Murphy has done work for Arnold, McCain, and many other conservatives' [...]
The 2/3 requirement that we have in this state. I know it's a tired old saw. But when you really think about, that is the cause of so much of the dysfunction in the legislature. you have a minority party that [...]
Election officials said last week that a recall drive against Assemblyman Anthony Adams did not gather enough signatures to move forward, but [...]
Your most important task right now - above all others - is to solve California's political and economic crisis. And as your own leader explained, at the heart of that crisis is the undemocratic rule creating a conservative veto over all state policy via the 2/3rds rule.
Therefore, [...]
? The Chair of the Fresno County Republican central committee has resigned in the scandal now catching [...]
Don't worry, be happy!
See, I can' [...]
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today said he would appoint Republican state Sen. Abel Maldonado to fill the vacant lieutenant governor's job, perhaps setting off a partisan squabble over his confirmation.
Arnold announced this on the Leno show, taped earlier in Burbank, and the Gov's office confirmed [...]
It's time to ratchet up the rhetoric not only against a U.S. troop increase in Afghanistan, but in favor of [...]
Drawing our legislative districts used to be the job of elected officials, but now it's up to YOU. That's because of a voter-approved measure last year that called for the creation of a new Citizens Redistricting Commission. Last Thursday, the State Auditor launched a new website for the [...] I don't have to be so diplomatic. I'll just say that there's no way these people can produce an honest budget that forces Sacramento "to" [...]
Alas, "the reality of what that would have meant, including moving, was just too complicated,"' [...]
I was reminded of an old saying in politics while reading the new report released this week by the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO): "a billion here, a billion there, pretty soon" [...]
Of course, this' [...]
? Equality California got ad time donated during the Miss California pageant. This is the ad they will be airing. The closing line: "Give Now." Sounds about right for EQCA.
? Yesterday Carly Fiorina got the endorsement of the very influential OK Sen. Jim Inhofe. Today, Meg Whitman [...]
"Some of these newspapers, as you know better than I, will not be around in the near term."
Her plan is to wait [...]
Still, not all signs are negative. The state gained 25,700 jobs in October, reversing a trend that's seen California lose 687,700 [...]
? The UC fee hikes went final. A sad day' [...]
As you may remember, that's where the governor made the outrageous claim that the fraud rate in the state's In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program [...]
Sen. Mark Leno and Asm. Jared Huffman have today essentially extended the state's death penalty moratorium by at least temporarily blocking the expansion of the death chamber at San Quentin Prison.
Last-minute objections from Assemblyman Jared Huffman and Sen. Mark Leno have prompted state Treasurer Bill Lockyer [...]
With nearly a year until the general election, a' [...]
Dear UC students:
My heart goes out to you about the fee and tuition increases. It really does. I was there once, after all: it was just over 10 years ago now that I got off the Big Blue Bus at the Hilgard transit terminal at UCLA for my [...]
As Gov. Schwarznegger prepares for his final year in office, he has [...]
? Hey, the New York times took some interest in the California's governors race to ... notice that Hollywood supports the Democrat. A big revelation for [...]
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger won't say what his plans are when his term expires next year, but he won't be running for another office.
''I have never labeled myself as a politician, so I' [...]
