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edited by: Adam Haverstock,
California Editor
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? 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' [...]
A University of California Board of Regents committee today approved a series of controversial increases in student fees that, if passed by the full board, will raise UC [...]
In the video, a mechanical fish sings "I will survive" with some narration about Meg Whitman's foundation, which gave almost all of its donations to environmental causes. In most sane groups, that would be' [...]
Less than four months after California leaders stitched together a patchwork budget, a projected deficit of nearly $21 billion already looms, according to a report to be released Wednesday by the state's' [...]
? Some news from CALPERS: They will tighten rules on disclosure to "placement agents." They are also thinking of allowing "salesman" to now pitch them directly.
? There is some dispute over whether Asm. Bill Emerson is eligible to run to replace Sen John Benoit in the 37th [...]
Over the weekend at the CDP E-Board meeting, the PR folks hired by the State Auditor to gin up interest did a presentation about the application process for the Redistricting Commission. The presentation made me think a few things.
1) Sucks to be an activist. If you serve or [...]
Clarify the circumstances in which the Legislature and the Governor can impose fees without a two-thirds majority vote to those areas with a clear and [...]
It’s almost 2010 and we are deep in the age of technology, but how is this affecting the California political scene? Sure, you can watch Obama on streaming video and you can find raw data on stimulus spending, but where is the governator posting his videos? And [...]
? A What to Do and What Not to Do for medical marijuana dispensary policy. [West Hollywood has built a sustainable and uncontroversial program, while Los Angeles is still struggling to come [...]
However, a new candidate has tossed her hat in the ring - Janice [...]
"I looked as hard as I could at how states could declare" [...]
Ok, Ok, I kid. The real big news was the converstaion between [...]
Caucuses: The rules committee is reviewing the definition of a caucus. There are 19 caucuses right now, three more pending, with several more being discussed. the total amount spent on the caucuses now exceeds the amount brought into the [...]
? Susan Kennedy might leave the Schwarzenegger administration to shepherd the water bond through the 2010 election process. Meanwhile, Arnold is doing everything he can to explain away the $11.1 Billion pricetag of the bonds.
? While the initiative system is clearly causing some problems, the [...]
In fact, Asm. Mike Davis brought a bill that passed the Assembly before getting bogged down in the [...]
? The FDIC and the state shut down United Commerical Bank. The bank caters to the Chinese community, and has been [...]
But Brown' [...]
George Skelton went through and picked out some gems from the transcripts of the interviews.
* Responding to the snide digs of Republican [...]
A while back Dave Dayen wrote about the Two Santa Claus Theory and its effect on California governance, and today we get just one more data point to illustrate the general point of what the theory has done to the state.' [...]
? From Chuck Devore, the guy running for United States Senate: "Unlike many veterans, I have been fortunate not to see combat. I was "officially" shot at only once; during the Los Angeles riots in 1992 (well, there was that time in Lebanon, but that wasn't official; and I'" [...]
