Thursday, August 16, 2007
- SDUT: State Republicans still favor Giuliani, Field Poll reports
- SJMerc: More GOP voters unsure on their pick for ticket
- AP: Local GOP senators want a balanced budget
- SacBee: Budget standoff: Day 47
- SFChron: State budget pinch puts squeeze on kids, families
- RivPE: Governor Optimistic on Budget Impasse
- NCTimes: School districts feel pinch of California budget impasse State withholds $3.2 billion in payments to agencies, districts through California
- GOP lawmakers call for boycott of Olympics
- SacBee: Fraud lawsuit settled ahead of trial
- SacBee: No card, no bingo, AG's ruling says
- BakCal: Ganging up on gangs
- SacBee: State Fund gets new boss
- OakTrib: Sen. Boxer rejects suggested change to bridge language
- CCTimes: Boxer says fix state's bridges, not the language
- VentStar: Boxer rebukes Caltrans for not doing more about bridges
- LAT: Boxer says state needs tougher look at bridges
- LAT: Student scores level off in state
- SDUT: A wide achievement gap
- OCReg: Governor reversed on parole
- OCReg: Settlement unlikely in California prison crowding fight, lawyers say
- SBSun: 5,000 inmates could be freed into county, DA warns
- GOP hits 2008 candidates on illegal aliens
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The Golden Pen
SacBee: How can GOP work alone on budget? - ModBee: Finance director is cooking state's books
- FresBee: This is why there isn't a state budget yet
- SacBee: In standoff, Republican senators have least to lose
- LAT: Republicans bruise one another in state budget brawl
- FresBee: Ethanol is part of the solution, not the problem
- OakTrib: Dellums' assistant resigning
- OakTrib: Pinole councilman signs up for Army
- CCTimes: Pinole councilman to trade politics for position in Army
- OakTrib: Swanson also tried to help bakery avoid bankruptcy
- SJMerc: Sheriff joins effort to block early release of inmates
- 28 cows die after prison dairy escape
- ModBee: Tax shortfall has Modesto looking to cut spending
- VentStar: Senator says Reagan legacy being forgotten
- SGVTrib: Council mulls smoking ban
- LAT: Is a deal a deal, even if it's a bad one?
- OCReg: Transit system would cost $280 million
- RivPE: The San Bernardino County tax assessor cuts value of 11,466 properties
- IVDB: Assessor trims taxes on 11,000 parcels
- SDUT: Statue of Wilson stirs debate
- SDUT: Sunroad fiasco may shake up race for mayor