Friday, February 6, 2009
- THE BUDGET IMPASSE: "WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY, AND THEY ARE US."
- FIVE MYTHS OF CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE
- John Chiang: The Out Of Control Controller
- FRBlog: So why are state employees immune?
- FRBlog: Happy Birthday President Ronald Reagan
- FRBlog: ALL State Employees Should Get "Furlough Fridays"
- SacBee: Workers under elected state officials won't abide by furloughs today
- SacBee: Budget analyst says state can't evade reality
- SacBee: Experts spell out California counties' budget predicament
- SFChron: State budget cuts would hit GOP areas hardest
- SJMerc: Confusion reigns as California braces for government shutdown Friday
- FresBee: State furloughs begin today
- VentStar: 'Furlough Friday' hits state offices
- LADN: State agencies scramble to meet Friday furloughs
- LAT: Scores of California state offices won't be open today
- OCReg: State offices closed today as furloughs begin
- SBSun: DMV furlough hits employees hard
- OCReg: More counties talk of revolting against state
- DesSun: State worker furloughs begin today
- SDUT: Furlough Friday begins for state employees
- CCTimes: Jerry Brown urged to probe Republican vote-trading allegations
- OakTrib: 25 random things about Jerry Brown
- SacBee: Regents change UC admission requirements
- SFChron: UC OKs Overhaul Of Admissions Policy
- LAT: UC regents ease admission rules to expand applicant pool
- SDUT: UC pension system faces economic reality
- DesSun: Lawmaker: Feds need to pay California for jailing illegal immigrants
- SacBee: Delta drought response could pit fish against fish
- CCTimes: Campaign-donor law remains intact
- DesSun: Proposition 8 campaign donation numbers revealed
- LAT: Rulings on gay couples' benefits question Defense of Marriage Act
- OCReg: Gays would lose few legal rights with marriage ban
- SFChron: White House Confident About Labor Pick
- WashTimes: Taxes trip up another Obama nominee
- SFChron: Panetta Styles Himself A CIA Company Man
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The Golden Pen
OCReg: Bipartisanship a means, not an end - FRBlog: Senator Aanestad Exposes Dangerous Abortion Program
- Nat'lRev: Staving Off the "Yellow Peril"
- U-T Editorial: Furlough truths
- RNC shakeup as Steele asks for resignations
- SacBee: Sacramento activist offers strategy for curbing illegal immigration
- SacBee: Yolo County workers showed the way in furloughs
- SFChron: Budget Endangers Valued School Programs
- SFChron: S.F. To Convert Cooking Grease To Fuel
- OakTrib: Former Oakland City Administrator Edgerly takes step toward legal action
- OakTrib: Oakland council OKs Lindheim for city administrator
- CCTimes: Contra Costa concerned over state budget issues
- SJMerc: Recall backers demand appointment, not election, if San Jose councilwoman is ousted
- SJMerc: Property-tax meltdown: Assessor to review values for a record number of Santa Clara County homes
- SJMerc: San Jose State University plans to increase tuition 10 percent, reduce enrollment next fall
- StockRec:Valley air district fires up wood stove program
- StockRec: MUSD postpones pay-cut meeting
- FresBee: Fresno Unified officials will consider changes to vacation breaks
- BakCal: County supervisors try short-term budget fixKern County supervisors embraced a "middle-ground" approach to tackling its grim budget
- VentStar: 40 brave the rain to ask Strickland, state to save education
- LAT: DWP's renewable energy efforts will boost rates, report says
- LAT: County rehired convicted rapist shortly after firing him
- OCReg: Norby slams sheriff as mounting a 'misguided jihad' in gun debate
- OCReg: Rackauckas jury could start deliberations today
- SBSun: San Bernardino budget crisis could be disastrous for parks
- SDUT: Cox defends grants to Elite Racing, his daughter's employer
- SDUT: Elite Racing to pay for audit
- SDUT: Agencies cast into confusion on eve of first state furlough
- SDUT: Local cities ponder plans for piece of stimulus pie