Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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WINNERS OF THE MAY 19 SPECIAL ELECTION
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THE MESSAGE
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TOUGH DECISIONS AHEAD
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The Special Election is over; where do we go from here?
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GOP UNITY IS KEY TO RESOLVING BUDGET CRISIS
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SecState: Election Results - May 19, 2009, Statewide Special Election
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FRBlog: No Time for Gloating
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WSJ: Californians Reject Budget Measures
- WashTimes: Calif. voters reject budget measures
- WashPost: Calif. Voters Reject Slate of Budget Propositions
- HumEvts: California Rejects Budget Referendums
- CapWkly: News analysis: What next?
- SacBee: Analysis: Convoluted ballot produces 'a $25 million Rorschach test'
- SFChron: Governor Exits State As Ballot Measures Fail
- SFChron: Legislators jump back into budget mess
- SFChron: A handful dutifully trudge to the polls
- OakTrib: Five of six propositions rejected; state deficit could hit $21 billion
- CCTimes: Legislators acknowledge voters' fury
- CCTimes: Voters only approve Measure 1F
- SJMerc: Ballot measures soundly defeated
- StockRec: Voters uninspired by special election
- ModBee: California budget fixes fail
- FresBee: Small turnout, big thumbs down for budget measures
- BakCal: Voters reject budget propositions
- LAT: Package of budget measures soundly defeated
- LAT: Voters exercise their power -- and that's the problem
- LAT: Salary curb proposition is sole winner
- OCReg: Governor concedes defeat to 'frustrated' voters
- SanGabTrib: No sale for Governor's ballot props
- IVDB: Propositions don't go well for governor
- DesSun: Governor's budget remedies rejected
- OCReg: State repeatedly has raided cities, counties for money
- RivPE: Budget Math Flunks
- DesSun: Lawmakers contemplate next step
- SDUT: Budget measures defeated
- SDUT: Big, looming cuts fail to persuade 'distrustful' voters
- SFChron: Strange Bedfellows -- "No on 1A" and XXX crowd share digs
- SFChron: M&R: Pocketbook pain gets personal for state leaders
- CapWkly: Feds give state OK to cut home healthcare workers' pay
- SanGabTrib: Chu takes early lead in 32nd race
- Chu wins Dem nod for Solis's former seat
- LAT: Chu defeats Cedillo in 32nd District
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OCReg: Ethics panel investigates Loretta and Linda Sanchez
- SacBee: After long fight, California's emission rules are now national policy
- VentStar: Obama announces strict new emissions standards
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WashTimes: Steele: Attack Obama's policies
- WashPost: RNC Chairman Urges Attacks on Obama
- TheHill: Steele declares it's time for GOP to focus on the future
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The Golden Pen
FRBlog: The Repudiation Is Complete
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SacBee: State voters signal loud and clear: Down with taxes
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PolVan: The Next Steps For California
- SDUT: Leaders must heed obvious lesson of election
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SacBee: Capitol has few choices, all of them ugly
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SacBee: Angry voters whack budget, politicians
- CalBuzz: What Now?
- SacBee: Editorial: You did it! Uh, so what now?
- LAT: A California election left open to interpretation
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HumEvnts: Why Pelosi Should Step Down
- SFChron: Under Fire, Pelosi Gets Backing From Dems
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OCReg: State pension rewards at private sector's risk
- LAT: A vote for more votes in California
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FresBee: Two Gates project can help agriculture survive water wars
- SacBee: City firefighters must get real, forgo raises
- SacBee: Proposed SMUD rate hike puts local businesses in worry mode
- SacBee: Yolo health care benefits slashed, but new roof OK'd
- SFChron: Smoke tax proposed for cleaning up butts
- LAT: No ifs ands or butts -- San Francisco considers cigarette cleanup fee
- SDUT: S.F. mayor proposes cigarette-butt tax
- SFChron: Vallejo to pay city manager $390,000 to quit
- CCTimes: Mt. Diablo parcel tax fails
- CCTimes: Hayward utility tax passing
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SFChron: Santa Clara Still Mulling 49ers Deal
- SJMerc: San Jose moves toward moratorium on new bail bond offices
- StockRec:Deep education cuts may loom; turnout sparse
- FresBee: Valley voters cool to local funding measures
- FresBee: Efforts to keep Fresno YMCA open fail
- LAT: Entire Groveland, Calif., school board recalled
- BakCal: Supervisors OK fee change over developer objections
- VentStar: Ventura council to review proposed sales tax increase
- VentStar: Defeat of propositions means more cuts locally
- LADN: Trutanich wins close city attorney race
- LAT: Trutanich beats Weiss in city attorney race
- LADN: City to reopen newly adopted $7 billion budget
- LAT: L.A. County courts to close 1 day a month
- OCReg: O.C. assemblyman joins list of Republican recall targets
- OCReg: Supervisors ding sheriff again over gun permits
- RivPE: Supervisors cut medical, retirement plans; savings won't start until 2011
- IVDB: Board of Supervisors agree to cut benefits
- IVDB: County supervisors agree to extend contract negotiations with union
- RivPE: County employee union agrees to postpone pay hikes one year
- IVDB: Gutierrez hit with contempt of court order
- DesSun: DHS on track to expand police force
- SDUT: Denny ahead of 2 challengers in race for City Council seat