Friday, May 22, 2009
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Capitol Insiders Aren't Done -- Voters Who Rejected 1A-1E Need To Reject A Scheme To Close General Elections
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ONTO THE NEXT BATTLE -- THE BATTLE FOR IDEAS: REJECTING A "CLOSED PRIMARY" SYSTEM
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THE SO-CALLED "OPEN" PRIMARY: BAD NEWS FOR DEMOCRACY; A LIMITATION ON CITIZEN CHOICE
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SFChron: Another one bites the dust: journalism giant John Wildermuth ends 34-year news career
- SacBee: California's budget balancing act gets tougher
- SacBee: CCPOA offers up savings in CDCR budget -- without layoffs
- SacBee: Loan guarantees for California require congressional approval
- SFChron: 'It'll Mean Cuts, Cuts And Cuts'
- CCTimes: Colleges, universities face big cuts after propositions fail
- BakCal: Prison layoffs, releases on the table
- VentStar: Governor backs off of budget loan idea
- LAT: A divided congressional delegation may hinder help for California
- LAT: Poor would be hit hard by Calif. budget cuts
- LAT: Washington declines to help California
- OCReg: New projections put state deficit at $24.3 billion
- IVDB: Budget cuts looming for state
- SDUT: California faces $8 billion more in cuts
- SDUT: State could eliminate poison-control system
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SFChron: Feinstein unlikely to run for governor
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OCReg: Anti-tax crusader criticizes recall effort against Miller
- SacBee: California charges caregivers in fraud case
- LADN: State AG cracks down on healthcare workers accused of bilking state's Medi-Cal program
- LAT: 25 accused of faking Medi-Cal claims
- SFChron: It's ATM Time: Obama in cash-strapped CA next week -- to raise money
- SFChron: New poll by unions say voters want more taxes, not cuts
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Politico: Rep. Dreier does doggy day care
- LAT: L.A. police union wants San Diego Union-Tribune editorial writers fired
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SFChron: Key House Panel OKs Climate-Change Bill
- DesSun: Bono Mack gets behind climate bill
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SFChron: Despite Stumbles, GOP Keeps Blasting Pelosi
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The Golden Pen
Reason: California's Political and Journalistic Class Fails
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OCReg: State government needs RAW deal
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SDUTBlog: Chamber of Commerce's faith in the Sacramento establishment is inexplicable
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RedCounty: A Case Against Prop 1F, and Other Feel-Good, Meaningless, Drivel Props To Come
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SacBee: State's budget deficit vice tightens further
- SDUT: Don't blame voters
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LAT: Getting past the extremes in California's budget battle
- Friday Fishwrap: Sifting the Entrails of the Sacramento Crowd
- NYTimes: D.C. Will Have to Bail Out California
- LAT: Sierra County (where everyone votes by mail) is serious about elections
- SacBee: Sacramento police union balks at signing pay freeze
- SacBee: Heat violations trigger five more Cal-OSHA shutdowns
- SFChron: Wax Obama arrives at Fisherman's Wharf
- SFChron: SEIU rank-and-file angry at leaders
- OakTrib: State releases latest school rankings, showing wide range of scores across East Bay
- OakTrib: Lockyer, Figueroa in race for county supervisor
- OakTrib: Short-term budget fix, long-term problems for Oakland
- OakTrib: Assembly passes bill that would require Oakland's charter schools to help pay down district's state debt
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SJMerc: 49ers stadium deal includes a cap on public subsidy, possible ticket surcharge
- SJMerc: Reports: Silicon Valley attorney to be named ambassador to Japan
- SJMerc: San Jose fires former pension trustee dinged in recent travel expense audit
- StockRec: Ban extended on medical pot shops
- StockRec: Sen. Wolk joins reform committee
- FresBee: Fresno council backs tighter investor policy
- FresBee: New suit filed in delta smelt dispute
- BakCal: State releases school rankings
- VentStar: About 14% of county schools are in top tier
- SanGabTrib: Chu Chu train moves forward into July run-off
- SanGabTrib: Industry City Council accused of Brown Act violation in NFL stadium approval
- LADN: LAUSD one of state's worst urban districts
- SanGabTrib: Wife of Covina mayor, Patricia Thomas Allen dies at 57
- OCReg: O.C. schools shine again in report on student performance
- OCReg: Film: Capistrano district poster child for 'broken' school system
- IVDB: Supervisor Neil Derry and staff to halt Blackberry pin communications
- IVDB: Embattled councilman welcomes support
- RivPE: UC Riverside considers further cuts to alleviate budget shortfall
- RivPE: Voter-advocacy group praises special election
- DesSun: 10 valley schools score high in state rankings
- RivPE: Norco council votes to put hotel tax increase on ballot
- SDUT: District's apology to student is ACLU goal
- SDUT: Water-saving rules differ across county
- SDVoice: Burdick Nominated for Port