Wednesday, June 3, 2009
- Arnold's Cuts, Emmerson's Plan, Weintraub's Tie
- PENSION REFORM FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS A NECESSITY -- YES, EVEN FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
- WSJ: California Faces Budget Deadline
- WSJ: States' Budget Woes May Get Worse
- Reason: Schwarzenegger Outlines Need for Privatization, Budget Reform in California
- SacBee: Governor: 'Our wallet is empty'
- OakTrib: Day of reckoning is here, governor says
- SJMerc: Schwarzenegger hopes budget debacle leads to lasting reform
- FresBee: Governor pleads for action on budget
- VentStar: Legislators pledge surgical cuts to keep safety net
- SanGabTrib: Lawmakers asked to make quick and drastic cuts to state programs
- OCReg: Democrats balk at governor's plan to cut safety net
- DesSun: College educations threatened by cuts
- RivPE: 'Our wallet is empty' so act fast to make cuts, governor warns lawmakers
- SDUT: Closing parks will be hard, may not give enough relief
- SacBee: Niello loses budget post
- SacBee: Jerry Brown donations tied to businessmen he's now probing
- SacBee: Friday: Live webcast with the governor
- WashPost: With McHugh Leaving, Trio of Republicans Vie for Top Armed Services Panel Slot
- LAT: Proposal would combat rescissions of health insurance policies in California
- SacBee: Senate reverses self on pet neuterization
- SFChron: Half Moon Bay bailout considered
- LAT: California Senate approves ban on BPA in plastics
- Steinberg backs kids' health measure in 2010
- LAT: California Supreme Court upholds death sentence for killer of Polly Klaas
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The Golden Pen
Townhall: The Last Days of the Initiative Process? - Townhall: Is Meg Whitman Stealing People's Votes?
- OCReg: Editorial: Commissions overdue for a trim
- SacBee: Is Schwarzenegger serious, or playing chess?
- SacBee: Governor's speech: 'Let's use this crisis as an opportunity'
- SacBee: Sacramento's historic train depot not moving
- SacBee: Police chief's firing adds to Isleton's travails
- SFChron: New meters challenging S.F. parkers
- OakTrib: Mayor says Berkeley is in good financial shape
- OakTribBuzz: San Ramon mayor to run again for Assembly
- CCTimes: Piedmont voters approving tax measures
- CCTimes: County braces for deeper budget cuts in core programs
- SFChron: Santa Clara Council OKs 49ers stadium deal
- SJMerc: Santa Clara approves financing plan for 49ers stadium
- OakTrib: Great America calls for Santa Clara to halt 49ers stadium vote
- SJMerc: Proposed stadium term sheet between Santa Clara and the 49ers
- SJMerc: At SJSU, a new home, generous gift for LGBT students
- SJMerc: Strapped Santa Clara County districts cut back on summer school
- SJMerc: San Jose pension trustees itching to travel despite critical audit
- StockRec: Delta progress glacially slow, task force says
- StockRec: Lodi Unified trustees order staff to get on with budget cuts
- FresBee: Fresno State seeks $200 million in fundraiser
- FresBee: Declining sales tax funds delay Fresno bus plans
- BakCal: County leaders vent budget frustrations
- VentStar: County's election turnout above state's average
- VentStar: Big changes to Medi-Cal will affect 100,000 in county
- VentStar: Mark Ball chosen as next undersheriff
- LAT: L.A. mayor is dating local newscaster
- LAT: Villaraigosa's new girlfriend needs to read the book on him
- LAT: L.A.'s medical pot dispensary moratorium led to a boom instead
- LADN: Mayor signs a budget that will be fluid
- LADN: Villaraigosa's love life once again in spotlight
- OCReg: County signals intent to settle with fired assistant sheriff
- OCReg: 31,500 students could lose spots at O.C. community colleges
- OCReg: Santa Ana water rates going up -- again
- OCReg: CSUF likely faces $29 million cut in budget showdown
- SBSun: High Desert government center approved
- SBSun: Supes agree to double Hueston contract
- RivPE: Assessor's office staff soldiers on despite scandal
- SBSun: Inland Empire cities wait for Sacramento to drop the budget axe
- RivPE: Incumbent Schiavone loses, other incumbents win in Riverside City Council election
- SDUT: Goldsmith rules pension benefit enacted illegally
- VoiceSD: When Is a Majority Vote Not a Majority Vote?
- SDUT: Member of First 5 Commission steps down
- SDUT: District budget saves many school programs