Thursday, February 10, 2011
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Random Thoughts On The CA Political Scene
- SacBee: Some legislative aides got promotions, raises, as bosses switched houses
- AFP: California Banning Walmart?
- LAT: State Board of Education puts the brakes on parent-trigger law
- SacBee: State education board delays 'parent trigger' issue until March
- SacBee:Jerry Brown to campaign Friday for SD 28 candidate Ted Lieu
- SacBee:Indian gambling tribe goes on the airwaves for Beth Gaines in AD 4
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NatlRev: Tale of the Red Tape
- Politico: Low profiles make a winning team
- CapWkly: Under the radar: Lots cooking in the Capitol besides the budget
- CalWatch: Brown targets 4,000-plus state employee cars
- Bungled project balloons from $260 million to $1.9 billion
- LAT: Audit finds California courts' computer project far over budget and urges suspension
- SacBee: The Buzz: Jerry Brown still holds a torch for the Torch Club
- CalWatch: Brown won't sell state buildings, ponders mail-only June election
- SacBee: Brown's Countdown, Day 32: Brown kills state building sale
- SacBee:Halting building sale results in larger deficit, internal borrowing
- CalCap: Governor Cancels Proposed Sale of 11 State Office Buildings
- CCTimes: Jerry Brown drops plan to sell state buildings
- LAT: Jerry Brown to cancel sale of 11 California government buildings
- SDUT: DMV: Getting a handle on driver's license delay
- SacBee:Union: Cut private contracts, 'develop revenue opportunities'
- VOSD: School Workers Can Lose Jobs But Keep Salaries
- SDUT: Local governments bracing for more public safety duties
- SDUT: Brown wary of efforts to limit power to reduce sentences
- CapWkly: State audit triggers new scrutiny of family courts
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RivPE: CONGRESS: Bono Mack seeks closure of National Drug Intelligence Center
- RivPE: High school grads lack college skills
- CCTimes: Criticism of Schwarzenegger mounts over reduced sentence
- RivPE: Meg Whitman's $177 million went far and wide
- RivPE: LAKE ELSINORE: A council resolution opposes Gov. Brown's plan to eliminate redevelopment agencies
- VCS:Redevelopment leader says compromise is possible
- OakTrib: East Bay leaders join in fighting for redevelopment, but not all agree
- IVDB: Montclair officials reject governor's proposal to eliminate redevelopment agencies
- LAT: California plans $2-billion program to help distressed homeowners
- LAT: Californians approve of healthcare reforms, fear effect of state cuts on services, new poll finds
- FresBee: Calif. rail authority invites input from business
- ModBee: High-speed rail board OKs funding for station planning
- SacBee: U.S. to study water pollution in Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
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The Golden Pen
OCReg: Victor Davis Hanson: A modern-day Sisyphus
- High-Speed Rail Boondoggle
- SacBee: Viewpoints: Proposed tunnel would help protect Delta environment, water supply
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NatlRev: Principles and Prison
- SacBee: The State Worker: Can the government really pare itself back?
- CCTimes: Barnidge: DMV isn't making any friends with new license
- SLO Trib: Editorial: Unions' snub is a puerile decision
- OCReg: Editorial: Pension case going to the top
- SacBee: Sacramento's sorry rating on Forbes magazine index adds to region's misery
- SacBee: Customers urge rejection of California American's 40.3% water rate hike
- SFChron: Proposed cuts slash homeless services
- SacBee: Wheatland residents in S.F. to weigh in on landfill plan
- SFChron: America's Cup environmental review on fast track
- SacBee: SF unveils details of plan to host America's Cup
- CCTimes: AC Transit bus struck by bullet in North Richmond
- SJMerc: San Jose poll finds residents warming to the idea of new taxes
- SacBee: Poll: San Jose residents would consider new taxes
- FresBee: 5% pay cut for Fresno city workers?
- SCS:Scotts Valley Unified School District ponders televised board meetings
- SLO Trib: Pensions eat tenth of county budget
- VCS:Ballot measure proposed to eliminate new parking meters
- CapWkly: Vernon battles in Capitol to keep cityhood
- SanGabTrib:Montebello budget deficit up to $14.3 million
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SanGabTrib:Sheriff endorses pro boxer for Monterey Park City Council despite pending battery charge
- LAT: Police union opposes library measure on March 8 ballot
- OCReg: No more $60,000 SUVs for city manager?
- Grindle: Paying Williams not to work is illegal gift of public funds
- OCReg: Gov. Brown casts doubt on fairgrounds sale
- RivPE: S.B. County superintendent says budget threatens academic gains
- IVDB: San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools voices concerns
- SBSun: San Bernardino County transportation officials make pitch to feds
- RivPE: Hemet leaders switch to iPads, in part, to save on printing costs
- RivPE: MURRIETA: The school board could switch its election to even-numbered years to save money
- RivPE: School closures possible in Lake Elsinore
- RivPE: Temecula OKs scaled-down plans for first hospital
- SDUT: San Diego schools to unveil worst-case budget
- SDUT: San Diego's mistake on deficit brings scrutiny
- NCTimes: ENCINITAS: Search firm has nearly 40 applicants for city manager's post
- NCTimes: ENCINITAS: Former Mayor Dan Dalager pleads guilty to conflict of interest
- NCTimes: DEL MAR: Brown may dump plan to sell fairgrounds