Wednesday, February 16, 2011
- FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS UNDERMINE ECONOMIC GROWTH
- CUT TAXES, NOT TAX CREDITS
- RivPE: Former Assemblywoman takes 17th district
- SBSun: Runner leads race to replace husband
- VCS:Runner claims husband's seat in state Senate
- LAT: Runoffs avoided in two California Senate races
- SacBee:Analyst: Future revenues lower than Jerry Brown projects
- LAT: Brown freezes hiring in state government
- SacBee: Brown's Countdown, Day 36: Brown orders hiring freeze -- with exceptions
- LAT: Jerry Brown announces state hiring freeze
- SFChron: Gov. Brown issues Calif. government hiring freeze
- CalCap: How Gov. Jerry Brown's Special Fund Loan Proposal Works
- SacBee:Jerry Brown drops Schwarzenegger minimum-wage lawsuit
- SJMerc: Brown freezes hiring, drops minimum wage suit
- SacBee: Brown drops suit seeking right to impose minimum wage on state workers
- LAT: Brown drops lawsuit to impose minimum wage on workers
- SJMerc: AP Exclusive: Cuts jeopardize Calif. meetings law
- CalPensions:Legality of CalSTRS Medicare payment questioned
- AubJournal: D.C. trip expenses put Assembly candidate Allard on hot seat with tax watchdog
- LAT: California Supreme Court to consider key issue in battle over same-sex marriage
- WashPost: Darrell Issa was on to something
- SFChron: Issa's new tormentor: Top SF political consultants
- BigGov't: California Unions Declare War on Wal-Mart
- CalBuzz: Maddaus on CD 36: Liberal vs Liberal vs Ultra-Liberal
- LAT: Debra Bowen enters race to succeed Rep. Jane Harman
- SacBee:Debra Bowen announces bid for Jane Harman's seat
- RivPE: Audit finds problems with handling of casino mitigation grants
- SacBee: State auditor faults casino fund spending
- RivPE: Fund to aid victims of crime in danger
- LAT: State employees get pension boost for years not worked
- FresBee: Draft of delta water managment plan released
- CCTimes: Delta Planners: State promises more water than nature provides
- SFChron: Are Delta fish too far gone?
- RivPE: POLITICS: Potato baron accused of fraud
- RivPE: RIVERSIDE COUNTY: Supervisors request pension analysis
- DesSun:Riverside County supervisors eye two-tiered pension plan restructuring
- RivPE: RIVERSIDE: Budget in good shape at year's midpoint
- RivPE: Campaign finance plan is withdrawn
- DesSun:Supervisors dismiss campaign donation caps
- RivPE: Corona, Norco, Eastvale mayors lobbying for bridge funds
- MURRIETA: Council to enact voter-approved ballots on term limits and pay
- SDUT: Supervisor Cox poised to run for re-election
- SDUT: Utilities bonus program faces demise
- SDUT: Cushman back on the convention center board
- SDUT: County payouts for sick leave: $2.5 million
- NCTimes: REGION: County pays retirees millions in sick-pay cash-outs
- NCTimes: VISTA: City will cut recreation programs, charge fees for traffic accidents
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The Golden Pen
AmerSpec: The California Green Debauch - SacBee: California prison costs out of line
- WSJ: ObamaCare and the Medicaid Mess
- FresBee: GEORGE RUNNER: Don't kill California's recovery
- Fox&Hounds: Ronald Reagan's IHSS Needs Reform, not Elimination
- BigGov't: The Patriot Act Is a Threat to Our Liberty
- CalWatchdog: NEW: Green Energy Reality Looming For CA
- IVDB: Time to make pension change
- RivPE: Pension madness
- SacBee: Head to Head: Is it time for state and local governments to end guaranteed pensions for public employees?
- NCTimes: EDITORIAL: Railroads -- the next big thing
- WashPost: A wrongheaded prosecution of UC-Irvine student protesters
- SacBee: Revised flood policy may raise Natomas tax bills again
- SacBee: Sacramento councilman suggests soda tax to fight child obesity
- SFChron: S.F. dog walkers may need permits
- SacBee: SF supervisor suggests permits for dog walkers
- SFChron: S.F. State may trim its number of colleges
- SacBee: $1M saving by trimming SF State to 6 colleges
- SFChron: BART board, Dorothy Dugger set to talk her exit
- SFChron: Muni faces $1.6 billion deficit over 20 years
- SJMerc: Berkeley council rejects proposal to invite Guantanamo detainees to live in city
- SJMerc: Herhold: San Jose's generous policy on sick leave is crazy
- SJMerc: San Jose officials warn of massive police and fire layoffs
- BakCal: County supervisors approve "In God We Trust" display
- FresBee: Fresno mayor: Budget gap could grow to $24m
- FresBee: Fresno could get $17.8m for bus project
- ModBee: Valley libraries fear budget cuts
- FresBee: Fresno County libraries may lay off staff, cut hours
- FresBee: Valley biomass plants face big air-pollution fines
- SLO Trib: Paso makes its 'toughest decisions' on budget
- SCS:Santa Cruz County supervisors approves massive redevelopment project list
- VCS:Ventura County may face $12 million in cuts
- VCS:Simi council OKs upscale housing project
- LAT: L.A. Unified OKs 'doomsday budget' for schools
- SanGabTrib:Covina OKs 20-year trash contract with Athens Services
- LAT: L.A. football stadium backers huddle with governor
- LADN: LA Memorial Coliseum commission's general manager resigns
- LAT: Judge ousts spectator he says was signaling witness at Bell hearing
- LADN: Wendy Greuel says LA's Treasurer's Office should be eliminated
- LADN: City Council approves plan to get more police officers to patrol the streets
- OCReg: Pringle: no more elective office
- OCReg: Could Rossmoor lose profitable corner to Los Al?