Tuesday, March 8, 2011
- "FREE" FEDERAL FUNDS ARE A BULLET TRAIN TO BANKRUPTCY
- FRBlog: Loud Message To Five GOP Senators: "The Unions Won't Allow It"
- Business support for Jerry Brown's taxes? Not So Fast.
- FRBlog: Budget Leverage
- A NEW PRO-BUSINESS GROUP ENTERS THE PUBLIC SQUARE
- FRBlog: Internet Tax Measure Needs Closer Scrutiny
- SacBee:Amazon sales tax bill stalls in Assembly committee
- SDUT: End Caltrans as we know it, says Anderson
- RivPE: Emmerson, other Reps end talks with governor
- SacBee: Brown's countdown, Day 58: Republicans declare impasse in budget talks with Brown
- LAT: 5 GOP senators say Brown budget talks have stalled
- CCTimes: Brown says he does not have GOP votes for budget
- SFChron: GOP senators balk, slow push for Calif. budget OK
- LAT: Jerry Brown finds GOP support for budget plan hard to come by
- SFChron: Another big business endorsement for Gov. Brown: SF Chamber backs his budget, special election
- Townhall: Anti-Tax Pledge Drives Budget Debates
- RivPE: RIVERSIDE: Superintendent calls state deferrals 'Enron-style accounting'
- RivPE: State controller highly critical of redevelopment agencies
- SacBee: Controller John Chiang issues sharp critique of redevelopment agencies
- CalCap: Controller Releases Findings of Redevelopment Agency Audit
- CalCap: Another Tidbit from the Controller's Redevelopment Agency Audit
- LADN: RDA practices called breeding ground for waste
- DesSun:State report: Cities' RDA funds spent improperly
- CCTimes: Contra Costa agencies raise red flags in redevelopment reviews
- SBSun: Controller scolds redevelopment agencies
- SJMerc: California redevelopment agencies blasted in state review
- OCReg: Redevelopment agencies unaccountable, controller says
- CalWatchdog: CA Confused on "Drought" Meaning
- SacBee: The Buzz: Is today the real test for the 'top-two' primary?
- SacBee:AM Alert: A top two test
- DesSun:Bush: Freedom begets peace
- SacBee:LETTER: CSAC offers conceptual support for realignment plan
- LAT: Roundup: A bill to limit bills
- BakCal: Local politicians still control electoral boundaries
- SFChron: State budget panel OKs new rules for Cal Grants
- CCTimes: Pension board to vote on raises
- SFChron: Prison guards rack up $1 billion liability in time off
- SFChron: Sen. John McCain back fundraising in CA this week
- SacBee: Jerry Brown makes deal with lawyers' union
- RivPE: Jurupa School trustee steps down, blasts colleagues
- RivPE: Parking vendor pleads guilty to bribing tribal chairman
- RivPE: Temecula bashes quarry study
- SDUT: Battle brewing to change controversial retirement program
- SDUT: County outsider calling some pension shots
- SDUT: Does Santee junction need a function?
- VOSD: Walmart and Target Eye Southeastern San Diego
- NCTimes: ESCONDIDO: City may spend $2.7M tripling size of outdated fire station
- NCTimes: POWAY: School board approves reduced work year, salaries for nonteaching employees
- SDUT: Mayor, Chargers explore alternate stadium funding
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The Golden Pen
RedCounty: 3rd Supe District: FlashReport.org Poll Good News For Chuck DeVore - BigGov't: We Must Restore Abundance as the Cornerstone of Our Federal Water and Power Policies
- BakCal: EDITORIAL: Legislate <i>this</i>: Lawmakers write too many bills »
- SacBee: Dan Walters: Tax debate fact, fancy and fudges
- CCTimes: Contra Costa Times editorial: Too many transit agencies in the Bay Area
- VCS:Illegal immigration's toll on state's deficit
- OCReg: Republican back bone after all on taxes?
- Townhall: Union Myths
- EDITORIAL: The Internet kill switch rebooted - Washington Times
- LAT: Jim Newton on California's foster-care system: Secrecy that hurts kids
- SFChron: State Sen. Leland Yee's attack on the truth
- SacBee: In downturn, even upscale Placer County has lost much of its luster
- SFChron: PG&E operator: 'We're screwed'
- OakTrib: Oakland will place $80 parcel tax on special election ballot
- SacBee: Oakland council votes to put parcel tax on ballot
- CCTimes: Mt. Diablo district looks at slashing nearly $22 million from 2011-12 budget
- CCTimes: San Ramon search for city manager down to final four candidates
- CCTimes: New drought water supply on line for East Bay
- CCTimes: Fire district hopes tax will generate $4 million per year
- SJMerc: San Jose firefighters union votes to slash pay and benefits
- SJMerc: Santa Clara: Council to vote on shifting money, land from redevelopment agency
- FresBee: Clovis fire chief resigns
- ModBee: Patterson council names businessman to fill vacant seat
- ModBee: Builder to run for Modesto mayor
- BakCal: Redevelopment shuffling continues as axe hangs overhead
- FresBee: Third suit filed against Friant Ranch project
- FresBee: Denham makes partisan points
- FresBee: Fresno deputy police chiefs back at work
- SLO Trib: Atascadero Lake study finds no health threat from lead
- VCS:Judge hears arguments in Simi landfill expansion case
- LADN: Plan for landfill sparks doubt
- VCS:T.O. councilwoman will try to reappoint ousted planning commissioner
- SanGabTrib:Council elections held today in five San Gabriel Valley cities
- LADN: LAUSD projects face shutdown
- Bell criminal hearings: Attorneys blocked from questioning former city attorney
- Appellate court allows teacher layoffs to go forward under new rules
- OCReg: RSM's Petrilla looks to mend fences
- OCReg: Rossmoor to residents: Take action or lose control
- CalWatchdog: NEW: Costa Mesa Stands Up To Public Unions
- OCReg: O.C. GOP hires Everett as new executive director
- SBSun: San Bernardino's red-light cameras cheaper to stop now
- IVDB: Board wants vote on taxes