Thursday, April 7, 2011
Random Thoughts For A Thursday
FR Blog: A New Central Orange County Assembly District-
CapWkly: Will Brown's road trip veer to the right?
- IVDB: Governor keeps pushing tax plan
- SanGabTrib:Brown rallies support before returning to budget tussle
- LAT: California Gov. Jerry Brown tells cops, 'I've got 3 guns'
- SacBee:Jerry Brown: 'Hug a Republican'
- SJMerc: State seeks Texas lessons
- California lawmakers look to Texas for salvation
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LAT: GOP lawmakers turn shock-jock pressure into fundraising pitch
- BakCal: Assembly committee OKs 7-year quake safety extension for hospitals
- RivPE: Lawmakers carry bills that could further strain budget
- SacBee:Anti-Wal-Mart bill clears Senate committee
- CapWkly: Brown okays new way to bill state for legal services
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SFChron: Calif. GOP's top fundraiser quits, roils party
- SacBee: Budget analyst crunching numbers on CCPOA deal
- CalWatchdog: NEW: $2 Billion Solar Rebates Program Broke
- CCT Political Blotter: Jerry Brown seeks tsunami disaster declaration
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CapWkly: Tribes and gaming roundup
- CalWatch: Secret out-of-state donor powering pension reform group
- SacBee: California faces stiff competition for high-speed rail funds
- SFChron: Vaughn Walker, retired judge, reflects on Prop. 8
- SacBee: Study urges California to prepare for health law costs, challenges
- SanGabTrib:Attorney questions spike in citations
- FresBee: Nearly 1,000 drivers cited for cell phone use
- SFChron: Federal shutdown would hit California hard
- BakCal: How a government shutdown would affect you and me
- VCS:White House warns of government shutdown impacts; local effects unclear
- NCTimes: California in cross hairs of federal shutdown
- SJMerc: In case of government shutdown: The mail will come, but your tax refund might not be in it
- SacBee: 140,000 California workers could be furloughed by feds
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Politico: Poll: Trump tied for 2nd in GOP field
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The Golden Pen
CalWatchdog: I'm Singing the California Blues
- CalPensions: San Diego pension reform: model for state?
- CapWkly: Opinion: Inspector Clouseau would feel right at home at the redistricting commission
- SacBee:Redistricting law firm favored Democrats in campaign giving
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Hogue News: Republicans: Latino Education is Wrong Target
- CapWkly: California: A breathtaking example of diversity
- OCReg: Pension tsunami sweeps into Stanton
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Townhall: Expand Voters' Rights to Recall Politicians
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LAT: Assessing Jerry Brown's first 100 days
- CapWkly: Opinion: Niello's pension measure, the devil is in the details
- SacBee: State agency opposes airport expansion near Sacramento County preserve
- SFChron: Ann Coulter coming to San Francisco for fundraiser
- SFChron: 2 top execs will resign as PG&E reorganizes
- OakTrib: Richmond axes Point Molate casino resort
- SJMerc: Britain's Magna Carta to be displayed at Legion of Honor
- SJMerc: San Jose's redevelopment agency slashes almost half of remaining staff
- SLO Trib: County weighs in on state budget
- ModBee: California, 2 dozen others jockey for extra rail funding
- FresBee: Two Navy officers killed in NAS Lemoore jet crash
- FresBee: Tribe's legacy, riches at stake in battle over California Valley Miwok
- BakCal: Supervisors focus critical eye on public safety budgets
- LAT: L.A. County supervisors drop provision for greater public oversight of discretionary funds
- LADN: Villaraigosa signs law limiting building on hillside lots
- LAT: Los Angeles Times offers teachers a preview of ratings
- SacBee:Congressional Dems raising cash for Portantino's House bid
- LAT: Candidate to replace Jane Harman in Congress urges supporters to battle proposed Wal-Mart
- OCReg: Lawmaker launches 'OC Welcomes Kings' on Facebook
- OCReg: Nuclear plant to hold emergency drill
- OCReg: King's loan a "major league" headache for Sacramento
- RivPE: SANBAG urges county to recoup Colonies money
- IVDB: SANBAG demands county drop its lawsuit in Colonies deal
- IVDB: High-ranking county employees asked to pay more toward retirement plans
- SBSun: Presentation glosses over county's woes
- DesSun:Supervisors say scrap Whitewater jail plan
- RivPE: Supervisors want to halt Whitewater jail
- DesSun:DA: More beds necessary to curb jail overcrowding
- VOSD: School Board Tightens Leash on Charter Schools
- VOSD: Furry Handcuffs and the Great Pension Reform of 2011
- SDUT: SDSU lecture on porn offends some
- SDUT: Water savings doesn't equal lower bill
- SDUT: UCSD, Cal Western talks for law school suspended