Tuesday, August 16, 2011
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Assembly GOP: Welcome Back To The Capitol; Open Your Books
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LEGISLATURE'S LACK OF TRANSPARENCY IS NOTHING NEW
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OCReg: Mickadeit: I'd rather Tom Fuentes read tribute now
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KQED: Redistricting Maps Official. Soon, Officially Challenged
- CCT Political Blotter: CA passes new maps for legislature, congress
- CCT Political Blotter: California GOP will challenge new senate maps
- SDUT: Panel approves new district boundaries
- RivPE: New political lines spark GOP anger
- SJMerc: Panel OKs new California political boundaries but GOP lodges challenge
- ModBee: Region sees many redistricting shifts
- BakCal: New political maps create opportunities, challenges for some -- not all -- candidates
- VCS:Tension rises over political maps as redistricting commission gives final approval
- RivPE: Commission certifies maps amid criticism, looming challenge
- SacBee:Referendum drive gears up as state's new political maps OK'd
- SacBee: California's redistricting maps draw an immediate challenge
- SFChron: California redistricting panel OKs new boundaries
- LAT: California redistricting may face court, initiative challenges
- LAT: Referendum proposed to overturn redistricting plan
- LAT: Redistricting panel member says decisions tainted by politics
- DesSun:Republicans challenge new legislative boundaries
- LAT: Redistricting plan sets off scramble for congressional seats
- SBSun: GOP fights new maps
- LAT: Voting districts finalized, challenges to come
- SJMerc: New congressional district maps divide Menlo Park
- Public at city hall; secret in Sacramento
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CCTimes: Records hide California lawmakers' spending
- SacBee: California speaker plans task force on office-budget disclosures
- OCReg: Speaker forms task force to address secrecy in Legislature
- LAT: Assembly speaker orders examination of legislative records laws
- DesSun:Assembly to review accessibility of legislative records
- CCT Political Blotter: Dems war over releasing Assembly spending info
- SacBee:Portantino releases proposed changes to Assembly budgeting
- SCS:State, county student test scores show gradual growth
- LAT: Calif. students show gains in English and math scores
- VOSD: School Test Scores Up Again Despite Cuts
- SBSun: Inland Empire kids improve on STAR
- SJMerc: Santa Clara County students post gains in 2011 STAR tests
- RivPE: More Inland pupils rank proficient or higher
- FresBee: Valley districts step up in state school testing
- ModBee: Stanislaus County schools making gains in statewide testing
- VCS:County schools see growth in test scores
- NCTimes: REGION: Student test scores continue to improve
- SacBee: Sacramento-area proficiency rises in STAR results
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BigJournalism: As Congressman Darrell Issa Chases Fast and Furious, the New York Times Deploys Smoke Screen
- The Hill:Issa's office slams NYT 'hit piece'
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SacBee:Jerry Brown gets bill to raise cellphone fines
- CCTimes: Penalties for drivers using a handheld phone or texting likely to rise in California
- SFChron: Governor to decide bill to raise cell phone fines
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SacBee: CalPERS will think smaller in real estate
- SDUT: Attorney general seeks return of millions in Cal Grants
- SFChron: Let's get something clear
- SFChron: Fracking fight comes to California
- SacBee: California interests line up to shape state's health exchange
- SBSun: 3 council seats to be challenged
- RivPE: Cheryl Brown announces Assembly candidacy
- RivPE: SAN BERNARDINO: City attorney budget hit
- RivPE: SB COUNTY: Builders to county board -- drop fee study
- RivPE: LAKE ELSINORE: 15 vie for council seat left vacant by Amy Bhutta's resignation
- DesSun:City Council puts off call on redevelopment fight
- RivPE: Developer: Quarry site isn't holy land
- LAT: Mining officials, Pechanga members argue over quarry
- DesSun:When developers can't deliver, cities collect on bonds
- RivPE: Jurupa Valley to seek $1.7 million loan from county
- SDUT: Jacob questions outside P.R. help for pension agency
- NCTimes: OCEANSIDE: Council members accepted thousands of dollars in freebies
- NCTimes: REGION: San Ysidro border project could be delayed by lack of funding
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The Golden Pen
SacBee: Dan Walters: A corporate tax break Democrats adore
- BigGov't: California's "Amazon Tax" Already Proving a Bust
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Fox&Hounds: July Sales Tax Revenue Surpassed Budget Projections by Half a Billion Dollars
- Townhall: Paying for Government Now Takes a Record 224 Days
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CalWatchdog: NEW: "How do you take politics out of politics?"
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LAT: The right candidate
- OCReg: Editorial: Redistricting without reform
- Fox&Hounds: Amend AB 1215 and put California consumers and safety first
- SFChron: Free-speech advocates silent on BART hacking
- SanGabTrib:Our View: Dems stall state on pension reform
- CCTimes: Contra Costa Times editorial: MTC should withdraw from building deal
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SacBee: Viewpoints: Few Californians prepared for cost of aging
- SacBee: Editorial: Flap over schedules only hurts schools
- SFChron: S.F. mayor's race is finally getting colorful
- LAT: Protest closes 4 BART stations, leaving commuter crowd stranded
- CCTimes: Protests briefly close four BART stations, delaying thousands
- SFChron: Protests cause BART chaos
- SacBee: SF protests go on without new wireless shutdowns
- SFChron: Prominent S.F. Republican killed in Sonoma hit-run
- OakTrib: Oakland school's top cop accused of using racial slur
- SFChron: Oakland schools police chief allegedly used slur
- CCTimes: Former Contra Costa County drug task force officers indicted
- SJMerc: Santa Clara council to select task force to review fairness of elections
- ModBee: MID plans another fee hike
- BakCal: County supervisors look at 'status quo' budget
- SCS:Watsonville struggles to draw new council lines; Mayor could lose seat under some plans
- SCS:Bill Monning opts for a Senate run; Mark Stone in for Assembly
- SLO Trib: Santa Cruz assemblyman wants Central Coast seat
- VCS:Conejo district considers selling land
- LADN: Metro's rail transit ridership up sharply
- LADN: Kerry Cavanaugh: Stop-sign program has teeth
- SanGabTrib:End of filing period kicks off competitive races for council, school board
- OCReg: H.B. council votes to move ahead with plastic-bag ban
- OCReg: Fullerton PD site operational after threats