Friday, December 2, 2011
- The Plunder of Colfax
- $3.5 Million to Fire Incompetent Teachers in LA
- Conrad Black on the Nixon Presidency, Introduced by Bruce Herschensohn
- CNBC: U.S. Adds 120k Jobs in November; Jobless Rate Drops to 8.6%
- AP: Unemployment rate falls to lowest since March 2009
- The Hill:Unemployment falls to 8.6 percent; economy adds 120,000 jobs
- NatlRev: Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.6 Percent
- Townhall: Unemployment Drops Amidst Worker Discouragement
- LAT: Court tentatively orders Assembly to release spending records
- SacBee: Assembly loses court bid to withhold member budget documents
- RivPE: PENSIONS: Governor calls on lawmakers to act
- KQED: Brown's Pension Musings: From Ponzi to Castor Oil
- VCS:Gov. Brown urges quick work to get state pension reform proposal on 2012 ballot
- SacBee: California legislators give Jerry Brown's pension reform plan a tepid response
- LAT: Gov. Jerry Brown defends plan to reduce pension costs
- CCT Political Blotter: Millionaires' tax to be filed in California
- SFChron: 2012 ballot could see tax overkill
- OCReg: Gov. Brown to launch tax-hike ballot measure
- SacBee: Jerry Brown has plan to hike sales, income taxes
- SDUT: Garrick calls for part-time Legislature
- FresBee: Hybrid route proposed for Fresno-Merced rail
- BakCal: State recommends hybrid route for Merced-Fresno high-speed rail
- SacBee: Taxable sales in state up 8% for 3rd quarter
- SacBee: The Buzz: Rick Perry slips out the door after visit to California ATM
- SJMerc: Rick Perry, feisty presidential hopeful, verbally pummels Congress, Wall Street
- Townhall: Van Jones Calls on Occupiers to Block Major Ports
- RivPE: Inland petitioners seek to repeal California Dream Act
- CCT Political Blotter: Judge issues temporary order to halt IHSS cuts
- SFChron: Judge grants reprieve to 372,000 on cuts in in-home care
- LAT: UC regents approve pay hikes for 12 staffers
- CalWatch: Community college task force amends disputed student success plan
- Republicans: Solyndra documents withheld
- NatlRev: GOP to WH: Stop Stonewalling Us on Solyndra Docs
- SDUT: Bottle found at Issa's Vista office harmless
- Politico: Issa's office reports bomb threat
- NCTimes: VISTA: Congressman's office building evacuated after report of suspicious device
- NCTimes: REGION: Ramona man running against Feinstein in 2012
- DesSun:Rancho Mirage hears medical pot report
- RivPE: RIVERSIDE COUNTY: Officials prepare for possible strike
- DesSun:A long, bitter year later, he's now Mayor Hanson
- DesSun:Sanchez to be sworn in to council Tuesday
- SDUT: Occupy SD's restraining order request denied
- SDUT: Otay still believes in Rosarito water project
- SDUT: Escondido tow contractor has smuggling past
- VOSD: Water District Directors Meet, Talk in Secret
- VOSD: Jerry Sanders' Work: What the Mayoral Candidates Say
- NCTimes: ENCINITAS: Councilwomen spar over subcommittee participation
- NCTimes: ENERGY: Regulators approve SDG&E purchase of peaker plant
- NCTimes: ENERGY: Walmart joins fight against SDG&E rate proposal
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The Golden Pen
NatlRev: On the Jobs Report - WSJ: Harry Reid's Jobs Surcharge
- NatlRev: The Problem with China Envy
- F&H Daily:Economic Theory Meets Political Reality in Think Long Proposal
- SacBee: California's tax-hike advocates may setting up circular firing squad
- F&H Daily:Split Roll Measure Will Be Defeated
- OCReg: Editorial: Feeling soaked by IRWD
- OCReg: Editorial: Gov. Brown, no surprise, wants higher taxes
- CalWatchdog: NEW: Jerry: Gouge Middle Class Even More
- CCTimes: Editorial: Pull the plug on Mt. Diablo Health Care District
- CalWatchdog: NEW: Bonus For Director Forced To Resign
- VCS: Another political fishing expedition
- LADN: Editorial: A risky choice -- LAUSD shouldn't retreat from reform
- BakCal: OUR VIEW: Time for Kern to find a new library director
- SacBee: Parking spots coming up shorter than expected in Sacramento arena funding calculus
- SFChron: SFSU students debate president, erect Occupy camp
- SFChron: Occupy SF divided after day of tension
- CCTimes: BART adopts new political district boundaries
- CCTimes: Occupy SF live blog: Police remove barricades to cheers of protesters
- OakTrib: BART, Oakland eyeing apartment project near O.co Coliseum
- CCTimes: Concord chief looks to smooth over traffic-ticket flap
- OakTrib: Food trucks win Alameda Planning Board approval
- CCTimes: Mt. Diablo health district names executive director
- SFChron: Oakland Mayor Jean Quan's supporters launch fight against recall
- CCTimes: Pittsburg charter high school pilot approved by state after local rejection
- CCTimes: Fight against Bay Point water rate hikes sees largest turnout yet
- SJMerc: San Jose's new pension estimate slashes deficit by half
- FresBee: El Paso bishop Ochoa to lead Fresno Catholic diocese
- ModBee: Late Livingston budget avoids cuts
- FresBee: Fresno Unified leaders split on dropout problem
- ModBee: SCAP suspends 3 top managers over Modesto housing controversy
- FresBee: Fresno County judges get no say in jail crowding
- BakCal: Kern Health hires new CEO in 8-1 vote
- SCS:Regional Transportation Commission approves list of projects, including Highway 1 auxiliary-lane project
- SLO Trib: Los Osos sewer project may get a little cheaper
- VCS:Simi expects county to turn over library building
- VCS:Water rates may change in Thousand Oaks
- VCS:Community college chancellor Meznek to retire early
- LAT: Serving on Bell council was like 'winning the lottery,' judge says
- LAT: Over 200 Occupy L.A. protesters remain in jail
- LADN: San Fernando mayor confirms affair at city meeting
- IVDB: Ramos is new Claremont city manager
- LAT: L.A. sues to force pot dispensaries to close
- LAT: Hahn, Richardson, Takano, Kuykendall announce endorsements
- OCReg: Santa Ana may outsource firefighting
- RivPE: AIRPORT: Agency to assume construction of SBD
- RivPE: S.B. COUNTY: Corruption figure sentencing delayed
- SBSun: Colton teachers protest contract demands
- IVDB: ONT report on storage unit requested
- IVDB: Baca wants more customs agents requested at ONT
- IVDB: Miller meets with federal housing officials