Wednesday, January 14, 2015
- Money for Nothing: Public Administrators Have Minimal Authority or Accountability
- The Common-Core Standards' Undemocratic Push - Education Week
- SacBee($):State education leader Michael Kirst expects initial test score decline under Common Core
- LATimes($): FBI asks questions about environmental bill by Sen. Kevin De Leon
- SacBee($):FBI asked about de León energy-efficiency bill
- Politico: Kamala Harris formally unveils Senate bid
- LATimes($): Kamala Harris formally launches bid to succeed Boxer in U.S. Senate
- BreitbartCA: Kamala Harris First to Announce for Boxer%u2019s Senate Seat
- LATimes($): Wealthy activist Tom Steyer says 'I will decide soon' on Senate run
- BreitbartCA: Moderate Latino Republican Considers Run to Replace Boxer
- OCReg: Rep. Loretta Sanchez is weighing her Senate odds
- Politico: Gavin Newsom's California power play
- SDRostra: New local GOP leadership team selected
- SFChron: Lawmakers reach out to Asian immigrants on new driver's licenses
- SacBee($):California state audit blasts parental fee program for disabled child care
- OCReg: Watchdog: On CalPERs front, there's good news, and there's not-so-good news ...
- LATimes($): Gov. Brown calls special election for three vacant state Senate seats
- F&H Daily: Where California's Job Are Being Created and Sustained
- Politico: Paul taps Englander as likely 2016 campaign manager
- FresBee: Swearengin in the Brown administration? Rumor comes from circumstantial evidence
- SBSun: District Attorney Mike Ramos makes bid for attorney general appointment
- Politico: Pelosi to name first Muslim lawmaker to House intelligence committee
- LATimes($): Legislative analysts have praise, warnings for California budget
- SacBee($):Fiscal analyst offers early take on prudent Jerry Brown budget
- SacBee($):Jodi Remke reappointed to head FPPC
- SDUT: Romney to speak at RNC meeting Friday
- SDUT: Pete Chacon, 89, assemblyman, leading voice in bilingual education
- LATimes($): Former San Ysidro school superintendent sentenced in contracting scandal
- OCReg: Profanity-laced emails, porn-watching issues in Newport Beach Police lawsuit
- RivPE: HEALTH: Teens' increasing use of e-cigarettes concerns officials
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The Golden Pen
SDUT: Needed: A serious debate on poverty in California - F&H Daily: What Should the Next Senator Be?
- F&H Daily: Head Scratchers in the State Political Scene
- Tom Steyer: Kamala's Biggest Threat for Senate
- SacBee($):Harris' tough job is about to get much harder
- LATimes($): Is Obama's plan to pay community college fees for all the best use of the money?
- SacBee($):Mayor Johnson is wise to partner with police union on reforms
- SacBee($):Sacramento transit leaders agree light-rail service needs improvement
- SFChron: S.F. protest planned Friday on BARTs Montgomery Station platform
- SFChron: S.F. Mayor Ed Lee promises funds for preschool, Muni
- SFChron: $1.3 million payout OKd to settle Occupy Oakland protesters suit
- SJMerc: Prosecutor to take early retirement after DA mounts new disciplinary investigation
- FresBee: Divided Fresno County GOP battles over local partys role
- FresBee: Fresno County supervisors flip vote, say yes to assessors office grant
- SFChron: 5 farmworkers dead in Highway 4 crash near Stockton
- SCS:Santa Cruz leaders approve stay-away orders for parks
- SLO Trib: Hundreds of residents lobby the SLO City Council as it sets priorities
- SLO Trib: Supervisors vote to reconsider appointments after criticism
- VCS:Simi board votes to shut Justin, Lincoln schools
- VCS:Oxnard approves recycled water deal
- LATimes($): L.A. County supervisors vote to move toward merging health agencies
- LADN: Shoddy attendance records, declining enrollment to cost LAUSD $100 million
- LATimes($): Newport may bring back controversial beach bonfire rings
- OCReg: Newport Beach City Council votes to bring back wood-burning fire rings
- OCReg: Irvine council asks staff to estimate cost of proposed library
- SBSun: San Bernardino County to begin search for permanent museum director
- RivPE: EDUCATION: UC Riverside applications up nearly 10%
- VOSD: Gloria Doesn't Want to Fix the Referendum Process He Wants to Kill It
- SDUT: Choice narrowed to two in Poway