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GOP Senate hopefuls spar at first debate -- The trio of Republicans hoping to replace Barbara Boxer in the U.S. Senate spent much of their first debate today arguing about which one of them was the biggest supporter of Israel. Steve Wiegand in the Sacramento Bee Capitol Weekly's Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times KEVIN FREKING and ROBIN HINDERY AP -- 3/5/10 Schrag: A Dozen Questions (More Or Less) For Jerry Brown -- Now that you’re officially running—running as you said last week, as a candidate of experience with “in-depth knowledge of how government and Sacramento politics actually function” -- and since most voters are probably too young to remember your prior time as governor (1975-83), here’s a few questions that they might like addressed and that you, in order to re-introduce yourself, might like to answer. . Peter Schrag Cal Progress Report -- 3/5/10 Tony Strickland announces bid for state controller -- Sen. Tony Strickland (R-Thousand Oaks) announced his bid for state controller Friday, setting up a potential rematch of the 2006 for the race. That contest was won by Democrat John Chiang, who is seeking reelection. Capitol Weekly's Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/5/10 Poizner picks up a key conservative endorsement -- Poizner's campaign announced the endorsement of conservative Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Rocklin). McClintock, a former state lawmaker, ran against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for governor in 2003. Capitol Weekly's Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/5/10 Steve Poizner rethinks support for government-funded abortions -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner no longer supports government funding for abortions, his campaign said Friday, although he checked Yes on an item in a 2004 questionnaire asking "Do you support government funding of abortion for low-income women? Jack Chang SacBee Capitol Alert -- 3/5/10 Jobs and unemployment show uptick -- California's non-agricultural payrolls increased by 32,500 workers in January, but the state's unemployment rate also increased, according to the monthly employment report from the state Employment Development Department. Dan Walters SacBee Capitol Alert -- 3/5/10 Vissa and Bautista: Could Goldman Sachs Do to California What It Did to Greece? -- Recent reports that financial legerdemain engineered by Goldman Sachs helped destabilize the Greek economy ought to make Californians nervous. It’s time to ask if Goldman could do to us what it appears to have done to the Greeks and, indirectly, to the rest of Europe. Preeti Vissa and Faith Bautista Cal Progress Report -- 3/5/10 Furlough ruling may delay action against dangerous doctors -- A San Francisco Superior Court Judge ruled yesterday that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was within his powers to furlough staff of the state’s Medical Board, delivering a defeat to the state’s leading physician advocacy group. Christina Jewett California Watch -- 3/5/10 Race to the Top means more than just good charter laws -- By rejecting California's application in the first round of the Race to the Top education reform, federal contest reviewers on Thursday may have sent the following veiled message: Strong laws favoring charter schools are great, but not enough. Corey G. Johnson California Watch -- 3/5/10
Campbell has shaken up the GOP bid to unseat Boxer -- Fiorina was the presumed front-runner, focusing on the Democrat, but has sharply attacked Campbell. The two, plus DeVore, will debate Friday. Seema Mehta in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/5/10 California's GOP Senate race heating up over unlikely issue: Israel -- California is flat-out broke, and there are plenty of things for would-be senators to talk about: two wars, a battered economy and a massive effort to overhaul the nation's health care system. But the state's GOP Senate race has been heating up over an unlikely issue: Israel. Rob Hotakainen in the Sacramento Bee -- 3/5/10 Jerry Brown's long political past cuts both ways -- Foes have abundant material to mine for their attacks, but Gov. Schwarzenegger may have dulled California voters' attraction to outsiders. Michael Rothfeld in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/5/10 Podcast: Jerry Brown -- This week's Capital Notes Podcast features a one-on-one interview with the newest candidate in the 2010 race for governor… the one who was able to string news coverage of his announcement all the way through til week's end. John Myers Capitol Notes weblog -- 3/5/10 Court sides with Schwarzenegger on medical board furloughs, fee shift -- A San Francisco Superior Court judge, siding with the Schwarzenegger administration, ruled Thursday that the forced furloughs of state medical board employees were legal, as was the transfer of doctors’ fees to other agencies. John Howard in Capitol Weekly -- 3/5/10 Calififornia passes gas tax changes to help $20B deficit -- Legislators passed a complicated change to the gasoline tax Thursday to address part of the state's $20 billion budget deficit and said it's enough to get the state through its financial problems for now. Judy Lin AP Shane Goldmacher in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/5/10 California schools left out of Race to the Top -- Local school districts hoping for financial relief were shut out of the first round of a competition for $4.3 billion in federal education dollars. James Rufus Koren and Andrew Edwards in the Inland Daily Bulletin Sharon Noguchi in the San Jose Mercury Jason Song and Howard Blume in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/5/10 Schwarzenegger seeks bolder action as state loses out on federal schools funds -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday that California must be "more aggressive and bolder" in changing its education system after losing out in a highly competitive national contest for federal money. Rob Hotakainen in the Sacramento Bee -- 3/5/10 Walters: Did Schwarzenegger snooker Legislature on 'Race to the Top' changes? -- It's not often that California's educational establishment – led by the very powerful California Teachers Association – loses a Capitol battle, especially when it's pitted against its archenemies in the school reform movement. Dan Walters in the Sacramento Bee -- 3/5/10 Thousands protest California education cuts -- Rallies and walkouts are largely peaceful, but 150 are arrested in Oakland as a freeway is blocked. The demonstrations are part of a nationwide 'Day of Action for Public Education.' Carla Rivera, Nicole Santa Cruz and Larry Gordon in the Los Angeles Times JESSE McKINLEY in the New York Times Matt Krupnick in the Contra Costa Times Nanette Asimov, Matthai Kuruvila, Justin Berton, Demian Bulwa in the San Francisco Chronicle Lisa M. Krieger and Karen de Sá in the San Jose Mercury Laurel Rosenhall, Melody Gutierrez and Diana Lambert in the Sacramento Bee -- 3/5/10 Steve Poizner says he's rethought support for Proposition 39, which dropped vote threshold to pass school bonds -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner said Thursday that he has rethought his decade-old support for Proposition 39, which lowered the vote threshold to pass school bonds. Jack Chang in the Sacramento Bee -- 3/5/10 Fensterwald: Big cuts, high anxiety in Cupertino -- Families in Cupertino Union School District are anguished over their schools. They thought that they had largely solved their district’s financial problems a year ago when they passed their first parcel tax, raising $4 million. John Fensterwald educatedguess.org -- 3/5/10 Former speaker handed out staff pay raises -- Former Assembly Speaker Karen Bass quietly promoted 20 members of her Democratic caucus staff and gave them 10 percent salary increases that took effect her final days as Assembly leader. Jim Sanders in the Sacramento Bee -- 3/5/10 Suit hits auto insurer over voters' pamphlet -- Legal road rage has broken out over the language in Proposition 17, a June ballot measure sponsored by auto insurer Mercury General Corp. Dale Kasler in the Sacramento Bee -- 3/5/10 Report ignites debate over Ashburn's orientation, gay-rights voting record -- The sexual orientation and voting record of state Sen. Roy Ashburn exploded into national news Thursday, the day after he was arrested on misdemeanor drunk driving charges in Sacramento. CHRISTINE BEDELL in the Bakersfield Californian -- 3/5/10 CalBuzz: Friday Fishwrap: Crusty’s Secret Eyebrow Makeover -- When Calbuzz speaks: Back in August, our Division of Superficial Issues and Cosmetology made a strongly worded and brilliantly insightful argument that Jerry Brown needed to do something about his Sam Ervin-style eyebrows before voters started mistaking him for the 2000 Year Old Man. Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine CalBuzz -- 3/5/10
CalSTRS funding gap may widen -- The CalSTRS board may cut its investment earnings forecast, a small move that could add hundreds of millions of dollars to the current $4 billion annual shortfall needed for full funding. Ed Mendel Calpensions.com -- 3/5/10
Fensterwald: Gas-tax bill holds schools harmless -- With teachers and college students taking to the streets to protest budget cuts on Thursday, Democrats in the Legislature took a step toward restoring $900 million of the more than $2 billion that Gov. Schwarzenegger has proposed to cut from K-12 schools and community colleges. John Fensterwald educatedguess.org -- 3/5/10
Obama looking to give new life to immigration reform -- In an effort to advance a bill through Congress before midterm elections, the president meets with two senators who have spent months trying to craft legislation. Peter Nicholas in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/5/10
White House cuts out press, posts own video -- Stepping up its efforts to bypass the traditional media, the White House released official, government created video of a bill signing President Barack Obama conducted in the Oval Office today--a bill signing the White House press corps was locked out of. Josh Gerstein Politico -- 3/5/10
200 or more inmates released early from L.A. County Jail -- Sheriff Lee Baca says budget cuts have prompted him to reduce the time nonviolent offenders spend in the jail system. Andrew Blankstein and Jack Leonard in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/5/10 First couple were paid for tourism promotions -- Gov. Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver received more than $235,000 for appearing in spots for the state's tourism commission. Aides say the couple didn't know about the income and have paid it back. Michael Rothfeld in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/5/10 Valley grapes squeezed in Mexico trade dispute -- A trade dispute with Mexico has cost California's grape growers tens of millions of dollars, and now local lawmakers and industry groups are pressuring the Obama administration to intervene before the summer harvest. Robert Rodriguez in the Fresno Bee -- 3/5/10 Lazarus: The high cost of quake insurance will rock your bank account -- Yves Didier has been a strong believer in earthquake insurance since the 1994 Northridge quake, when his apartment building was severely damaged and some of his neighbors lost their lives. David Lazarus in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/5/10
Republicans try to control damage from fundraising document -- National Republican leaders scrambled Thursday to control damage caused by an internal party document that caricatures President Obama as the Joker and stokes fear of socialism to raise money in a critical election year. Amy Gardner in the Washington Post -- 3/5/10 Money worries curb GOP optimism -- Republicans are feeling pretty good about the midterms. Prognosticators don’t laugh anymore when they talk about taking back Congress. JEANNE CUMMINGS Politico -- 3/5/10 |
