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Clint Reilly: Alms for Jerry -- Which brings us back to Election 2010: Jerry Brown is in trouble for almost the same reasons as Kathleen Brown 16 years ago. He will be massively outspent just like his sister Kathleen and soon will have to choose between two lousy options. Clint Reilly Cal Progress Report -- 4/7/10 UC's Yudof wants to know more about Chamber of Commerce's anti-Brown ad...because Yudof's on the Chamber board -- Remember that TV ad we told you the California Chamber of Commerce just fired at Dem Guv candidate Jerry Brown? Well, it's ticking off -- or at least inspiring questions from -- a bunch of folks (like UC President and Chamber board member Mark Yudof). Joe Garofoli Chronicle Politics Weblog -- 4/7/10 Complaint filed over 'issues' ad attacking Jerry Brown -- A consumer group has filed a complaint against the California Chamber of Commerce with the state agency that enforces campaign finance law over the business group's television commercial attacking Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown, Democratic candidate for governor. The California Democratic Party said it too would file a complaint on the same issue. Michael Rothfeld in the Los Angeles Times JULIET WILLIAMS AP -- 4/7/10 Chris Kelly: A Democratic Meg Whitman? -- But Chris Kelly, who has left his job at Facebook to run for state attorney general, insists there are plenty of differences between him and GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman. Amy Chance SacBee Capitol Alert -- 4/7/10 California conservationists, oil company strike deal -- Conservation groups on Wednesday unveiled a new version of an unusual agreement in which they will lobby for an oil company's expansion of drilling off the coast of California in exchange for definite end dates to its local petroleum operations. NOAKI SCHWARTZ AP Timm Herdt in the Ventura Star -- 4/7/10 Plan to cut off citizenship for children of illegal immigrants stalls -- A ballot initiative targeting children born to people who are in the country illegally is on hold after anti-illegal immigration activists failed to garner enough signatures to make June's California ballot. CINDY CARCAMO in the Orange County Register -- 4/7/10 Bill Lucia takes helm of EdVoice -- Bill Lucia, a veteran of the Capitol's perpetual education wars, has been named president of EdVoice, a coalition of wealthy Californians who have been pushing school reforms opposed by the California Teachers Association and other school groups. Dan Walters SacBee Capitol Alert -- 4/7/10 California’s budget problems not solvable this year, analysts say -- California currently faces an estimated $20-billion deficit, which is roughly the size of the annual spending on prisons and higher education combined. Shane Goldmacher in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/7/10 Key Assembly panel backs bill to outlaw commissions paid to CalPERS investment go-betweens -- The legislation barely overcomes opposition from lobbyists for Wall Street firms. It was prompted by a spreading nationwide scandal over sometimes huge fees paid to 'placement agents.' Marc Lifsher in the Los Angeles Times CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP -- 4/7/10 Poizner: Whitman likes Democrats. Whitman: Poizner likes them more -- Steve Poizner has expanded beyond immigration issues in his efforts to out-conservative Meg Whitman on the airwaves in the race for governor. Michael Rothfeld in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/7/10 FBI Arrests Man Said to Threaten Pelosi on Health Law -- A man arrested by the FBI for threatening U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was said to be upset over federal health care legislation passed last month, two law enforcement officials said. Bloomberg -- 4/7/10 California lawmaker: Silence on Palin visit unlawful -- A California lawmaker says a state university is breaking the law by failing to disclose correspondence about a fundraising appearance by Sarah Palin ROBIN HINDERY AP -- 4/7/10 L.A. controller launches audit of utility fund at center of city budget crisis -- Los Angeles Controller Wendy Greuel on Wednesday announced that her office would audit the Department of Water and Power fund that is now at the center of L.A.’s budget crisis and a growing political conflict between Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the City Council. Phil Willon in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/7/10 Villaraigosa goes on TV, radio to explain his shutdown proposal -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Wednesday said he doesn’t expect his call to shut down nonessential city agencies two days a week, if enacted, would continue more than three months. Phil Willon in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/7/10 L.A.'s bond rating is cut as fiscal fight escalates -- Amid the high-stakes financial battle at City Hall, credit rating firm Moody's Investors Service lowered Los Angeles' bond rating effective Wednesday -- and warned that the city risks further downgrades. Tom Petruno in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/7/10 'Hot for Teachers' video produced by L.A. parents protesting school budget cuts -- The parents at Wonderland Avenue Elementary in Laurel Canyon were irate about the proposed education cuts from the state budget. So instead of going to Sacramento, they went straight to Hollywood. My-Thuan Tran in the Los Angeles Times John Myers Capitol Notes weblog Torey Van Oot SacBee Capitol Alert -- 4/7/10 Typo causes headache for assembly seat campaign -- In this era of term limits, it can be tough for average citizens to keep track of their legislative representatives. And from time to time, even political consultants get their candidates mixed up. Jean Merl in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/7/10 Fox: The Two-Thirds Vote IS about Taxes -- The effort to do away with the two-thirds vote to raise taxes has been camouflaged with an argument that “democracy” must be served by applying a majority vote to all state revenue issues. UC Berkeley professor George Lakoff’s initiative to lower the two-thirds vote to majority rests on this argument. Joel Fox Fox & Hounds weblog -- 4/7/10 Work: ‘Experienced bud tender’ for hire -- Carmen Benedick washes her Pure-brand bong with a mixture of rubbing alcohol and salt to remove the resin. Then she fills the foot-long black pipe with chilled, filtered water from the refrigerator. Peggy Lowe in the Orange County Register -- 4/7/10
California greenhouse gas law still has majority support, Field Poll finds -- The state's controversial global warming law still has the support of a majority of Californians despite growing doubts about its potential impact on the economy, according to a Field Poll released Tuesday. Dale Kasler in the Sacramento Bee -- 4/7/10 PPIC sees little economic impact from legalizing immigrants -- Amnesty or some other form of legalization of America's 12 million illegal immigrants -- about a quarter of whom are in California -- is one of the nation's hottest political issues, especially in this election year. Dan Walters SacBee Capitol Alert Matt O'Brien in the Contra Costa Times -- 4/7/10 GOP candidates take tough positions on illegal immigration -- Meg Whitman had just finished delivering her campaign stump speech for an El Dorado Hills audience several months ago when she asked for questions from the crowd. Jack Chang in the Sacramento Bee -- 4/7/10 Whitman pumps $20 million more into campaign -- Billionaire Republican Meg Whitman's decision to toss another $20 million of her own money into her campaign to become California's next governor has set off a tsunami of mud-slinging attack ads - and a pricey new chapter in a record-breaking race to the top. Carla Marinucci in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 4/7/10 Jerry Brown gets a Democratic challenger -- It may appear that Democrat Jerry Brown has an unfettered path to the November election. But technically, that's not true. Capitol Weekly's Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/7/10 California chamber bankrolls ad attack against Jerry Brown -- The California Chamber of Commerce launched a TV ad Monday targeting Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown, kicking off a general election-style campaign two months before the primary. Jack Chang in the Sacramento Bee -- 4/7/10 CalBuzz: Chamber’s Hypocritical Swing at Brown on Prop. 13 -- It’s not often in politics that an esteemed organization like the California Chamber of Commerce produces and finances a political ad that is as cynical and disingenuous as “Enough is Enough” — the Chamber’s attack on Attorney General Jerry Brown, masquerading as an “issues ad.” Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine CalBuzz -- 4/7/10 Pension reform issue in race for governor -- Republican candidate for governor Meg Whitman has a proposal on her campaign website to cut state worker pension costs, but her Republican primary opponent, Steve Poizner, and Democrat Jerry Brown do not. Ed Mendel Calpensions.com -- 4/7/10 Fiorina coming to Fresno to announce state Farm Bureau nod -- Carly Fiorina -- the former Hewlett-Packard chief who is seeking the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Barbara Boxer -- will be in Fresno Wednesday to announce her endorsement by the California Farm Bureau Federation. John Ellis Fresno Bee News Blog -- 4/7/10 McCain stumps for Fiorina -- Sen. John McCain left his own tough primary battle in Arizona to weigh in on the California Senate race on Tuesday when he visited the state to campaign for Carly Fiorina. Seema Mehta in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/7/10 Newsom's Lt. Guv opponent: Dem voters don't want another "San Francisco-based white male" on ticket -- It's not just the governor's race that's heating up in California. Even California's Lite Guv race is getting warm. Joe Garofoli Chronicle Politics Weblog -- 4/7/10 Morain: Anti-gay candidate tests GOP appeal -- John C. Eastman, seeking the Republican nomination for California attorney general, could become a new face in the fight to block same-sex marriage. Dan Morain in the Sacramento Bee -- 4/7/10 State considers repealing 1950 law to study, cure gays -- California lawmakers narrowly advanced a bill today that would repeal a state law designed to find the causes and cures of homosexuality. Cathy Bussewitz AP -- 4/7/10 Herdt: I'm not a politician; I'm really a screenwriter -- Anyone who’s ever written a résumé knows the temptation to embellish his work history. Timm Herdt in the Ventura Star -- 4/7/10 L.A. mayor calls for temporary shutdowns of some agencies -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called for shutting down non-essential agencies two days a week Tuesday as he and City Council members remained locked in a standoff over the intertwined issues of electricity rates and the city's worsening budget shortfall. Phil Willon, Maeve Reston and David Zahniser in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/7/10 Walters: California's school-funding woes hit home -- The depth of California's educational crisis was underscored a few weeks ago when new nationwide test results placed the state's fourth- and eighth-graders at or near the bottom in basic academic skills. Dan Walters in the Sacramento Bee -- 4/7/10 Oil Drilling Deal, Act III -- Set aside the details of today's unveiling of a revised deal that seeks to swap new, limited offshore oil drilling in exchange for early shutdown of larger drilling operations plus land protection… and here's the bottom line: Is there anything in the new version of the much talked about project known as Tranquillon Ridge that will appease its critics? John Myers Capitol Notes weblog -- 4/7/10 Herb Schultz goes from Schwarzenegger to Obama administration -- Herb Schultz, a senior adviser to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the man charged with ensuring California gets its fair share of federal stimulus funds, is leaving the administration to become a regional director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Shane Goldmacher in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/7/10 Matier & Ross: State cash, election politics: BART fare cut? -- A newly announced infusion of $26 million in state money and election-year politics have BART directors talking about a six-month rollback of recent fare increases on the cash-strapped commuter system. Phil Matier, Andrew Ross in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 4/7/10 Auditor, Judicial Council at loggerheads over family courts audit -- State Auditor Elaine Howell has reached an impasse with Judicial Council of California in her efforts to carry out a legislatively-mandated audit of family courts. Malcolm Maclachlan in Capitol Weekly -- 4/7/10 Valley GOP backs Sarah Palin visit -- Four Republican lawmakers laid out a welcome mat for former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's June visit to California State University, Stanislaus. The item is in the Modesto Bee -- 4/7/10
In the Search for a Hot Job Title, Enter the Ninja -- Nicole Sullivan's job used to involve promoting the latest technology, so her résumé described her as an "evangelist." But after starting her own company, she needed to emphasize a different skill set. Now, she likes to be known as a "ninja." GEOFFREY A. FOWLER in the Wall Street Journal -- 4/7/10 Sacramento was No. 8 movers' choice in '09 -- Sacramento topped all California cities and ranked eighth nationwide as a movers' destination in 2009, according to data compiled by U-Haul International Inc. Mark Glover in the Sacramento Bee -- 4/7/10 Capital-area economy bled construction jobs -- Sacramento's construction sector lost 9,300 jobs from February 2009 to February 2010, one of the hardest-hit metropolitan areas in the state. Darrell Smith in the Sacramento Bee -- 4/7/10
Fensterwald: A poster school for failed reforms -- Citing a decade-plus of failed reforms at a Los Angeles middle school, a new report by the Education Sector credits President Obama’s effort to turn around the nation’s lowest performing schools, but raises serious questions about the administration’s execution. John Fensterwald educatedguess.org -- 4/7/10 Advisory board recommends conversion of Piru School to charter -- A state advisory commission on Tuesday voted 5-2 to recommend that the State Board of Education override the denial of two Ventura County school agencies and allow a group of Piru School teachers to convert the small community’s only school into a charter next year. Timm Herdt in the Ventura Star -- 4/7/10 Children Make the Rules at This School -- The unusual Mission Valley school is testing out a competing theory to address an age-old problem: How to convince children to not act up. Instead of adults laying down the law, Innovations has handed much of the power to the kids. EMILY ALPERT Voiceofsandiego.org -- 4/7/10 L.A. Unified rescinds permit change, for now -- Los Angeles schools Supt. Ramon C. Cortines said Tuesday that most students who attend schools outside of the district can continue to do so next year, a retreat from a recent, more restrictive policy that provoked an outcry from parents, other school districts and some members of his own Board of Education. Carla Rivera in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/7/10 Cal Poly Pomona to reduce services for welfare students -- At a contentious event Tuesday, Cal Poly Pomona administrators stood by their decision to close the campus CalWORKS office, which provides services to student-parents on welfare. Maritza Velazquez in the Inland Daily Bulletin -- 4/7/10
Anti-drilling groups set to announce agreement on Santa Barbara County's offshore oil -- Several anti-drilling groups on Wednesday are expected to unveil an updated version of a controversial agreement they believe will eventually end drilling off the coast of Santa Barbara County. Noaki Schwartz AP -- 4/7/10 Five state buildings get LEED designations -- The California Franchise Tax Board announced Tuesday that it received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certifications for five large office buildings totaling nearly 2 million square feet. Jim Wasserman in the Sacramento Bee -- 4/7/10 Groups make stink over San Francisco 'biosolid' compost -- A national environmental group is focusing attention on a San Francisco program that transforms human waste into backyard compost, calling the program little more than a scheme to sling toxic toilet sludge back at the people who produced it. Peter Fimrite in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 4/7/10 Feel the power -- After nine years of research shrouded in secrecy, a Silicon Valley tech firm took the wraps off a fuel cell that it says can generate energy by combining air and a wide range of fuels without going through the process of combustion. TIFFANY HSU in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/7/10
Corey Haim obtained 553 pills before he died -- California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown calls him the 'poster child' for prescription drug addiction. He says the actor went to seven doctors and as many different pharmacies. Richard Winton in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/7/10
Developer of Cell Phone Tool for Migrants Under Investigation by UCSD -- A University of California, San Diego professor whose cell phone tool to help migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border made headlines four months ago is being investigated by the university for that and another project he developed as part of his research. ADRIAN FLORIDO Voiceofsandiego.org -- 4/7/10 'Activist' UCSD professor facing unusual scrutiny -- UCSD professor Ricardo Dominguez is facing unusual scrutiny from campus police and auditors for his involvement in two divisive projects — one that helps migrants find water stored along the border and another that disrupted the UC president’s Web site through a virtual sit-in. Eleanor Yang Su in the San Diego Union-Trib -- 4/7/10 Ensnared by Error on Growing U.S. Watch List -- Rahinah Ibrahim, a Stanford University doctoral student, arrived at San Francisco International Airport with her 14-year-old daughter for a 9 a.m. flight home to Malaysia. She asked for a wheelchair, having recently had a hysterectomy. MIKE McINTIRE in the New York Times -- 4/7/10
Obama's nuclear policy walks careful line -- The overhaul aims to reduce U.S. reliance on nuclear weapons without alienating conservative lawmakers. Paul Richter in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/7/10
Vatican picks a Latino to lead Los Angeles Archdiocese -- Archbishop Jose Gomez of San Antonio will take over from Cardinal Roger Mahony. The selection of the Mexican American reflects a change in the U.S. church from Eurocentric to Latino-dominated. Mitchell Landsberg in the Los Angeles Times LAURIE GOODSTEIN and JENNIFER STEINHAUER in the New York Times -- 4/7/10 Gomez holds both conservative and progressive views -- The archbishop is a champion of immigrants yet embraces strict orthodoxy on such matters as abortion and gay marriage. Scott Gold, Jessica Garrison and Louis Sahagun in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/7/10 Lopez: Welcome to L.A., Archbishop Jose Gomez -- Here's a little quiz, and an invitation to get to know one another. Steve Lopez in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/7/10 Rapist, now quadriplegic, a threat, court rules -- A rapist who was paralyzed from the neck down in a prison stabbing may still be dangerous and can be kept behind bars under a state law that allows the release of some permanently disabled inmates, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday. Bob Egelko in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 4/7/10 Jessica's Law means sex offenders roam streets -- As a registered sex offender, Taylor cannot legally live at his home because it's near a school. He's one of 2,300 registered sex offenders in California who are homeless as a result of Proposition 83. The number has steadily increased since voters overwhelmingly passed the 2006 initiative. Marisa Lagos in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 4/7/10 Mideast wars' unsung heroes: the wives left behind -- Husbands' repeated deployments mean years of worry, plus the stress of handling everything at home on their own. Then there's how to handle their changed spouses when they come home. Steve Lopez in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/7/10 L.A. County supervisors exonerated on pet project spending -- Prosecutors say they did not break the law even though there was no public vote on the use of millions in taxpayer dollars. A complaint was filed after The Times disclosed the expenditures. Garrett Therolf in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/7/10 Great America owners could be back in play in 49ers stadium campaign -- With the proposed sale of its corporate owner now off the table, Great America theme park may once again become a player to be reckoned with in the Santa Clara campaign to build a new $937 million stadium for the San Francisco 49ers. Howard Mintz in the San Jose Mercury -- 4/7/10
On the edge: Clues to Steele's future -- A week after revelations that the Republican National Committee reimbursed a fundraiser for expenses incurred at a sex-themed nightclub, the reverberations continue to shake the GOP. JONATHAN MARTIN Politico -- 4/7/10 Coburn threatens to block all spending bills in Senate that aren't 'paid for' -- Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) on Tuesday vowed to block all future spending bills in the Senate that aren’t fully “paid for” with cuts to other spending programs. J. Taylor Rushing The Hill -- 4/7/10 |
