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Absent California lawmakers still take the money -- California legislators collected tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer-funded per diem payments for floor sessions they did not attend this year, records show. Jim Sanders in the Sacramento Bee -- 8/29/10 Boxer rehearses for debate with Fiorina -- As she fired up volunteers who were going door to door in search of votes Saturday in Oakland, Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer previewed the tack she may take against Republican Carly Fiorina in their first U.S. Senate debate Wednesday at St. Mary's College in Moraga. Joe Garofoli in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 8/29/10 Morain: Fiorina takes a risk and stays to the right -- Imagine this: In environmentally sensitive California, Carly Fiorina, hoping to be this state's next U.S. senator, supports offshore oil drilling and nuclear power, and hates the law that promises to reduce greenhouse gases. Dan Morain in the Sacramento Bee -- 8/29/10 Brown's years in Oakland set stage for comeback -- Defying all conventions, Jerry Brown's redemption as a politician began in the gritty streets of Oakland. After 16 years in the political wilderness, the former two-time governor and three-time presidential candidate turned to a down-on-its-luck city in an attempt to restore the luster -- to Oakland and to his own moribund political career. Steven Harmon in the Contra Costa Times -- 8/29/10 Whitman ad attacks Brown's Oakland mayor years -- The campaign of Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman has employed a radio ad that takes aim at Jerry Brown's tenure as Oakland's mayor. Steven Harmon in the Contra Costa Times Attorney general hopefuls zero in on gifts -- The campaign for state attorney general is heating up as the candidates - prosecutors from opposite ends of the state and political aisle - launch scathing attacks on one another over their character and integrity. Marisa Lagos in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 8/29/10 Borenstein: Bill is only the first step in fixing pension spiking -- For months, we on the editorial page hammered the state Legislature about a sham bill that backers falsely touted as the cure for Contra Costa's abusive public employee pension spiking. Daniel Borenstein in the Contra Costa Times -- 8/29/10 Same-sex couples in Hawaii look to California -- A group suing for the right to civil unions sees new hope in the recent court ruling on Prop. 8. Carol J. Williams in the Los Angeles Times -- 8/29/10 L.A. strictly interprets restriction on pot dispensaries -- The city seeks to shut medical marijuana shops whose ownership or management has changed at all, for any reason, since 2007. John Hoeffel in the Los Angeles Times -- 8/29/10 Marijuana advocates flock to Anaheim expo -- They came to learn about marijuana laws, how to start a medical dispensary business, what they could do to change the stigma of the drug. SCOTT MARTINDALE in the Orange County Register -- 8/29/10 California poker bill raises stakes -- A roiling dispute over control of the unregulated world of Internet gambling has divided poker enthusiasts, casino operators and legislators. Sandy Mazza in the Torrance Daily Breeze -- 8/29/10
Budget pain -- California has gone nearly two months without a state budget as Republicans and Democrats struggle to find agreement. Kevin Yamamura in the Sacramento Bee -- 8/29/10 Walters: California budget still in indefinite stalemate -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger summoned the four legislative leaders to his office the other day for a "Big Five" meeting on the long-stalled state budget, the first such meeting in more than two months. Dan Walters in the Sacramento Bee -- 8/29/10
The end of Half Moon Bay? -- Between budget losses and lawsuit payments, Half Moon Bay's financials have become so dire that if a local sales tax measure doesn't pass this November, officials say they may have to disincorporate. Julia Scott in the San Jose Mercury -- 8/29/10 Rancho Cordova asking voters to OK tax on homegrown pot for personal use -- After a Rancho Cordova woman complained last year about the skunky smell of pot being grown by a medical marijuana-using neighbor, one City Council member suggested a ban on residential pot cultivation. Peter Hecht in the Sacramento Bee -- 8/29/10
Pedigreed homes are going unsold -- The home sale slump has left some dwellings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and other architectural luminaries languishing on the Southern California market. Jacob Adelman AP -- 8/29/10 San Diego Food Bank reports requests for food at all-time high -- Layoffs, bankruptcies and other economic woes are leading causes. Janine Zúñiga in the San Diego Union-Trib -- 8/29/10
Lopez: How to fix an evaluation system that one L.A. teacher calls 'a joke' -- Steve Franklin agrees that teachers should be judged in part on how their students do on standardized tests and in part on peer review. Steve Lopez in the Los Angeles Times -- 8/29/10 DNA test flip-flop stirs debate at UC -- When UC Berkeley changed its controversial DNA-testing program under pressure earlier this month so that incoming students would no longer receive personalized genetic results, Elizabeth Noah considered asking for her sample back. Victoria Colliver in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 8/29/10 No gold stars for successful L.A. teachers -- L.A. Unified has hundreds of excellent instructors. But no one asks them their secrets to success, and most of the time no one praises them. Often their principals don't even know who they are. Jason Felch in the Los Angeles Times -- 8/29/10 Keeping parents' 'helicopters' grounded during college -- Many schools are holding orientations for anxious mothers and fathers of freshmen, attempting to teach them a lesson not contained in any traditional curriculum: Let go. Larry Gordon in the Los Angeles Times -- 8/29/10 Sacramento teacher inspires math turnaround at Grant High -- Grant High School math teacher Kadhir Rajagopal took a group of eighth-grade students that failed algebra and has them studying pre-calculus in 10th grade thanks to an intensive summer program. Melody Gutierrez in the Sacramento Bee -- 8/29/10
Copper in brake pads out to protect water, fish -- A ground-breaking compromise to greatly reduce the amount of copper used in vehicle brake pads has been reached — a welcome relief to San Diego regional water-quality officials staring at the threat of heavy fines for having elevated levels of the toxic material washing into watersheds and bays. Michael Gardner in the San Diego Union-Trib -- 8/29/10 Plastic bag ban forges ahead in California -- As Bay Area governments lead the charge on banning plastic carry-out bags, a bill reaching the final stages of the legislative process could make cloth bags a necessity for all California shoppers. Karen de Sá in the Oakland Tribune -- 8/29/10
Venice's one-woman crime-fighting machine is heading back to Boston -- Boston Dawna, a haircutter by day, has no apprehensions about initiating private citizen's arrests. The news that she's returning to her hometown has dismayed those residents who rely on her patrols. Martha Groves in the Los Angeles Times -- 8/29/10 Todd Spitzer says district attorney fired him -- Todd Spitzer, who aspires to be Orange County's next top prosecutor and was viewed as the likely successor of District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, said he was fired from the law-enforcement agency. RACHANEE SRISAVASDI and DEEPA BHARATH in the Orange County Register -- 8/29/10 Statewide standards for body artists go to governor -- Bodily manipulation in one form or another is drawing attention in the closing days of the legislative session. Dan Walters in the Sacramento Bee -- 8/29/10
For Obama, Steep Learning Curve as Chief in Time of War -- President Obama rushed to the Oval Office when word arrived one night that militants with Al Qaeda in Yemen had been located and that the military wanted to support an attack by Yemeni forces. After a quick discussion, his counterterrorism adviser, John O. Brennan, told him the window to strike was closing. PETER BAKER in the New York Times -- 8/29/10
Through God, Beck claims King's legacy -- Forty-seven years after Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream Speech,” Fox News host Glenn Beck stood Saturday close to the spot at the Lincoln Memorial where the civil rights leader called for racial equality, urging the nation to return to "faith, hope and charity."JAMES HOHMANN Politico -- 8/29/10 Beck seeks help restoring traditional American values; Sharpton tries to keep King dream alive -- Conservative commentator Glenn Beck and tea party champion Sarah Palin appealed Saturday to a vast, predominantly white crowd on the National Mall to help restore traditional American values and honor Martin Luther King's message. Civil rights leaders who accused the group of hijacking King's legacy held their own rally and march. NAFEESA SYEED, PHILIP ELLIOTT AP -- 8/29/10 Beck, others exhort conservatives to action at Washington rally -- Before a vast crowd on the National Mall, the media commentator and Sarah Palin stress religious themes but hit political notes too. The Rev. Al Sharpton follows with a smaller counter-rally. Michael A. Memoli and Kim Geiger in the Los Angeles Times -- 8/29/10 Thousands attend Beck-Palin rally at Lincoln Memorial -- The pair draw a big crowd but won't be looking to pair up for 2012, talk-show host Beck says in a Sunday interview: 'There are far too many people that are far smarter than me to be president.' Michael A. Memoli in the Los Angeles Times -- 8/29/10 |
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