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Redevelopment money is a sticking point in budget talks -- Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic lawmakers are at odds over a small but crucial part of the state budget -- what happens to $250 million that once funded now-defunct redevelopment agencies. Chris Megerian in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/14/12 L.A. school cuts could be reversed if Jerry Brown's tax plan passes -- Citing a $360-million budget deficit and more cuts coming from Sacramento, the Los Angeles Unified School District has voted to shorten the school year by one week. But a district spokesman said that could change if voters pass Gov. Jerry Brown's tax initiative in November. Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/14/12 Republicans boycott state Senate budget hearing -- When the state Senate budget committee convenes Thursday, not a single Republican will be there. All five of them will be boycotting the hearing to protest what they call a lack of transparency in the budget process. Chris Megerian in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/14/12 Budget deadline looms, deal still elusive -- Let's face it: the more that the state budget's constitutional deadline starts to come into view on the horizon, the fuzzier the status of negotiations -- and the ultimate ending of the saga -- become at the Capitol. John Myers News10 -- 6/14/12 California state lawmaker wants fracking moratorium -- A state lawmaker has proposed legislation that would ban the use of hydraulic fracturing in California until regulators write rules governing the controversial procedure. Michael J. Mishak in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/14/12 'Roger's law' passes Senate -- without Roger -- Republican Sen. Joel Anderson gave a lengthy speech blasting "Roger's law" on the Senate floor Thursday. Torey Van Oot SacBee Capitol Alert -- 6/14/12 Campaign treasurer Kinde Durkee to have sentencing delayed -- Campaign treasurer Kinde Durkee will have to wait a little longer to learn her fate for stealing more than $7 million in political funds from at least 50 clients, including U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/14/12 California construction industry continues to tread water -- California's depressed construction industry generated just 32,000 new housing units between 2010 and 2011, a new Census Bureau report says, a fraction of the 200,000-plus units that California once produced each year. Dan Walters SacBee Capitol Alert -- 6/14/12 Surprise! California consumers feel best in 5 years -- Despite the negative headlines, California consumer sentiment is the highest since the first quarter of 2007, according to a new Chapman University survey released Wednesday. Mary Ann Milbourn in the Orange County Register -- 6/14/12 Foreclosures highest in Inland Empire -- The Inland Empire's housing prices climbed a bit last month, but the region also has the most foreclosure activity of any major metropolitan area in the United States. Andrew Edwards in the Inland Daily Bulletin -- 6/14/12 Democrats like Jeeps, Republicans go BMW and more brand clashes -- Democrats and Republicans can’t even agree on brands, preferring different restaurants, television channels and even gaming systems across the aisle, according to a new report. Tiffany Hsu in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/14/12 State Senate approves alternatives to jail for DUI, other offenses -- The state Senate approved a measure Thursday making it easier for people convicted of drunken driving and other offenses to reduce their jail time, which Republican lawmakers opposed as "decriminalization" of driving under the influence of alcohol. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/14/12 Fox: Newsom Wants to Shake Up California’s Economy by Shaking up its Politics -- Describing himself as the “Future ex-Lt. Governor” who “didn’t care” what reaction his positions engendered from the top down – yes, he was referring to the governor — Gavin Newsom, told the Small Business Day audience on Monday that if he were in charge he would cut 30-40 state programs the first six months in office and an equal number the next six months. Joel Fox Fox & Hounds -- 6/14/12 Wildermuth: Primary Election Shows Reform is on the Move -- You know, I kinda liked “John Carter.” John Wildermuth Fox & Hounds -- 6/14/12 California Department of Education releases new public school rankings -- The California Department of Education has just released its latest round of public school rankings, from 1 to 10, based on how well students performed on standardized tests they took more than a year ago. Katy Murphy in the Contra Costa Times -- 6/14/12 Bay Area nurses, Sutter Health at odds after day strike -- Union officials and representatives of a group of Sutter Health hospitals remain at odds over a number of issues, even how many nurses went on strike during a one-day strike Wednesday. JOHN S. MARSHALL Associated Press -- 6/14/12
California Democrats ready to send Gov. Jerry Brown a budget that rejects $1 billion in cuts -- Legislative Democrats are poised to send Gov. Jerry Brown a budget that avoids deep new cuts in safety-net programs while reducing state worker pay and taking funds from courts and counties. Kevin Yamamura in the Sacramento Bee -- 6/14/12 'Tweaked' budget offer, but welfare fight remains -- Calling it a plan "that has been tweaked a bit," legislative leaders say they think they're closer to a budget agreement with Gov. Jerry Brown, though there's no sign that Brown is willing to go along - especially on the issue of changes to the state's welfare assistance program. John Myers News10 -- 6/14/12 Cap and trade -- California’s quest to curb greenhouse-gas emissions promises a windfall for the cash-squeezed state, which has cut spending on schools, roads and services for the poor. Michael Gardner UT San Diego -- 6/14/12 Baron: Leg erases Gov’s ed reforms -- The Legislature’s budget package is missing many of Gov. Brown’s controversial education initiatives. A joint Senate and Assembly plan outlined yesterday protects transitional kindergarten, the science mandate, and the AVID program, rejects the weighted student funding formula, and offers districts a choice in how they’re paid for state mandates. Kathryn Baron TopEd -- 6/14/12 Brown wants welfare cuts -- In one of his numerous proposals for balancing the state’s perennially strained budget, Gov. Jerry Brown wants to tighten provisions for CalWORKS – the state’s welfare-to-work program – in ways similar to the federal welfare reform enacted during Bill Clinton‘s presidency. Democrats in Legislature don’t like the plan. Martin Wisckol in the Orange County Register -- 6/14/12 Welfare-to-work debate takes center stage in California budget stalemate -- Gov. Jerry Brown finally made it clear this week how important welfare reform was to his budget when he invoked an old nemesis, President Bill Clinton. Steven Harmon in the San Jose Mercury -- 6/14/12 California counties oppose Democratic plan to take $250 million -- The California State Association of Counties, whose support Gov. Jerry Brown has relied upon since taking office last year, immediately slammed a Democratic plan Wednesday to take $250 million that had gone to local governments under deals with now-defunct redevelopment agencies. Kevin Yamamura SacBee Capitol Alert -- 6/14/12 Judges, lawyers, employees decry planned cuts to state court system -- "Sí, se puede! Sí, se puede!" A rally for farmworkers on the Sacramento courthouse steps? Nope. It was 20 or so judges from the local Superior Court bench, taking it to the front of their building Wednesday to protest the governor's budget move to reduce state judiciary funding by $544 million. Andy Furillo in the Sacramento Bee -- 6/14/12 This budget bait and switch benefits California -- Under Prop. 25, legislators were to have pay docked if they didn't pass a balanced budget by June 15. The controller withheld compensation last year, but a judge ended that practice. That's good for the state. George Skelton in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/14/12 Caltrans will defend structural safety of new Bay Bridge in unprecedented live webinar -- In a fierce push to prove the new eastern section of the Bay Bridge will be safe for the 280,000 motorists who cross it every day, Caltrans is hosting an unprecedented live public webinar Friday morning to explain how it tested the span's foundations. Lisa Vorderbrueggen in the Contra Costa Times -- 6/14/12 IRS pension snag: San Jose joins Orange County? -- A key part of a pension reform approved by San Jose voters last week needs IRS approval, similar to an Orange County pension reform held up for three years while waiting for IRS approval. Ed Mendel Calpensions.com -- 6/14/12 Anti-incumbent group sets sights on Baca, Miller -- Fresh off their primary victories, Democratic Rep. Joe Baca and Republican Rep. Gary Miller may face a shared opponent in their respective House races this fall. The Campaign for Primary Accountability, a new Super-PAC dedicated to ousting certain incumbents from both sides of the aisle, is focusing on the two lawmakers as potential targets in November, Curtis Ellis, the committee’s spokesman revealed. BEN GOAD in the Riverside Press -- 6/14/12 Peters looks to fall matchup with Bilbray -- Congressional candidate Scott Peters said Wednesday it was apparent he would finish ahead of fellow Democrat Lori Saldaña in the race to determine a challenger to Republican Rep. Brian Bilbray of San Diego. Christopher Cadelago UT San Diego -- 6/14/12
California taxable sales on the rise -- The Board of Equalization estimates that taxable sales up and down the state rose 9.3 percent during the opening months of this year. Andrew Edwards in the Inland Daily Bulletin -- 6/14/12 CalPERS hike sets off alarm -- When the nation's second largest purchaser of health care gets socked with a big rate hike, lots of people pay the price. Dale Kasler in the Sacramento Bee -- 6/14/12 Pay attention to defense cuts, 2 congressmen say -- Saying that 30,000 jobs in the San Diego economy are in peril, two Republican congressmen brought a “listening tour” to San Diego Wednesday to focus attention on looming defense spending cuts scheduled to start in January. Jeanette Steele UT San Diego -- 6/14/12 L.A. Council approves plan charging banks an inspection fee for distressed properties -- The City Council approved a plan Wednesday to charge banks an inspection fee for distressed properties despite questions about how the new program will be implemented by the Department of Building and and Safety. Dakota Smith in the Los Angeles Daily News -- 6/14/12
Senate budget panel OKs $23 million for military base schools -- A key Senate panel on Tuesday made clear its intent to include as part of next year’s budget $23 million to leverage three times that amount in federal funds for upgrading rundown public schools on several California military bases. Kimberly Beltran SI&A Cabinet Report -- 6/14/12 Move toward 'inclusion' sparks class size debate -- An ambitious plan to move San Francisco special education students into mainstream classrooms is getting mixed reviews from teachers and sparking a debate over class size as the school district and teachers union try to reach an agreement on a new labor contract. TREY BUNDY Bay Citizen -- 6/14/12 Critics decry latest shrinkage of L.A. Unified's school year -- All sides agree that the tentative agreement to trim 5 instructional days in 2012-13 is a bad outcome for students, but some defend it as a necessity. Howard Blume in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/14/12
Childhood obesity linked to poorer academic performance -- Obese children face risks to their emotional and social well-being that can harm their academic performance, new research suggests. JOANNA LIN Bay Citizen -- 6/14/12
Jerry Brown signals support for garbage 'gasification' project -- Jerry Brown's administration says it will support a Canadian company's effort to vaporize garbage and turn it into electricity in Monterey County, despite concerns raised by environmentalists. David Siders in the Sacramento Bee -- 6/14/12 Los Angeles City Council members push fracking ban -- The fight over fracking has come to Los Angeles. Michael J. Mishak in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 6/14/12
Developmental center police investigating officer’s overtime -- The in-house police force at California’s developmental centers is investigating one of its patrol officers for large overtime paychecks and an admission that he has slept on the job. RYAN GABRIELSON Bay Citizen -- 6/14/12 California's prison population eclipsed by Texas -- Everything is bigger in Texas, the saying goes, and that is now also true of its prison system. DON THOMPSON Associated Press -- 6/14/12
Second-guessing Obama -- President Barack Obama has long made clear he doesn’t like the Washington echo chamber. And, lately, the Washington echo chamber doesn’t think much of him, either. ALEXANDER BURNS and JOHN F. HARRIS Politico -- 6/14/12
Friends of Mitt: It’s a long list in Orange County -- A Register analysis of Federal Elections Commission records shows that 828 county residents have given the former Massachusetts governor at least $1,000. Their donations amount to 92 percent of his total haul from the county through April 30. Ronald Campbell in the Orange County Register -- 6/14/12 Dems: Obama could lose, donors better get moving -- A growing chorus of once-confident Democrats now say President Barack Obama could lose the November election. JULIE PACE and JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press -- 6/14/12 Saunders: Too much information, too little intelligence -- It was gutsy for Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein to come out against Washington's recent rash of dangerous intelligence leaks last week; she made criticism of the leaks bipartisan. Debra J. Saunders in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 6/14/12 Boxer gets props, as transportation negotiations continue -- First there were the blown up photos from the inside the Super Bowl to illustrate the number of jobs at stake, as Congress debates legislation to guide the nation's transportation policy. Ben Goad in the Riverside Press -- 6/14/12 |
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