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America's Cup expected to go on after fatal wreck -- The head of the America's Cup planning effort says he expects sailing's most prestigious event to go forward after the death of a sailor on a training run in the San Francisco Bay. Paul Elias Associated Press -- 5/11/13 USC gains Bruin brains as neuroscientists switch universities -- In a major case of academic poaching involving crosstown rivals, USC has lured away two prominent neuroscientists from UCLA with a promise to expand their internationally renowned lab that uses brain imaging techniques to study Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, autism and other disorders. Larry Gordon and Eryn Brown in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/11/13 Attorney General Kamala Harris sues Chase over debt collection lawsuits -- JP Morgan Chase sued thousands of Sacramento-area customers as part of what California Attorney General Kamala Harris calls a barrage of inadequately researched debt collection cases. Phillip Reese in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/11/13 Oakland: Interim Police Chief Toribio out just two days after appointment -- For an already beleaguered police department, it'll go down as the Week of the Three Chiefs. Just two days after Anthony Toribio was appointed interim police chief in the wake of Chief Howard Jordan's sudden departure, he was replaced Friday by 38-year-old Deputy Chief Sean Whent. Matthew Artz in the Oakland Tribune Matthai Kuruvila and Justin Berton in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 5/11/13 Steinberg 'trial balloon': New legislation to govern Delta tunnels? -- California's Senate leader has floated a controversial idea to resolve mistrust threatening Gov. Jerry Brown's plan for two giant water diversion tunnels in the Delta: legislation to govern the tunnel operations. Matt Weiser in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/11/13 More money doesn’t quell battle over school funding -- Gov. Jerry Brown and Senate Democrats are wrestling over competing plans to make the most significant revisions to California’s convoluted way of paying for schools in a quarter-century. Michael Gardner UT San Diego$ -- 5/11/13 Brown, senator at odds over clean energy money -- Six months after voters approved new taxes to fund clean energy projects, Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers remain at odds over how to spend the money on improving energy efficiency at public schools and community colleges. Chris Megerian in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/11/13 America's Cup probe could change race -- The investigation into why a super-fast, state-of-the-art catamaran flipped and fell apart in San Francisco Bay, trapping and drowning a world-class sailor during a practice run for the America's Cup, could force changes to this summer's event, race organizers said Friday. Will Kane and Michael Cabanatuan in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 5/11/13 Andrew Simpson 'heart and soul' of team -- The 36-year-old British sailor's accidental death Thursday in a boat wreck on San Francisco Bay during training for the America's Cup regatta has stripped the professional sailing world of one of its warmest lights and left a young family devastated. John Coté in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 5/11/13 America's Cup death: Boat broke into many pieces, official says -- The boat that capsized in San Francisco Bay, killing an Olympic gold medalist nose-dived as it was changing direction and later broke into many pieces, America’s Cup officials said Friday. In a news conference at Pier 27 in San Francisco, officials provided new details on the apparent accident that killed British Olympic gold medalist Andrew "Bart" Simpson. Matt Stevens in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/11/13 New victims of the federal sequester: Migrant farmworker children -- In a couple of weeks, 40 young children — between 4 months to 5 years-old — will be cut from the Head Start program in four rural California counties. Joe Garofoli in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 5/11/13 Top lawyer decries unequal pay for women -- Fifty years after Congress banned sex discrimination in wages, it's inexcusable that women - including women at the highest levels of the legal profession - are still paid less than men for the same work, the American Bar Association's fifth female president told a San Francisco audience Friday. Bob Egelko in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 5/11/13 Wendy Greuel's campaign coffers low -- After spending heavily on TV advertising, the city controller has about 10% of the cash on hand that Councilman Garcetti has, but she can count on more financial support from outside groups. Seema Mehta and Maeve Reston in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/11/13 Wendy Greuel says she's raising money at 'fast pace' -- Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel said Friday that she has raised money at “a very fast pace” over the last week and insisted that her campaign would be able to compete, even though her opponent reported 10 times as much cash on hand for the final stretch. Maeve Reston in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/11/13 Garcetti sees Hollywood as 'a template for a new Los Angeles' -- Over 12 years as the area's councilman, he has championed high-density 'smart growth' that's been business-friendly. But community activists worry about rising rents and traffic-choked streets. Kate Linthicum in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/11/13 Eric Garcetti woos female voters; says campaign will finish strong -- Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti said Friday that Wendy Greuel’s dwindling campaign treasury would only bolster his argument that her campaign is being sustained by the independent spending on her behalf. Maeve Reston in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/11/13 Greuel wants Garcetti to stop 'negative' ads in mayor race -- Wendy Greuel called on Eric Garcetti on Friday night to stop all negative advertising in the last 11 days of the Los Angeles mayor's race, a challenge that her rival instantly dismissed as "disingenuous" for a candidate whose campaign is effectively "bankrupt." Michael Finnegan and Seema Mehta in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/11/13 Tesla’s Elon Musk Leaves Zuckerberg’s Fwd.us -- Elon Musk, a founder of the electric carmaker Tesla and one of the technology industry’s most outspoken exponents of clean energy, has stepped down from a prominent Silicon Valley advocacy group that is pushing for changes to the nation’s immigration laws and that has sponsored advertisements that promote a contentious oil pipeline. SOMINI SENGUPTA in the New York Times$Alina Selyukh, Sarah McBride Reuters Mike Isaac All Things D -- 5/11/13 Abel Maldonado accuses Jerry Brown and 'buddies' of 'trying to make it about race' -- One day after a civil rights leader accused him of using racially charged politics in his criticism of California's prison realignment, former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado said this afternoon that Gov. Jerry Brown and "his buddies are trying to make it about race." David Siders in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/11/13
Seattle group raises its bid for Kings -- In a dramatic, late-hour move, the group trying to buy the Sacramento Kings and move them to Seattle announced Friday it is increasing its bid for the franchise a second time - just days before the NBA is scheduled to vote on the team's future. Ryan Lillis, Tony Bizjak and Dale Kasler in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/11/13 Chris Hansen ups ante with NBA -- Hoping to sway the NBA, Chris Hansen increased his Seattle group’s offer for the Sacramento Kings to a total valuation of $625 million, $175 million beyond the highest price ever paid for a franchise. Bob Condotta Seattle Times -- 5/11/13 Sacramento Mayor stays confident, even as Seattle ups bid for Kings -- Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said he remains “very confident” in this region’s position for keeping the Sacramento Kings despite the Seattle bidders upping their offer for the team by $75 million. Kelly Johnson Sacramento Business Journal -- 5/11/13 Executive Airport, other small sites to keep control towers open -- The Federal Aviation Administration will keep open for now the 149 control towers at small airports – including Sacramento Executive Airport – that were slated to close as the result of governmentwide automatic spending cuts imposed by Congress, the Transportation Department said Friday. Joan Lowy Associated Press -- 5/11/13 Income Inequality: It’s Not Just for Older People Anymore -- At some point during Blake Eastman’s senior year at the University of Southern California, he stopped talking to his friends about their plans after graduation. Eastman, 22, had parlayed a summer internship into a job offer. Many of his classmates, even those with similar credentials, weren’t as fortunate. Lily Rothman TIME -- 5/11/13 Signature Flight: Full steam ahead on Google airport despite CEQA suit -- Signature Flight Support will not slow its approach despite an environmental lawsuit that seeks to stall work on the company's $82 million private aviation facility at San Jose International Airport. Nathan Donato-Weinstein Silicon Valley Business Journal -- 5/11/13 Census: 12 percent more homeless in San Mateo County now than two years ago -- Although more and more signs point to a recovering economy, San Mateo County's homeless population isn't among them. In the last two years the number of homeless people without shelter has risen 12 percent, according to a report released Friday by the county's human services agency. Bonnie Eslinger in the San Jose Mercury -- 5/11/13
College enrollment down, experts cite low funding, high cost -- In the midst of a debate over the value of a college degree, recent findings by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show college enrollment among high school graduates is at its lowest in years. Just 66.2 percent of high school graduates in 2012 were enrolled in colleges or universities in October - the lowest rate since 2006. The record high was 70.1 percent 2009. Josh Dulaney in the Long Beach Press -- 5/11/13 For the First Time, SAT Test Gets Canceled in an Entire Country -- Some 1,500 South Korean students who dream of attending elite American colleges are scrambling after the U.S.-based administrator of the SAT cancelled the scheduled May 4 session of the exam due to allegations of widespread cheating. It’s the first time the SAT test has been called off in an entire country. Kayla Webley TIME -- 5/11/13
Fresno County to give free condoms to teens -- With a few clicks of a mouse, boys as young as 12 years old living in Fresno County can get free condoms mailed to them -- without their parents' consent. It's a program that Juan Gilberto Bautista, a senior at Fresno's Roosevelt High, wishes was around two years ago -- when his girlfriend gave birth to a boy. Pablo Lopez in the Fresno Bee -- 5/11/13 Healthcare puts Jerry Brown, Capitol Democrats on different sides -- The Democrats who control the Legislature want to make it easier to obtain public insurance than Brown does and send more money to doctors, hospitals and counties than the governor wants to part with. Anthony York and Chris Megerian in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/11/13 Patient is out of network, out of luck -- After Kaiser advised him to enter hospice, Jalal Afshar sought out-of-network treatment that he says saved his life. Now he's suing for the $2-million cost of care. Chad Terhune in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/11/13
Scientists alarmed as CO2 passes threshold -- The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere passed a symbolic milestone this week, scientists announced Friday, reaching levels that haven’t prevailed on the Earth since long before human civilization began. ANDREW RESTUCCIA Politico -- 5/11/13 CO2 levels hit new peak at key observatory -- In some ways, it's just a number, but it's a big number with enormous implications. For the first time, scientists measured an average concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide of 400 parts per million in Mauna Loa, Hawaii, where the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration observatory is located, on Thursday. Elizabeth Landau CNN -- 5/11/13 Companies won't face charges in condor deaths -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grants exceptions to a wind farm and a building project in harassing or killing the endangered birds. Louis Sahagun in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/11/13
How a parent's immigration status shapes the economic lives of their US-born children -- The University of Southern California released a report Tuesday that provides a snapshot of the state's unauthorized immigrants, an estimated 2.6 million people who might be eligible to apply for legal status if Congress approves a sweeping immigration reform bill. Leslie Berestein Rojas KPCC -- 5/11/13 Co-author of immigration study resigns from Heritage Foundation -- The co-author of a disputed immigration study by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, resigned Friday after questions were raised about racially charged conclusions made in his previous work. David Nakamura in the Washington Post -- 5/11/13 Heritage Author’s Resignation not Enough for Hispanic Caucus -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus called on the Heritage Foundation Friday to renounce the writings of Jason Richwine, a former Heritage employee and one of the authors of the group’s recent immigration report. Emily Pierce Roll Call -- 5/11/13
Legislative action next step for pro-marijuana advocates -- The state Supreme Court's decision upholding local governments' right to ban medical marijuana dispensaries left pro-marijuana advocates to rely on legislative action to ensure patients access to marijuana. Sandra Emerson and Wes Woods II in the San Bernardino Sun -- 5/11/13 Privacy Breach on Bloomberg’s Data Terminals -- A shudder went through Wall Street on Friday after the revelation that Bloomberg News reporters had extracted subscribers’ private information through the company’s ubiquitous data terminals to break news. AMY CHOZICK and BEN PROTESS in the New York Times$ -- 5/11/13 Plants Can Talk -- Just when moral vegetarians thought their meal of choice wasn't sentient, it turns out that plants can totally talk to each other. Even weirder, they communicate through underground fungi. So mushrooms aren't cool to eat, either. Sorry. SARA MORRISON The Atlantic Wire -- 5/11/13 NBC to cancel 'Rock Center' -- The weekly newsmagazine debuted in 2011 on Monday nights, then proceeded to move further back in the week -- to Wednesday, then Thursday, then Friday -- as it struggled in the ratings. DYLAN BYERS Politico -- 5/11/13 Bloomberg LP Accused of Spying on Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Using Terminals -- The magical, $20,000-a-year financial services machines known as Bloomberg LP terminals are everywhere on Wall Street, for better or worse. Joe Coscarelli New York Magazine -- 5/11/13
Obama administration e-mails raise new questions on Benghazi -- An e-mail discussion about talking points the Obama administration used to describe the deadly attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, show the White House and State Department were more involved than they first said in the decision to remove an initial CIA assessment that a group with ties to al Qaeda was involved, according to CNN sources with knowledge of the e-mails. Jim Acosta. Jessica Yellin and Elise Labott CNN -- 5/11/13 Spinning Benghazi -- It’s a cliché, of course, but it really is true: in Washington, every scandal has a crime and a coverup. The ongoing debate about the attack on the United States facility in Benghazi where four Americans were killed, and the Obama Administration’s response to it, is no exception. For a long time, it seemed like the idea of a coverup was just a Republican obsession. But now there is something to it. ALEX KOPPELMAN The New Yorker -- 5/11/13 White House denies misleading public on Benghazi talking points -- White House press secretary Jay Carney maintained Friday he did not mischaracterize the White House and State Department's role in developing of talking points regarding the attack on the American diplomatic post in Benghazi. Justin Sink The Hill -- 5/11/13 Obama aides scramble to defend edits to Benghazi talking points -- The Obama administration insisted Friday that it acted in good faith and not to protect itself when it eliminated references to al Qaida and an allied group in talking points about the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Lesley Clark McClatchy Washington -- 5/11/13 Obama fires opening salvo in health-care law campaign to enroll uninsured -- Obama launched a spirited defense of the Affordable Care Act on Friday, telling a mostly female audience at the White House that he and his allies “are going to keep fighting with everything we’ve got ... to make sure that every American gets the care that they need when they need it, at a price that they can afford.” Juliet Eilperin in the Washington Post -- 5/11/13
Freshman senator with senior pluck takes on the financial industry -- Elizabeth Warren, who ranks 97th out of 100 members, refuses to be just seen and not heard. She is already bashing regulators as well as big-bank executives. Jim Puzzanghera in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/11/13 |
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