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Analyst projects $3.2 billion higher state revenues than Jerry Brown -- Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor projected state revenues Friday that are $3.2 billion higher than those projected by Gov. Jerry Brown this week in his revised budget proposal. Jim Sanders in the Sacramento Bee$ Chris Megerian in the Los Angeles Times$ JUDY LIN Associated Press -- 5/17/13 Becerra is holdout on House immigration group's 'agreement in principle' -- There appears to be at least one remaining holdout within the bipartisan House immigration group that announced an “agreement in principle” on a far-reaching proposal Thursday: Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.). Russell Berman The Hill -- 5/17/13 Local officials defend enterprise zones targeted for ax by Governor -- In his revised budget plan released this week, Governor Jerry Brown calls for the state’s enterprise zone program to be completely “reshaped.” California has 40 of these “distressed” neighborhoods where the state offers tax credits in order to encourage investment and hiring. Julie Small KPCC -- 5/17/13 Mayor, investors celebrate Kings deal: 'We. Did. It!' -- Mayor Kevin Johnson held court at City Hall this morning to celebrate the signing of a deal that transfers ownership of the Sacramento Kings to a swarm of new investors led by Vivek Ranadivé. Gary Chazen Sacramento Business Journal -- 5/17/13 Maloof family to pocket about $230 million from Sacramento sale -- On the face of it, the Maloofs are accepting a purchase price for the Sacramento Kings that's $90 million less than the offer they were pursuing with investors from Seattle. Dale Kasler, Ryan Lillis and Tony Bizjak in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/17/13 Sacramento Kings deal goes beyond basketball -- “This is about jobs, this is about community,” Mayor Kevin Johnson said. “Sacramento, let’s have no problem making the NBA look smart.” Ben van der Meer Sacramento Business Journal -- 5/17/13 California Senate requires larger print for drug labels -- Ever squinted to read the directions on a medicine bottle but couldn’t make out the small print? California lawmakers have the prescription to solve that problem. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 Unemployment rate falls, but hiring slows in California and L.A. -- After a few robust months, the pace of hiring in California slowed in April as employers concerned about the economy cut back on adding new employees. Alana Semuels in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 Bay Area adds 2,600 jobs in April, reaching its highest job totals since the fall of 2008 -- The Bay Area posted sturdy job gains during April, led primarily by an upswing in the East Bay and San Francisco region -- but the South Bay suffered a setback in its employment boom, officials reported Friday. George Avalos in the San Jose Mercury -- 5/17/13 Silicon Valley unemployment hits Sept. 2008 lows -- The unemployment rate for the San Jose metro area dropped to 6.6 percent in April — the lowest since September 2008 — according to new local job numbers out Friday. Lauren Hepler Silicon Valley Business Journal -- 5/17/13 Unemployment plunges in Sacramento; California rate falls to 9 percent -- The Sacramento area's unemployment rate plunged to 8.3 percent in April from a revised 9.2 percent in March, a decline that surpassed encouraging statewide numbers, according to state figures released today. Mark Glover in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/17/13 San Francisco median home hits $1 million -- The median price for a single family home in San Francisco hit $1 million in April — the highest level since 2007. The new median price is a 32 percent jump from $760,000 last year. Blanca Torres San Francisco Business Times -- 5/17/13 Ousted IRS chief apologizes for 'foolish mistakes,' claims no partisan bias -- The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized to Congress on Friday for his agency's tougher treatment of tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. He said they resulted from a misguided effort to handle a flood of applications, not political bias. Alan Fram and Stephen Ohlemacher Associated Press -- 5/17/13 Nurses strike East Bay hospitals affiliated with Sutter Health -- Hundreds of registered nurses walked off the job and formed picket lines in front of East Bay hospitals Friday morning to begin a seven-day strike against institutions affiliated with Sutter Health. Sandy Kleffman in the Contra Costa Times -- 5/17/13 HUD to shut down offices as a result of sequester -- Across-the-board cuts in the federal budget will force the Department of Housing and Urban Development to close its offices on May 24 and possibly six other days. E. Scott Reckard in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 £££££
California's health exchange to serve as voter registration hub -- Millions of Californians who contact the state's new health exchange to buy insurance will be given the opportunity to register to vote, too, a move that some Republicans fear could benefit Democrats. Jim Sanders in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/17/13 Feinstein declines to halt NIF budget cuts -- Congressional supporters of the multibillion-dollar National Ignition Facility in Livermore called on Sen. Dianne Feinstein this week to help save the huge laser experiment from $110 million in budget cuts proposed by the Obama administration. David Perlman in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 5/17/13 Calling for Silicon Valley to “change politics,” Dem House candidate Ro Khanna draws tech stars to San Francisco fundraiser -- In a gathering that underscored the growing political muscle of Silicon Valley, a crowd of tech insiders hit San Francisco Thursday to support the Congressional campaign of former Obama trade representative and Democratic Valley attorney Rho Khanna. Carla Marinucci in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 5/17/13 Illegal immigrants would be harder to deport under Assembly bill -- A California lawmaker is making a renewed push to limit the detention and deportation of immigrants who are in the country illegally after his legislation was vetoed last year by Gov. Jerry Brown. Chris Megerian in the Los Angeles Times$ Melody Gutierrez in the Sacramento Bee$ Katie Orr Capital Public Radio Leslie Berestein Rojas KPCC Michael Gardner UT San Diego$ -- 5/17/13 Governor taps cap-and-trade money in budget -- The state of California’s third cap-and-trade auction takes place Thursday, just days after Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a controversial plan to borrow money from a state program to fight climate change. Christopher Arns Sacramento Business Journal -- 5/17/13 Walters: A perilous tax trend accelerates -- When voters passed Proposition 30 last year, they unwittingly accelerated one of the most perilous trends in California governmental finance – an ever-increasing reliance on income taxes from rich people to finance schools and myriad other state and local services. Dan Walters in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/17/13 California bills on firearms, violence clear hurdles -- State lawmakers advanced measures related to firearms and violence Thursday, including two introduced after the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. Chris Megerian and Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 No new court funding in California budget revision -- California Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed May budget revision puts no new money into the judicial branch, leaving the funding level unchanged from January. Kathy Robertson Sacramento Business Journal -- 5/17/13 Assemblyman, local mayors working to restore funding to state's court system -- A group of local officials are spearheading an effort to re-staff courts and provide more funds to what they call a starving court system. Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, R-Hesperia, has co-authored a bill, introduced in March, that he says is a step toward properly funding California's judicial system. Lori Fowler in the San Bernardino Sun -- 5/17/13 Bill would prohibit ticketing cars at broken parking meters -- Legislation introduced by Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) that would prevent cities from ticketing motorists who park at broken meters sailed through the state Assembly on Thursday. The item is in the Los Angeles Times$ Lisa Brenner KPCC -- 5/17/13 Condoms for prisoners and porn stars debated by Legislature -- Two bills are pending in the state Legislature that promote and expand the use of condoms by two very different groups of people - porn stars and prisoners - each based on programs that are already in place in Los Angeles. Susan Abram in the Los Angeles Daily News -- 5/17/13 CPUC Considers What Ratepayers Will Pay For San Onofre -- The CPUC hearings are focused on whether hundreds of millions of dollars spent on San Onofre in 2012 are “reasonable” to charge ratepayers. Alison St John KPBS -- 5/17/13 Report says post-prison arrests down, repeat offenses up -- Felons released from prison are committing new crimes at roughly the same rate they did before Gov. Jerry Brown switched their supervision to county probation, but a new report says repeat offenses are up. Paige St. John in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 State funds could allow for pay raises for elected officials -- The state certified Thursday that it has a sufficient reserve fund to allow pay raises for Gov. Jerry Brown, state lawmakers and other elected officials, but members of a panel that sets pay say they will probably maintain the status quo for another year. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 California Senate approves measures aimed at reducing gun violence -- The state Senate approved two bills Thursday introduced following the mass killing at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, including one requiring gun owners to keep their firearms in locked safe-boxes if they live with someone prohibited from using guns. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 Assembly votes to ban lead ammunition for hunting -- The ban would be the first of its kind in the country, said Jennifer Fearing, senior state director for the Humane Society. She said there's no excuse for continuing to use toxic lead for hunting. Chris Megerian in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 Judge to hear lawsuit over high-speed rail bonds -- State officials on Thursday agreed to drop a request to consolidate all lawsuits challenging California's use of voter-approved high-speed rail bonds, allowing a trial seeking to stop their sale to begin later this month. JULIET WILLIAMS Associated Press -- 5/17/13 State audit faults Riverside on asset transfers -- A new state audit identifies $94.6 million worth of former Riverside redevelopment assets that it says have not been properly transferred to the agency in charge of settling the debts of the former program. JIM MILLER in the Riverside Press -- 5/17/13 Wells Fargo $203 Million Award in Overdraft Fee Case Reinstated -- Wells Fargo & Co. must pay customers $203 million for manipulating debit-card transactions to boost overdraft fees, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled, reinstating a 2010 damage award. Karen Gullo Bloomberg -- 5/17/13 California Gov. Jerry Brown promises prison legislation -- California Gov. Jerry Brown's prison policy is forcing a split personality with federal courts. Paige St. John in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 L.A. County might cut ties with troubled foster care agency -- The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will decide Tuesday whether to cut all ties to a foster care contractor with a history of substantiated misspending and child abuse. Garrett Therolf in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 With Heat On Over Tax Grab, OC's Top Lobbyist Wants Out -- Donna Grubaugh, the county’s top staff lobbyist, is seeking an internal transfer as her department takes heat for not fixing a small legislative glitch that is costing county taxpayers $73 million each year in lost property taxes. NORBERTO SANTANA JR. VoiceofOC.org -- 5/17/13 L.A. mayor's race result may be unknown for weeks after election -- Mail-in ballots, the apparent tightness of the race and the peculiarities of the City Clerk's counting procedures open the possibility of a delayed outcome. James Rainey in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 Labor group says Wendy Greuel will push minimum wage to $15 -- Union backers of Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel have sent out a new mailer declaring that she would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour in L.A., even as Greuel and her allies disputed that she had made such a promise and called for all campaign groups to be "truthful." David Zahniser, Kate Linthicum and James Rainey in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 Villaraigosa denounces two attack ads in mayoral campaign -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa waded into the increasingly negative campaign for mayor, calling for the removal of two ads that attack mayoral candidates Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel but were not created by either candidate's campaign. David Zahniser in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 Greuel cites high-profile role as an executive at DreamWorks SKG -- The candidate's position at DreamWorks was about more than making movies — she was a go-between for the studio to the political, governmental and civic worlds. Maeve Reston and Seema Mehta in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 Greuel talks business, Garcetti gets boost from former Obama advisor -- With the mayoral campaign in the homestretch, Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti are criss-crossing the city to energize their bases. Alice Walton KPCC -- 5/17/13 Record-setting PAC spending funds person-to-person ground campaign -- Independent groups have spent a record $18 million dollars on Los Angeles city and school board races -- nearly three times the previous high set in 2011. Sharon McNary KPCC -- 5/17/13 LA Mayor Candidates Try To Persuade Voters To Pay Attention -- The candidates have spent a record amount of money. They've stumped hard in a city that isn't easy to campaign in — 470 square miles sliced up into neighborhoods divided by a web of freeways. Kirk Siegler NPR -- 5/17/13
Apple’s Cook to Face Senate Questions on Taxes, Offer Reforms -- Apple CEO Tim Cook will testify Tuesday before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigation, which is examining U.S. companies’ offshore tax practices. John Paczkowski All Things D -- 5/17/13 Tim Cook defends Apple ahead of Senate hearing, reveals more about US manufacturing plans -- Apple CEO Tim Cook is heading to Washington, DC on Tuesday, May 21st to testify before a Senate committee scrutinizing Apple's massive offshore cash hoard of about $100 billion, which the company doesn't pay US taxes on. Carl Franzen The Verge -- 5/17/13
California reduces hours of help line for jobless, citing federal cuts -- Sequestration strikes again. On Thursday, the California Employment Development Department said a $158 million shortfall in federal funds over the next year is forcing it to dramatically reduce hours of telephone service at unemployment insurance customer service centers. Mark Glover in the Sacramento Bee$ Marc Lifsher in the Los Angeles Times$ Jonathan Horn UT San Diego$ -- 5/17/13 Appellate court rules against state workers in loss of paid holidays -- A Sacramento appellate court ruled Thursday that state workers covered by expired job contracts were not exempt from the state's elimination of two paid holidays. Denny Walsh in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/17/13 Sacramento group, Maloof family reach deal for Kings -- The Maloof era in Sacramento, at times spirited and uplifting, at times dismal, appears to have come to an end. Tony Bizjak, Ryan Lillis and Dale Kasler in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/17/13 Kings victory puts spotlight on downtown property -- A whole lot of interest might be rising in downtown properties, but one person who’s been involved with the apparently successful effort to bring the Sacramento Kings there said he’s not sure you could buy one at the moment. Ben van der Meer Sacramento Business Journal -- 5/17/13 Canada invades Silicon Valley with new startup visa in tow -- Arizona has done it. Utah has done it. Virginia has done it. Now Canada is sending a political delegation to Silicon Valley to lure entrepreneurs and tech talent, not to mention the jobs, tax revenue and economic prosperity that can accompany startups and tech firms. Lauren Hepler Silicon Valley Business Journal -- 5/17/13 Walmart Silicon Valley tech lab grows with acquisitions, hiring -- Walmart is ramping up its e-commerce business with the acquisition of two Bay Area tech companies and plans to hire more than 150 engineers, technicians and developers for the retailer's tech lab. Heather Somerville in the San Jose Mercury -- 5/17/13 First Wave of Google Glass Apps Revealed -- If you thought Glass’ abilities were limited to documenting your trips to the shower, think again. At Google’s annual I/O developer conference Thursday, the company announced the first big wave of third-party Glass apps, dubbed Glassware. CHRISTINA BONNINGTON WIRED Darrell Etherington TechCrunch -- 5/17/13 EBay developers working on possible apps for Google Glass -- Developers at eBay are working on potential applications for Google's Glass project, opening up the possibility that shopping and broader commercial activities might be conducted through the wearable technology. Alistair Barr Reuters -- 5/17/13 The Facebook IPO, One Year Later -- On the eve of Facebook's IPO anniversary Saturday, how the Menlo Park, Calif., company tackles revenue is one of the biggest challenges in its short life as a public company. EVELYN M. RUSLI in the Wall Street Journal$ Sam Gustin TIME -- 5/17/13 California expects boost in tourists from China -- Lost amidst the hoopla of Gov. Jerry Brown’s trip to China in April and the $1.8 billion in new trade deals the governor announced during the junket was how California’s tourism economy will benefit from Chinese visitors. Christopher Arns Sacramento Business Journal -- 5/17/13 Hoe, hoe, hoe! Christmas trees are back, in new farm bill -- Tree farmers in California, North Carolina and other states secured the industry-funded promotion program through one of many amendments to the farm bill that the House Agriculture Committee approved late Wednesday night. Michael Doyle McClatchyDC -- 5/17/13 Southern California homes sold at a fast-pace in April -- Southern California homes sold at a robust pace for the month of April, at the highest level in seven years, according to San Diego-based research firm DataQuick. The increase was due to fewer homes for sale. Wendy Lee KPCC -- 5/17/13 Atlantic Aviation files second complaint over bid process for new corporate jet center -- For the second time this month, Atlantic Aviation on Thursday sued San Jose, faulting the city for failing to follow state and local laws when it selected Signature Flight Support last month to develop an $82 million elite corporate jet center at San Jose's airport. Tracy Seipel in the San Jose Mercury -- 5/17/13
Jerry Brown's plan could increase future school costs -- Even as Gov. Jerry Brown pledges to chip away at the state’s debt, his budget plan will leave California on the hook for billions more in school funding down the line. Chris Megerian and Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 Gov. Brown, lawmakers still apart over details of school funding plan -- When a mother sends her young child off in the morning, notes the leader of the California Senate, she does not say, “Have a good day at district.” Timm Herdt in the Ventura Star -- 5/17/13 No A's for state lawmakers from UC students -- Not a single member of the California Legislature earned an A from the tough graders at the University of California Student Association, who released their first-ever legislative scorecard at the regents meeting in Sacramento Wednesday. Laurel Rosenhall in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/17/13 California community colleges plan to boost summer programs -- Buoyed by an infusion of new state funds, many California community colleges will offer more classes this summer after years of cutbacks, according to a new survey released Thursday. Carla Rivera in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 State bill seeks to reduce school suspensions for defiance -- The Los Angeles Unified school district isn't the only government body seeking to reduce the number of student suspensions. The item is at KPCC -- 5/17/13
Cedars-Sinai stands out for steep pricing -- When Medicare disclosed average charges from thousands of U.S. hospitals for 100 common procedures last week, only one hospital was near the top in every category: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Chad Terhune and Ben Poston in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 CNA plans Friday strike at four East Bay hospitals, spares San Leandro -- The California Nurses Association plans to carry out a threatened walkout at four East Bay facilities run by Sutter Health, but is excluding San Leandro Hospital from its seven-day strike, CNA said May 16. Chris Rauber San Francisco Business Times -- 5/17/13 Facing walkout, UC medical centers canceling elective surgeries -- Hospitals in San Diego, Irvine, L.A., San Francisco and Davis take action in face of a possible strike next week by patient care and technical workers. Larry Gordon in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 Survey: Doctors, nurse practitioners disagree on scope of nurses' role -- Ask nurse practitioners if they should be allowed to lead their own medical practices, and more than 8 in 10 will say yes. That's already happening in some parts of South Los Angeles, an area that's already lacks resources to fully meet the area's health care demand. But ask physicians that same question, and not even 1 in 5 are comfortable with that idea. José Martinez KPCC -- 5/17/13 Boss talk (and book) from Kaiser -- Every Friday, they pop up in inboxes all over Kaiser Permanente: “Letters from the Boss,” a.k.a Chairman and CEO George Halvorson. Jim Gardner San Francisco Business Times -- 5/17/13
Interior Department offers new rules for 'fracking' -- Industry officials object to what they see as redundant regulation. Environmentalists say the federal standards do not safeguard drinking water supplies. Neela Banerjee and Wes Venteicher in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 Proposed Federal Fracking Rules Favor Industry -- The Interior Department has released a new set of proposed rules that would mandate use of an industry-funded website for disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing on public and Indian lands. Chris Clarke KCET Rewire -- 5/17/13 Proposed New Fracking Rules Draw Fire From Industry -- The Interior Department proposed relaxing some of the requirements it wants to impose on energy companies that conduct hydraulic fracturing on federal land, but the industry remains opposed to the new rules, saying they are unnecessary. TENNILLE TRACY in the Wall Street Journal$ -- 5/17/13 Why Warming Oceans Could Mean Dwindling Fish -- It’s easy to forget that global warming doesn’t just refer to the rising temperature of the air. Climate change is having an enormous, if less well understood, impact on the oceans, which already absorb far more carbon dioxide than the atmosphere. Bryan Walsh TIME -- 5/17/13 California Now Has More Than 150,000 Solar Roofs -- And that number keeps climbing. According to the California Solar Statistics website, the number of California roofs generating power from the sun reached 150,428 as of Wednesday, with a total generating capacity of 1,560 megawatts -- about equivalent to three typical coal-fired power plants. Chris Clarke KCET Rewire -- 5/17/13 Australian Scientists Develop Printable A3-Sized Solar Cells -- The researchers at Australia's Victorian Organic Solar Cell Consortium (VICOSC) — a collaboration between the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), the University of Melbourne, Monash University and industry partners — have managed to print photovoltaic cells the size of an A3 sheet of paper. Stan Schroeder Mashable -- 5/17/13 Preliminary results of air quality study stoke beach fire ban debate: Should they be regulated as a pollutant? -- In one night, a single beach fire can emit the same amount of harmful particulate matter as a heavy-duty truck driving 564 miles, according to the preliminary results of a study by the South Coast Air Quality Management District. Ben Bergman KPCC -- 5/17/13
Laurene Powell Jobs Goes Public to Promote Dream Act -- Laurene Powell Jobs has taken on a public role, backing one of the most contentious causes in the U.S. today: immigration reform. And she is doing it using some of the tactics that her late husband, Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, employed to great effect at the technology giant. JESSICA E. LESSIN and MIRIAM JORDAN in the Wall Street Journal$ -- 5/17/13 Senate panel focuses on enforcement in immigration bill -- Lawmakers emphasize ways to keep immigrants from remaining after entering the U.S. illegally or overstaying their visas. Lisa Mascaro in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 House immigration group announces 'agreement in principle' -- A bipartisan group of House negotiators said Thursday it has reached an “agreement in principle” on comprehensive immigration reform legislation. Russell Berman The Hill JAKE SHERMAN and SEUNG MIN KIM Politico Richard Cowan and Rachelle Younglai Reuters -- 5/17/13 Zuckerberg-led tech push for immigration finds enemies on the left -- To the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is hampering business. To unions and some Democrats, it's more sinister: The push by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to expand the number of visas for high-tech foreign workers is an attempt to dilute a lucrative job market with cheap, indentured labor. Anne Flaherty Associated Press -- 5/17/13
Safety concerns America's Cup team owner -- The owner of the Italian team competing in the America's Cup will arrive in San Francisco Friday, days after expressing concern about the safety of this summer's race. Nanette Asimov in the San Francisco Chronicle Julia Prodis Sulek in the San Jose Mercury -- 5/17/13 Pro-medical marijuana protest held at San Bernardino City Hall -- Chanting "patients, not criminals," "we toke and we vote" and "Mayor Morris, don't ignore us," 30 supporters of medical marijuana gathered outside of City Hall on Thursday morning to demand the city stop shutting down medical marijuana dispensaries. Ryan Hagen in the San Bernardino Sun -- 5/17/13 Sacramento County court has express checkout to finalize divorces -- Twelve times over five years, Yazmin Cruz and Marcio Hernandez went to court to try to make their uncontested divorce happen. Twelve times, their paperwork got caught in a snag, and to their great consternation, kept their marriage intact. Andy Furillo in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 5/17/13 Caltrans dig near Novato unearths Miwok artifacts -- Arrowheads, parts of grinding bowls, stone tools and shells are some of what was uncovered at the Coast Miwok site established along the bay waters, which provided fertile ground to sustain an austere existence. Mark Prado Marin IJ -- 5/17/13 Friends, family mourn Kern beating victim at Bakersfield service -- In many ways it was a quiet, private mourning, much like any other at Greenlawn Cemetery. In front of the chapel, David Sal Silva's brother gently joked with visitors and welcomed them. His father, Sal Silva, stood stock still, dark sunglasses shielding his eyes. Diana Marcum in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 Cops Should Get Warrants to Read Your E-Mail, Attorney General Says -- Attorney General Eric Holder became the White House’s highest ranking official to support sweeping privacy protections requiring the government, for the first time, to get a probable-cause warrant to obtain e-mail and other content stored in the cloud. DAVID KRAVETS WIRED -- 5/17/13 Is Google Glass a privacy risk? Congress wants answers -- A group of eight congress members sent Google CEO Larry Page a letter today expressing concern over Google Glass privacy and requesting more information about how the company obtains and uses personal information. Shana Lynch Silicon Valley Business Journal -- 5/17/13 Google Glass as congressional catnip: That didn't take long -- A new technology offers Congress a new opportunity to preen for the cameras. Charles Cooper c|net -- 5/17/13 Biz Stone's Jelly gets cash from Bono, Dorsey -- Jelly, the mysterious new startup run by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, said in a company blog post Thursday that it has raised a Series A round of funding from Spark Capital, SV Angel and a raft of celebrities, including Jack Dorsey, Bono, Al Gore, Reid Hoffman, Evan Williams and others. Patrick Hoge San Francisco Business Times -- 5/17/13 Viral video star 'Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker' arrested in N.J. slaying -- Caleb "Kai" McGillvary, who became known as "Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" after intervening in an attack on a Fresno utility worker, was arrested on a murder warrant at a Philadelphia bus station, according to Union County Prosecutor Theodore Romankow. He was being held on $3 million bail. Associated Press -- 5/17/13 Concerns Arise on U.S. Effort to Allow Internet ‘Wiretaps’ -- Surveillance can be a tricky affair in the Internet age. SOMINI SENGUPTA in the New York Times$ -- 5/17/13 American Will Favor Passengers Without Roller Bags -- The airline said Thursday that people carrying just a personal item that fits under the seat — no rolling suitcases — will be allowed to board before most other passengers. DAVID KOENIG Associated Press -- 5/17/13 30 Unconventional Business Cards -- But to make yourself memorable, leave behind the ho-hum, stock-designed business cards in favor of something a bit more creative. Who knows? It might be worth that little extra investment when your company stands out from the stack of cards already on everyone's desk. VIGNESH RAMACHANDRAN Mashable -- 5/17/13
Obama responds to criticism with 'fix it' strategy -- The president has tried to posit himself as a pragmatic, decisive leader in response to the political pounding he has taken over a series of controversies. Kathleen Hennessey and Christi Parsons in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 Obama warns military on sexual assaults -- Sexual assault in the military is “dangerous to our national security,” President Barack Obama declared Thursday as he huddled with his top military leaders at the White House to find a way to put an end to the problem. STEPHANIE GASKELL Politico -- 5/17/13 Obama tweet gets Australian researcher 31.5 million followers on Twitter -- That tweet, according to the Sydney Morning Herald, led 31,541,507 people to decide to follow Australian climate change researcher John Cook on Twitter. Valerie Strauss in the Washington Post -- 5/17/13
House showdown set over IRS targeting of conservative groups -- The ousted top official of the Internal Revenue Service will appear before a House committee Friday morning, his first public appearance since controversy erupted last week over how the agency mishandled applications for tax-exempt status for conservative advocacy groups. Melanie Mason and Wes Venteicher in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 IRS problem started with vague tax exemption rules -- For former IRS staff and tax experts, the case confirms what they view as one of the agency's long-standing weaknesses: its inability to cope with the growing number of tax-exempt advocacy groups that appear to stretch the law to engage in politics. Matea Gold in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 5/17/13 IRS stalled conservative groups, but gave speedy approval to Obama foundation -- When the Barack H. Obama Foundation sought tax-exempt status to raise money for good works in Kenya, the Internal Revenue Service provided quick help. Carol D. Leonnig in the Washington Post -- 5/17/13 In IRS scandal, why is any political group exempt from taxes? -- The Internal Revenue Service is under fire for giving extra scrutiny to conservative organizations that asked for tax-exempt status. But the scandal begs a broader question: Why are political organizations getting this government subsidy anyway? Kevin G. Hall and David Lightman McClatchyDC -- 5/17/13 Pelosi: IRS scandal illustrates need to reverse Citizens United -- The scandal surrounding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) underscores the need for Congress to minimize the role of money in politics, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) argued Thursday. Mike Lillis The Hill -- 5/17/13
Obama says "no apologies" over U.S. security leak probe -- President Barack Obama said on Thursday he makes "no apologies" for his concern about leaks to the media that could compromise U.S. national security or put American military and intelligence officers at risk. Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton Reuters -- 5/17/13 Lawmakers Introduce Bill Requiring Court Order to Seize Phone Records -- In the wake of the AP scandal, in which federal investigators obtained the phone records of journalists using only a subpoena, four lawmakers have introduced legislation in the House that would prevent federal agencies from seizing any phone records without a court order. KIM ZETTER WIRED -- 5/17/13 Senate GOP divided over shield law -- Senate Republicans are divided over whether Congress should pass a shield law for the press, which would protect reporters from having to turn over information to government investigators. GINGER GIBSON Politico -- 5/17/13
House votes to repeal Obamacare for 37th time -- The House of Representatives voted again to repeal President Obama’s health-care law Thursday afternoon, marking the 37th time that the GOP-led House has tried to undo all or part of the legislation. David A. Fahrenthold in the Washington Post -- 5/17/13 What the Benghazi e-mails reveal abrout Washington -- If there is any major revelation contained within the hundred pages of e-mails related to the attack that killed four Americans in Benghazi and the Obama Administration’s subsequent production of talking points about those attacks, it is not the kind of revelation that Republicans were hoping for. ALEX KOPPELMAN The New Yorker -- 5/17/13 |
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