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Women are a novel sight in GOP's top state races -- Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman make strides in a party that has never nominated women for governor or Senate. But if they win the primary, their perceived 'softness' may help in the general election. Seema Mehta in the Los Angeles Times -- 5/22/10 Courts quash cuts, add to state's budget woes -- Courts in recent years have crushed attempts by California to cut spending by billions of dollars and have forced the state to spend hundreds of millions more than planned. Marisa Lagos in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 5/22/10 Ad Watch: Cooley not soft on crime, but has nuanced record -- Sen. Tom Harman, one of three Republicans running for attorney general, began airing a radio ad in GOP strongholds statewide this month that paints an opponent, Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley, as a soft-on-crime liberal. Jim Sanders in the Sacramento Bee -- 5/22/10 Boxer still quick to take the gloves off -- The California Democrat is working to soften her image. Yet she remains known less for her forays across the aisle than for her partisan leanings and fists-up attitude. Richard Simon in the Los Angeles Times -- 5/22/10 CalBuzz: Whitman Speaks: Oil, Taxes, Spending & Poizner -- Meg Whitman says the disastrous oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has caused her to change her position on offshore oil drilling in California, adding that she no longer is certain technology can make it safe. Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine CalBuzz -- 5/22/10 Lies, Half-truths and Contradictions: Whitman's abortion position -- We are holding a Meg Whitman for Guv mailer that's going to Republican households around the Golden State. It features a question in giant type on the front: "Do YOU support taxpayer-funded abortions?" Joe Garofoli Chronicle Politics Weblog -- 5/22/10 Poizner pounds illegal immigration in new ad..but pulls Bay Area buys? -- GOP gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner is positively pounding the issue of illegal immigration in his latest ad rotatation -- even as sources say he's pulling TV spots in the Bay Area. Carla Marinucci Chronicle Politics Weblog -- 5/22/10 DeVore stands by his account of Lebanon incident -- Republican Senate candidate Chuck DeVore said Friday that “the liberal media” had accused him of “a Blumenthal moment” — a reference to Connecticut Atty. Gen. Richard Blumenthal’s admission this week that he had misspoken about his military record in the Vietnam War era. Maeve Reston in the Los Angeles Times -- 5/22/10 Conservatives still trying to find soul mates in governor's race -- Small business owner Kathryn Smith considers herself a strong conservative who opposes abortion and believes government should live within its means. Jack Chang in the Sacramento Bee -- 5/22/10 Assembly hopeful's expenses questioned -- As a Republican candidate for the 25th Assembly District seat, Janice Keating has campaigned on balancing the state budget and cutting wasteful spending. Adam Ashton in the Modesto Bee -- 5/22/10 Ruling on Arizona law affects state Prop. 15 -- A federal appeals court upheld an Arizona law Friday that provides state funds to political candidates who forgo most private contributions - a ruling that lifts a cloud from a measure on the June 8 California ballot that would overhaul campaign financing for secretary of state. Bob Egelko in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 5/22/10 Will Prop. 14 open elections, or close them? -- Californians will decide on June 8 whether to fundamentally change how candidates are chosen during elections. Wyatt Buchanan in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 5/22/10 Arguing Three Strikes -- An unlikely pair, a Republican district attorney and a criminal-defense lawyer, may be the key to reform in California. EMILY BAZELON in the New York Times -- 5/22/10
Toyota's Tesla gambit different from GM venture -- While this week's surprise deal between Tesla Motors and Toyota Motor Corp. will reopen Fremont's Nummi auto plant, their partnership will bear little resemblance to the Toyota-GM joint venture that built cars there for 25 years. David R. Baker in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 5/22/10 Proposed CleanTech Corridor in downtown L.A. gets boost -- Land use experts from the Urban Land Institute issue recommendations for the area envisioned as a hot spot for environmentally sustainable companies. Tiffany Hsu in the Los Angeles Times -- 5/22/10 California's jobless rate stalls at 12.6 percent -- Haunted by the housing bubble and chained to a yawning state budget deficit, California's job market continued to trail the nation's last month. The state's unemployment rate stalled at a record 12.6 percent. Dale Kasler in the Sacramento Bee -- 5/22/10 Unemployment rate drops in April -- Unemployment fell in the Inland Empire in April to a rate of 14.2 percent, the lowest since the beginning of the year, as employers added 1,900 jobs. Rebecca U. Cho in the Inland Daily Bulletin -- 5/22/10
Few UC applicants on waiting lists offered spots -- Of the more than 10,000 put on the lists for the fall, fewer than 2,000 are offered enrollment — and only for campuses in Davis or Santa Barbara. Larry Gordon in the Los Angeles Times -- 5/22/10 Parents fight how schools assigned -- A group of San Francisco parents is hoping to take the fight over the school assignment system to the ballot box this fall, starting a petition drive that would require the district to let students attend the school closest to home. Jill Tucker, Rachel Gordon in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 5/22/10 Students show English-language proficiency over time -- Schools in San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties this year did not increase the percentage of English learners scoring at advanced performance levels. Canan Tasci in the San Bernardino Sun -- 5/22/10 Program helps ex-foster youth navigate college -- Sokhom Mao will do something today that few like him ever do: He'll graduate from college. Nanette Asimov in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 5/22/10
Truck industry welcomes Obama's fuel efficiency plans for big rigs -- The president orders federal agencies to develop standards for such vehicles. Environmentalists and industry groups applaud the move. Michael Muskal in the Los Angeles Times -- 5/22/10 Engineering a solution to the oil spill -- At BP's Houston offices, hundreds of scientists are at work on the Gulf of Mexico spill. They have an unlimited budget, an international team of the sharpest minds in modern engineering — and they have no time. Jim Tankersley in the Los Angeles Times -- 5/22/10
Immigration Law in Arizona Reveals G.O.P. Divisions -- Republican lawmakers and candidates are increasingly divided over illegal immigration — torn between the need to attract Latino support, especially at the ballot box, and rallying party members who support tougher action. JENNIFER STEINHAUER in the New York Times -- 5/22/10
PG&E reduces its highest rates following outcry -- Many residents of California's Central Valley will get a break on their electricity bills this summer, after state regulators on Thursday approved major changes to Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s rates. David R. Baker in the San Francisco Chronicle Mark Glover in the Sacramento Bee -- 5/22/10 Oakland woman's loss yields a sense of purpose -- After her mother's seemingly senseless death, Lieu said, "I was determined to have a purpose." Since then, the Oakland resident has earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard, supported sustainable farming methods in Vietnam, worked with an AIDS project in an African refugee camp and started a successful Oakland chocolate business. She is 25 years old. Janis Mara in the Contra Costa Times -- 5/22/10 State inspector for drug, alcohol clinics pleads guilty to corruption charges -- A California official who inspects drug and alcohol abuse programs throughout the state has pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges for demanding more than $100,000 in bribes from the owners of two drug rehabilitation clinics, the U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles announced Friday. Carla Hall in the Los Angeles Times -- 5/22/10 Federal report blames PG&E in fatal Rancho Cordova blast -- Federal investigators concluded Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s faulty work and delayed response to complaints of a gas leak led to the fatal 2008 home explosion in Rancho Cordova. Robert Lewis and Bill Lindelof in the Sacramento Bee -- 5/22/10 Polo Ralph Lauren settlement moves ahead -- A federal judge in San Francisco tentatively approved a $4 million settlement Friday for 6,700 Polo Ralph Lauren employees in California who said they were denied rest breaks and locked in for about 15 minutes each day, without pay, while managers checked their bags for stolen items. Bob Egelko in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 5/22/10
Kentucky's Senate candidate Rand Paul in trouble again -- Fellow Republicans and even his 'tea party' backers steer clear of his remarks on the BP oil spill and civil rights laws. Kathleen Hennessey in the Los Angeles Times -- 5/22/10 Unions to spend $100M in 2010 campaign to save Dem majorities -- At least two influential unions will spend close to $100 million on the 2010 election, with most of those funds going to protect incumbents. Kevin Bogardus and Sean J. Miller The Hill -- 5/22/10 Constitution is this year’s big best-seller -- Demand for copies of the U.S. Constitution is skyrocketing. The increased interest comes amid the rise of the Tea Party movement and as both parties cite the Constitution to advance their agendas. Molly K. Hooper The Hill -- 5/22/10 |
