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US judge approves force-feeding California inmates -- A federal judge approved a request from California and federal officials on Monday to force-feed inmates if necessary as a statewide prison hunger strike entered its seventh week. Don Thompson Associated Press -- 8/19/13 Prisoner rights lawyer says force-feeding breaks international law -- A prisoners' rights lawyer says Monday's federal judge's order allowing California prison doctors to force-feed inmates on hunger strike "violates international law and generally accepted medical ethics." Paige St. John in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 8/19/13 California Senate approves noncitizens serving on juries -- The state Senate on Monday approved legislation that would allow noncitizen immigrants who are in the country legally to serve on juries. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 8/19/13 Jerry Brown, Harry Reid criticize environmentalists' challenge to Tahoe plan -- Three months after California Gov. Jerry Brown and Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval reached an agreement on the governance of the basin surrounding Lake Tahoe, the governors praised the accord here Monday, and Brown fired back at environmentalists who fear it will lead to more development. David Siders in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 8/19/13 Calipatria prison hunger strikers resume eating, get more calls, cable -- While inmates in six California prisons continue a 43-day hunger strike over conditions of their incarceration, protesters in one prison resumed eating and as a result received addition television channels, monthly phone calls and a wider variety of food at the prison canteen. Paige St. John in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 8/19/13 Civil rights activists call for end to 'willful defiance' discipline -- As students across the state return to school, civil rights activists are hoping a bill working its way through the California Legislature will decrease the disproportionately high number of expulsions and suspensions among some student groups. Melody Gutierrez in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 8/19/13 Jerry Brown says high-speed rail ruling won't stop project -- Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday that California's high-speed rail project will not be stopped by a judge's ruling that project officials failed to comply with provisions of Proposition 1A, the initiative in which voters approved initial funding for the project in 2008. David Siders in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 8/19/13 Assembly votes to expand definition of rape by impersonation -- Seeking to close an archaic loophole in state law, the Assembly unanimously voted Monday to expand the state's definition of rape to include instances when a perpetrator pretends to be somebody else in order to have sexual intercourse, regardless of the victim’s marital status. Melanie Mason in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 8/19/13 Limo fire: Deadly flames sparked by driveshaft, source says -- Scraping between the driveshaft and the body of the car sparked a deadly blaze inside a limousine on the San Mateo Bridge that killed five women headed to a wedding party, including the bride, according to an investigation to be unveiled at a news conference this afternoon. Joshua Melvin and Thomas Peele in the San Jose Mercury -- 8/19/13 Activists fight environmental-law changes proposed by Brown's staff -- Nearly 50 activist groups sent a letter to Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday opposing changes proposed by his office to a state environmental laws to expedite development projects. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 8/19/13 Transgender rights bill draws referendum challenge -- Opponents of a new law allowing transgender students to use the school facilities reflecting their gender identity have submitted a referendum to nix the law. Jeremy B. White in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 8/19/13 California Bill Would Restrict Non-Profit Involvement in Campaigns -- California cities and counties are furious over a late-developing bill they say would limit their political involvement. Capital Public Radio -- 8/19/13 Jerry Brown: New inmate housing to cost state hundreds of millions -- Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday that California would have to spend hundreds of millions of additional dollars to house inmates under a court order, and that he expects the Legislature to appropriate that money later this year. Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 8/19/13 Obama administration asks Supreme Court to allow warrantless cellphone searches -- If the police arrest you, do they need a warrant to rifle through your cellphone? Courts have been split on the question. Last week the Obama administration asked the Supreme Court to resolve the issue and rule that the Fourth Amendment allows warrantless cellphone searches. Timothy B. Lee in the Washington Post$ -- 8/19/13 Senator: $20m bonus for Bay Bridge builder? Bull! -- A state lawmaker wants to make sure there’s no chance that the builders of the Bay Bridge’s new eastern span will receive a $20 million bonus. Josh Richman Political Blotter -- 8/19/13 2016 buzz: Texas Gov. Rick Perry to headline CA GOP convention in October -- In a move sure to ramp up speculation about a 2016 run for the White House, Texas Gov. Rick Perry will address hundreds of activists in the nation’s biggest state GOP in October as the headliner at the California Republican Party convention in Anaheim. Carla Marinucci in the San Francisco Chronicle Josh Richman Political Blotter -- 8/19/13 Gavin Newsom, Zoe Lofgren Take Sides in Crowded House Primary #CA31 -- Redlands Mayor Pete Aguilar, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s recruit to take on vulnerable GOP Rep. Gary G. Miller, touted the endorsements of two more prominent California Democrats on Monday. Emily Cahn Roll Call -- 8/19/13 Democrats set early candidates forum in 2014 congressional race -- If they gave out prizes for the earliest candidate forums, the Democrats trying to unseat Rep. Gary Miller (R-Rancho Cucamonga) next year probably could walk away with one. Jean Merl in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 8/19/13 California may give driver's licenses to more in U.S. illegally -- State lawmakers on Monday resume the process of whittling down more than 1,000 pending bills to a number that won’t cause Gov. Jerry Brown carpal tunnel syndrome as he signs them. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 8/19/13 California Bill Seeks to Strengthen Online Privacy Rights -- A bill that would curb California government agencies’ warrantless access to on-line data like emails, social media and other electronic communications is heading to a vote in the legislature. Max Pringle Capital Public Radio -- 8/19/13 California Bill Would Tackle Cyber Bullying -- A California bill would give school administrators the power to punish students who bully classmates on-line regardless of when or where they do it. Max Pringle Capital Public Radio -- 8/19/13 Emergency room doctors speak out on Southern California gun violence -- Firearm-related assaults in California have gone down 74% from 1992 to 2012, according to a recent report by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, but no matter the trend, Putnam is baffled by the conversation in this country over the 2nd Amendment. Thomas Curwen in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 8/19/13 San Luis Reservoir 17 percent full, causing Silicon Valley water problems -- This year, the reservoir was at it lowest level of any Aug. 1 since 1989. And back then, California was knee-deep in its last major drought, which lasted from 1987 to 1992. Paul Rogers in the San Jose Mercury -- 8/19/13 Principals take the initiative to keep school open in the summer -- Thanks to enterprising principals, students in a few California communities will have no trouble answering the question: What did you do this summer? Susan Frey EdSource -- 8/19/13 Racing in bid to recall Filner -- Minutes after finishing the America’s Finest City Half Marathon on Sunday morning, Robert Torre raced to finish something else: Mayor Bob Filner’s tenure. Peter Rowe UT San Diego$ -- 8/19/13 County supervisor's son arrested on drug, money laundering charges -- The son of Ventura County Supervisor Peter Foy was arrested Friday on money laundering, drug and burglary charges, officials said Sunday. The item is in the Ventura Star$ -- 8/19/13 Questions and attorney squabbling hover over Chandra Levy murder conviction -- The post-trial tensions are rising and the legal conflicts escalating between prosecutors and attorneys for the man convicted of killing Chandra Levy. Michael Doyle McClatchy DC -- 8/19/13 Fox: Judge’s Bullet Train Decision Could Encourage Congress to Say ‘No More Money’ -- California’s high-speed rail project took a hit from a state judge on Friday but the repercussions from that decision could reverberate all the way to Washington, resulting in another obstacle for the bullet train. Joel Fox Fox & Hounds -- 8/19/13 Apple stock price on monster run -- Apple's stock price skyrocketed again on Monday, leaving investors rejoicing and wondering just how long this latest bull run can last. Chris O'Brien in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 8/19/13 Seattle sees push for $15 an hour minimum wage -- Washington already has the nation’s highest state minimum wage at $9.19 an hour. Now, there’s a push in Seattle, at least, to make it $15. Donna Gordon Blankinship Associated Press -- 8/19/13 California city becomes rarity: a 2 newspaper town -- The latest experiment in American journalism is a throwback: a new daily newspaper to compete against an established one in a big city. The front page of Monday's debut edition of the Long Beach Register featured stories under the headlines "Welcome to your new local paper" and "A glimpse into Long Beach's future." Justin Pritchard Associated Press -- 8/19/13 Ted Cruz releases birth certificate -- Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) released his birth certificate to the Dallas Morning News on Sunday, a move that will undercut critics who say he’s ineligible to run for president. Jonathan Easley The Hill -- 8/19/13 'Birther' Orly Taitz: Ted Cruz Has 'Basically the Same Issue as Obama' -- "Clearly there is an issue of eligibility," crusading skeptic of President Barack Obama's birth certificate Orly Taitz told U.S. News. "It's basically the same issue as Obama has." Steven Nelson US News -- 8/19/13 Barney Frank: Being a congressman less socially acceptable than being gay -- Back in the dark days of the early 1980s, “gay” was a dirty word. Now, not so much, according to the always-quippy former congressman Barney Frank. Emily Heil in the Washington Post$ -- 8/19/13
Half of California voters report difficulty paying for health care, poll finds -- Half of California voters say they are paying more for health care than they were a year ago, and the same percentage of voters say their health care costs are hard to afford, according to a new Field Poll. David Siders in the Sacramento Bee$ Paul Rogers in the San Jose Mercury -- 8/19/13 California Republicans turn to immigration to fight extinction -- Republicans in Washington are taking a piecemeal approach to immigration reform — a strategy that could give the party’s most polarizing figures a months-long platform to pop off about illegal immigrants. California Republicans have a much different line: Shut up and get it done. Jake Sherman Politico -- 8/19/13 Dealing with the homeless: Lessons in success, failure -- Despite the difficulties of dealing with homelessness, well-intentioned organizations are making inroads, using collaboration and pooling resources. But as local law enforcement knows, it can be a vicious cycle of enforcement, where trying to deal with complaints about transients puts them against the rights of those transients to be who they are. Michel Nolan and Sandra Emerson in the San Bernardino Sun -- 8/19/13 Legislature may decide soon if Coastal Commission can levy fines -- Backers say the bill, already OKd by the Assembly and nearing a vote in the Senate, would provide an important tool to help the commission to protect California's coast. Tony Barboza in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 8/19/13 Skimming ‘excess’ pension investment earnings -- An issue in the San Jose pension reform trial, a “13th check” bonus for retirees when investment earnings exceed the annual forecast, reflects a widespread attitude that added to public pension debt. Ed Mendel Calpensions.com -- 8/19/13 Hurdles, expectations for next Oakland police chief -- Oakland Mayor Jean Quan has begun a national search for the city's fourth permanent police chief since 2009. Will Kane in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 8/19/13 Walters: Officials miss a potential solution for San Diego, Ontario airports -- As San Diego evolved from a sleepy Navy town into a big city with tourism, its major industry, its waterfront airport, became woefully inadequate. Dan Walters in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 8/19/13 Speier: DOD reforms are 'baby steps' -- Rep. Jackie Speier repeated her calls on Sunday for more robust sexual assault policy changes from the Pentagon. Jonathan Topaz Politico -- 8/19/13 Paul McCartney sets sights on Candlestick's last bow -- Sir Paul McCartney has tossed up the possibility of headlining one last concert at Candlestick Park - where the Beatles played their final gig for a paying crowd in 1966 - before the stadium's date with the wrecking ball. Phillip Matier and Andrew Ross in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 8/19/13 San Diego mayor's saga shows no sign of going away -- Efforts to remove Democrat Bob Filner from office in the face of sexual harassment allegations could take months to play out. Meanwhile, he's stubborn and likes to fight, a consultant says. Tony Perry in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 8/19/13 CalBuzz: Filner, the Groper, is Worse than Weiner, the Wagger -- As loyal readers know, we occasionally round up the Calbuzz Advisory Board of Leading Authorities on Practically Everything to share their wisdom about the most pressing political, ethical and theological issues of the day. And no question facing our Great Democracy is more salient than this: Who’s a bigger creepo – Anthony Weiner or Bob Filner? Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine CalBuzz -- 8/19/13
BART managers, like unions, among best compensated -- BART's general manager pulls down hefty pay, $323,000 a year. So do her deputy managers, with annual takes of about $200,000 apiece. Like BART's unionized workers, the agency's top managers earn compensation packages that are not quite at the top among transit systems nationwide - but they're not far from it. Kevin Fagan in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 8/19/13 AC Transit workers reject tentative contract agreement -- AC Transit workers have rejected a tentative contract agreement reached with management last week, union officials announced on Sunday. Natalie Neysa Alund in the Oakland Tribune -- 8/19/13 Tech industry slips into a surprising slump -- After a six-year boom ignited by the introduction of the iPhone in 2007, tech firms are in the unusual position of being laggards in the U.S. economy's recovery. Chris O'Brien in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 8/19/13 Sheryl Sandberg's Nonprofit Will Pay Its Interns -- Sheryl Sandberg's nonprofit is about to start walking the walk. LeanIn.org, the nonprofit launched in conjunction with Facebook COO Sandberg's popular book "Lean In" about female empowerment, will start to pay its interns, according to a post on Facebook last week. Kurt Wagner Mashable -- 8/19/13 Mixed reaction to Santa Rosa skipping 2014 Tour of California -- When the newly born Tour of California arrived in 2006, its breakout moment by many accounts was the second-day reception in Santa Rosa, where 35,000 people packed downtown to watch 127 of the world's top cyclists finish an 81-mile stage that started in Sausalito. Brett Wilkinson in the Santa Rosa Press -- 8/19/13 Los Angeles Neighborhood Tries to Change, but Avoid the Pitfalls -- When Juan Romero was a boy in the 1980s, people talked about his neighborhood, Boyle Heights, as a place to escape. Jennifer Medina in the New York Times$ -- 8/19/13 Decoding Bitcoin -- Chances are you have never used a Bitcoin, but you’ve probably heard of it. Zachary Warmbrodt Politico -- 8/19/13 Google-Inspired Resume Puts New Spin on Job Searches -- This year has seen a bumper crop of creative resumes. So far there has been an Amazon resume, an eBay resume, a Kickstarter resume and even a Vine resume. Add one more to the list. Todd Wasserman Mashable -- 8/19/13
Poway Schools Rely On Mello-Roos Tax Machine - For Lunches, Signs, and Old School Repairs -- Mello-Roos taxes, paid by homeowners in new developments, are a virtual ATM for the Poway Unified School District. The District has accumulated so much surplus in these special taxes it spends some of the money in neighborhoods that pay no Mello-Roos at all. Joanne Faryon KPBS -- 8/19/13
L.A. Unified president pushes board’s authority to set policy -- The new president of the Los Angeles Unified school board is moving aggressively to reshape the panel’s operation and mission, including plans to improve communication, enhance collaboration and take a more decisive stance in setting district policy. Barbara Jones in the Los Angeles Daily News -- 8/19/13 UCSD pulls in almost $1 billion for research -- Why are Navy SEALs better than most people at handling stress? Will a new molecule help fight prostate cancer? What are the best spots to place seismometers around California? And are there more effective ways to prevent terrorist attacks? Gary Robbins UT San Diego$ -- 8/19/13 Head Start eliminated services to 57,000 children in U.S. as a result of sequester -- Head Start programs across the country eliminated services for 57,000 children in the coming school year to balance budgets diminished by the federal sequester, cutting 1.3 million days from Head Start center calendars and laying off or reducing pay for more than 18,000 employees, according to federal government data scheduled for release Monday. Michael Alison Chandler in the Washington Post$ -- 8/19/13
Facing costly penalties, hospitals find ways to improve care -- Concern is part of it. But officials at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance, where Dunning was treated for heart failure in February, say all the extra vigilance comes down to something else: They want to keep patients such as Dunning out of the hospital for 30 days after discharge. Susan Abram in the Los Angeles Daily News -- 8/19/13 Patient-interpreter bill aims to overcome language barriers -- Assembly proposal would create a program making certified medical interpreters available to patients who don't speak English well. Next Out of the Printer, Living Tissue -- Someday, perhaps, printers will revolutionize the world of medicine, churning out hearts, livers and other organs to ease transplantation shortages. For now, though, Darryl D’Lima would settle for a little bit of knee cartilage. Henry Fountain in the New York Times$ -- 8/19/13
Rough seas ahead as lawmakers embark on plan to save Lake Tahoe -- Lake Tahoe has friends in high places, like Capitol Hill. Now, those friendships will be tested again. Michael Doyle McClatchy DC -- 8/19/13
LAX media contract bidding may be scrapped, started over -- The possibility of restarting bidding for the LAX contract stems from Clear Channel Airports' conflict of interest complaint involving a former airport commission president. Dan Weikel in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 8/19/13 Bell Police Department loses files in cases ruled homicides by coroner -- The case files belonging to at least three 2001 homicide investigations in scandal-plagued Bell — including at least one case that remains unsolved — have been destroyed, a police department spokesman said. Sarah Favot in the Los Angeles Daily News -- 8/19/13 Torrance pays $20,000 to man mistaken for Dorner by police -- A man whose pickup was riddled with bullets by authorities after he was mistaken in a manhunt for a rogue former Los Angeles police officer has been paid $20,000 for damage to the vehicle. Associated Press Joel Rubin in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 8/19/13 Southbound 405 Freeway in Orange County reopens early -- A four-mile stretch of the southbound 405 Freeway in Orange County reopened to traffic two hours ahead of schedule Sunday thanks to the quick work of a demolition crew hired to remove a freeway connector bridge. Matt Hamilton in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 8/19/13 Marijuana industry eager to pay taxes – and cash in on deductions -- As Congress wrestles with big budget cuts, one budding industry wants to help out the federal government with a novel message: Tax us, please. Rob Hotakainen McClatchy DC -- 8/19/13 Facebook ignored security bug, researcher used it to post details on Zuckerberg's wall -- Shreateh says he reported the bug to Facebook recently, but instead of taking him seriously he claims the company ignored the problem and decided it wasn't a bug. Tom Warren The Verge Greg Kumpar TechCrunch -- 8/19/13 New home, hope for puppy found in middle of bay -- The puppy found swimming in the middle of the bay last Monday will stay with the Berkeley family of the man who took it ashore - unless the dog's owners step forward. Michael Cabanatuan in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 8/19/13
Obama to meet with financial regulators on Wall Street reform law -- President Barack Obama will sit down with the leading U.S. financial market regulators on Monday to discuss their progress in implementing the 2010 Wall Street reform law, the White House said on Sunday. Sarah N. Lynch Reuters -- 8/19/13
Scott Brown Might Run For President -- On Sunday, former Massachusetts senator Scott Brown told supporters that he was "exploring a possible run” for the 2016 presidency. Abby Ohlheiser The Atlantic Wire -- 8/19/13 The Defund Obamacare Movement Falls on Hard Times -- The defunders try to drum up support on the road as potential allies say no sale. Shane Goldmacher National Journal -- 8/19/13 |
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