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One Legislative Story on the Budget
6-1-2011 4:03 pm
State Capitol
The Legislature is getting to the point where it must pass a budget. The good news is that the Democrats don't need a single Republican vote to pass that...
Another Ammo Bill Passes Out Of Senate
6-1-2011 11:37 am
North California
SB 124, a bill to further regulate and limit ammunition purchases passes the State Senate. It is a followup to AB 962 of last year that was found...
Jerry Brown - & His emerging crime wave
5-25-2011 10:56 am
Statewide
With the appropriately named Brown vs. Plata up to 46,000 felons will be prematurely released from California state prisons. The vast majority of these...
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SEIU California GOP committee spends to oppose Tim Donnelly
Source: SacBee Capitol Alert
May 16, 2012 10:13 pm
A political committee that Service Employees International Union California created to support moderate Republican candidates for the Legislature reported its first expenditure of the 2012 election Wednesday, dropping more than $15,000 on mail pieces…
To Gov. Jerry Brown's dismay, pension board phases in state hike
Source: SacBee Capitol Alert
May 16, 2012 7:44 pm
Against Gov. Jerry Brown's wishes, the California Public Employees' Retirement System board voted today to phase in a higher cost to the state over two years rather than bill the state immediately in full. In a letter to the board,...
Wealthy GOP donor jumps into Beth Gaines' Assembly race
Source: SacBee Capitol Alert
May 16, 2012 5:21 pm
A political advocacy group funded largely by wealthy Stanford physicist Charles T. Munger Jr. has poured $83,000 this week into an independent push to re-elect Republican Assemblywoman Beth Gaines. Gaines, of Rocklin, is running against attorney and …
Steinberg: Democrats seeking alternatives to some budget cuts
Source: SacBee Capitol Alert
May 16, 2012 4:58 pm
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg today repeated a pledge to look for budget solutions that would allow lawmakers to preserve some services targeted with steep cuts under Gov. Jerry Brown's revised budget plan. "I said on Monday, I'm not...
FlashReport: RT @elizcrum: Maplight has been tracking the fight over cigarette taxs (Prop 29) in Cali. Here's the donor money game: http://t.co/Wa068owq
Source: Flashreport Twitter Feed
May 16, 2012 3:45 pm
FlashReport: RT @elizcrum: Maplight has been tracking the fight over cigarette taxs (Prop 29) in Cali. Here's the donor money game: http://t.co/Wa068owq
Darrell Steinberg: SEIU appreciates consultation on furloughs
Source: SacBee State Worker
May 16, 2012 3:35 pm
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, met with reporters today and talked about Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to furlough state workers two hours per week. Brown's plan also lengthens
<p>On May 16, 1918, Congress...
Source: CA's Capitol- Greg Lucas
May 16, 2012 3:09 pm
On May 16, 1918, Congress approved the Sedition Act. The law was an expansion of the previous year’s Espionage Act, which allowed the Postmaster General to remove seditious or treasonable material from the mail and punished anyone convicted of inte…
VIDEO: Student protest disrupts UC regents meeting in Sacramento
Source: SacBee Capitol Alert
May 16, 2012 3:08 pm
University of California students disrupted a meeting of the UC regents in Sacramento this morning, protesting tuition increases in a sustained chant that forced regents to break early for a closed session meeting. The regents were about to discuss t…
KQED's Forum Looks at the State Props
Source: Calitics
May 16, 2012 2:20 pm
In a ballot with few initiatives, these two get some statewide attention by Brian Leubitz There are just two measures on the statewide ballot, and KQED's Forum took a look at both today. And while they are each controversial in their own way, they ar…
GOP's change of heart on domestic-abuse bill not enough
Source: LAT Opinion
May 16, 2012 2:10 pm
The House GOP appears to have had a last-minute change of heart Wednesday, voting to restore some protections to a bill that helps victims of domestic abuse.
Bay Area lawmakers vote against House VAWA bill
Source: CCTimes/OakTrib Politics Blog
May 16, 2012 2:06 pm
The House voted 222-205 today to pass H.R. 4970, the Republican version of a bill reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, which aims to protect victims of domestic and sexual violence. No Bay Area members voted for the bill. Supporting it were …
Buchanan appointed to chair state reorganization committee
Source: CCTimes/OakTrib Politics Blog
May 16, 2012 1:25 pm
Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan, D-Alamo, has been appointed chairwoman of a special committee that will examine Gov. Jerry Brown’s executive branch reorganization proposal. Buchanan is more than capable of this task. But sheesh, what did she do to…
Fresno Supervisor candidate alters Bee endorsement to suit campaign
Source: Fresno Bee Politics
May 16, 2012 1:24 pm
Fresno County supervisor candidate Andreas Borgeas won an endorsement this month from The Fresno Bee. But apparently it wasn't good enough. A recent campaign piece for Borgeas includes an image of the newspaper editorial that supports him, displayed…
Europe debt more worrisome to GOP investors
Source: OC Register Total Buzz
May 16, 2012 1:22 pm
Republicans are twice as likely as Democrats to make changes to their investment portfolios because of concerns over Europe’s volatile economic situation, according to a new OC Political Pulse poll. Democrats, on the other hand, are more likely…
FEC gives Feinstein less than half a loaf in fundraising bid
Source: SacBee Capitol Alert
May 16, 2012 1:15 pm
The Federal Election Commission has formally advised Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein that she can ask for replacement contributions from past donors so long as their prior checks were never deposited in a campaign account. The ruling does not give F…
Scott Peters Can’t Handle the Truth
Source: SD Politico
May 16, 2012 12:13 pm
Scott Peters Can’t Handle the Truth SAN DIEGO – In a bizarre, rambling screed, Scott Peters is still desperately trying to hide from his well-documented record on a number of issues, including his public support for cuts to Social Security a…
Progressive Newsweekly San Diego CityBeat Endorses Peters for Congress
Source: SD Politico
May 16, 2012 12:06 pm
Progressive Newsweekly San Diego CityBeat Endorses Peters for Congress “Peters is smart, calm and savvy” and “represents the best chance of beating Bilbray” ~ San Diego CityBeat San Diego -- In the first media endorsement in the race for…
Sugar may make you stupid -- talk about adding insult to injury
Source: LAT Opinion
May 16, 2012 11:38 am
Sugar creates addicts out of us. It tempts us, wears down our willpower and keeps us coming back for more. Yup, just like cigarettes, which, you know, come with warning labels. And just like a pack of smokes, processed sugar has absolutely no nutr…
Iowa governor warns California: We are coming to take your jobs [Updated]
Source: Capitol Weekly/ LA Times PolitiCal
May 16, 2012 10:58 am
Iowa Gov. Terry Brandstad says his state will benefit from jobs fleeing California due to California's budget deficit. Iowa's governor Terry Branstad says California businesses are calling him, looking to leave because of state's situation.
Housing bidding war
Source: LADN Politics
May 16, 2012 10:44 am
A shortage of houses for sale in the San Fernando Valley is triggering bidding wars, quick sales and an investor feeding frenzy, according to real estate agents.Gregory J. Wilcox in the Daily News, With prices low after the market crash,...
LAPD to absorb General Services police
Source: LADN Politics
May 16, 2012 10:41 am
The Los Angeles Police Department will absorb the General Services police and security officers under a plan approved Tuesday. Dakota Smith in the Daily News, The City Council voted unanimously to consolidate the two agencies, transferring the 220 of…
City layoffs delayed
Source: LADN Politics
May 16, 2012 10:39 am
City employees who would have lost their jobs under Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's 2012-13 budget received a temporary lifeline Tuesday after a key city committee voted to delay layoffs until next year.Dakota Smith in the Daily News, The Budget and Fin…
For Californians, it's have cellphone law, will break it
Source: LAT Opinion
May 16, 2012 10:39 am
This just in:Â You can’t outlaw human nature.
LAFD response times faulted
Source: LADN Politics
May 16, 2012 10:37 am
An expert hired to overhaul the Los Angeles Fire Department's emergency response time data collection method told the civilian Fire Commission Tuesday that the current system is flawed and data on response times cannot be trusted. Daily News, Jeffrey…
FlashReport: @guypbenson May Murkowski found appeal in a budget plan that doesn't balance the books for 30 years.
Source: Flashreport Twitter Feed
May 16, 2012 10:37 am
FlashReport: @guypbenson May Murkowski found appeal in a budget plan that doesn't balance the books for 30 years.
