Thursday, July 16, 2009
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		A GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF HEALTHCARE IS A MISTAKE
		
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		Former Rep. Bill Thomas' Appointment To New Commission Is A Collosal Blunder
		
 - BakCal: Bill Thomas to help investigate financial crisis
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		Poizner's Water Policy Is Solid
		
 
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		SacBee: Schwarzenegger, lawmakers working on school cuts
		
 - SFChron: State budget deal talks progress, then stall
 - SJMerc: California budget talks stall after earlier optimism
 - LAT: Education squabble stalls budget deal
 - WSJ: California Is Close to New Budget Deal
 - OakTrib: Last shots taken at Schwarzenegger
 - SBSun: Educators have fingers crossed over depth of cuts in budget
 - LAT: Schwarzenegger proposes private, centralized system for public assistance eligibility
 - OCReg: What happens when the leaders cut budget deal?
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		SJMerc: California tax officials: Legal pot would bring $1.4B
		
 - SacBee: UC regent panel backs budget-cutting plan
 - SJMerc: UC regents panel approves employee furloughs lasting 11 to 26 days
 - LAT: UC panel approves 11 to 26 furlough days for employees
 - SDUT: UC leaders paint dire picture of cutbacks
 - OakTribBlog: Dems ask FPPC to yank Arnold's TV ad on budget
 - SFChron: CA Dems file to block Schwarzenegger's TV spots
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		OCReg: Loretta Sanchez mentioned as candidate for governor
		
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		LADN: Padilla named Newsom's chairman of gubernatorial campaign
		
 - SFChron: Newsom taps SoCal Latino powerhouse Padilla for state chair
 - LADN: San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom speaks at Taft High School
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		LAT: Legislature's misconduct cases cloaked in secrecy
		
 - LAT: Balance of power in flux on California tax board
 - SanGabTrib: Judy Chu off to Washington after election win
 - CapWkly: Ballot measure targets corporate tax loopholes
 - VentStar: State panel considers flat tax for California
 - LAT: New California nursing board members sworn in
 - CapWkly: Accord elusive on emergency surcharge for property owners
 - DesSun: Senator vows to reintroduce opposed sex offender bill
 - CapWkly: Freshman profile: Nancy Skinner
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		CapWkly: Jobs, innovation are key issues in a green, clean economy
		
 - CapWkly: Legislature still working toward greenhouse gas institute
 - CapWkly: Board of Equalization fights to break the mold
 - SacBee: Electronic trades will cash out California IOUs
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		SacBee: CalPERS suit follows $60 billion in market losses
		
 
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The Golden Pen
		Signal: The state of California is swimming in waste
		
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		DeVoreBlog: Charting California's Enormous Percentage of America's Welfare Recipients
		
 - HumEvnts: Schwarzenegger's Newfound Fiscal Conservatism
 - LAT: Reviving the GOP
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		CapWkly: An agreement won't end the battle over the budget
		
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		LAT: In Sacramento, they all dropped the ball
		
 - CalBuzz: Press Clips: Merc Up, Chron Down, Politicker WTF?
 - SacBee: Noreen Evans: 'Live within our means' is a faulty recipe
 - SacBee: Sacramento County supervisors, seeking $10 million more for sheriff, to revisit budget cuts
 - SFChron: Supervisors back Pier's potential opponent
 - SFChron: S.F. supervisors support hike in car tax
 - SFChron: PETA offers to save beach if name is changed
 - LAT: California lawmakers scramble to keep state's last car factory open
 - OakTrib: New Oakland schools superintendent gets started
 - StockRec: Delta drilling planned for canal
 - StockRec: Lodi OKs staggered 73% sewer rate hike
 - FresBee: House to OK $33b energy, water bill with help for Valley
 - VentStar: Rep. Capps a leader in healthcare reform fight
 - VentStar: Assemblyman Nava to host Ventura business expo
 - VentStar: Senator Strickland to discuss state budget at chamber meeting
 - LAT: Sheriff Lee Baca tells Senate panel REAL ID act needs revision
 - LAT: L.A. County court system begins worker furloughs
 - LADN: Trutanich miffed at Planning Commission snub
 - LADN: Minimum wage increased for airport workers
 - LAT: Plan calls for firm to erect new billboards, remove others
 - LADN: Two L.A. city councilmen propose limits on billboards
 - LAT: Orange County open to Schwarzenegger's proposal to sell fairgrounds
 - VVPress: Victorville layoffs begin
 - RivPE: Pougnet tops Bono Mack in second-quarter fundraising
 - DesSun: Pougnet outraises Bono Mack
 - DesSun: Bono Mack won't back Obama-care
 - SDUT: Pension accounting changes considered
 - SDVoice: Block Still Takes Per Diem
 - SDUT: City leads California in solar installations
 - LAT: San Diego leads L.A., San Francisco in rooftop solar power
 - SDUT: Mayor's aide took records U-T asked for on vacation
 - SDUT: No to parcel tax
 
