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Poizner reversed strong support for abortion rights -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner, who is running as a social conservative, took the most liberal positions on a range of issues relating to abortion rights when he ran for state Assembly in 2004, according to a document obtained by The Times. Michael Rothfeld in the Los Angeles Times Jack Chang SacBee Capitol Alert -- 3/6/10 Ad Watch: Poizner defends record in new California governor's race ad -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner this week launched the first television ad of his campaign. Amy Chance in the Sacramento Bee -- 3/6/10 Three Republicans fight for the GOP nomination to challenge Boxer -- The Republican candidates for U.S. Senate traded foreign policy insults in a tense first debate Friday, with businesswoman Carly Fiorina hitting former Rep. Tom Campbell for associating with supporters of terrorism and Campbell accusing Fiorina's campaign of smearing him as anti-Semitic. Seema Mehta in the Los Angeles Times Kevin Freking and Robin Hindery AP Steve Wiegand in the Sacramento Bee -- 3/6/10 Meg Whitman leading the CEO race -- Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman has pledged to bring business discipline to the governor's office if she wins, and apparently her fellow CEOs agree. Jack Chang SacBee Capitol Alert -- 3/6/10 Reform movement fumbles but believers still chase governance changes -- California's governance reform movement is stumbling under a few body blows but its advocates remain solidly in the ring. Lisa Vorderbrueggen in the Contra Costa Times -- 3/6/10 Conservatives look for winning formula at convention -- The president of the state's largest conservative Republican group got the conversation going Friday with a typically rousing call to arms. MARTIN WISCKOL in the Orange County Register -- 3/6/10 Obama judicial nominee already a target -- Two days after President Barack Obama nominated Goodwin Liu of Berkeley to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Republicans fired the first shot across his confirmation's bow. Josh Richman in the Contra Costa Times -- 3/6/10 Ex-Assembly speaker handed out pay raises on last day -- The 10% pay hikes and promotions for 20 of L.A. Democrat Karen Bass' staff members come as California grapples with a $20-billion deficit and state workers have been forced to take furlough days. Shane Goldmacher in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/6/10 When brainstorming costs nearly $50,0000 -- When we first heard about payments of nearly $50,000 to Republican political operative Brett Barbre to scope out the possibility of an O.C. sports hall of fame, we were intrigued. Jennifer Muir in the Orange County Register -- 3/6/10 Jobs bill splits Inland House delegation -- As has been the case for much of the current congress, Inland Southern California's congressional delegation was divided along party lines on the $17.6 package. Ben Goad in the Riverside Press -- 3/6/10 Sen. Roy Ashburn in firestorm over DUI arrest, sexual orientation -- A prominent Republican state senator arrested on suspicion of drunken driving this week in Sacramento has taken a personal leave through Sunday from the upper house. Susan Ferriss in the Sacramento Bee Wyatt Buchanan in the San Francisco Chronicle CHRISTINE BEDELL in the Bakersfield Californian -- 3/6/10 For most Dems, Stark was a non-starter -- Democrats on Thursday said Rep. Pete Stark’s personality made it impossible for him to serve as Ways and Means chairman. Jay Heflin, Jared Allen and Susan Crabtree The Hill -- 3/6/10 CalBuzz: Swap Meet: Dr. H & eMeg Conquer Time & Space -- We regret the whole thing: It’s hard to believe, but your Calbuzzards were just a couple years too young to cover the dramatic political events that unfolded in California in January 1860. As a result, we missed our chance to interview Lt. Gov. John Downey, or we would have known that he, not Jerry Brown, is the youngest governor in state history. Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine CalBuzz -- 3/6/10
L.A. City Council eases business tax to keep Internet firms from bolting -- The Los Angeles City Council on Friday voted to cut business taxes for Internet-based firms that had been socked with a mammoth increase last year after the city changed their tax rate from the lowest to the highest. Phil Willon in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/6/10 15,000 San Francisco workers given layoff notices -- Emotions ranged from disbelief to despair to downright anger Friday as 15,000 San Francisco city workers received pink slips. But Mayor Gavin Newsom reiterated that his controversial plan to rehire them under shortened workweeks would wind up saving thousands of jobs. Heather Knight in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 3/6/10 California tax law unsettled on home sellers' short sales -- Sacramento-area accountants say rising numbers of taxpayers who did short sales or received loan modifications in 2009 now fear they'll be walloped anew by a cash-starved state government intent on taxing their forgiven debt. Jim Wasserman in the Sacramento Bee -- 3/6/10 Employment outlook brightens in U.S., state -- Encouraging reports on both national and state employment released Friday indicate that the long-awaited economic recovery may be gaining a bit of traction. Alana Semuels and Don Lee in the Los Angeles Times Pete Carey in the San Jose Mercury -- 3/6/10 State's revised jobless rate a cause for worry -- The job markets in California and the United States may have hit bottom this year, separate reports released Friday suggest. But worse-than-expected weakness during 2009 for California employment may make the climb to recovery far longer. George Avalos in the Oakland Tribune -- 3/6/10 Economists say hike in teen unemployment rate related to minimum wage increase -- A year into her first job earning minimum wage at a Fontana fast-food place, Amanda Gilmore, 18, mastered the art of wrapping burritos, busing tables and pouring horchata. But in these tough economic times, there's nowhere to move up to. Mediha Fejzagic DiMartino in the Inland Daily Bulletin -- 3/6/10 For muni bonds, some financial advisors look outside California -- Concerns about the state's long-term fiscal challenges fuel shift toward national diversification in Californians' tax-free bond portfolios. Tom Petruno in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/6/10 Thunder Valley Casino prepares to hire 600 -- The hiring represents one of the biggest economic boosts the capital region will have seen since the recession began. Dale Kasler in the Sacramento Bee -- 3/6/10
Banks: Students are channeling their anger -- Racial incidents at UC San Diego illuminate a younger generation's fears and hopes. Sandy Banks in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/6/10
Air panel proposes tougher regulations for ports -- Southern California air regulators proposed tougher rules Friday to ensure that the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach reduce their share of deadly emissions from ships, trains, big rigs and cargo-handling equipment, prompting harsh objections from harbor officials. Louis Sahagun in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/6/10 Hopping to it to preserve the rare mountain yellow-legged frog -- Researchers' efforts to breed more of the California amphibians include refrigerating them to mimic their winter hibernation. Louis Sahagun in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/6/10 New visions for the Delta: A national park, perhaps? -- The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is one of the world's unique landscapes, but unless you own a boat or part of an island, its natural wonders are simply hard to access. Matt Weiser in the Sacramento Bee -- 3/6/10 Researchers report a 40 to 50 percent death rate among a group of tortoises relocated from Fort Irwin -- Government scientists tracking 158 desert tortoises relocated from Fort Irwin nearly two years ago to make way for military maneuvers say that nearly half of the animals have died, mostly from coyote attacks. DAVID DANELSKI in the Riverside Press -- 3/6/10
Aurora Las Encinas Hospital faces renewed scrutiny -- A high-end psychiatric hospital in Pasadena where four patients died and one was raped in recent years is facing renewed scrutiny after inspectors learned of several recent escapes and near suicides. Rong-Gong Lin II in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/6/10
San Diego State University team creates technology to more easily detect border trails -- The system relies on high-resolution photographs taken from airplanes and satellites, said Douglas Stow, a professor of geography who led the team. DAVID OLSON in the Riverside Press -- 3/6/10
Terror trial decision and re-decision = political problems for Obama -- The Obama administration finds itself in the uncomfortable position of considering whether to reverse its politically charged policy on where to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks. Michael Muskal in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/6/10 White House reconsiders holding terror trials in civilian court -- Suspected Sept. 11 plotters may be tried before military tribunals after all, administration officials say. Holding the trials in civilian court is deemed 'politically untenable.' Julian E. Barnes and Christi Parsons in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/6/10
Verdict: Street breached his fiduciary duty -- A federal bankruptcy judge has found that Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector Chriss Street breached his fiduciary duty five years ago when he attempted to build an empire instead of protecting the assets of a trust he was hired to liquidate. JENNIFER MUIR and RONALD CAMPBELL in the Orange County Register -- 3/6/10 Lawmakers give and take from Bay Area public transit operators -- Two budget bills passed by California lawmakers this week will eliminate one big money source for public transit operators — the sales tax on gasoline — but provide other funds to partially offset the loss. Denis Cuff and Janis Mara in the Contra Costa Times -- 3/6/10 One sector that benefits from a bad economy: jail inmates -- Tough times prompt the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to free inmates who've served only a fraction of their sentences. Jack Leonard and Ruben Vives in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/6/10
Griffith to give GOP address -- In 2008, Republicans ripped apart Parker Griffith’s medical practice in a brutal campaign ad, saying he dosed patients so he could make more money. A campaign advertisement said he was “warehousing cancer patients.” The National Republican Congressional Committee called Griffith’s conduct shameful and said he “can’t be trusted.” JAKE SHERMAN Politico -- 3/6/10 Republican National Committee official behind 'fear' pitch under fire for fees -- Rob Bickhart, the Republican National Committee official behind the embarrassing fundraising presentation reported this week by POLITICO, has been paid at least $370,000 since last June by the RNC in salary and consulting fees. KENNETH P. VOGEL & BEN SMITH Politico -- 3/6/10 |
