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Adam Gadahn, Al Qaeda agent from Southern California, is arrested in Pakistan -- Gadahn is wanted by the U.S. on charges of treason. In his apparent primary role as propagandist for the terrorist network, Gadahn appeared in videos. The latest praised the accused Fort Hood shooter. Alex Rodriguez in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/7/10 Once eBay chief, now GOP gubernatorial candidate, Meg Whitman is selling a new product: Herself -- In the thick of a Detroit winter in 1997, Meg Whitman grappled with what she acknowledges was the least successful chapter of her professional life. Jack Chang in the Sacramento Bee -- 3/7/10 Brown and Whitman aim for the political middle ground as they set sights on November -- Poizner takes a different tack, moving to the right in search of a conservative base. Cathleen Decker in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/7/10 The Lighter Side: It's a '70s show rerun for Brown -- When Jerry Brown finally made his candidacy official last week, we couldn't resist suggesting a few campaign slogans for the former governor who would be governor again, and urging readers to do the same. Stuart Leavenworth in the Sacramento Bee -- 3/7/10 It's not just the Capitol: Billions in red ink drowning California's cities, schools and counties, too -- With even well-managed counties, cities and schools finding themselves in the same budget hole that has swallowed state government, California now confronts a financial crisis that may be unrivaled — though it is also maddeningly difficult to quantify. Denis C. Theriault in the San Jose Mercury -- 3/7/10 Walters: California's politicos dig deeper hole -- If you find yourself in a hole, the old adage advises, the first thing you should do is stop digging. Dan Walters in the Sacramento Bee -- 3/7/10 Morain: Jarvis group evolves into a money machine -- Politics can be a good business. Just look at the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. Dan Morain in the Sacramento Bee -- 3/7/10 Leavenworth: Feinstein says she's no Westlands 'shill,' but ... -- You know you've struck a nerve with an editorial when, on the very next business day, California's senior senator rings you on the telephone. Stuart Leavenworth in the Sacramento Bee -- 3/7/10 Overtime pay may be putting a dent in state's furlough savings -- Furloughs are expected to save the state $1.2 billion this fiscal year. But last year some workers more than offset those cuts with increased overtime. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/7/10 Anthem a boon to Obama's healthcare efforts -- The Democrats' bill was in serious trouble when news broke of planned rate hikes by the California insurer. Mark Z. Barabak and Duke Helfand in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/7/10 Card clubs' secret dealings -- The secret card club gang bankrolling the disturbing anti-Indian casino ad blitz in Richmond has failed to acknowledge basic city psychology: It's OK for us to criticize us but it's not OK for outsiders to do it. Lisa Vorderbrueggen in the Contra Costa Times -- 3/7/10 Campaign finance legislation faces tricky issue of foreign corporations -- As lawmakers react to a Supreme Court decision that struck down a portion of election funding laws, the fate of U.S. subsidiaries is uncertain. Clement Tan in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/7/10 Now Leno starting to think about running for mayor -- Add state Sen. Mark Leno's name to the list of San Francisco politicos mulling a run for the mayor's job. Rachel Gordon in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 3/7/10 Out of Office, but Still the Toast of the Town -- Willie L. Brown Jr. was a poor boy from Texas when he made his way to San Francisco at 17. GERRY SHIH in the New York Times -- 3/7/10 More Spanish-speaking voters sought -- As San Bernardino County's Latino population increases, election officials are going to great lengths to reach out to Spanish-speaking voters. Stephen Wall in the San Bernardino Sun -- 3/7/10 California justice weighs in on judicial races -- With businesses and trial lawyers pouring money into state judicial races around the nation, California Chief Justice Ronald George appointed a Commission for Impartial Courts in 2007 to study judicial elections in California and decide whether changes were needed to promote judicial independence and public confidence in the courts. Bob Egelko in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 3/7/10
Boron on the brink -- Shopkeeper Tammy Brown was listing some of the local institutions rocked by this town's recent labor lockout -- businesses, churches, schools -- when her husband seated a few feet away gave up his brooding silence to interrupt. JOHN COX in the Bakersfield Californian -- 3/7/10
As LAUSD tightens belt, 'green' resolution helps trim water, energy costs -- The 3-year-old program has been carving away at future utility expenses for the sprawling system. 'Our mission is to be the greenest school district in the country,' says school board president. Susan Carpenter in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/7/10 Orange County students feel sting of millions in budget cuts -- It manifests as campus libraries closed multiple days a week, music lessons wiped clean from the school day, the principal treating skinned knees and bloody noses because there's no nurse. SCOTT MARTINDALE and FERMIN LEAL in the Orange County Register -- 3/7/10 Long-term, committed mentors help boost black student achievement in Berkeley -- A trusted guide to push, pull and cajole young black and Latino students through school may be one way of fixing Berkeley's dismal record of educating them. Doug Oakley in the Oakland Tribune -- 3/7/10
Growers await chemical decision -- In a fourth floor state office overlooking Sacramento City Hall, Mary-Ann Warmerdam must make a contentious choice about how farmers grow one of America's favorite foods – the strawberry. Jim Wasserman in the Sacramento Bee -- 3/7/10 California looks to Australia for lessons on water management -- Over the past decade, Australia has seen its temperatures rise, its reservoirs plummet, and its crops dry up - the result of the country's worst drought in 100 years. The experience rings familiar to California water managers. Rebecca Kimitch in the San Gabriel Tribune -- 3/7/10 Sausalito's Bay Model still moving water, visitors -- It stands as a monument to the days before supercomputing when engineers wearing pocket protectors had to be able to do math – serious math – in their heads and on the fly. Jeff Mitchell in the Sacramento Bee -- 3/7/10
Anthem's rate hikes to add to burdens of jobless -- The prospect of paying Anthem Blue Cross $911 a month for health insurance has Ursula Britton counting birthdays and feeling as if she’s boxed into a corner. Tom Kisken in the Ventura Star -- 3/7/10
Message Maven Finds Fingers Pointing at Him -- David Axelrod was sitting at his desk on a recent afternoon — tie crooked, eyes droopy and looking more burdened than usual. He had just been watching some genius on MSNBC insist that he and President Obama’s other top aides were failing miserably and should be replaced. MARK LEIBOVICH in the New York Times -- 3/7/10
Lopez: Journeyman is his own best actor -- Gregory Walcott, 82, whose face is more familiar than his name, says being in show business has been its own reward. His goal is to take all six of his grandchildren to the Oscars, one at a time. Steve Lopez in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/7/10 Officials Allow Sex Offender to Live Near School -- A convicted sex offender has moved into a home across the street from Wildwood Elementary School in Piedmont, infuriating parents, who are asking school officials and the police why the 2006 state law mandating a minimum distance of 2,000 feet between schools and the residences of sex offenders is not being enforced. GERRY SHIH in the New York Times -- 3/7/10 From his sickbed, Garfield High legend is still delivering -- Jaime Escalante, 79, the math teacher who was the basis for the 1988 film 'Stand and Deliver,' is battling cancer. But he still has some lessons to impart. Esmeralda Bermudez in the Los Angeles Times -- 3/7/10
RNC Fallout: 'Ashamed' donor closes checkbook -- A prominent Evangelical figure and Republican donor says he will end his contributions to the organized Republican Party in reaction to the leaked fundraising presentation that advised using "fear" to solicit contributions and displayed an image of President Obama as the Joker from Batman. Ben Smith Politico -- 3/7/10 |
