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Meg Whitman says she'll post returns online if Jerry Brown does -- Meg Whitman, the GOP front-runner for governor, said Wednesday that 25 years of her tax returns are ready to be released and she is willing to post them on the Internet. Ken McLaughlin in the San Jose Mercury -- 4/28/10 Poizner explains how he’ll make a huge comeback -- GOP governor candidate Steve Poizner acknowledges it will probably take “the biggest comeback in California history” for him to beat fellow Republican Meg Whitman on June 8 – but he makes the case that he’s on his way. Martin Wisckol in the Orange County Register -- 4/28/10
Rep. Duncan Hunter backs deporting U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants -- First, it was the Arizona law that has spurred some California Democrats to call for a boycott of the state. Now, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Alpine) says the federal government should deport U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants. Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/28/10 Arizona law gets no support from Whitman, Poizner or Brown -- The leading GOP and Democratic Party candidates for California governor share a position: None is eager to endorse Arizona's new law requiring local police to check people's legal status based on "reasonable suspicion" that someone might be an illegal immigrant. Susan Ferriss SacBee Capitol Alert -- 4/28/10 Campbell, DeVore back Arizona immigration law; Fiorina undecided -- Assemblyman Chuck DeVore calls Arizona's new immigration law "a cry for help" and says California would benefit from a similar law. Former Rep. Tom Campbell says it doesn't deserve the negative publicity it's receiving. And while the two GOP Senate candidates are backing Arizona's controversial new law, their challenger, businesswoman Carly Fiorina, has yet to take a position. Rob Hotakainen SacBee Capitol Alert -- 4/28/10 Mayor urges Sacramento to shun Arizona over immigration law -- Mayor Kevin Johnson is urging the city of Sacramento to sever economic ties with Arizona over that state's new immigration law. Ryan Lillis in the Sacramento Bee -- 4/28/10 San Francisco mayor bans city travel to Arizona in protest of immigration law -- San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Tuesday imposed a moratorium on city employee travel to the state of Arizona for official business and announced the creation of a task force to determine how best to extricate the city from its Arizona-related contracts. The item is in the Oakland Tribune -- 4/28/10 TEA Party will boycott San Francisco -- And now, California TEA Party groups are boycotting San Francisco with a protest march in … San Francisco. Lisa Vorderbrueggen Political Blotter weblog -- 4/28/10 Arizona immigration fight moves to the courtroom -- The ACLU and other groups say the key legal issue is whether the state law interferes with the federal government’s duty to handle immigration, which sunk Proposition 187 in California. Teresa Watanabe and Anna Gorman in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/28/10
Senate Rules recommends rejecting Board of Education nominee -- JeannieOropeza.jpgThe Senate Rules Committee today recommended rejecting Board of Education nominee Jeannie Oropeza. The full Senate will likely vote on the nomination Thursday. Torey Van Oot SacBee Capitol Alert Shane Goldmacher in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/28/10 Report: Prop 14 would result in more races between two Dems -- One of the key questions in the debate over the June ballot measure Proposition 14 is what sort of candidate might prevail under an "open primary" system. Torey Van Oot SacBee Capitol Alert -- 4/28/10 Cruickshank: Prop 14: Rigging the Political System -- There's a conceit among self-described "moderate" and "centrist" pundits that their politics are the only legitimate politics - and that those on the left and right are not as legitimate. Robert Cruickshank Cal Progress Report -- 4/28/10 Steinberg sees governor's hand behind possible legislative pay cuts -- Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) said he believed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has been encouraging the commission that controls lawmakers' salaries to threaten lawmakers with reduced pay " to try to influence public policy." Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times Jim Sanders SacBee Capitol Alert -- 4/28/10 Mike Huckabee backs Chuck DeVore in California's U.S. Senate race -- Senate GOP candidate Chuck DeVore scored the endorsement of former Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee on Wednesday – an announcement that his campaign hopes will help attract conservative support and help him catch up with his rivals in the race to unseat Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer. Maeve Reston in the Los Angeles Times Torey Van Oot SacBee Capitol Alert -- 4/28/10 Facebook privacy officer-turned-candidate advises ex-employer to be more open -- Former Facebook privacy officer Chris Kelly, now a Democratic candidate for state attorney general, has found himself the victim of some unfortunate timing. Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/28/10 Unions fine-tuning Meg Whitman attack -- The California Labor Federation is about to launch a worksite flier blitz aimed at cementing Meg Whitman's ties to the finance industry and exploiting the recent fraud charges leveled at bank holding company Goldman Sachs. Jon Ortiz in the Sacramento Bee -- 4/28/10 California Republicans spar in new dueling ads -- The Republicans sparring for their party’s gubernatorial nod in California released dueling ads Wednesday that challenge one another’s conservative credentials. Jeff Simon CNN Politics -- 4/28/10 Republican candidates in need of new material? -- It may be a new and unusual campaign strategy, or maybe she's trying to save money, but Meg Whitman's campaign for governor has gotten into the habit of borrowing material from her Republican primary opponent Steve Poizner's campaign commercials and putting them into her own (albeit to criticize him). Michael Rothfeld in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/28/10 Sources: Gov. Charlie Crist to run as independent -- Charlie Crist will be in St. Petersburg on Thursday for the announcement. Jim Stratton and Aaron Deslatte in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/28/10 Financial overhaul bill makes its way to full Senate -- With Democrats having agreed to some concessions related to bailouts, Republicans agreed to allow the bill to move to the Senate floor and work for amendments there. Jim Puzzanghera and Janet Hook in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/28/10
California taxes are 3rd highest among states -- California ranks third highest among the states for an index of 16 taxes according to the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council’s “Business Tax Index 2010: Best to Worst State Tax Systems for Entrepreneurship and Small Business. California ranked 4th highest in 2009 but passed Maine this year. Jan Norman in the Orange County Register -- 4/28/10 Pérez, Steinberg pack for trip to Washington -- Hoping to squeeze out more federal funds, Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez and Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg announced today that they will meet with White House officials and congressional leaders next week in the nation's capital. Jim Sanders SacBee Capitol Alert -- 4/28/10 Low census participation could cost California a congressional seat -- Five states — New York, California, Texas, Arizona and Florida — are perilously close to losing out on congressional seats because of lackluster participation in the U.S. census. Hope Yen AP -- 4/28/10 Removal of California memorial cross blocked by U.S. Supreme Court -- The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the removal of a congressionally endorsed war memorial cross from its longtime home in the Mojave Desert, saying a federal court went too far in ordering that it be taken out. The item is in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/28/10 Heavy load grows heavier as $100,000 club membership swells -- We told you that membership in California’s $100,000-plus public pension club leaped by 50 percent over the last year. But this heavy load will grow exponentially heavier, and the big picture is even more disturbing than that. Teri Sforza in the Orange County Register -- 4/28/10 Congressional candidate’s trial likely to be delayed -- Republican congressional candidate Tan Nguyen was scheduled to go to court for obstruction of justice on May 11, but has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors to delay the trial until Aug. 17. Martin Wisckol in the Orange County Register -- 4/28/10
New Medi-Cal contractor has poor record in other states -- For the first time in 23 years, California next month will begin contracting with a new firm to manage the state’s $40-billion-a-year Medi-Cal reimbursement system. BRIAN JOSEPH in the Orange County Register -- 4/28/10 WellPoint’s profit jumps 51% -- First-quarter revenue for the parent of Anthem Blue falls slightly. CEO Angela F. Braly says the company’s rate hike delay in California hurt results. Duke Helfand in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/28/10 HP to be Palm's Silicon Valley savior in $1-billion deal -- Palm Inc. a pioneer in the smart phone business that couldn't quite make the comeback it needed, has agreed to be bought out by Hewlett-Packard Co. for about $1 billion in cash. AP -- 4/28/10 Free health clinic runs out of appointments, too few medical volunteers cause delays -- By 11 a.m. Wednesday all appointments to a massive weeklong free health clinic were gone. Those left in line were turned away. Molly Hennessy-Fiske in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/28/10 Study: New ballpark would bring billions to Oakland, Alameda County -- Claiming they are still in the game when it comes to keeping the A's in Oakland, city officials and others trying to keep the team in town released results of a study today claiming a new waterfront baseball park is worth millions to the city's coffers and billions to the local economy. Chris Metinko in the Oakland Tribune -- 4/28/10
Wrangling over Maldonado sets ominous tone for budget talks -- Abel Maldonado was sworn in as lieutenant governor Tuesday, but the wrangling over his confirmation and the timing of the race to replace him in the state Senate have set a hostile tone between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democrats in the Legislature as budget negotiations are due to begin. Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times John Myers Capitol Notes weblog Torey Van Oot SacBee Capitol Alert -- 4/28/10 Maldonado: from strawberry picker to lieutenant governor -- The lieutenant governor of California's job has been disparaged by some as insignificant, but not for Abel Maldonado, who almost seemed as if it were his wedding day after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger swore him in to the post Tuesday. Michael Rothfeld in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/28/10 CalBuzz: Fix My Ticket: Why Lite Gov Candidates May Matter -- California has no history of major party candidates for governor and lite gov running as a single entry, but both sides in the 2010 campaign are suddenly talking ticket. Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine CalBuzz -- 4/28/10 Chris Kelly puts $4 million more into attorney general bid -- Chris Kelly, the former Facebook executive and current Democratic candidate for attorney general, announced depositing another $4 million of his own money into his campaign. The new infusion doubles Kelly’s total personal investment in the race to $8 million. Shane Goldmacher in the Los Angeles Times Jim Sanders SacBee Capitol Alert Josh Richman Political Blotter weblog Marisa Lagos Chronicle Politics Weblog -- 4/28/10 AP Interview: Whitman defends tenure at Goldman -- Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman says she regrets taking part in a now-banned stock sale practice at Goldman Sachs and says she left the firm's board after 15 months because she "wasn't a good fit." JULIET WILLIAMS AP Lance Williams California Watch Jon Ortiz in the Sacramento Bee -- 4/28/10 Labor group to exploit Whitman's Wall Street ties -- The state's largest labor group made it clear Monday that it intends to make the gubernatorial race a referendum on Meg Whitman's ties to Wall Street. Steven Harmon in the Contra Costa Times -- 4/28/10 Walters: Is Schwarzenegger using potential lawmaker pay cut as leverage? -- Arnold Schwarzenegger has less than nine months remaining in his topsy-turvy governorship, and he is watching his once-substantial political clout evaporate. Dan Walters in the Sacramento Bee -- 4/28/10 State building 'sale-leaseback' called 'poor fiscal policy' -- California would incur significant long-term lease costs by selling 11 state office properties, the Legislative Analyst's Office said Tuesday as it assailed the move as "poor fiscal policy." Kevin Yamamura in the Sacramento Bee Shane Goldmacher in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/28/10 Anonymous mailers hit doorsteps in 5th Assembly District -- The brochures have been arriving for more than a week now. One after another, they pop up in mailboxes in the 5th Assembly District. Torey Van Oot in the Sacramento Bee -- 4/28/10 Worst. Debate time. Ever. On Mother's Day morning!!! -- So we're actually trying to do some advance planning here when it hits us when the Republican US Senate debate is airing: at 11 a.m. Mother's Day! At least it is in LA, SF and Fresno. Joe Garofoli Chronicle Politics Weblog -- 4/28/10
Top California lawmaker wants to sever ties with Arizona -- One of California's top legislative leaders called on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Tuesday to review the state's contracts with Arizona and cancel them if legally possible, as a protest against that state's new immigration law. CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Susan Ferriss in the Sacramento Bee Denis C. Theriault in the San Jose Mercury Wyatt Buchanan, John Coté, Rachel Gordon in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 4/28/10 Mexico issues travel alert on Arizona -- Mexicans spending time in Arizona are urged to be careful and to avoid protests by those for and against the state’s tough immigration measure. There are calls for a boycott of Arizona-based entities. Tracy Wilkinson in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/28/10 Poizner not embracing Arizona approach -- Even GOP gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner, who has staked his primary campaign in part on Republican voters' concerns about illegal immigration, isn't exactly getting behind the new law in Arizona that opponents say will result in racial profiling. Amy Chance SacBee Capitol Alert -- 4/28/10 Breton: New Arizona immigration law un-American -- Sacramento has had two Mexican American police chiefs who've served with distinction even as they looked undeniably Mexican in blue. Marcos Breton in the Sacramento Bee -- 4/28/10 Will boycott harm Arizona? -- Ask Barry Broome, chief executive of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, what he thinks of our Board of Supervisors' move to boycott Arizona, and he won't hesitate to tell you. Andrew S. Ross in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 4/28/10 Hahn joins backlash against Arizona's new immigration law -- Los Angeles city officials Tuesday joined a growing nationwide backlash against Arizona's tough new immigration law, calling for a sweeping boycott of the state and its businesses. Tony Castro in the Torrance Daily Breeze -- 4/28/10 Whitman opposes new Arizona law -- Meg Whitman, the Republican front-runner in the California gubernatorial primary, said Tuesday that Arizona is taking the wrong approach to illegal immigration with its tough new law. JULIET WILLIAMS AP -- 4/28/10 Calls to boycott Arizona grow over new immigration law -- White House considers a legal challenge, and some political leaders call for an economic boycott to protest the law that makes it a crime to be in Arizona illegally. Anna Gorman and Nicholas Riccardi in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/28/10
Reaching April Revenue Target Getting Less and Less Likely -- With three days left in the month, income tax collections total $6.6 billion — almost $4 billion off the target. Every dollar below the revenue target worsens the state’s budget shortfall which is already $18.8 billion. Greg Lucas California's capitol weblog -- 4/28/10 California Still Holds Multiple High Tech Firsts But Faces Stiffer Competition From Other States, National Survey Finds -- California continues to lead the nation in high tech employment, wages, payroll and number of businesses, according to Cyberstates 2010, an annual national analysis of the high tech industry by the TechAmerica Foundation. Greg Lucas California's capitol weblog -- 4/28/10
Schwarzenegger promises more money for higher ed -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is promising California's cash-strapped colleges and universities that he will veto any budget that does not include additional funding for higher education. Robin Hindery AP -- 4/28/10 Fensterwald: Charter leader receives big award -- A former Los Angeles Unified district superintendent who has gone on to found and lead one of the state’s most successful group of charter schools will be one six Californians to receive this year’s James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award tomorrow in Sacramento. John Fensterwald educatedguess.org -- 4/28/10 California takes new tack in bid for U.S. school funding -- The state, which lost out in the first round of the Race to the Top grant competition, will have three large districts apply: L.A., Long Beach and Fresno. Howard Blume in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/28/10 Student test score data proposed to evaluate L.A. teachers -- School district task force also suggests giving more money to high-performing teachers and waiting up to four years before granting tenure. The teachers union strongly opposes evaluation reforms. Jason Song in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/28/10 LAUSD to ask DWP for rate hike amnesty -- Los Angeles Unified officials unanimously approved a plan Tuesday to lobby the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for a deal that would spare the district from spending up to $11 million under the utility's proposed rate hikes. Connie Llanos in the Los Angeles Daily News -- 4/28/10
California Watch: State examines toxic legacy, future of oil refineries -- Oil has been the driving factor behind California’s modern history. The discovery of massive petroleum deposits in Southern California in 1892 prompted a drilling frenzy that kick-started the state’s economy and, along with the automobile and the interstate system, formed a key part of its identity. Ali Winston California Watch -- 4/28/10 Los Angeles is still the nation’s smoggiest city -- Metropolitan Los Angeles, extending to Riverside and Long Beach, remains the smoggiest city in the United States, with an average of more than 140 days a year of dangerous ozone levels, the American Lung Assn. reported Wednesday in its annual assessment. Margot Roosevelt in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/28/10
WellPoint and Blue Shield of California to stop dropping sick policyholders -- The announcements by two of the nation’s largest health insurers follow action by Congress and the Obama administration to crack down on a practice known as rescission. Lisa Girion in the Los Angeles Times Josh Richman Political Blotter weblog -- 4/28/10 Justice Department OKs study of Cailfornia hospital costs -- The U.S. Department of Justice won't stand in the way of a long-delayed project aimed at shining more light on California's rising hospital costs. Bobby Caina Calvan in the Sacramento Bee -- 4/28/10 Special financial district might help UCR med school -- Legislation taking shape in the state Capitol would authorize a rarely used financing tool to help build UC Riverside's medical school. JIM MILLER in the Riverside Press -- 4/28/10 Need for dental care overwhelms free clinic in Los Angeles -- More than 100 who had waited for care were asked to return next week for services. In all, volunteers saw 1,157 patients, 64 of them minors. Molly Hennessy-Fiske in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/28/10
Birthplace attorney renews fight against Obama -- Laguna Niguel attorney Orly Taitz is challenging the latest dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the legitimacy of Barack Obama’s presidency, filing a metaphor-filled motion for reconsideration and asking for a special prosecutor to go after Obama. Martin Wisckol in the Orange County Register -- 4/28/10
Lopez: L.A. County supervisor gives his side of the story -- Mark Ridley-Thomas, in a face-to-face meeting in his office, explains why he used $25,000 in taxpayer money for a spot in ‘Who’s Who in Black Los Angeles.’ Steve Lopez in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/28/10 Map shows 50 new California faults -- The surface faults have been discovered over the last two decades. Placing them all on one map will help educate the public and aid in planning and quake readiness. Hector Becerra in the Los Angeles Times David Perlman in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 4/28/10 Hiltzik: SEC porn scandal takes heat off Congress -- Regulatory agencies were gutted with the blessing of some of the same lawmakers who are pointing fingers now. Michael Hiltzik in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/28/10 L.A. City Council lets DWP rate hike stand -- Council is one vote shy of ordering another review of the 4.8% increase in electric rates approved by the DWP. Some members said they had been unaware that the hike would be permanent. David Zahniser in the Los Angeles Times -- 4/28/10
Poll finds Americans in an anti-incumbent mood as midterm elections near -- Members of Congress face the most anti-incumbent electorate since 1994, with less than a third of all voters saying they are inclined to support their representatives in November, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Dan Balz and Jon Cohen in the Washington Post -- 4/28/10 Republican senators again block vote on financial regulation -- Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked for the second straight day efforts to begin debate on a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations, saying the bill represents an overreach of government power that could harm small businesses. Brady Dennis and Paul Kane in the Washington Post -- 4/28/10 |
