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Voter skepticism of big moneyed interests could play role in fall campaign -- The big smackdown of big money in Tuesday's primary might have big implications for the fall. Steven Harmon in the Contra Costa Times -- 6/12/10 CalBuzz: Fishwrap: Jerry Gets Cosmic, Meg Prez Fever Grows -- There are doubtless many reasons why Meg Whitman won’t accept Jerry Brown’s invite to 10 town halls around the state – strategy, scheduling and skittishness, for starters. Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine CalBuzz -- 6/12/10 Sean Hannity to Carly Fiorina: 'All is forgiven' -- Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina went on Sean Hannity's Fox television show Friday night to make amends for her off-the-cuff comments that were caught on a hot mike earlier this week — coyly telling him that she was really just complimenting his skills as a journalist. Maeve Reston in the Los Angeles Times -- 6/12/10 Boren: Benefits of soon-to-be open state primaries -- Now that Proposition 14 has passed, the Democratic and Republican parties are suddenly concerned with how open primaries will diminish the role of minor parties and allow special interests to control the California Legislature. What a joke. Jim Boren in the Fresno Bee -- 6/12/10 Donnelly takes lead in 59th Assembly primary -- Tea Party-backed candidate Tim Donnelly Friday took a 654-vote lead in the Republican primary for the 59th Assembly District, officials said. Brian Charles in the Inland Daily Bulletin -- 6/12/10 Villaraigosa paid to attend only one of dozens of events -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa paid for tickets to only one of dozens of sporting and entertainment events he has attended in the Los Angeles area since taking office in 2005, a lawyer for the mayor acknowledged Friday. Phil Willon in the Los Angeles Times -- 6/12/10 Doolittle says federal corruption probe is over -- A Justice Department corruption investigation that helped drive John Doolittle from office has been closed without charges being filed, the former Roseville congressman said Friday. Michael Doyle in the Sacramento Bee -- 6/12/10 Saunders: Jerry Brown, California's chameleon prince -- As part of a union-backed "independent" expenditure campaign in support of Attorney General Jerry Brown's gubernatorial effort, the California Nurses Association has formed a retinue that trails GOP gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman with a cartoonish figure named "Queen Meg." Debra J. Saunders in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 6/12/10
Vallejo bankruptcy tied up in binding arbitration -- Police in Vallejo are scheduled to receive a 7 percent pay raise next month, part of a labor contract negotiated after the city declared bankruptcy two years ago. Ed Mendel Calpensions.com -- 6/12/10 Disney hotel workers walk off the job in 1-day strike -- More than 200 Disney hotel workers walked off the job Friday in a one-day strike that is the latest in a series of job actions at the Anaheim resort. Patrick J. McDonnell in the Los Angeles Times -- 6/12/10 Californians more upbeat on economy, but still not spending, report says -- The survey indicates that consumers don't expect general economic improvement to help them. Walter Hamilton in the Los Angeles Times -- 6/12/10
Columnist urges UCLA grads to thank campus workers -- Gustavo Arellano, the writer of the satiric "¡Ask a Mexican!" column in the OC Weekly, delivered a commencement speech Friday night to UCLA’s College of Letters and Science and took note of two groups that did not want him there. Larry Gordon in the Los Angeles Times -- 6/12/10 Charter school leaders charged with stealing over $200,000 in public funds -- The leaders of a high-performing San Fernando Valley charter school were charged this week with stealing more than $200,000 in public funds through embezzlement, money laundering and filing false tax returns, among other alleged crimes. Howard Blume in the Los Angeles Times -- 6/12/10 UC panel: Call student fees 'tuition' -- Student fees should be called "tuition," a University of California panel is recommending, marking a possible end to a decades-long refusal to use the word in California public higher education. Matt Krupnick in the Oakland Tribune -- 6/12/10 Barbara Boxer vows support for UCR medical school amid funding concerns with 2012 opening drawing nearer -- Boxer said a medical school would bring jobs and health care to the Inland area, which is starving for both. LORA HINES in the Riverside Press -- 6/12/10
Schwarzenegger seeks to create high-speed demonstration train between L.A. and San Diego -- The governor proposes that a train be set up by November, before he leaves office, to give commuters a taste of European-style fast rail travel. Skeptics say extensive upgrades must first be made. Dan Weikel in the Los Angeles Times -- 6/12/10
California hospitals fined as medical records are breached -- At Marysville's Rideout Memorial Hospital, 17 security guards rifled through the personal health data of 33 patients, using computers to peer into what should have been private and protected electronic health records, state investigators said. Bobby Caina Calvan in the Sacramento Bee -- 6/12/10 GOP lawmakers criticize boosting Medicare payments to California doctors -- A bill is being debated in Congress that would update a reimbursement formula for physicians in some urban areas, including San Diego and Sacramento counties. Noam N. Levey in the Los Angeles Times -- 6/12/10 Big insurance changes in store for Californians with pre-existing conditions -- Sometime after July 1, under the terms of the health care reform, California will establish a new, statewide insurance pool that will offer subsidized health insurance to people with pre-existing conditions. Tens of thousands of Californians may participate. Emily Bazar in the San Jose Mercury -- 6/12/10
Medical cannabis collective to have first time blood drive for Red Cross -- It's almost certainly the first time that a local medical marijuana dispensary has sponsored such a bloodletting, but after Harborside officials laid claim to being the first Red Cross pot spot in the agency's 129-year history, some confusion set in. Bruce Newman in the San Jose Mercury -- 6/12/10 FBI probe involves several Upland businesses -- The FBI and IRS investigation that closed City Hall for an entire day Thursday is a far-reaching one that involves not only the mayor but a number of businesses and business owners in the region. Wendy Leung and Sandra Emerson in the Inland Daily Bulletin -- 6/12/10 Drug evidence against Barry Bonds is inadmissible, appeals court rules -- The ruling upholds a trial judge's decision to exclude lab records of positive drug testing because prosecutors can't prove that the blood and urine samples came from Bonds. Carol J. Williams and Maura Dolan in the Los Angeles Times Bob Egelko in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 6/12/10 U.S. attorney to create unit to prosecute public corruption, civil rights cases -- Andre Birotte Jr., an Obama appointee, says the unit's mission will be 'to bring to justice those public officials and public employees who violate the public's trust.' Scott Glover in the Los Angeles Times -- 6/12/10
'Tea party' candidates hurt by lack of organization in movement -- The polls hadn't even closed Tuesday when "tea party" activists in Nevada started sniping at one another over whether Sharron Angle, the soon-to-be Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, was the best candidate to bring down Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid. Amy Gardner in the Washington Post -- 6/12/10 |
