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Resignations follow California Chamber of Commerce's endorsement of Whitman -- UC President Mark Yudof and the chancellor of the state community college system quit their positions on the board of directors, saying they will not participate in a partisan operation. Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/5/10 Brown emphasizes 'uniting Californians'; Whitman attacks 'mismanagement' -- Gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown marked the start of Labor Day weekend — the traditional beginning of the general-election sprint — by arguing before friendly crowds Saturday that their resumes make them best equipped to fix the state's fiscal disaster and dysfunctional budgeting process. Seema Mehta and Maeve Reston in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/5/10 Ad watch: Whitman misfires on college plan -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman is running a radio ad that proposes cutting $1 billion from the state's welfare-to-work program and investing the money in public colleges and universities. Jack Chang in the Sacramento Bee -- 9/5/10 Whitman: California must weed out waste to save money -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman on Saturday got a firsthand look at California's beleaguered state park system and said getting government to run more efficiently is the only way to avoid the types of budget and service cuts the system has endured in recent years. SAMANTHA YOUNG AP -- 9/5/10 Jerry Brown speaks at Orange County union party -- Jerry Brown stood under a scorching Labor Day weekend sun Saturday and got to work on his general-election campaign, warning that gubernatorial rival Meg Whitman would worsen California's problems and wooing the union allies he'll likely need to overcome his opponent's formidable spending. JEFF OVERLEY in the Orange County Register -- 9/5/10 Searching for voters in Crenshaw, East LA (VIDEO) -- One of the social centers of the African-American community in the Crenshaw neighborhood is the barber shop, so that's where we tagged along with Stephanie Carter recently. Joe Garofoli Chronicle Politics Weblog -- 9/5/10 Because of the economy, a more conservative electorate emerges in California -- Even in a state that embraced Barack Obama's presidential candidacy with record-breaking passion just two years ago, the lingering economic doldrums have altered the views of voters as the next election nears. Cathleen Decker in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/5/10 CalBuzz: Happy Labor Day: Meyer, Krusty & the Unions -- Asked once what he wanted for trade unionists, Samuel Gompers, the founder and first president of the American Labor Federation, is said to have replied: “More.” Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine CalBuzz -- 9/5/10 Reality check: Analyzing campaign ads -- What's the claim? The campaign of Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman has aired a radio ad that takes aim at Jerry Brown's time as Oakland mayor. Steven Harmon in the San Jose Mercury -- 9/5/10 California paralyzed by government -- Structural woes cripple state business; Brown, Whitman mum about reform. Timm Herdt in the Ventura Star -- 9/5/10 La Opinión: Independence 'was worth it' -- A little over a year after becoming an independent lawmaker after leaving the Democratic Party in which he played for more than 40 years, Juan Arambula , Assemblyman from Fresno said it was worth it because they respect it a little more because know that they will automatically vote Democrat. Araceli Martínez Ortega La Opinión -- 9/5/10 Compton mayor, whose salary for his part-time post is unusually high, misses many meetings -- Eric Perrodin, who also works full-time as a deputy D.A., attended only 59 of 162 scheduled sessions of boards and commissions in the last year, records show. Ann M. Simmons and Abby Sewell in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/5/10 In wake of Bell scandal, CalPERS may change pension calculation rules -- Former City Manager Robert Rizzo's latest contract divided his nearly $800,000 salary between his main job and various city boards. Excluding the side pay could drastically cut his retirement income. Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/5/10 Valley cities face pressure to reveal pay -- The scandal in Bell -- a tiny city that handed out big paychecks -- has created a public-relations headache for cities and counties across California. John Ellis in the Fresno Bee -- 9/5/10 People willing to run for local offices are hard to find -- This year, more than 50 elected positions in 26 public agencies - including school boards, water districts and the city of Rialto - will be filled by appointment rather than election. In each case, only one candidate - an incumbent, in many cases - signed up to run for office. James Rufus Koren in the Inland Daily Bulletin -- 9/5/10 Prayer, politics share stage at Capitol rally -- It was a religious revival meeting with a political bent. Summoned by conservative Christian leaders from around the country, thousands gathered on the west steps of the Capitol on Saturday for 12 hours of solemn prayer, gospel and Christian rock – and repeated calls to end abortion and gay marriage. Dale Kasler and Gina Kim in the Sacramento Bee -- 9/5/10 Walters: California water war still unsettled -- Any claim by Capitol politicians that the just-concluded 2009-10 session of the Legislature was a success rests on a complex water package that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislators hammered out late last year. Dan Walters in the Sacramento Bee -- 9/5/10 Saunders: Boxer, Fiorina and the endless recovery -- At the end of Obamaland's Recovery Summer, Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer is betting that Californians want the federal government to keep growing. Debra J. Saunders in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 9/5/10 Lopez: California's Prop. 23, backed by oil giants with a lot to lose, needs to go down in flames -- I don't mean to disturb your holiday weekend just when you're trying to scrub that grease off the barbecue grill. But I thought now was a good time to remind you that in two months, you'll have an important choice to make about the air you breathe. Steve Lopez in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/5/10 Borenstein: Oakland residents pay huge hidden pension tax -- It's truly a hidden tax. As Oakland residents prepare to vote in November on a $360 annual parcel tax aimed at keeping more officers on the streets, they probably don't realize that homeowners already pay more than that in extra property taxes each year just to help fund the pensions for 1,155 retired police and firefighters and their surviving spouses. Daniel Borenstein in the Contra Costa Times -- 9/5/10
Morain: Does China offer state a model for jobs? -- In their campaign for U.S. Senate, Republican challenger Carly Fiorina and Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer argue over all the hot-button issues: abortion, stem cell research, gun laws, same-sex marriage. Dan Morain in the Sacramento Bee -- 9/5/10 R&D tax credit prized by tech firms held hostage in Washington -- Reports of an effort to revive an on-again, off-again tax credit for research and development, and possibly to make it permanent, were met with a mix of hope and skepticism among advocates for Silicon Valley tech firms, who see it as a vital driver of innovation. Mike Zapler in the San Jose Mercury -- 9/5/10 L.A. unions struggle in budget woes -- Battered by a faltering economy and threatened by salary cuts and reduced pensions, labor unions in Los Angeles have little to celebrate this Labor Day. Rick Orlov in the Torrance Daily Breeze -- 9/5/10 Thousands of frustrated job seekers show up for El Monte job fair -- When Frank Foley lost his job in November 2008, he never expected his displacement would last for almost two years, shuffling him through a list of part-time jobs and costing him his apartment. Carly Hill in the San Gabriel Tribune -- 9/5/10 For many unemployed workers, jobs aren't coming back -- The U.S. unemployment rate will remain elevated for years, experts say, a grim prospect for Americans who have exhausted their benefits. Alana Semuels in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/5/10 Closing costs haven't surged but have become more accurate -- Mortgage closing costs may look as if they've skyrocketed, but it would be more accurate to say that they've just gotten real. Mary Umberger in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/5/10 Americans in their 50s especially hard-hit by recession -- In this bloody free-for-all of a recession, Americans in their 50s are really taking it hard on the chin. Patrick May in the San Jose Mercury -- 9/5/10
UC Merced lab needs $1.3M for equipment -- Construction of a stem cell lab at the University of California at Merced is expected to be finished by late December, yet the university is still raising money for equipment. Jamie Oppenheim in the Modesto Bee -- 9/5/10 Intended as Tribute, Criticized as Extravagance -- “This is it. The pantry where the shooting took place is right behind us here.” Paul Schrade, 85, gestured to a library counter and, behind it, a warren of empty rooms and closets. The pantry Mr. Schrade referred to, now vanished, was the passageway in the Ambassador Hotel where Robert F. Kennedy was shot 42 years ago after declaring victory in the state’s Democratic presidential primary. ADAM NAGOURNEY in the New York Times -- 9/5/10
Bicycle coalition shows off real pedal power pulling a pro-green, two-wheeled move -- The Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition had to move its office this weekend from Willow Glen to The Alameda. Desks, chairs, sofas, paper shredder, the works. Guess how they did it. Yep. Patrick May in the San Jose Mercury -- 9/5/10
California doctors run afoul of state board but keep working -- For the people who police California's 100,000 doctors, little is black and white. Registered sex offenders, doctors who sexually exploit patients and those involved in one very narrow type of insurance fraud must, by law, lose their medical licenses. Carrie Peyton Dahlberg in the Sacramento Bee -- 9/5/10 Push to enroll uninsured kids in health coverage under way in California -- Despite eligibility for Medi-Cal and Healthy Families, 700,000 children in California remain uninsured, and a push is under way to get them enrolled in government health insurance programs. Bobby Caina Calvan in the Sacramento Bee -- 9/5/10
Human trafficking's misery hits home -- Many are raised in middle-class families, like Kenny Owen's daughter, Marla, who at 14 ran away from her life as a freshman at Wilson High School and was pulled into the underworld of drugs, prostitution and human trafficking. Tracy Manzer in the Long Beach Press -- 9/5/10 Leases go to pot as L.A. closes Valley medical-marijuana collectives -- The store had been a perfect fit for Martin Khachaturian's small Canoga Park strip center. It brought in tons of business. It paid its rent on time at well over market rates and up to a year in advance. It was a good neighbor and even had its own security guard. Dana Bartholomew in the Los Angeles Daily News -- 9/5/10
White House: It’s ‘all economy, all the time’ for the president -- President Obama is turning his focus squarely toward the economy as the traditional campaign season begins. Sam Youngman The Hill -- 9/5/10 How Sasha and Malia spent their summer vacation -- The first daughters saw the Jonas Brothers and visited L.A. and Niagara Falls. Malia got braces; Sasha went to Spain. But it's all over Tuesday, when school starts. Katherine Skiba in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/5/10
GOP flies high, but midterm won't be a breeze -- A Republican takeover of the House — maybe even the Senate — looks less impossible every day. Still, money and message problems continue to weigh the party down. Janet Hook and Tom Hamburger in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/5/10 Democrats Plan Political Triage to Retain House -- As Democrats brace for a November wave that threatens their control of the House, party leaders are preparing a brutal triage of their own members in hopes of saving enough seats to keep a slim grip on the majority. JEFF ZELENY and CARL HULSE in the New York Times -- 9/5/10 |
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