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Brown, Whitman tangle in first gubernatorial debate -- Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown talked policy, and exchanged a few jabs, in their first of three scheduled gubernatorial debates. Public employee pensions, unemployment, illegal immigration and tax policy dominated the hour-long debate. Anthony York and Shane Goldmacher in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/28/10 Brown, Whitman clash over solving economic woes -- Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman clashed Tuesday over remedies for the state's teetering economy, using their first gubernatorial debate to draw sharp contrasts between their potential solutions for returning California's luster. SAMANTHA YOUNG AP -- 9/28/10 Brown, Whitman clash over solving state's economic woes -- Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman pummeled each other in their first head-to-head confrontation Tuesday, sticking to hard-hitting themes that have dominated a campaign that now has barely a month to go. Ken McLaughlin and Steven Harmon in the San Jose Mercury -- 9/28/10 Whitman, Brown agree: California is dysfunctional -- GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman went first, noting in her opening response, "I think we have one of the most dysfunctional state governments in the country." Kevin Yamamura in the Sacramento Bee -- 9/28/10 Brown, Whitman comments on wide range of issues -- Here are comments on specific topics from Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman from Tuesday night's gubernatorial debate at the University of California, Davis. Judy Lin and Samantha Young AP -- 9/28/10 No knockouts, no zingers: Debate reflects basic campaign themes -- Attorney General Jerry Brown and former eBay chief Meg Whitman confronted each other Tuesday in the first of three gubernatorial debates, with Whitman appearing aggressive but scripted and Brown focusing on his experience in government. John Howard in Capitol Weekly -- 9/28/10 Post-debate news conference illustrates the real differences between Brown and Whitman -- Perhaps the clearest illustration of the differences between Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown came after the first gubernatorial debate was over. Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times Kevin Yamamura SacBee Capitol Alert BRIAN JOSEPH in the Orange County Register -- 9/28/10 Debate: Bar Hopping, Dracula, and More -- About two thirds of the way through tonight's gubernatorial debate, anyone hoping to see something different from these two candidates surely had to have changed the channel. John Myers Capitol Notes weblog -- 9/28/10 Whopper watch: Tracking half-truths, embellishments in debate -- Whoa, that didn't take long for the first truth-stretcher. Jerry Brown said that Meg Whitman wants to suspend the state's landmark climate change law. She does, for one year. Foon Rhee in the Sacramento Bee -- 9/28/10 Countdown to First Gubernatorial Debate — 25 Minutes -- By far, the most memorable moment walking to the Mondavi center on th UC Davis campus is the car parked in the nearest spot to Mondavi in the nearby parking structure. It’s a white Mustang GT convertible. It is in a handicapped spot. A blue placard is not readily visible. The license plate is “PUNDIT1″ Greg Lucas California's capitol weblog -- 9/28/10 Chanting match outside Whitman-Brown debate gets ugly -- Protests outside tonight's debate turned ugly, as a chanting match between dueling groups escalated into shouts and shoves. Torey Van Oot SacBee Capitol Alert -- 9/28/10 Fed judge blocks Calif execution set for Thursday -- A federal judge on Tuesday blocked what would have been California's first execution in nearly five years. PAUL ELIAS AP -- 9/28/10 Governor vetoes bill to reject Texas curriculum -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill seeking to prevent a revised social studies curriculum approved in Texas from being taught in the nation's largest public school system. ROBIN HINDERY AP -- 9/28/10 Undecided voters at stake heading into Brown, Whitman debate -- Locked in a tight race, the gubernatorial candidates face steep challenges in convincing voters they are best suited to run California. The debate at UC Davis kicks off Tuesday at 6 p.m. Michael Mishak in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/28/10 Republicans seeking tax benefits for cable, oil companies -- Republicans negotiating the state budget are demanding tax breaks for companies such as cable television providers and oil producers, sources said. Democrats so far have not agreed to the changes, which they estimate could cost the state as much as $500 million annually in future years. Kevin Yamamura SacBee Capitol Alert -- 9/28/10 Schwarzenegger vetoes bill to force FPPC to post gifts online -- Among the 37 bills vetoed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday was a measure to require that the Fair Political Practices Commission post online gifts that interest groups report giving to lawmakers and staff. Torey Van Oot SacBee Capitol Alert -- 9/28/10 Economists tussle over Brown's jobs record -- Whether former Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown’s record on jobs was great or miserable is a matter of interpretation, experts say. Marc Lifsher in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/28/10 Pension talks holding up state budget, says Schwarzenegger spokesman -- Democrats' unwillingness to change state employee pension benefits is delaying a vote on the state budget, according to a spokesman for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/28/10 Fish and Game Commissioner's removal raises doubts about Gov. Schwarzenegger -- No need to put it up now. Michael Sutsos, 56, of Sonoma, who was appointed to the Commission on Sept. 9, by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, appears to have been unceremoniously unseated Monday, 18 days later, by the lame-duck California Governor. Ed Zieralski in the San Diego Union-Trib -- 9/28/10 Jerry Brown 2003 flashback: Experience just a "canard" if you want to be governor -- We were just concocting our Governor's Debate Drinking Game for tonight and thinking about how many times Jerry Brown will say "experience" tonight (DRINK!) when we starting thinking about what Jerry said when asked back in 2003 about the value of experience in the Guv's mansion. Joe Garofoli Chronicle Politics Weblog -- 9/28/10 Ad wars begin for Prop. 23 battle -- The ballot measure battle over California's landmark greenhouse gas emissions law is heating up the airwaves, with both sides of the Proposition 23 fight launching television ads this week. Torey Van Oot SacBee Capitol Alert -- 9/28/10 Quinn: Problems With The L.A. Times/USC Poll -- There appear to be serious methodology problems with the Los Angeles Times/USC poll released over the weekend that show Jerry Brown beating Meg Whitman 49 to 44 percent. This is a much larger Brown lead than other contemporary polls, such as Field that shows the race tied, and Survey USA that gives Brown a three point lead. Tony Quinn Fox & Hounds weblog -- 9/28/10 Seeing the forest for the trees -- How an epic convergence of whistle-blowers, tree huggers, loggers, and the billionaire Fisher family of Gap fame is rewriting the story of Pacific Lumber and some of the world’s oldest living beings. Jaimal Yogis San Francisco Magazine -- 9/28/10 Top 25 Earners In Los Angeles County Government Revealed: All Make Nearly $350k And Above -- In the wake of the Bell salary scandal, we let you know about the Los Angeles County government's top-five earners -- including a sheriff's "commander" who was number one with $440,915.61 in take-home last year -- in a report earlier this month. Dennis Romero LA Weekly -- 9/28/10 AD15: GOP drops cash on Wilson -- The California Republican Party dropped a total of $142,000 today and Friday into the candidacy of GOP Assembly candidate Abram Wilson, according to state campaign filings of contributions in excess of $5,000. Lisa Vorderbrueggen Political Blotter weblog -- 9/28/10 Mueller gets a nod from Attorney General Holder -- With her nomination stalled, Kimberly Mueller received a big endorsement today from Attorney General Eric Holder. Rob Hotakainen SacBee Capitol Alert -- 9/28/10 Whitman backs 'Superman' -- California Republicans don't usually praise movies that come out of left-leaning Hollywood, but gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman is adding her endorsement to a critically acclaimed new film with sharp political overtones. Jeff Simon CNN -- 9/28/10 Schwarzenegger signs bill targeting state computer services -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation today to ensure that the state government's information technology services remain consolidated under the direction of one state agency. Jim Sanders SacBee Capitol Alert -- 9/28/10 Obama: Fox News is 'destructive' to America -- In a more than 8,000-word interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, Obama compared the cable news channel to papers owned by William Randolph Hearst at the turn of the 20th century that unabashedly pushed the media titan's own political views. Alexander Mooney CNN -- 9/28/10 Schwarzenegger awards state's highest honor for police valor -- Ten California peace officers today were awarded the Medal of Valor, their profession's highest award for heroism, for acts last year that ranged from pulling motorists out of burning vehicles to rescuing a judge who had been stabbed. Jim Sanders in the Sacramento Bee -- 9/28/10 U.S. Chamber of Commerce and FreedomWorks mobilize to aid Fiorina -- With several recent polls showing Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer widening her lead over Republican opponent Carly Fiorina, two outside groups are stepping in to aid the former Hewlett-Packard chief executive's bid. Maeve Reston in the Los Angeles Times Torey Van Oot SacBee Capitol Alert Josh Richman Political Blotter weblog -- 9/28/10 Gubernatorial candidates set for first debate -- Republican Meg Whitman and Democrat Jerry Brown will meet Tuesday night in the first of three scheduled debates before the November election. With polls showing a close race for California governor, the stakes are high for the meeting. Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times John Myers Capitol Notes weblog -- 9/28/10 Cruickshank: They Want To Privatize Everything -- One of the most important trends afoot right now is the move to privatize as many government services as possible. Robert Cruickshank (Calitics) Cal Progress Report -- 9/28/10 New law limits media access to autopsies -- Autopsy reports on slain children can be sealed from the media under one of 102 bills approved Monday by Gov. Schwarzenegger that also included harsher penalties for anyone hurting a child younger than 8, a ban on selling electronic cigarettes to minors and longer license revocations for repeat drunk drivers. Patrick McGreevy and Jack Dolan in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/28/10
Field Poll: California Legislature records its lowest approval rating -- Only one in 10 of the state's voters approves of lawmakers' performance, the lowest rating recorded since the Field Poll began checking that particular pulse in 1983. Susan Ferriss in the Sacramento Bee Wyatt Buchanan in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 9/28/10 California talks to Wall St. about big short-term loan -- California said it was talking with Wall Street banks about a potentially huge short-term loan to help replenish the state’s cash coffers once a budget agreement is reached in Sacramento. Tom Petruno in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/28/10 With race dead-even, stakes are high for Brown and Whitman in first debate -- Ready your TV and your stomach for an hour of smears, self-aggrandizement and, with any luck, an airing of the issues facing California: Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown meet tonight in Davis for the first of three televised debates. David Siders in the Sacramento Bee -- 9/28/10 CalBuzz: Duel in Davis: Newbie Plutocrat Versus Labor Stooge -- Here’s your match-up for tonight’s long-awaited debate between wannabe governors Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman: A washed-up, tax-and-spend liberal in the pocket of greedy labor unions who want to plunder your pocketbook, boost their pensions and bankrupt California will face off against a mendacious plutocrat who flip-flops on key issues, can’t be bothered to vote and wants to enrich avaricious corporations at the expense of the middle class. Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine CalBuzz -- 9/28/10 Walters: Two tight California races loom once again -- On election night in 1982, California Democrats gathered in downtown Los Angeles' Biltmore Hotel for what they hoped would be victory celebrations in two intense, very tight contests for governor and U.S. senator. Dan Walters in the Sacramento Bee -- 9/28/10 Governor's Race: Meg Whitman Profile -- During a recent campaign event at online review company Yelp in San Francisco, former eBay C-E-O Meg Whitman faced a tough crowd: Marianne Russ Capitol Public Radio -- 9/28/10 Fiorina calls for lowering government spending -- U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina offered some new details Monday on what she would do to curb federal spending, including a ban on congressional earmarks, a freeze on pay raises for some federal employees and a proposal to give taxpayers the right to designate as much as 10% of their federal tax liability toward reducing the national debt. Scott Gold and Maeve Reston in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/28/10 Strickland won't have statement on statewide voter guide -- Between now and Oct. 12, every household in California in which a registered voter resides — about 11 million in all — will receive in the mail the 127-page “Official Voter Information Guide” that includes candidate statements from just about everyone running for statewide office. Timm Herdt in the Ventura Star -- 9/28/10 Big Tobacco snuffs out rumors of California marijuana interest -- Among some determined pot market conspiracy theorists, scattered in marijuana fields of Mendocino or Humboldt or at some urban dispensaries in California cities, one rumor refuses to die: Big Tobacco is coming - and wants to take over the California weed market. Peter Hecht in the Sacramento Bee -- 9/28/10 Republicans, Democrats battle for votes in Inland Empire -- Here in Moreno Valley, an ethnically diverse city of 188,000 an hour's drive from Los Angeles in the heart of the sprawling Inland Empire, voters like Rodriguez are suffering in ways even many recession-battered Californians cannot imagine. Ken McLaughlin in the San Jose Mercury -- 9/28/10
California is owed $1.4 billion in sales and use taxes -- Much of the money has already been paid by consumers — it just hasn't been turned over by merchants to the state Board of Equalization. Jerry Hirsch and Marc Lifsher in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/28/10 There's No Budget, but California Is All Over the Foreign-Cow Issue -- The lawmakers can, however, point to a list of other achievements this year. Awaiting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's signature, for example, is a bill that would bar the state from filming cows in New Zealand. It's the fruit of five committee votes and eight legislative analyses. STU WOO in the Wall Street Journal -- 9/28/10
Woodland sales tax goes up on Friday -- A voter-approved quarter-cent sales and use tax will take effect in Woodland on Friday, according to the State Board of Equalization. Mark Glover in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/28/10
Schwarzenegger vetoes bills protecting hourly workers -- Measures would have made it a crime for employers to withhold wages when a worker leaves and raised the damage cap for employees who sue. Marc Lifsher in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/28/10 Northrop Grumman workers in El Segundo and Redondo Beach brace for cuts -- In what could be a harbinger of a protracted retrenchment in Southern California's defense industry, Northrop Grumman Corp. said Monday that it would eliminate 500 jobs in its aerospace division, with most of the cuts expected to hit its sprawling facilities in El Segundo and Redondo Beach. Walter Hamilton in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/28/10 Los Angeles city officials vow to aid small businesses -- With small businesses continuing to be squeezed in an uncertain economy, Los Angeles city officials have vowed to do a better job of untangling a vast governmental bureaucracy for small firms. Sharon Bernstein in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/28/10 Toys R Us plans to hire 45,000 holiday season workers -- The addition of the temporary employees will double the company's domestic workforce. It also plans to operate 600 seasonal Toys R Us Express stores, up from 90 nationwide last year. Andrea Chang in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/28/10
Gov. Signs Law Requiring Notice on College Admissions Changes -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed a law that requires state universities to consult local groups, hold public hearings and provide more public notice about proposed admissions changes. Emily Alpert Voiceofsandiego.org -- 9/28/10 For-profit Everest College has highest student loan default rate in state -- Nearly a third of students who borrowed money to attend the for-profit Everest College in San Bernardino defaulted on their federal student loans in 2008, according to data recently released by the U.S. Department of Education. Erica Perez California Watch -- 9/28/10 Fensterwald: Times’ teacher ratings: solution or a problem? -- The views were emphatic, with little common ground, Monday at a forum sponsored by UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education on issues related to the Los Angeles Times’ controversial decision to publish the names and effectiveness ratings of 6,000 elementary school teachers in Los Angeles, based on their students’ scores on annual standardized tests in math and reading. John Fensterwald educatedguess -- 9/28/10 Cal State to admit 30,000 for spring, winter terms -- California State University plans to admit up to 30,000 new students for the 2011 winter and spring terms after closing admissions to most applicants last year because of state budget cuts, CSU officials said today. Terence Chea AP -- 9/28/10 Philanthropists move to rescue ICEF Public Schools -- Broad, Riordan and Baxter donate $700,000 to help stabilize the operator of 15 schools in mostly low-income minority L.A. neighborhoods. Howard Blume in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/28/10 Obama renews call to remove underperforming teachers, lengthen school year -- In 'Today' show interview, he also comments that teachers unions are sometimes resistant to change 'when things aren't working.' Peter Nicholas in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/28/10 With son behind bars, mother wages battles for his education -- She took on successive bureaucracies, demanding a proper education for Michael while he sat in juvenile hall and then county jail, his learning stagnating as he awaited trial. Now that he's in state prison, another fight may be on the horizon. Victoria Kim in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/28/10 Court rejects counting interns as qualified teachers for 'No Child' law -- Teaching interns no longer can be counted as "highly qualified" teachers under the No Child Left Behind law, a federal court ruled Monday. Laurel Rosenhall in the Sacramento Bee -- 9/28/10
Schwarzenegger Blasts Oil Companies -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger used his appearance at the Commonwealth Club in Santa Clara today to "put a spotlight" on what he called the "self-serving greed" of oil companies Valero, Tesoro, and Koch Industries. Gretchen Weber KQED Climate Watch -- 9/28/10 'Bloom Boxes' help power Adobe headquarters in San Jose -- Sunnyvale startup Bloom Energy has maintained a low profile since it first raised the curtain on its fuel cell technology at a highly orchestrated news conference earlier this year. Dana Hull in the San Jose Mercury -- 9/28/10
Governor allows out-of-state health workers to volunteer at free clinics -- The free health clinics that have filled stadiums across the nation got a big boost in California on Friday when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill allowing out-of-state health workers to volunteer here. Christina Jewett California Watch -- 9/28/10
Bill proponents keep 'dream' alive -- Proponents of a U.S. Senate bill that could pave the way to citizenship for thousands of undocumented students held a vigil Monday night to bolster support for their cause. THERESA CISNEROS in the Orange County Register -- 9/28/10
California's first execution in five years delayed by legal issues -- A federal appeals court in San Francisco late Monday ordered a trial judge to reconsider a ruling that allowed for a convicted murderer and rapist to be executed this week at San Quentin State Prison. Carol J. Williams in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/28/10 New drunk-driving law cracks down on 3rd DUI -- Drivers who are repeatedly caught drunk behind the wheel could lose their license for up to a decade under legislation signed by the governor Monday. Marisa Lagos in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 9/28/10 chwarzenegger vetoes fur bill -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill that would have required clothing manufactures to disclose exactly what they use to make their products - including whether it's made of dog fur. Marisa Lagos in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 9/28/10 Health reform for Rover? Schwarzenegger says no way -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office released a long list of signed and vetoed bills Friday, and among the losers was a measure to regulate health insurance for pets. Christina Jewett California Watch -- 9/28/10 Eight Californians receive MacArthur grants -- Eight Californians, including a public high school physics teacher, a deaf sign-language expert, a jellyfish researcher and an installation artist, are among 23 winners of this year's grants from the MacArthur Foundation. The recipients will each receive $500,000 over the next five years, with no strings attached. Larry Gordon in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/28/10 Private police in San Francisco face scrutiny -- With the notable exception of some libertarians, police protection is generally viewed as solely a government function. Ryan Gabrielson California Watch -- 9/28/10 FTC targets Pom juice health claims -- Federal Trade Commission says in a complaint that the company, owned by billionaire art collectors Stewart and Lynda Resnick, makes misleading claims of its pomegranate products' effectiveness in treating disease. P.J. Huffstutter and Andrew Zajac in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/28/10 Governor signs Adam's Law -- A child-abuse law championed by Assembly Member Mike Villines -- and named for a Fresno boy -- was signed Monday by the governor. Barbara Anderson in the Fresno Bee -- 9/28/10 Schwarzenegger signs 102 more bills into law -- Autopsy reports on slain children can be sealed from the media under one of 102 bills approved Monday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Others include harsher penalties for anyone hurting a child under 8 years old, a ban on selling electronic cigarettes to minors and longer license revocations for repeat drunk drivers. Patrick McGreevy and Jack Dolan in the Los Angeles Times -- 9/28/10
White House targets GOP ‘Pledge’ and college voters in road trip -- President Obama will make the House Republican “Pledge to America” his target this week as he embarks on a four-state swing just five weeks away from the midterm elections. Sam Youngman The Hill -- 9/28/10
New 'Super Pacs' bringing millions into campaigns -- A new political weapon known as the "super PAC" has emerged in recent weeks, allowing independent groups to both raise and spend money at a pace that threatens to eclipse the efforts of political parties. Dan Eggen and T.W. Farnam in the Washington Post -- 9/28/10 GOP groups overwhelm Dems with political ads -- Just five weeks from midterm elections, groups allied with the Republican Party and financed in part by corporations and millionaires have amassed a crushing 6-1 advantage in television spending, and now are dominating the airwaves in closely contested districts and states across the country. JIM KUHNHENN and LIZ SIDOTI in the Washington Post -- 9/28/10 Saunders: GOP pledge beats Democrats' delays -- The House Republicans' "Pledge to America" calls for an extension of the Bush tax cuts for all; a rollback of government spending to pre-stimulus, pre-bailout levels; "strict budget caps"; an end to the Troubled Asset Relief Program and the rest of the Obama stimulus package. What's not to like? Debra J. Saunders in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 9/28/10 Jim DeMint vows roadblock -- South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint warned Monday evening that he would block all legislation that has not been cleared by his office in the final days of the pre-election session. MANU RAJU Politico -- 9/28/10 |
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