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Whitman maid's lawyer: Diaz here nearly 20 years, has paid taxes -- Immigration attorney Marc Van Der Hout, who is representing Meg Whitman's former maid, said his undocumented client has been in the United States for nearly 20 years and has a long work history and family ties to bolster her quest for legal residency. Susan Ferriss SacBee Capitol Alert -- 10/6/10 More details on state budget plan -- Here's the latest sketch we can provide, based on a Senate Democratic presentation obtained by The Bee and an eight-page document publicly released: The item is at SacBee Capitol Alert Shane Goldmacher in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/6/10 Fiorina avoids Sarah Palin rally as general election nears -- Warning: Sarah Palin can be bad for your political health. That's the finding of a new survey from the Field Poll. Maeve Reston and Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/6/10 Former congressman featured in Brown ad calls Brown "a classic retread" -- Last week, Jerry Brown unveiled a new ad calling Meg Whitman's character into question, attacking her over old stock deals. Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/6/10 New California budget details released -- The budget accord that top lawmakers and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger have struck would rely on cuts to public schools and reduced state worker pay, optimistic revenue assumptions and more than $5 billion in help from Washington -– far more than previously estimated -– to eliminate California’s $19-billion deficit. Shane Goldmacher in the Los Angeles Times Kevin Yamamura SacBee Capitol Alert -- 10/6/10 Budget plan targets $1.5 billion in state worker compensation cuts -- The Budget Conference Committee has released an overview of the 2010-11 budget plan that GOP and Democratic leaders in the Legislature are putting up for a vote this week. Jon Ortiz in the Sacramento Bee -- 10/6/10 Weed Wars: Will AG candidates defend Prop. 19? Don't expect 'yes' or 'no' -- The question posed in Tuesday's debate between the two candidates for California attorney general seemed simple enough. If California voters pass Proposition 19, the initiative to legalize marijuana for recreational use, would they defend it court? Peter Hecht in the Sacramento Bee -- 10/6/10 Cash Dash: Dems lead in some key down-ticket races -- Several Democrats running for constitutional offices posted a significant cash advantage entering the final four weeks of the campaign, according to campaign finance disclosures reported yesterday. Torey Van Oot SacBee Capitol Alert -- 10/6/10 Quinn: Prop 27, The Big Lie Ballot Measure -- Deceptive ballot measures are nothing new in California, but it is rare when an initiative is entirely a lie. That is the case with Proposition 27, a big lie ballot measure to eliminate the voter-approved Citizens Redistricting Commission and return this vital function to self serving incumbent legislators. Tony Quinn Fox & Hounds weblog -- 10/6/10 Fox: Death Penalty Trumps Environment in AG Race -- In the race for Attorney General, Kamala Harris emphasizing she will be a tough enforcer of law protecting the environment won't be enough to blunt Steve Cooley's attack that Harris is soft on the death penalty. Joel Fox Fox & Hounds weblog -- 10/6/10 Schrag: Meg Whitman’s Illegal Maid: A “Vast Carelessness’” -- The gods of irony might have scripted it. After a year of statements that she would be “tough as nails” on illegal aliens and the people who employed them, Meg Whitman got caught with one. Peter Schrag Cal Progress Report -- 10/6/10 Outside groups appeal to Latinos on Fiorina's behalf -- The National Organization for Marriage and a group that supports female candidates who oppose abortion rights are launching Spanish-language television ads this week presenting Carly Fiorina as the candidate who shares the values of Latino voters. Maeve Reston in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/6/10 Whitman made inroads with undecided voters, poll shows, at least before housekeeper controversy -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman was making significant progress with previously undecided voters during the summer and early fall, according to a poll of California voters conducted by USC students that concluded just before Whitman became enmeshed in a controversy surrounding her former housekeeper. David Lauter in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/6/10 Fight over marijuana legalization is cheap by Capitol standards -- No measure on the November ballot has received more publicity than Proposition 19, the initiative that would legalize marijuana in California. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/6/10 Record number of deportations recorded in 2010 -- More than 392,000 illegal immigrants were deported from the United States in fiscal year 2010, the highest number in the country’s history, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Wednesday. Paloma Esquivel in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/6/10 Dramatic changes to California driver's licenses beef up security -- State officials on Wednesday unveiled a dramatic new design for California driver's license cards, using technological advances they say put the state years ahead of counterfeiters. Tony Bizjak in the Sacramento Bee -- 10/6/10 'Fox and Friends' falls for ruse alleging purchase of $1 billion of jetpacks for LAPD, Fire Department -- It's a story that, by all accounts, shouldn't have flown. Andrew Blankstein in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/6/10
Donations to Whitman undercut her no-special-interests claim -- Reports show the Republican candidate has received more money from outside donors than has her Democratic rival, Jerry Brown, whom she paints as beholden to unions. Michael J. Mishak and Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/6/10 Whitman spends $140M, much of it her own money -- Republican Meg Whitman has spent more than $140 million so far on her campaign for California governor, nearly $40 million of it during the last three months, she reported Tuesday. JULIET WILLIAMS AP Jack Chang in the Sacramento Bee -- 10/6/10 Despite massive fundraising advantage, Whitman trails in recent polls -- Despite outspending Jerry Brown nearly 14 to one, Meg Whitman has fallen behind in several recent public opinion polls, fresh off of two televised debates and battered by allegations that she employed an illegal immigrant housekeeper for more than nine years. Chase Davis California Watch -- 10/6/10 Meg Whitman's key question: Can a political novice run California? -- It's hard to believe, but two years ago Meg Whitman was a stranger to most Californians. She had run a famed Silicon Valley company, eBay, but Whitman was anything but famous. Ken McLaughlin in the Contra Costa Times -- 10/6/10 Whitman's ex-housekeeper files claims for unpaid wages -- Attorney Gloria Allred denies that her involvement in the furor over Whitman's employment of the illegal immigrant has been funded by political enemies of the GOP gubernatorial candidate. Seema Mehta and Carla Hall in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/6/10 CalBuzz: How Did the Armies of eMeg Blow the Nicky Story? -- Two news items emerged yesterday to underscore some questions Calbuzz has puzzled over since last week’s revelations that Meg Whitman employed an undocumented housekeeper for nine years, fired her unceremoniously and never lifted a finger to help her resettle or become a legal resident. Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine CalBuzz -- 10/6/10 Whitman must 'go after somebody,' analyst says -- As California voters began casting mail ballots, Republican Meg Whitman moved into a second week of dealing with fallout involving her undocumented former housekeeper, while political analysts warned that the gubernatorial candidate must take decisive action to stanch the damage. Carla Marinucci in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 10/6/10 Herdt: Whitman stumbles on a path she chose -- If Democrat Jerry Brown is elected governor next month, he should offer Republican Steve Poizner a front-row seat at his inauguration. Timm Herdt in the Ventura Star -- 10/6/10 Allred declines to say who put her in touch with Whitman's illegal-immigrant housekeeper -- Republican Meg Whitman's former maid said Tuesday she's not a Democratic pawn in California's race for governor, but her attorney refused again to disclose how she came to represent the illegal immigrant Whitman employed for nine years. Michael R. Blood AP -- 10/6/10 Whitman's ex-housekeeper advised by San Francisco lawyer -- We've learned more about how a former housekeeper came into the public arena to throw Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman for a loop. Phillip Matier, Andrew Ross in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 10/6/10 SEIU says it didn't know of Whitman housekeeper -- Representatives of the Service Employees International Union -- a strong supporter of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown -- say the union had no previous knowledge of Nicky Diaz Santillan, his GOP rival Meg Whitman's undocumented housekeeper. David Siders SacBee Capitol Alert -- 10/6/10 Does the 'Moonbeam' tag still apply to Brown? -- It's a label Jerry Brown has tried to shake for more than three decades, ever since a Chicago columnist wrapped the "Moonbeam" sobriquet around his neck like an itchy collar. Steven Harmon in the Contra Costa Times -- 10/6/10 Jerry Brown has $22.5 million in the bank for final stretch -- Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown has $22.5 million in his campaign coffers to spend in the final four weeks before Election Day, his campaign said today. Torey Van Oot SacBee Capitol Alert -- 10/6/10 Cesar Chavez’s grandniece stars in pro-Brown ad -- The Service Employee International Union unleashed its second Spanish-language TV ad Tuesday aimed at bolstering Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown’s prospects in the Latino community. Steven Harmon Political Blotter weblog -- 10/6/10 Fiorina steps up efforts to reach out to Latinos -- The Republican Senate candidate says she plans to make sure Latino voters 'understand who I am' while making the case that Sen. Boxer is 'no friend of the Latino community.' Maeve Reston in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/6/10 Fiorina's mixed record at HP a hot topic in Senate race -- When the board of directors at Hewlett-Packard Co. decided to fire Carly Fiorina, it fell upon Bob Knowling to deliver the news to the company's chief executive. Rob Hotakainen in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 10/6/10 New Obama video for Boxer -- Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer received some help from the president Tuesday in a new web video on her campaign website and on Youtube. The minute long spot, which is not airing on television, shows footage of Obama at a California campaign event earlier in the year. Gabriella Schwarz CNN Ben Goad in the Riverside Press -- 10/6/10 Attorney general candidates offer differing visions of post -- In a searing first debate, state attorney general candidates Steve Cooley and Kamala Harris on Tuesday traded shots over their differing visions for California's top law enforcement job, with Cooley hammering on his opponent's opposition to the death penalty and Harris accusing her rival of lacking the political courage to take a stand on gay marriage and other issues. Phil Willon in the Los Angeles Times Jim Sanders in the Sacramento Bee -- 10/6/10 Attorney general candidates' contrasting styles -- Both are longtime prosecutors who built careers on their achievements as trial lawyers. And both are running for California attorney general on their track records as multi-term district attorneys. Marisa Lagos in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 10/6/10 Democrats Look to Cultivate Pot Vote in 2012 -- Democratic strategists are studying a California marijuana-legalization initiative to see if similar ballot measures could energize young, liberal voters in swing states for the 2012 presidential election. PETER WALLSTEN in the Wall Street Journal -- 10/6/10 Prop. 19 opponents scramble to revive campaign -- Opponents to Proposition 19 are scrambling to revitalize their campaign amid signs that public sentiment could be shifting in favor of the controversial initiative to legalize marijuana in California. Michael Montgomery California Watch -- 10/6/10 California Pot Legalization Wouldn't Trump Federal Law -- Even if Californians vote next month to legalize marijuana, possession of the drug will still be a criminal offense under federal law, which trumps state law almost every time under the U.S. Constitution. ASHBY JONES in the Wall Street Journal -- 10/6/10 Arnold Schwarzenegger: Obama will win in 2012 -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger predicted that President Barack Obama will win re-election in two years, especially if the Republican Party re-takes control of the House of Representatives in the November midterm elections. The item is in Politico -- 10/6/10 Field Poll: Sarah Palin still a polarizing figure in California -- A new Field Poll shows 58 percent of Golden State voters have unfavorable views of her and would be less inclined to vote for a candidate she endorses. Dan Smith in the Sacramento Bee -- 10/6/10 Study: State courts didn't examine 282 misconduct allegations -- In California, the odds that a prosecutor will face discipline for misconduct in a criminal case are miniscule. Ryan Gabrielson California Watch -- 10/6/10 Coastal commissioner pays $1,000 fine for failing to report financial stake in project -- A California coastal commissioner who abstained from voting on a controversial waterfront redevelopment project his brother was working on has paid a $1,000 fine for failing to fully report his economic interests. Tony Barboza in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/6/10
State budget deal includes tax break for family firm -- The roughly $30-million provision will let the Humboldt Redwood Co., owned by the influential Fisher family, deduct old losses and will cover penalties and interest. Jack Dolan in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/6/10 Openness on budget decisions remains elusive -- The Assembly speaker promised that the spending plan wouldn't be written in private. But the break in the long impasse did indeed happen behind closed doors. Shane Goldmacher in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/6/10 Budget +97: Now, Some Details -- On the eve of the first public vetting of the long-awaited agreement over a new state budget, we're getting a look at some of the details in a deal which seems to have offered something for everyone to cheer... and jeer. John Myers Capitol Notes weblog -- 10/6/10
Lincoln's vote on utility tax could determine fire, police cuts -- The battle in Lincoln over a proposed tax increase on the November ballot is like tectonic plates colliding. The rumble stems from the foothill city's historic opposition to tax increases vs. concerns over public safety cuts. Ed Fletcher in the Sacramento Bee -- 10/6/10
Lopez: Grasping for a shred of hope as the reality of poverty sets in -- Todd Little worked steadily until two years ago. Now, he's behind on rent, depends on a food bank and is wise to the ways of the welfare office. Steve Lopez in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/6/10 'Furlough Friday' still on this week -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn't called off the "Furlough Friday" for state workers this week, despite Monday's California Supreme Court ruling blocking his power to unilaterally impose unpaid days off. Jon Ortiz in the Sacramento Bee -- 10/6/10 Probe of big banks' foreclosure practices sought -- California's congressional delegation and a state assemblyman call for government investigations after major lenders halt evictions and some foreclosure proceedings over concern about paperwork errors. Alejandro Lazo in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/6/10 U.S. jobs continue to flow overseas -- Though some companies have actually moved operations back to American shores recently, the lure of cheaper labor in China, India and other foreign countries is more irresistible than ever. Don Lee in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/6/10
Settlement limits L.A. teachers' seniority protection -- Court agreement would cap the number of seniority-based layoffs at most L.A. Unified schools, meaning some teachers with fewer years of service could keep their jobs while some with more experience lose theirs. Jason Song, Howard Blume and Jason Felch in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/6/10 Fensterwald: LAUSD agrees to new rules for teacher layoffs -- Los Angeles Unified will no longer lay off teachers based solely on last-in, first-out seniority rules. In a sharp departure from traditional practice in California, district trustees on Tuesday settled a lawsuit in a way that will ensure that layoffs will be spread evenly among district schools. John Fensterwald educatedguess -- 10/6/10 Lawsuit from for-profit college calls California group "co-conspirator" -- A lawsuit filed this week by a for-profit college in Florida accuses a nearby public college of conspiring with outside groups, including the Institute for College Access and Success in Oakland, to sully the for-profit's image and harm its business. Erica Perez California Watch -- 10/6/10
Two solar projects on California public land get federal OK -- Approval of the plants planned in the Mojave Desert and Imperial Valley could increase the chances of several other projects in the state that await a U.S. green light. Marc Lifsher in the Los Angeles Times CASSANDRA SWEET in the Wall Street Journal -- 10/6/10 Global warming: a rise in river flows raises alarm -- The study, led by a team at UC Irvine, is the first to estimate global fresh-water flow into the world’s oceans using observations from new satellite technology rather than through computer or hydrological models. Margot Roosevelt in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/6/10 New state law reduces copper in brake pads -- Legislators have given a red light to vehicle brake pads containing copper, a chemical harmful to salmon and other aquatic life. Jessica Kwong in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 10/6/10 Cities key source of toxics in bay, study finds -- Rainwater runoff from downtown sidewalks and suburban gardens dumps more toxic chemicals into San Francisco Bay than the large rivers that drain vast tracts of farmland in the Central Valley, according to a new study. Kelly Zito in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 10/6/10 Feds reject putting Delta fish back on endangered list -- Federal wildlife officials announced Tuesday that a Delta fish species does not warrant protection again under the Endangered Species Act. Bill Lindelof in the Sacramento Bee -- 10/6/10
3.5 million Californians would be eligible for healthcare tax credits, study finds -- The federal credits, provided under the nation's healthcare overhaul, would help low- and middle-income people slash the cost of coverage through a new state health insurance marketplace. Duke Helfand in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/6/10 Whooping cough epidemic spurs new law to vaccinate all 7th graders -- Next school year, all students in junior high and high school will be required to get a whooping cough booster, a measure motivated by an ongoing epidemic of the illness like none seen since 1955. Christina Jewett California Watch -- 10/6/10
California Supreme Court hears case that would bar illegal immigrants from receiving in-state tuition at public colleges -- The California Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday of a lawsuit that would end in-state tuition for an estimated 25,000 illegal immigrants who attend the state's public universities and colleges. Maura Dolan in the Los Angeles Times Bob Egelko in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 10/6/10
Attorney general pushes for court-appointed monitor in Bell -- But even if the city agrees, huge problems remain. Without a functioning City Council, 'running a city ... is virtually impossible,' says one expert. Hector Becerra, Jeff Gottlieb and Richard Winton in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/6/10 Governor to protest federal denial of disaster aid to San Bruno -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is preparing to appeal the federal denial of millions in disaster aid for the city ravaged by a natural gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people, San Bruno leaders said Tuesday night. Joshua Melvin in the Contra Costa Times -- 10/6/10 Are more Oakland gang injunctions in the works? -- In June, Alameda Superior Court Justice Robert Freedman approved Oakland’s first gang injunction against 14 individuals City Attorney John Russo dubbed the “Northside Oakland” gang. Ali Winston KALWnews.org -- 10/6/10 PG&E does an about face, will provide detailed maps of gas pipelines to Bay Area fire departments -- After weeks of insisting that it could not for security reasons provide maps to Bay Area fire departments showing the locations of shut-off valves to its natural gas transmission pipelines, Pacific Gas & Electric has reversed course and now will disclose the information. Paul Rogers and Matthias Gafni in the San Jose Mercury -- 10/6/10
Obama Strains to Get Liberals Back Into Fold -- With four weeks until Congressional elections that will shape the remainder of his term, President Obama is increasingly focused on generating enthusiasm within the base that helped put him in the White House two years ago, from college students to African-Americans. PETER BAKER in the New York Times -- 10/6/10
Latinos not enthusiastic but likely to vote Democratic, survey says -- A survey by the Pew Hispanic Center finds that 65% of registered Latino voters say they plan to support a Democrat; 22% say they prefer a Republican. But only 51% of Latinos say they are absolutely certain they will vote, compared to 70% of all voters. Michael Muskal in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/6/10 Centrist Dems may reign in House -- If Democrats retain a slim hold on the House next year, a handful of the party’s most conservative members could find themselves in the catbird seat, wielding wide influence over the Democratic agenda. Russell Berman The Hill -- 10/6/10 |
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