|
 |
 |
 |
||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Schwarzenegger, Shriver announce separation -- Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife of 25 years, Maria Shriver, announced Monday that they are separating. DAISY NGUYEN AP Mark Z. Barabak in the Los Angeles Times -- 5/9/11 CHP arrests protesters at Capitol -- About 65 teachers and students protesting budget cuts at the Capitol were arrested this evening after the building closed and California Highway Patrol officers warned them repeatedly to leave. David Siders SacBee Capitol Alert -- 5/9/11 Capitol activists rally for higher taxes on rich -- Protesters at California's state Capitol on Monday chanted for social justice, higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations and an end to war, but they weren't allowed to occupy the building for long. ADAM WEINTRAUB and Judy Lin AP -- 5/9/11 Assembly passes bill sparked by 'no husband, no rape ' case -- The case of a Santa Barbara County intruder who could not be prosecuted for felony rape because his victim had a live-in boyfriend, not a husband, prompted the Assembly to pass legislation today to close that loophole. Jim Sanders SacBee Capitol Alert -- 5/9/11 Smoking could be restricted in apartments -- California renters could see more apartment buildings designated non-smoking under a measure approved Monday by the state Senate. Patrick McGreevy LA Times PolitiCal -- 5/9/11 Senate approves LAPD bill on BB guns -- The state Senate on Monday approved a measure requested by the Los Angeles Police Department to require BB guns to be made in bright colors so that police officers do not mistake them for real firearms. Patrick McGreevy LA Times PolitiCal -- 5/9/11 Capitol cautioned to heed ID checks during protests -- Legislative offices have been put on alert as teachers and other protesters gather at the Capitol to kick off a week of budget-related demonstrations. Torey Van Oot SacBee Capitol Alert -- 5/9/11 Senate backs new rules for paid signature-gathering -- State lawmakers acted Monday to restrict paid signature-gathering for initiatives in California amid allegations that the practice allows well-financed special interests to buy customized laws. Patrick McGreevy LA Times PolitiCal -- 5/9/11 Employees Plead for Congress, State to Help Save Their Jobs -- Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) told a crowded room full of anxious Teamsters Monday that she would do everything in her power to keep the medical supply company VWR from leaving Brisbane and taking more than 150 jobs with it. Aaron Glantz Bay Citizen -- 5/9/11 Capitol activists rally for higher taxes on rich -- About 75 demonstrators representing dozens of groups gathered on sidewalks around the Capitol on Monday. They say they want to occupy the building much like protesters did earlier this year in Wisconsin after Republicans took steps to end many collective bargaining rights. ADAM WEINTRAUB AP Jon Ortiz SacBee Capitol Alert -- 5/9/11 Fox: New Obstacles Pop Up for Brown’s Tax Increase Plan -- It was never going to be easy for Governor Jerry Brown to get the legislative votes to get his tax proposals on the ballot, never mind have them passed by the voters. Joel Fox Fox & Hounds -- 5/9/11 State's Powerful Teachers Union Urges Lawmakers to Pass Tax Extensions -- The California Teachers Association began a weeklong "emergency" campaign Monday to help Governor Brown extend sales taxes, personal income taxes, and vehicle license fees. Jennifer Gollan Bay Citizen -- 5/9/11 California gets more money for high-speed rail -- California will get another federal grant, this time for $367 million, to extend its high-speed rail route in the Central Valley by another 20 miles and buy next-generation rail cars. Carolyn Lochhead Chronicle Politics Michael Doyle SacBee Capitol Alert Josh Richman Political Blotter -- 5/9/11 John Boehner: Cut 'trillions' as debt limit nears -- Speaker John Boehner will call on Congress to offset a debt ceiling hike with spending cuts of a greater amount, an ambitious proposal that puts House Republicans on a collision course with Democrats who want much more modest spending restrictions attached to the vote. JAKE SHERMAN Politico -- 5/9/11 Healthcare law showdowns loom in appeals courts -- Within the next few weeks, lawyers from 27 states will urge three U.S. appeals courts to strike down President Obama's healthcare law. First up: a hearing Tuesday before the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va. David G. Savage in the Los Angeles Times -- 5/9/11 More Bay Area homes going underwater -- A growing number of Bay Area homes are under water -- worth less than their mortgage amounts -- a survey released by Zillow.com Monday shows. George Avalos in the Oakland Tribune -- 5/9/11
Teachers to rally, push to prevent education budget cuts -- Teachers and other education advocates will converge on Sacramento on Monday -- some planning to sit in at the Capitol Rotunda -- to draw attention to potentially devastating cutbacks in schools and to prod the Legislature to mend a gaping hole in the state budget. Sharon Noguchi in the San Jose Mercury Juliet Williams AP -- 5/9/11 War of the Robes erupts over future of state court system -- Sweeping budget cuts in trial courts across California, coupled with mounting frustration with the state's much-maligned court bureaucracy, have exposed an unprecedented public rift in the normally tranquil fraternity of more than 2,000 judges. Howard Mintz in the San Jose Mercury -- 5/9/11 Walters: Legislature attracting fewer thoughtful people -- Much has been said and written about the polarization of the Legislature, with commentators generally blaming it on term limits and gerrymandered districts. Dan Walters in the Sacramento Bee -- 5/9/11 Remap's number of Senate districts has big implications -- He's put in more than seven years' worth of legislating, constituent glad-handing and fundraising, and yet state Sen. Bill Emmerson's political future could come down to a number. JIM MILLER in the Riverside Press -- 5/9/11 Lawmaker wants state to count more ethnic groups -- A lack of data on specific Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander ethnic groups is masking major health, socioeconomic and education disparities in California. Joanna Lin California Watch -- 5/9/11 Large field of candidates hoping to replace Harman is a challenge for debate organizers -- Groups holding forums in the 36th Congressional District have had to put limits in place to keep the events manageable. Jean Merl in the Los Angeles Times -- 5/9/11 CalBuzz: Why Not All “Independent” Voters Are the Same -- The Pew Research Center’s new analysis of the American voting population makes it clear that “independent” voters – those who identify themselves as neither Democrats nor Republicans – include a range of ideologically distinct individuals clustered into three groups they call “libertarians,” “disaffecteds” and “post-moderns.” Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine CalBuzz -- 5/9/11 Schrag: Can’t We Dump Some of Our 3300 Special Districts? -- Even if Gov. Jerry Brown doesn’t succeed in shutting down California’s redevelopment agencies, hardly a sure thing, he might usefully turn his attention to the state’s costly tangle of special districts. Peter Schrag Cal Progress Report -- 5/9/11
Retiree health: San Diego cuts big deal -- San Diego expects to save $714 million over the next 25 years under a tentative retiree-health agreement with labor unions announced last week by Mayor Jerry Sanders, a step toward cutting a long-ignored public employee cost. Ed Mendel Calpensions.com -- 5/9/11 Corn food vs. fuel battle turns political again -- Corn prices are way up, and cattle ranchers, dairymen and others who depend on the grain to feed their animals are pointing to corn ethanol as the culprit. John Ellis in the Fresno Bee -- 5/9/11 Google to build its own office space -- With the Googleplex already straining at the seams and the company preparing its biggest hiring surge ever, the Mountain View Internet giant is about to do something it's never done before -- build its own office space. Mike Swift in the San Jose Mercury -- 5/9/11 Employment report spurs battle over private versus public jobs -- The private sector is hiring; governments are firing; and political leaders are battling over what that means. Mike Lillis The Hill -- 5/9/11 Homeland Security dollars pouring into California -- State and school budgets are being slashed, but federal Homeland Security dollars are pouring into California at record rates. Phillip Matier, Andrew Ross in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 5/9/11 Bankrupt homeowners shed second mortgages -- Stung by the crash of the housing market, some struggling homeowners are using a little known but increasingly popular provision of the bankruptcy code to eliminate second mortgages and avoid foreclosure. Pete Carey in the San Jose Mercury -- 5/9/11
University of California weighs varying tuitions at its 10 campuses -- Should an education at UC Berkeley cost more than one at UC Santa Cruz? Should a student pay $11,000 in tuition at UC Riverside while his friend is billed $16,000 at UCLA? Larry Gordon in the Los Angeles Times -- 5/9/11 Schrag: Complaining about civics illiteracy is as American as ignorance itself -- “Ignorance of U.S. History Shown by College Freshmen,” the headline said. “Survey of 7,000 Students in 36 Institutions Discloses Vast Fund of Misinformation On Many Basic Facts.” Sound familiar? Peter Schrag TopEd -- 5/9/11 Baron: Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Enter Here -- Developmental education in California’s community colleges is a study in unintended consequences. Kathryn Baron TopEd -- 5/9/11 San Diego Schools' Big Pink Slip Conundrum -- You can spot the kids in the Academy of Finance at San Diego High School of Business on Tuesdays, crisp in sports coats and suits. Emily Alpert Voiceofsandiego.org -- 5/9/11 Fresno parents buy homes for students -- Depressed home prices in Fresno have created a growing real-estate market for parents of college-aged children. BoNhia Lee in the Fresno Bee -- 5/9/11 Dual-language immersion programs growing in popularity -- Dual-language immersion programs are the new face of bilingual education — without the stigma. They offer the chance to learn a second language not just to immigrant children, but to native-born American students as well. Teresa Watanabe in the Los Angeles Times -- 5/9/11
Small firms unaware of health care perks -- Janna Rodriguez, one of the owners of J&R Tacos in Merced, wants to learn more about the specific provisions in the federal health care law designed to help small businesses such as hers. Yesenia Amaro in the Modesto Bee -- 5/9/11 Children conceived in March more likely to have autism, researchers say -- Researchers from UC Davis determined that California babies conceived in March had a significantly higher rate of autism, perhaps adding to a body of research that links spring and summer pesticide exposure to birth defects. Christina Jewett California Watch -- 5/9/11 A spoonful of sugar.... is toxic? -- Supporting the thesis that sugar is nothing short of "poison," Dr. Robert Lustig, a professor of clinical pediatrics in the division of endocrinology at UCSF, clearly has hit a nerve. Laura Casey in the Contra Costa Times -- 5/9/11
State parks proposal would build Delta recreation facilities -- The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, that giant maze of waterways at the heart of the Central Valley, is a house divided when it comes to recreation. Matt Weiser in the Sacramento Bee -- 5/9/11 La Nina brings flood risks and drought to the West -- The winter and early spring have been extreme across the West, with record snowpacks bringing joy to skiers and urban water managers but severe flood risks to northern Utah, Wyoming and Montana. LYNN DeBRUIN AP -- 5/9/11 Program helps grocery stores snuff out carbon footprint -- Among climate scientists, it’s not the smorgasbord of foods and sundries in grocery stores and supermarkets that are concerning, but the large amount of greenhouse gases emitted from the buildings. Susanne Rust California Watch -- 5/9/11 Oakland urban farming prompts plan to redo rules -- It has been a tough row to hoe, but urban farming impresario Novella Carpenter appears to be on her way to legally growing chard and raising animals in Oakland. Matthai Kuruvila in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 5/9/11
Smugglers Guide Illegal Immigrants With Cues via Cellphone -- A group of migrants was hustling north through the southern Arizona desert the other night when one of their cellphones vibrated with a text message. “Watch out,” it warned. “Things are hot up ahead. Take cover in the bushes.” MARC LACEY in the New York Times -- 5/9/11
Researchers find bias in Taser safety studies -- Studies of the health effects of Taser International’s stun guns are 75 percent more likely to deem the weapons safe when researchers have ties to the company, a new report concludes. Ryan Gabrielson California Watch -- 5/9/11 L.A. County considers time limit on cash welfare aid -- Supervisor Don Knabe says giving the chronically needy housing aid instead of cash, and helping them get federal aid, will ease the county's welfare burden. Alexandra Zavis in the Los Angeles Times -- 5/9/11 State to double crime searches using family DNA -- California's success in using 'familial searching' spurs Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris to increase funding for the controversial genetic sleuthing technique in rape, murder and cold cases. Maura Dolan in the Los Angeles Times -- 5/9/11
Barack Obama's 'longest 40 minutes' -- President Obama described the daring nighttime raid on Osama bin Laden’s Pakistani compound as one of the “longest 40 minutes of my life,” giving his first detailed account Sunday of the plot to capture the world’s most wanted terrorist. CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN Politico -- 5/9/11 Obama order could make corporate political spending public -- An executive order being considered by President Obama would require companies bidding for federal contracts to disclose political spending they may now keep secret. Matea Gold and Tom Hamburger in the Los Angeles Times -- 5/9/11 Rasenberger: White House Situation Room: History's center stage -- It's plenty busy at the White House these days, but somebody should take a moment to light 50 candles in honor of the Situation Room, that suite in the West Wing basement that's as modest in dimension and decor as it is grand in historical significance. Jim Rasenberger in the Los Angeles Times -- 5/9/11
GOP finding it hard to make progress -- Republicans struggle to appease the right and appeal to the center, resulting in fits and starts in the party's agenda. Their retreat on Medicare is a prime example. Kathleen Hennessey and Lisa Mascaro in the Los Angeles Times -- 5/9/11 |
Follow on Twitter
