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Clients of fraud suspect ask to alter money rules -- Attorneys representing the alleged victims in a suspected fraud scheme involving millions of dollars in campaign funds from as many as 400 candidates, officeholders and committees asked the commission that oversees political fundraising in California to make urgent changes in regulations to ensure funding for their political work. Wyatt Buchanan in the San Francisco Chronicle Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times Torey Van Oot in the Sacramento Bee -- 10/1/11 Dem groups feeling pinch -- Big-name politicians aren't the only ones suffering from the Kinde Durkee scandal. Dozens of small Democratic groups throughout Los Angeles are now scrambling to survive after their bank accounts were frozen amid accusations of embezzlement by the Burbank-based campaign treasurer. Dakota Smith in the Los Angeles Daily News -- 10/1/11 California's debt burden soars to nearly 8 percent -- California will devote nearly 8 percent of its general fund budget to paying off debt this fiscal year, more than twice the share of eight years ago, according to a new report from Treasurer Bill Lockyer. Kevin Yamamura in the Sacramento Bee -- 10/1/11 Brown signs bill extending period to recoup funds in Guard pay scandal -- Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 806 Friday, which increases the period for recouping funds improperly received by state employees in the National Guard from three to six years. The law takes effect immediately. Charles Piller in the Sacramento Bee -- 10/1/11 California pulls out of talks on foreclosure abuses -- California has pulled out of nationwide settlement talks with U.S. banks over abuses in the foreclosure system, citing a "troubling" upsurge in recent foreclosure filings in the state. Rick Daysog in the Sacramento Bee Carolyn Said in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 10/1/11 Homeowner advocates laud Harris for break with mortgage settlement -- Advocates for homeowners in California applauded California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris' decision to bow out of talks aimed at reaching a national foreclosure settlement with the nation's biggest banks. Harris has said that the proposed settlement, the product of nearly 11 months of negotiations, let the banks off too easily. Nathaniel Popper in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/1/11 Jerry Brown tweaks 'bipartisan' legislators againt -- Gov. Jerry Brown may have signed a bill allowing dead mountain lions to be stuffed and mounted, but he wasn't going to let it go without some sarcasm and a touch of wistfulness. Steven Harmon in the San Jose Mercury Christopher Cadelago in the San Diego Union-Trib Josh Richman Political Blotter -- 10/1/11 Munger gives $15k to help San Bernardino GOP -- The San Bernardino County Republican Central Committee's finances are getting a lot healthier thanks to a wealthy Northern California activist whose ideas are sometimes unpopular in GOP circles. Jim Miller in the Riverside Press -- 10/1/11 State money grab forces county cuts, layoffs -- The County of Orange needs to make $29 million in cuts, lay off dozens of employees and dip into its reserves under a plan recommended by the county's chief executive officer to recoup $49.5 million the state took to fix its own budget issues. KIMBERLY EDDS in the Orange County Register -- 10/1/11 U.S. wants trustee appointed to oversee Solyndra -- The U.S. government wants a trustee appointed to run failed solar panel manufacturer Solyndra Inc. because company executives have refused to answer questions about the operation. Jim Puzzanghera in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/1/11 Bay Area lawyers banned from visiting hunger strikers -- As thousands of California prisoners refused meals on the fifth day of a hunger strike, prison officials banned two Bay Area lawyers from visiting inmates taking part in the mass protest. Matt O'Brien in the Contra Costa Times -- 10/1/11 Bay Area Dems urge probe of Justice Thomas -- Five Bay Area House members were among 20 House Democrats who urged the Judicial Conference of the United States yesterday to refer U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Justice Department for an ethics probe. Josh Richman Political Blotter -- 10/1/11 Andre Pineda dies at 46; pollster aided top Democrats -- He was an expert in boosting Latinos' political support. Pineda's clients included a number of corporations and philanthropic groups along with a roster of Democratic candidates and causes. Mark Z. Barabak in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/1/11
Alibaba to pursue Yahoo -- Chinese Internet billionaire Jack Ma made it official Friday: He wants to own Yahoo (YHOO), the troubled Internet portal that is the subject of takeover rumors. Mike Swift in the San Jose Mercury -- 10/1/11 Meg Whitman gets 1.9 million HP stock options, Apotheker wins too -- Meg Whitman is taking a $1 annual salary for her position as the new chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co. But don't think she's working for peanuts. David Sarno in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/1/11
Feds give $37 million to California colleges for science education -- Federal grants totalling nearly $37 million and aimed mainly at improving science, engineering and math education have been awarded to 34 California community colleges that serve large numbers of Latino students, California Community Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott announced Friday. Larry Gordon in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/1/11
Chevron to unveil solar oil field project -- Chevron, the second-largest U.S. oil company, said Friday that three of its executives would attend the launch of the "demonstration project" in Coalinga, which is designed to use solar power to create steam to inject into wells to improve the flow of heavy oil. Reuters -- 10/1/11
California's counties brace for an influx of inmates -- Local officials across California are bracing to manage more parolees and nonviolent felons as a new law goes into effect Saturday requiring them to take on what had long been a state responsibility. Jason Song and Shane Goldmacher in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/1/11 Feds seize bank accounts of 2 Sacramento-area medical marijuana dispensaries -- Federal authorities have seized nearly $250,000 from the accounts of two Sacramento area dispensaries in a probe into alleged concealment of medical marijuana proceeds. Peter Hecht in the Sacramento Bee -- 10/1/11 Relaxed state laws blamed for increase in marijuana use -- Some local anti-medical-marijuana officials believe an increase in marijuana use in California is the result of relaxed state laws toward medical marijuana. Wes Woods II in the Inland Daily Bulletin -- 10/1/11 Banks: Sheriff Lee Baca: Right your ship -- The L.A. County Sheriff's Department is teetering from misconduct allegations. Its leader can't keep ignoring badge-wearing rogues. Sandy Banks in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/1/11
Economy overshadows Obama’s national security victories -- President Obama has enjoyed a string of marquee victories against terrorist networks, but voters' concerns about the economy are obscuring what would have been significant political wins just a few years ago. Sam Youngman The Hill -- 10/1/11
For Chris Christie, a big opening but challenges await -- Leading Republican strategists say that if he is serious about a presidential race in 2012, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is running out of time to build the kind of national campaign and fundraising organization he will need. Philip Rucker and Perry Bacon Jr in the Washington Post -- 10/1/11 Saunders: Mitt Romney could follow in Whitman's footsteps -- My question: Is Romney really the most electable Republican? That's what the smart money said about Meg Whitman when she ran for California governor in 2010. Debra J. Saunders in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 10/1/11 Issa probes EPA’s role in limiting vehicles’ emissions -- The House Oversight Committee is expanding its probe of the Obama administration’s rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light trucks, according to a letter it sent to the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Juliet Eilperin in the Washington Post -- 10/1/11 |
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