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UC Davis student leaders demand state investigation into pepper spraying -- Leaders of the Associated Students of the University of California, Davis, called on California's attorney general to launch an investigation of last week's pepper spraying of peaceful protesters by campus police. Bill Lindelof and Hudson Sangree in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/22/11 Poll tries to unpack Occupy Oakland’s beliefs -- A pair of Oakland pollsters say their firm’s survey of Occupy Oakland protesters shows a diverse movement united by a shared sense of frustration with the status quo and driving toward some improvement that’s not even clear to them yet. Josh Richman Political Blotter -- 11/22/11 Former LAPD Chief Bratton to head UC pepper spray inquiry -- Former LAPD Chief William J. Bratton will head a UC-sponsored investigation into the controversial pepper spraying of student protesters last week at UC Davis, university officials announced Tuesday. Larry Gordon in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/22/11 Legislature schedules hearing on UC's use of police -- The joint hearing of the Assembly Higher Education Committee and Senate Education Committee will be held Wednesday, December 14, Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez announced today. Laurel Rosenhall SacBee Capitol Alert -- 11/22/11 Another UC Chancellor Apologizes for Police Tactics -- For the second time in two days, a University of California chancellor has apologized for tactics police used during an Occupy demonstration. The item is in Bay Citizen -- 11/22/11 Rick Perry to raise money at private fundraiser in Sacramento -- The Texas governor is scheduled to attend a luncheon at The Park Ultra Lounge, located at 15th and L streets. A photograph with Perry will run you $1,000, according to an invitation. Lunch is $500 per couple. David Siders SacBee Capitol Alert -- 11/22/11 Quinn: Does the Defeat of a Bully Change the Politics of Immigration? -- An unlikely couple doomed the Republican campaigns in 2010. One was Gloria Allred. You knew Meg Whitman might as well take her $150 million dollars and light a bonfire with them after Allred produced the weeping illegal housekeeper that Whitman had fired. Tony Quinn Fox & Hounds -- 11/22/11 California Teachers Association rejects tax overhaul plan -- A sweeping tax overhaul unveiled this week by a billionaire-backed coalition of political leaders has drawn fire from the California Teachers Association, one of the most influential groups at the Capitol and on the campaign trail. Kevin Yamamura SacBee Capitol Alert -- 11/22/11 Occupy tents spring up near UC Davis pepper-spraying site -- Students at UC Davis have put up tents near the site when campus police used pepper spray on a group of Occupy protesters in an incident that has sparked outrage and calls for the chancellor's resignation. The item is in the Los Angeles Times Bill Lindelof in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/22/11 Lot owner wants Occupy Oakland's latest camp gone -- Occupy Oakland protesters have moved onto a vacant lot in West Oakland that they say is being foreclosed, but the property owner says they are there without her permission and wants them out. Matthai Kuruvila, Justin Berton in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/22/11 Price: UC Davis' stunning Occupy recruitment video -- "Told you," Jill texted back. "I am outraged." Students all over campus were angered. Jill's apolitical, "Gossip Girl"-loving roomie, the daughter of a family of Northern California growers, couldn't believe such a thing was even possible. And, just like that, Lt. Pike boosted the Occupy movement's recruitment efforts like nothing the most resourceful marketing expert could ever have conceived. Robert Price in the Bakersfield Californian -- 11/22/11 Chang: Chancellor renounces pepper-spraying at UC Davis protest rally -- She also shared a personal memory with the crowd. "There is a plaque out there that speaks about 17th of November 1973, and I was there and I don't want to forget that," Katehi said. That was the date of student protests against the Greek military junta at Athens Polytechnic University, Katehi's alma mater. Richard Chang in the Ventura Star -- 11/22/11 The Newest #Occupy Meme: Pepper Spray Cop -- First there was Oakland Riot Kitty, now there's Pepper Spray Cop. ANDY WRIGHT Bay Citizen -- 11/22/11 Police release Mary Hayashi booking photo on theft charge -- The San Francisco Police Department has released a booking photo of Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi from her arrest last month on a felony grand theft charge. Jim Sanders SacBee Capitol Alert -- 11/22/11 Newt Gingrich tops GOP field in new polls -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich heads into Tuesday night’s debate as the latest favorite – at least for now – in a fluid field of Republican presidential hopefuls. Kim Geiger in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/22/11
Caltrans wants prosecution for forged tests -- The acting director of the California Department of Transportation has asked local and federal prosecutors to reconsider filing criminal charges against a former technician accused of falsifying safety tests on federally funded transportation projects. JULIET WILLIAMS AP -- 11/22/11 Caltrans releases Bay Bridge testing data -- Caltrans released thousands of pages of new information today about data falsification and other problems in its Foundation Testing Branch, which examines the underground supports of bridges and other freeway structures. Charles Piller in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/22/11 Walters: California government reformers occupy two camps -- California's political dysfunction has evolved from a theory first advanced by a few jaundiced observers a generation ago – including yours truly – to a widely embraced axiom that has spawned endless journalistic, academic and civic discourse. Dan Walters in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/22/11 Concerns raised over firms vying for work on L.A. redistricting -- Companies being considered for PR contracts to assist in redistricting efforts are lobbyists at City Hall, representing such interests as shopping malls, renewable energy developers and at least one billboard company. David Zahniser in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/22/11 Ruling: Foreign Competition Triggered Solyndra's Demise -- The Labor Department has waded into the thorny debate over Solyndra's demise, ruling that the Fremont-based solar panel manufacturer shut down because of stiff competition from overseas. AARON GLANTZ Bay Citizen -- 11/22/11 Wal-Mart ramps up ballot threats to speed new stores -- In a push to expand across California without interference, Wal-Mart is increasingly taking advantage of the state’s initiative system to threaten elected officials with costly special elections and to avoid environmental lawsuits. Will Evans California Watch -- 11/22/11 Inmates harass victims via Facebook -- Lisa Gesik hesitates to log into her Facebook account nowadays because of unwanted "friend" requests, not from long-ago classmates but from the ex-husband now in prison for kidnapping her and her daughter. DON THOMPSON AP -- 11/22/11
Chancellor Katehi apologizes to protesters for University of California, Davis, pepper-spraying -- In her two years as chancellor, Linda P.B. Katehi has pushed for the University of California, Davis, to make its mark, to become one of the nation's best-known colleges. On Monday, the school's defining moment may have come as thousands of angry but polite students gathered on the quad to demand her resignation over the pepper-spraying of students by campus police last Friday. Sam Stanton, Hudson Sangree, Ed Fletcher and Bill Lindelof in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/22/11 UC Davis protesters confront chancellor -- A tearful UC Davis chancellor apologized Monday to thousands of students rallying in fury over last week's pepper-spraying of nonviolent protesters, then fled as many chased her down a street demanding she resign. Kevin Fagan in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/22/11 UC Davis cop believed to have pepper sprayed students was honored for assisting fellow officers -- Lt. John Pike, a UC Davis police officer believed to have pepper-sprayed students on campus Friday, is a former United States Marine who was given an award for valor in 2007 when he saved other officers from a scissor-wielding patient at the school's medical center. Sam Stanton in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/22/11 L.A. offers Occupy protesters office space, farm to close camp -- Occupy L.A. protesters said Los Angeles officials have offered them office space and farmland to end their encampment at City Hall. Kate Linthicum in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/22/11 UC system struggles to control protests, maintain free speech -- First came the video of campus police jabbing students with batons at UC Berkeley, and then, less than two weeks later, pepper-spraying them at UC Davis. To many academics, it was an outrage. On late-night TV, California once again became a national joke. David Siders and Kim Minugh in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/22/11 California’s Campus Movements Dig In Their Heels -- It has become something of an annual tradition on California college campuses, in what is perhaps the most prestigious state university system in the country: the state makes large cuts in public universities, they in turn raise tuition, and students respond with angry protests. JENNIFER MEDINA in the New York Times -- 11/22/11 Occupy San Jose protesters decamp but struggle on -- The occupiers, for now at least, have de-occupied. San Jose's City Hall plaza is calm, with only a handful of active protesters still on site Monday, stubbornly waving signs four days after police broke up their 18-tent encampment. Patrick May in the San Jose Mercury -- 11/22/11 Police clear out Occupy Oakland camp in Snow Park -- Police cleared out the last long-standing Occupy encampment in Oakland early Monday, less than a day after evicting people from an offshoot camp a few blocks away. But demonstrators reappeared at a new location later Monday. Will Kane in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/22/11 Occupy Santa Rosa site becoming a homeless camp -- Occupy Santa Rosa protesters have all but abandoned their City Hall encampment, allowing it to morph into a homeless encampment while protesters plan a new occupation, perhaps at Santa Rosa Junior College. KEVIN McCALLUM in the Santa Rosa Press -- 11/22/11 Occupy movement: A lasting effect? -- More than two months into the Occupy phenomenon, the limits of physical protest are coming into focus, putting pressure on the headless movement to transition to its next phase. Beige Luciano-Adams in the San Gabriel Tribune -- 11/22/11 L.A. occupies its own niche -- The City Hall protest is big on social experimentation, making it a potential path to real change. Californians have done it before. Gale Holland in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/22/11 An Occupy L.A. participant dreams of changing the world -- Since late September I've been hanging around the tent city now surrounding L.A. City Hall that is Occupy Los Angeles, in various modes of commitment and involvement. Bethania Palma Markus in the San Gabriel Tribune -- 11/22/11
Hedge-fund manager proposes tax on out-of-state firms -- In a sudden race to place tax initiatives on the ballot, hedge-fund manager Tom Steyer has filed a proposal to raise $1.1 billion from out-of-state companies for schools and green building projects. Kevin Yamamura in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/22/11
State Supreme Court ruling scrutinized by both sides in Sacramento County retirees' case -- In a development that may help Sacramento County retirees regain lost health-care subsidies, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday that counties can be bound by an "implied contract" with retired employees. Denny Walsh in the Sacramento Bee Kimberly Edds in the Orange County Register Maura Dolan in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/22/11 Inland Empire congressmen ask feds for help with Ontario airport -- Two Republican congressmen on Monday asked U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to have the Federal Aviation Administration intervene in the ongoing loss of flights at Ontario International Airport, which is owned by the city of Los Angeles. Art Marroquin in the Torrance Daily Breeze -- 11/22/11
Fensterwald: Brown consents to Race to Top -- With Gov. Brown’s signature, but not full support, the seven districts that led the state’s pursuit of Race to the Top money will meet today’s deadline for applying for the third – and perhaps last – round of the program. John Fensterwald educatedguess -- 11/22/11 Solar projects change looks of Bay Area schools -- Solar panels on carports and shade structures are serving a dual purpose at Cambridge Elementary -- creating energy for the school, while shielding students and cars from the weather. Theresa Harrington in the Contra Costa Times -- 11/22/11 Cal engineering dean supports diversity plan -- The dean of UC Berkeley's College of Engineering expressed support today for a recommendation from a student group that the college create a recruitment and retention plan for women and underrepresented minority students. Erica Perez California Watch -- 11/22/11 Baron: Let’s make a deal for education funds -- A group of billionaires, old-line political movers and shakers, and influential advocates released their recommendations Monday for changing the state’s tax structure to increase state revenues by $10 billion a year, with half of that going to K-12 schools and community colleges and another $2.5 billion for the University of California and California State University. Kathryn Baron TopEd -- 11/22/11
The Gaps in Medical Marijuana Knowledge -- His main focus is the effect of AIDS on the brain, but University of California, San Diego psychiatry professor Dr. Igor Grant rarely gets calls from the media about that topic. Instead, he hears from reporters who want to know about pot and pain. Randy Dotinga Voiceofsandiego.org -- 11/22/11 California doctors sue government over Medi-Cal cuts -- A coalition of medical professionals filed a lawsuit Monday against state and federal Medicaid administrators over the approval of broad cuts to the program known as Medi-Cal in California. AP -- 11/22/11 Del Mar offers caregivers a helping hand in Salinas -- When a loved one starts to show signs of a memory impairment or other brain disorder, seeking out help can be hard for family members. Melissa Flores HealthyCal.org -- 11/22/11 More U.S. firms using high-deductible insurance plans -- U.S. employers, struggling to contain rising healthcare costs, are expanding their use of high-deductible insurance plans, which help reduce monthly insurance premiums by shifting a greater share of medical expenses to workers, a new survey shows. Duke Helfand in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/22/11
Federal bills compete over national forest roads -- Nearly 60 million acres of national forests were put off-limits to motor vehicles, road building and logging during the Clinton administration. Last week, a bill was introduced that would turn that rule into law. Susanne Rust California Watch -- 11/22/11
Wrongly convicted man puts fight for state funds on hold -- Ernest Benefiel believed he was just the kind of innocent man California intended to help with its Erroneously Convicted Persons program. Ryan Gabrielson California Watch -- 11/22/11 Firm that gave its name to Kings' arena files for bankruptcy protection -- Power Balance, the company whose name is emblazoned on the Sacramento Kings' arena, has filed for bankruptcy protection and could be forced to repay tens of millions of dollars to customers who bought its popular silicone bracelets. Ryan Lillis in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/22/11
Obama says Republicans to blame for 'super committee's' failure -- President Obama placed blame for the failure of the "super committee" squarely on Republicans, saying their refusal to consider raising taxes as part of a "balanced approach" to deficit reduction remains the key stumbling block. Michael A. Memoli, Kathleen Hennessey and Christi Parsons in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/22/11
Debt panel was doomed from outset -- The failure of the much-hyped congressional debt panel brought about a wave of denunciation from across the political spectrum on Monday, but few political advocates and observers claimed to be surprised. Russell Berman The Hill -- 11/22/11 Winners and losers emerge from supercommittee's partisan stalemate -- Politically, the deadlocked talks have yielded both winners and losers, from lawmakers who openly rooted against a deal to those who said failure was not an option. Bob Cusack The Hill -- 11/22/11 Saunders: For supercommittee, failure was an option -- A few months ago, Washington's big bad wolf was Republicans' refusal to compromise by supporting any deficit reduction plan that included tax increases. Debra J. Saunders in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/22/11 Republicans vow to undo Pentagon cuts after supercommittee fails -- Republican lawmakers moved quickly Monday to protect the Pentagon from automatic budget cuts that will be triggered by the supercommittee’s failure, with the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee saying he’ll soon introduce legislation to repeal them. CHARLES HOSKINSON Politico -- 11/22/11 Fox News viewers less informed about current events, poll shows -- A new survey of New Jersey voters comes to a provocative conclusion: Fox News viewers tend to be less informed about current events than those who don't watch any news at all. Michael A. Memoli in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/22/11
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