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Mirkarimi Faces New Abuse Allegations -- San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi was hit with new allegations of domestic violence over the weekend. An ex-girlfriend filed a report with police claiming she suffered a minor injury during an argument with the former supervisor, a law enforcement source has confirmed. TREY BUNDY Bay Citizen -- 1/23/12 Report: L.A. lost out on more than $125 million in federal money -- Los Angeles lost out on more than $125 million in potential federal stimulus money because of a lack of oversight across the various departments pursuing the funds, City Controller Wendy Greuel said Monday. Stephen Ceasar in the Los Angeles Times -- 1/23/12 Boehner: GOP will rule House for years -- Republicans will hold the House next year and for the next decade, House Speaker John Boehner told POLITICO in an exclusive interview. ALEX ISENSTADT Politico -- 1/23/12 What California wants from Obama's state of the union: Path to prosperity -- What do Californians want to hear from President Barack Obama in Tuesday's State of the Union address? Josh Richman Political Blotter -- 1/23/12 California Democrats make early picks for 2012 primary -- Democrats across the state gathered over the weekend to make early picks for candidates the party should support on the June primary ballot. Torey Van Oot SacBee Capitol Alert Jean Merl in the Los Angeles Times -- 1/23/12 California lawmaker targets open carrying of long guns in public -- Having won approval of a ban on the open carrying of handguns in public, state Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Canada-Flintridge) proposed Monday to extend the prohibition to long guns. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times Josh Richman Political Blotter -- 1/23/12 Brown's Early Tax Initiative Donors: Hospitals, Oil, Tribes -- Governor Jerry Brown looks to be off to a strong start in collecting cash for his November tax initiative, with cash coming from some of the same groups his predecessor argued were the problem in California politics. John Myers Capitol Notes Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times -- 1/23/12 Schrag: The New, New Jerry Brown: Thinking Big -- Jerry Brown, justly famous through a long public career for reinventing himself, last week re-emerged as that – for him -- most improbable of figures, Gov. Edmund G. “Pat” Brown, his gung-ho father. Peter Schrag Cal Progress Report -- 1/23/12 Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley -- SOPA and PIPA have pitted Hollywood and Silicon Valley, two powerful engines driving California’s economy--and two of the state’s major political players-- against one other. Sherry Bebitch Jeffe KNBC Prop Zero -- 1/23/12 Supreme Court rejects California anti-animal cruelty law on pigs -- The Supreme Court has struck down an anti-animal cruelty law from California that sought to prevent sick or wobbly pigs from being sent into slaughterhouses, ruling that federal regulation already requires careful inspections of such animals. David G. Savage in the Los Angeles Times Michael Doyle in the Sacramento Bee -- 1/23/12 Environmentalists challenge judge's decision on low carbon fuel standard -- Environmentalists have gone to federal court to support California’s program requiring the use of low-carbon fuels as a means of cutting climate-changing greenhouse gases. John Howard John Howard Capitol Weekly -- 1/23/12 Calpers Earned 1.1% Last Year as Stocks Declined After 12.5% Gain in 2010 -- The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (32617), the largest U.S. public pension, earned 1.1 percent in 2011 as its stock holdings slumped, said Joe Dear, its chief investment officer. Michael B. Marois Bloomberg -- 1/23/12 Animal activist Tom Hayden urges Jerry Brown to stop, think of dog Sutter -- Tom Hayden, the former state senator and animal rights activist urged Gov. Jerry Brown in an online video today to look at his dog, Sutter, before repealing a state law requiring animal shelters to keep dogs and cats longer before euthanizing them. David Siders SacBee Capitol Alert -- 1/23/12
Dems Pre-Endorsements Presage Tough 2012 -- For casual political watchers, it may be hard to believe that small gatherings of diehard Democrats in January will decide who wins races for the Legislature or Congress come November. And yet, in some cases, that's exactly what could happen after this weekend. Welcome to the world of intraparty competition under California's new primary election rules. John Myers Capitol Notes -- 1/23/12 Walters: California civil service unions in denial on pension costs -- Whenever someone suggests that California's public employee pension systems need reform, civil service unions react dismissively, often with attacks on the credentials or even the morals of critics. Dan Walters in the Sacramento Bee -- 1/23/12 Skelton: The pension clock is ticking -- Brown wants 'something real' in the way of reform, but he isn't conveying a sense of urgency in resolving the complex issues. George Skelton in the Los Angeles Times -- 1/23/12 New pension forecasts: what if earnings falter? -- A new advisory panel, following a move by CalPERS last year, recommends that public pensions take a small step that touches on a big issue: What happens if pension fund earnings fall below the forecast? Ed Mendel Calpensions.com -- 1/23/12 3 California municipalities sidestep pension debate -- While most of the state's roughly 480 cities and towns are entangled in a heated debate about future pension costs, three small cities in Contra Costa County are quietly sitting on the sidelines. Kendall Taggart California Watch -- 1/23/12 Retirements of Lewis and others mean less seniority -- Looming retirements, especially of the Inland area’s Rep. Jerry Lewis, could leave the region without political heft for years. BEN GOAD in the Riverside Press -- 1/23/12 CalBuzz: Berman v. Sherman: Politics v. politics in CD 30 -- It’s tough to improve on the capsule summary of the race between Howard Berman and Brad Sherman in California’s 30th Congressional District offered up by our friend Gene Maddaus at the LA Weekly: A battle “to determine which bald, Jewish Democrat who voted for the Iraq War will continue to represent the San Fernando Valley.” Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine CalBuzz -- 1/23/12 Expert: San Francisco Sheriff Mirkarimi should step aside -- One of San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's chief responsibilities is to hold his subordinates accountable for misconduct. But facing three criminal charges involving domestic violence, his effectiveness in that role has been called into question by criminal justice experts. Rachel Gordon in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 1/23/12 GOP divide defines (San Diego) mayor’s race -- With three high-profile Republicans vying to become San Diego’s next mayor, party members and right-leaning voters are largely divided as they decide between like-minded candidates with distinguished pedigrees and divergent styles in the June primary. Craig Gustafson UT Sandiego -- 1/23/12 Republican National Committee to woo Latinos -- With former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's robust South Carolina primary win injecting a new uncertainty into the contest for the GOP presidential nomination, the campaign battleground now moves to Florida and Nevada - where Latinos, the nation's fastest-growing electorate, wield increasing clout. Carla Marinucci, Joe Garofoli in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 1/23/12 The Buzz: Assembly Speaker John A. Perez does swimmingly with duck gifts -- When John A. Pérez was sworn in as speaker of the California Assembly in 2010, he celebrated by giving out rubber duckies bearing his name and the Assembly seal. The item is in the Sacramento Bee -- 1/23/12
Nomination of watchdog moves rate debate closer -- The nomination of Fred Pickel as a watchdog over the Department of Water and Power clears the way for the agency to once again push for a series of steep rate hikes. Melissa Pamer in the Los Angeles Daily News -- 1/23/12
Friant got little for $1 million in taxes diverted to redevelopment agency -- This foothill community with its old houses, sleepy shops and vintage diner hasn't seen much change over the decades, beyond a wider road through town and a new gas station. And major change isn't likely to come soon. Kurtis Alexander in the Fresno Bee -- 1/23/12 Don't have a job? California bill would keep employers from screening you out -- Job applicants sought – but only if they don't need work. The message in some job advertisements these days is pretty blunt: Don't bother sending a résumé if you're not bringing home a paycheck already. Jim Sanders in the Sacramento Bee -- 1/23/12
Fensterwald: Higher taxes, little relief -- Gov. Jerry Brown will have a heck of a time persuading voters to raise taxes by $6.9 billion to benefit schools if he can’t get the education community excited about it first. And so far it’s proving to be a hard sell. John Fensterwald educatedguess -- 1/23/12 California universities get midyear infusion of new students -- With thousands of California students new to campus at midyear, universities are doing more to help them get oriented. Doing so is believed to help them succeed. Carla Rivera in the Los Angeles Times -- 1/23/12 Cost of school lunches keeps rising -- Tacos, chicken nuggets, pizza and other cafeteria favorites are costing more this year as Inland schools grapple with new federal rules for student meal pricing. MICHELLE L. KLAMPE in the Riverside Press -- 1/23/12 A simple 'Go to the dance with me?' doesn't cut it anymore -- For weeks, South Pasadena High School senior Alex Hom knew he wanted to ask freshman Brooke Drury to winter formal. But it wouldn't do to just pop the question — too boring — or, even worse, to text it. Teresa Watanabe in the Los Angeles Times -- 1/23/12
UCSD buying Nevada cancer clinic for $18M -- It’s the university’s first major foray outside San Diego beyond a handful of small satellite medical offices rented near Las Vegas and in Riverside and Imperial counties. It also may be a first among University of California health systems. Janet Lavelle UT Sandiego -- 1/23/12
Car-sharing networks flourish in the Bay Area -- Donnie Fowler owns a 2006 Saab that's fully paid for, but he almost never drives it. A self-employed consultant who lives in San Francisco, he often works from home and takes public transportation to most of his meetings. Dana Hull in the San Jose Mercury -- 1/23/12
San Francisco Police Probed -- A videotape found more than a year ago by a defense lawyer in a routine drug case has helped spark this city's biggest police-misconduct probe in years—one of numerous investigations into law-enforcement practices being conducted nationwide by the U.S. Department of Justice. JUSTIN SCHECK in the Wall Street Journal -- 1/23/12 Drug agents closing in on NFL player's pot supplier -- California drug enforcement agents say they are closing in on the suspected marijuana suppliers to pro football player Jerome Simpson, four months after the Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver received a 2.5-pound package of Northern California pot sent to his suburban Kentucky home. Andrew Becker California Watch -- 1/23/12 For Giffords, House Comeback Is One Too Many -- For months, Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head in an assassination attempt last year, signaled that returning to Congress, something she desperately longed to do, was in the realm of the possible. JENNIFER STEINHAUER in the New York Times -- 1/23/12 Mexican cultural festival thrives in Marin County -- On a cool, bright day last month, a party tent set up at a working ranch in west Marin County was transformed into a Mexican basilica, the scent of dozens of roses brought as an offering to the Virgin of Guadalupe infusing the air. Patricia Leigh Brown California Watch -- 1/23/12
State of the Union will serve as benchmark for Obama’s reelection -- President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday will serve as a measuring stick for voters to assess his national vision and begin judging whether he deserves a second term. Alexander Bolton The Hill -- 1/23/12 John Boehner: Obama's State of the Union message 'pathetic' -- House Speaker John A. Boehner called President Obama's upcoming State of the Union speech "pathetic" for rehashing stale Democratic priorities, even as Republicansare doubling-down on their own policy agenda that found little traction outside the GOP-led House. Lisa Mascaro in the Los Angeles Times -- 1/23/12
Mitt Romney tells 'interrupters' at rally to 'take a hike' -- Mitt Romney opened an aggressive new phase of the Republican presidential campaign as he cruised into Florida on Sunday night — casting Newt Gingrich as an unethical politician whose temperament and unreliability led to his ouster as speaker of the House in the 1990s. Maeve Reston in the Los Angeles Times -- 1/23/12 Newt Gingrich: The master of disguise -- The surging Newt Gingrich has mastered debates - and disguise. The debate part is clear: the former speaker of the House comes to play and owns the stage, with an uncanny capacity to connect with the grievances of conservative voters. JIM VANDEHEI and MIKE ALLEN Politico -- 1/23/12 |
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