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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer gets $1 million salary, with almost $60 million in stock options, bonuses on top -- Yahoo will pay new CEO Marissa Mayer a $1 million base salary, the same as the executives who preceded her in the company's top executive office, with stock options and bonuses that could eventually approach $60 million. Jeremy C. Owens in the San Jose Mercury -- 7/19/12 Romney’s Obama Attack Gets Sidetracked -- After two consecutive days of strong attacks on President Obama for his comments touting government’s role in fostering new businesses, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s message was decidedly more muddled on Thursday when a local television station here reported that one of the local entrepreneurs selected to illustrate Romney’s point got help from local government. Sarah Huisenga National Journal -- 7/19/12 Feds: San Onofre nuclear plant problems linked to faulty computer modeling --Federal regulators have concluded that Southern California Edison did not mislead the government about extensive modifications to the San Onofre nuclear power plant's troubled steam generators, where damage has been found on scores of tubes that carry radioactive water. Ed Joyce KPCC LA -- 7/19/12 Federal Regulators Say Edison Did Not Mislead About San Onofre Tube Changes -- Southern California Edison did not mischaracterize design changes on its troubled steam generators at San Onofre nuclear plant, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Amita Sharma KPBS -- 7/19/12 Carmageddon 2: The end of the world returns Sept. 29-30 to the 405 freeway -- Mark your doomsday datebooks, Metro has announced that the I-405 Freeway will be closed in both directions, between the 10 and the 101, over the weekend of Sept. 29-30. Plan dinner parties accordingly. Lisa Brenner KPCC LA Dakota Smith in the Los Angeles Daily News -- 7/19/12 California to Get Tough on Online Privacy -- Attorney General Kamala Harris said Thursday she is forming a new group within the state's Justice Department, the Privacy Enforcement and Protection Unit, to oversee privacy issues and prosecute companies that run afoul of the state's strict privacy laws. Martyn Williams IDG News -- 7/19/12 Brown tax hike ahead in online poll -- A poll conducted online of Californians finds general support for Gov. Jerry Brown's tax increase to help balance the state budget, while less support for a tax increase dedicated to K-12 schools. John Myers News10 -- 7/19/12 A good end to a rough year for California taxes -- California ended the last fiscal year on a high note, raking in 5.6% more tax revenue than expected in June. Income taxes were responsible for most of the boost, coming in at 8.4% above projections. Chris Megerian LA Times PolitiCal$ -- 7/19/12 Raises for legislative staffers condemned by taxpayer activists -- The decision of state lawmakers to provide hundreds of their staffers with raises before cutting the pay for most other state workers drew a rebuke Thursday from taxpayer advocates who said it undermines Gov. Jerry Brown’s argument that an $8 billion tax increase is desperately needed. Patrick McGreevy LA Times PolitiCal$ -- 7/19/12 Fox: Fact Checking Prop 30’s “Dubious” First Ad -- The campaign opposed to the tax initiative (of which I am a part) issued a “Fact Check” on the ad, featuring critical comments from news reports from around the state. Read the Fact Check and comments as the ad is broken down into its key assertions. Joel Fox Fox & Hounds -- 7/19/12 Hundreds of schools overdue for repair funds -- Eight years after California settled a landmark lawsuit promising hundreds of millions of dollars to repair shoddy school facilities, more than 700 schools still are waiting for their share of funds as students take classes on dilapidated campuses with health and safety hazards. Joanna Lin California Watch -- 7/19/12 Bain Capital started with help of offshore investors -- Mitt Romney's firm raised more than a third of its first investment fund from wealthy foreigners — who mostly used companies in Panama, then known for tax advantages and banking secrecy. Joseph Tanfani, Melanie Mason and Matea Gold in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/19/12 Too Little, Too Slow: Barack Obama's Sticky Economic Disapproval Crisis -- In 2008, Barack Obama summed up his case against Republicans with the slogan "Had Enough?" In 2012, Republicans could take back the White House with the slogan "Not Enough." Derek Thompson The Atlantic -- 7/19/12 New polls show race between Obama, Romney still a dead heat -- A pair of fresh polls is showing familiar results: The presidential race is essentially a dead heat. Kathleen Hennessey in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/19/12 Beltway Gets California Wrong -- Again -- There’s yet another inside-the-beltway rant about the Golden State’s dysfunction or demise. Sherry Bebitch Jeffe NBC LA Prop Zero -- 7/19/12
California Prop. 32 in unions' crosshairs -- The stated intention of Proposition 32 on the November ballot is to "ban both corporate and union contributions to candidates." But analysts say that while it could dry up organized labor's primary funding source, it contains a loophole that will allow corporate interests to continue doling out campaign donations. Joe Garofoli in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 7/19/12 CA Senate announces plan to freeze pay -- after awarding raises -- Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg announced plans Wednesday for a one-year pay freeze for Senate employees, but the move comes in the wake of a recent pay hike for hundreds of the chamber's aides. Jim Sanders SacBee Capitol Alert -- 7/19/12 More than half of Senate staffers received raises in last 12 months -- The state Senate has provided raises of up to 5% to 559 of its legislative employees in the last year, even while the state was grappling with a financial crisis that resulted in pay cuts for most state workers starting this year. Patrick McGreevy and Michael Mishak in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/19/12 Assembly awards pay raises to more than 100 staffers -- The California Assembly has awarded raises to roughly 150 legislative staffers this year, even as lawmakers voted to cut pay for most state workers to help balance the state budget. Michael J. Mishak LA Times PolitiCal$ -- 7/19/12 Skelton: California's funding mechanism is fundamentally cockeyed -- San Bernardino, Stockton and Mammoth Lakes all screwed up and became bankrupt. But the rest of us shouldn't get sanctimonious. George Skelton in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/19/12 Mega-fundraiser for California candidates aims to boost GOP in House -- House Republicans and their deep-pocketed allies will hold a Capitol Hill mega-fundraiser tonight to aid eight California congressional candidates. Michael Doyle in the Sacramento Bee -- 7/19/12 This time, Waxman’s giving campaigning his all -- Henry Waxman hasn’t faced a tough campaign since Lyndon B. Johnson was president and the Beatles topped the Billboard charts. This year, the powerful Los Angeles congressman believes, could be different. ALEX ISENSTADT Politico -- 7/19/12 Capps out-raising challenger Maldonado in congressional race -- Democrat U.S. Rep. Lois Capps raised more campaign money in the most recent quarter than her Republican opponent, Abel Maldonado, and has more cash on hand as the campaign enters mid-summer. Bob Cuddy SLO Tribune -- 7/19/12 California's 'Charter' Cities are Under the Microscope -- The last three large California cities to seek bankruptcy protection or announce they plan to had seen their housing values, tax revenue and employment crumble. They also have something else in common: They all are so-called charter cities. TAMARA AUDI, BOBBY WHITE and MAX TAVES in the Wall Street Journal$ -- 7/19/12 San Bernardino declares fiscal emergency, approves bankruptcy -- The City Council took what several members called the hardest decision of their professional lives Wednesday, formally declaring a state of fiscal emergency and directing staff to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection. Ryan Hagen in the San Bernardino Sun -- 7/19/12 HUD auditing San Bernardino -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is performing an audit of the city's use of federal grant dollars, the agency confirmed Wednesday. Andrew Edwards in the San Bernardino Sun -- 7/19/12 CalPers tells California cities to keep eye on pension terms -- California's cities should learn how to keep their pension costs in check instead of blaming the California Public Employees' Retirement System for their problems, some of the pension fund's board member said on Wednesday. Jim Christie Reuters -- 7/19/12 Eliana Lopez, embattled San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's wife, says couple has talked about divorcing -- Eliana Lopez and her embattled husband, Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, have talked about divorcing but not reached a decision whether to end their three-year marriage, Lopez said Wednesday night to the city Ethics Commission that's mulling whether he should be kicked out of office for bruising her. Josh Richman in the Oakland Tribune -- 7/19/12 Coliseum faces millions in losses -- The governing body of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum learned Wednesday that it is expected to lose millions of dollars this fiscal year, driving the taxpayer-owned stadium into a much deeper financial ditch as it reels from a costly corruption scandal. Rong-Gong Lin II and Paul Pringle in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/19/12
Jerry Brown signs rail bill, avoids Central Valley opponents -- It took the promise of nearly $2 billion in rail upgrades in the Bay Area and Los Angeles for Gov. Jerry Brown to secure the Legislature's support for high-speed rail, so it was there that the Democratic governor celebrated on Wednesday. David Siders in the Sacramento Bee BRIAN JOSEPH in the Orange County Register -- 7/19/12 'Don't worry about the Field Poll,' Jerry Brown says -- It wasn't the first time Gov. Jerry Brown has addressed the potentially harmful impact of high-speed rail on his November ballot initiative to raise taxes, but it was perhaps his most direct response yet. David Siders SacBee Capitol Alert -- 7/19/12
Beige Book: U.S. Economy Expanding -- The U.S. economy expanded at a moderate pace in June and early July but the jobs market showed only "tepid" gains, the Federal Reserve said in a report released Wednesday. KRISTINA PETERSON and ERIC MORATH in the Wall Street Journal$ -- 7/19/12 Bay Area home prices hit four-year high in June -- Real estate agents said low inventory is driving up prices in some areas as people try to outbid each other for more expensive homes while ultralow interest rates are drawing in first-time homebuyer. Pete Carey in the Oakland Tribune -- 7/19/12 Sacramento region home sales show market improvement -- Home prices mostly rose in June and foreclosures fell, additional evidence of a gradually firming housing market in the Sacramento region, according to real estate information service DataQuick. Hudson Sangree in the Sacramento Bee -- 7/19/12 California new car sales up sharply in second quarter -- New-vehicle registrations statewide rose 27.4 percent in this year's second quarter compared with the year-ago period, according to the latest report released today by the Sacramento-based California New Car Dealers Association. Mark Glover in the Sacramento Bee -- 7/19/12 Defense Firms Open to Higher Taxes to Avert Cuts -- Two top defense contractors told a House committee Wednesday that Congress should consider including increasing taxes as part of a package of changes to reduce the deficit, a sign that industry fear over the impact of spending cuts next year could challenge party orthodoxy. Damian Paletta in the Wall Street Journal$ -- 7/19/12
Sacramento City Council poised to OK sales tax hike measure -- The Sacramento City Council is expected to move forward tonight with placing a measure on the November ballot seeking to raise the sales tax rate in the city. Ryan Lillis in the Sacramento Bee -- 7/19/12
Security breach delays STAR test results two weeks -- The state's annual release of Standardized Testing and Reporting results, known as STAR, will be delayed approximately two weeks due to a breach of security that occurred when some of the questions were posted online from a dozen schools, including two in San Jose, the state Department of Education announced Wednesday. Theresa Harrington in the Oakland Tribune Howard Blume in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/19/12 UC regents freeze undergraduate tuition - for now -- University of California's governing board today approved higher fees for 57 graduate professional schools while freezing tuition for undergraduates. Laurel Rosenhall SacBee Capitol Alert -- 7/19/12 Dual enrollment gives struggling students a college try -- California students who took courses in community college while still in high school were more likely than their classmates to graduate and attend a four-year college, even among students who are historically underrepresented in higher education, according to a new report. Kathryn Baron EdSource -- 7/19/12 Governor makes surprise appearance at UC Regents meeting -- Gov. Jerry Brown made a brief surprise appearance at the UC Board of Regents meeting in San Francisco on Wednesday to thank the board for endorsing his tax increase measure on the November ballot and to urge students, faculty and staff to vote for Proposition 30. Larry Gordon in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/19/12 UC regents endorse governor's tax plan -- University of California leaders on Wednesday voted to endorse Gov. Jerry Brown's tax measure and promised not to raise tuition unless it fails in November. Matt Krupnick in the San Jose Mercury -- 7/19/12 State Board of Education floats return to matrix sampling assessments -- With many questions still to be settled over the future of student testing in California – the notion was broached at Wednesday’s meeting of the California State Board of Education of returning to sampling assessments – and to the days before the No Child Left Behind Act required assessments of every student, every year. Tom Chorneau SI&A Cabinet Report -- 7/19/12 Flaws found in L.A. college district's search for inspector general -- Review of Los Angeles Community College District's selection process for an inspector general to oversee a $6-billion campus construction program cites numerous problems. Carla Rivera in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/19/12 Why California Democrats Protect Sex Abuser Teachers -- State Sen. Alex Padilla of Los Angeles had every reason to hope that the 11 members of the obscure but powerful state Assembly Education Committee in Sacramento would back his new legislation, Senate Bill 1530, designed to let public schools more easily fire teachers who commit sexual, physically abusive or drug-related acts with their students. Patrick Range McDonald and Jill Stewart LA Weekly -- 7/19/12
Accountable care organizations aim to cut costs, increase quality -- Across the country, doctors, hospitals and insurers are forming new healthcare entities to increase the efficiency and quality of healthcare, and lower the cost of it. Lynn Graebner HealthyCal.org -- 7/19/12 Bill Frist To GOP Governors: Get Cracking On Exchanges -- A former GOP power player is urging Republicans to rethink their rejection of the health law and to implement state insurance exchanges –- and to do it now. Lisa Aliferis KQED State of Health -- 7/19/12 San Francisco hospital pact wins 2-week delay -- Faced with the possibility of receiving a fatal blow to its $2.5 billion proposal to overhaul its medical facilities in San Francisco, the Sutter Health-affiliated medical group requested - and ultimately got - a two-week postponement of a vote that it was expected to lose on the environmental impact study for its long-range development plans. John Coté in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 7/19/12 Surgery unneeded for most early-stage prostate cancer, study says -- Most men with early-stage prostate cancer will live just as long by monitoring their cancers, says a landmark study that could change the medical approach to the widespread disease. Rosie Mestel in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/19/12
California lifts rules that curbed anti-mosquito ground treatments -- After months of intense lobbying, California's local mosquito control districts have won a key battle against new federal regulations that districts contended slowed them in their fight against West Nile virus. Cynthia H. Craft in the Sacramento Bee -- 7/19/12 Stanford researchers estimate more deaths from Fukushima fallout -- According to a team of Stanford University researchers, most of these deaths will likely occur in Japan, but there could be as many as 30 casualties from radiation exposure in North America. Susanne Rust California Watch -- 7/19/12 LADWP Hits Milestone in Solar Feed-In Tariff Program -- The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) announced Tuesday that it was assessing 26 bids for solar power production under the utility's fledgling Feed-In Tariff (FIT) program. Winning bidders will be able to sell their solar electricity to DWP, at the agreed-upon price, for up to 20 years. Chris Clarke KCET Rewire -- 7/19/12 Corporate or Community Energy? San Diegans May Get to Choose -- If a San Diego non-profit has its way, California's third-largest city may soon offer its residents an alternative to San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) when they buy their electrical power. Chris Clarke KCET Rewire -- 7/19/12 Bay Area Landscape Likely to Come Up Short on Water -- We hear a lot about how climate change will affect rainfall in California, but climate scientists are increasingly looking at a new indicator: water deficit. Lauren Sommer KQED Climate Watch -- 7/19/12
Mother who sold tamales outside Walmart on Florin Road faces deportation -- For two years, Juana Reyes helped feed her two small children and pay her rent by selling tamales at the Walmart Supercenter parking lot on Florin Road. Stephen Magagnini in the Sacramento Bee -- 7/19/12
Occupy protesters shift focus to downtown L.A. business group -- Activists camp nightly outside the offices of the Central City Assn., which they say influences City Hall policy through donations. The association's director says business doesn't have outsize sway in L.A. Kate Linthicum in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/19/12
Retired military officers: Lazy summers threaten our national security -- Hundreds of high-ranking, retired military officers have joined the chorus of summer school proponents, arguing that what children do in the summertime is a matter of national security. Katy Murphy in the San Jose Mercury -- 7/19/12 Harborside Health Center stands its ground -- The largest medical-marijuana dispensary in Northern California will stay open and fight federal forfeiture claims against its leased property, said operator Stephen DeAngelo. David Downs Sac News & Review -- 7/19/12
Obama's lead over Romney among Latinos widening -- President Obama's advantage among Latino voters is getting larger, a new poll suggests, even as Mitt Romney's campaign released what it said was its ninth ad in Spanish. Mitchell Landsberg in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 7/19/12 18 Reinterpreted Photos From The White House Flickr Feed -- BuzzFeed -- 7/19/12
Romney Pounces on Six-Month Lapse in Obama Jobs Council Meetings -- A fired-up Mitt Romney enlisted small-business owners at a town hall on Wednesday in his reenergized offensive against President Obama, arguing that Obama is so disinterested in job creation that he hasn’t met with his jobs council for six months. Sarah Huisenga National Journal -- 7/19/12 Romney Corrects Woman Who Called Obama a 'Monster' -- Mitt Romney is giving a town hall in Bowling Green, Ohio Wednesday, and in response to a woman's assertion that President Obama is a "monster," Romney replied "that's not the term I would use." ERIC RANDALL The Atlantic -- 7/19/12 Dems push for markup of GOP tax bill -- Behind House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the Democrats want a shot at amending the bill in committee — or at least forcing Republicans to take votes on who should get an extension of the George W. Bush-era tax rates. Mike Lillis The Hill -- 7/19/12 Most members of Congress keep their tax returns secret -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi was emphatic. Mitt Romney’s refusal to release more than two years of his personal tax returns, she said, makes him unfit to win confirmation as a member of the president’s Cabinet, let alone to hold the high office himself. Kevin G. Hall and David Lightman McClatchy Newspapers -- 7/19/12 McCain defends Clinton aide against accusations of Muslim conspiracy -- In an unusually direct speech aimed at members of his own party, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) took to the floor of the Senate on Wednesday to defend a longtime aide and confidant of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Ed O’Keefe in the Washington Post -- 7/19/12 |
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