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Prop. 32: Group linked to Koch brothers gives $4 million [updated] -- A group with ties to the conservative billionaire Koch brothers has dropped $4 million to pass a ballot measure that would severely limit the political activity of labor unions. Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/14/12 Bond-rating agency sees fork in road for California finances -- A leading bond-rating agency outlined on Friday a stark choice for California voters -- approve higher taxes for a "striking improvement" in state finances, or reject them and send the state back into the red. Chris Megerian in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/14/12 California's rating may be upgraded within 2 years - S&P -- California's rating might be upgraded within the next two years, but an improvement from the current A-minus rating depends on whether the state's deficit-closing steps produce recurring savings, according to Standard & Poor's Ratings Services. Reuters -- 9/14/12 Gov. Brown approves bailout, state takeover of Inglewood schools -- Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday approved a $55-million emergency bailout and state-takeover plan for the nearly-bankrupt Inglewood Unified School District. Patrick McGreevy LA Times PolitiCal$ -- 9/14/12 Suspended San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, reunited with wife and son, makes last-ditch campaign to save his job -- The setting seemed picture perfect. Nearly 150 women stood shoulder-to-shoulder on the steps of City Hall waving signs supporting suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi and chanting "Reinstate! Reinstate!" Julia Prodis Sulek in the San Jose Mercury -- 9/14/12 Fight over Prop. 33 ads following attack in Libya -- Opponents of the November ballot measure Proposition 33 demanded Thursday that the campaign backing the insurance initiative pull its radio ads focusing on the military, calling them “deceptive and disrespectful.” Drew Joseph Chronicle Politics -- 9/14/12 California agencies get millions in federal grants for cleaner buses -- The Obama administration announced more than $8 million in grants to California transit agencies in an effort to get diesel buses off the streets. Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/14/12 Ethics czar angers bloggers with proposal to shine light on campaign pay -- The state’s ethics agency has formally proposed that campaigns be required to disclose when they pay bloggers, tweeters and other online pundits to write favorable posts about them. Patrick McGreevy LA Times PolitiCal$ -- 9/14/12 Analyst releases new report reviewing California budget -- California reached an unfortunate budget benchmark in June -- for the fourth consecutive fiscal year, the state ended with a deficit. Chris Megerian LA Times PolitiCal$ -- 9/14/12 Fox: The Time for Reform is Now … and SBAC is Going to Help -- The name of the No on Proposition 30 committee, of which I am a co-chairman, is Californians for Reforms and Jobs, Not Taxes. Joel Fox Fox & Hounds -- 9/14/12 Wildermuth: State Hunters Face a Future of Restriction -- Patience is a sadly unappreciated virtue in politics. Just ask the folks involved in the current slow-motion effort to restrict hunting in California. John Wildermuth Fox & Hounds -- 9/14/12
Mitt Romney tells Values Voter Summit that 'culture matters' -- In remarks to a prominent gathering of religious conservatives, Mitt Romney vowed to be a president who shared their “commitment to conservative principles,” and said a strong economy was rooted in “strong communities and strong families.” Michael A. Memoli in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/14/12 At social conservative summit, Paul Ryan slams Obama on foreign policy -- Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan delivered his most stern rebuke yet of President Obama’s foreign policy Friday morning, telling an annual conference of social conservatives that the Obama administration gave mixed signals in response to this week’s attacks on U.S. diplomatic missions in Egypt and Libya and that the president has alienated America from its allies in the Middle East. Felicia Sonmez in the Washington Post -- 9/14/12 ROMNEY: 'Middle Income Is $200,000 To $250,000 And Less' -- An interesting quote from Mitt Romney in an interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos: GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Is $100,000 middle income? MITT ROMNEY: No, middle income is $200,000 to $250,000 and less. Hmmm. Henry Blodget Business Insider -- 9/14/12 China commentary slams Romney's "foolish" China-bashing -- U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's attacks on China and promise to name the country a currency manipulator if elected are foolish and hypocritical, China's official Xinhua news agency said on Friday. Reuters -- 9/14/12 2012’s Ralph Nader? -- Gary Johnson gets little press, but could still play spoiler in several key states. Paul Alexander Daily Beast -- 9/14/12 Body of slain ambassador J. Christopher Stevens en route to U.S. -- The body of J. Christopher Stevens is on its way to Andrews Air Force base, where President Obama plans to attend the arrival ceremony for the slain ambassador to Libya. Christi Parsons in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/14/12 Romneys discuss pop culture with Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan -- Mitt Romney occasionally snores. Ann Romney hogs the covers and squeezes the toothpaste tube in the middle and leaves the cap off. And what does the GOP presidential nominee wear to bed? Seema Mehta in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/14/12 Huntsman: Romney's Reaction to Arab Protests a 'Problem' -- Former U.S. Ambassador to China and presidential candidate Jon Huntsman said on Friday that Mitt Romney’s response to the violent protests in the Middle East and North Africa posed a “problem” for the man he endorsed several months ago. Matt Vasilogambros National Journal -- 9/14/12 Ad Money Shows Where Campaigns Place Their Bets -- Publicly, neither President Obama nor Mitt Romney will admit that they are giving up on any battleground states. But as the campaigns begin the seven-week sprint to the finish, the way each side is spending its money suggests the number of paths Romney can take to get to 270 electoral votes is shrinking. Reid Wilson National Journal -- 9/14/12 Obama leads Romney in four swing states -- New polls in four battleground states show President Obama holding a lead of 5 to 7 points over Republican nominee Mitt Romney, reinforcing the national surveys that indicate that the incumbent gained ground with his convention last week. David Lauter in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/14/12
Immigrant-rights groups divided over bills on Gov. Brown's desk -- A split emerged in the immigrant rights community Thursday over two bills on the governor’s desk. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/14/12 California Senate leader sets in motion reform of state environmental laws -- A month after quashing a rushed attempt to overhaul the state’s environmental laws, Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) said Thursday he is convening meetings with all the parties involved in the issue in the months before the Legislature reconvenes in December. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/14/12 Poll finds support slipping for Proposition 32 -- Organized labor's advertising offensive against Proposition 32 appears to be paying off. Michael J. Mishak in the Los Angeles Times$ Timm Herdt in the Ventura Star -- 9/14/12 Tax campaign for Prop 38 issues call for ads - just 'be positive' -- In perhaps the touchiest, feeliest appeal yet of the November tax campaign, Carol Kocivar, president of the California State PTA, invites viewers in an online ad to "be" Proposition 38 - just like her. "I am 38," she says. "Will you be, too?" David Siders SacBee Capitol Alert$ -- 9/14/12 Jerry Brown veto 'in keeping with the author's oft-stated mantra' -- Assembly Bill 1892, by Assemblywoman Linda Halderman, R-Fresno, would have required the Department of Consumer Affairs to post certain language on its website regarding construction defects. David Siders SacBee Capitol Alert$ -- 9/14/12 Pelosi to Gov. Brown: Sign immigration bill -- A state bill that could lead to fewer deportations from California won an influential endorsement Thursday when House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, and most of California's Democratic congressional delegation sent a letter urging Gov. Jerry Brown to sign it. Matt O'Brien in the Contra Costa Times -- 9/14/12 Brownley files FEC complaint over contributions to Strickland from N.Y. bankers -- Because separate $2,500 contributions from two New York bankers to Republican congressional candidate Tony Strickland apparently were initially declined by the bankers' credit card companies, a dispute has arisen over their legality, leading Democrat Julia Brownley on Thursday to file a formal complaint with the Federal Elections Commission. Timm Herdt in the Ventura Star -- 9/14/12 Democrats eye House majority, Riverside County seat -- Democrats are well positioned to pick up Riverside County’s hotly contested 41st Congressional District as part of what they see as a serious run at the House majority over the final two months of the election cycle, according to the party leader orchestrating the effort. BEN GOAD in the Riverside Press -- 9/14/12 Reality Check: Denham alleges Medicare cuts -- It's the most heated fight of the 2012 campaign season: are senior citizens in danger of losing Medicare benefits? John Myers News10 -- 9/14/12 Chevron air monitoring program languishes -- Six air monitoring stations that Chevron agreed to install at its Richmond refinery in 2010 were not put in place, which may have slowed warnings about the danger of pollutants released during the refinery’s disastrous August fire, city officials and air quality regulators say. JENNIFER GOLLAN Bay Citizen -- 9/14/12
DWP Asks L.A. City Council for Rate Hike -- The Board of Commissioners of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) voted Wednesday in favor of a rate hike that would average 11% and last for two years, with the proceeds going to replace aging infrastructure and improve the utility's ability to replace coal-fired power with renewable energy. Chris Clarke KCET Rewire -- 9/14/12
Tax on Amazon purchases in California begins Saturday -- Online retailer Amazon.com has tried to become all things to all consumers, but in California, it is about to take on a role it has fought against for years: tax collector. HANNAH DREIER Associated Press -- 9/14/12 Amazon buyers can use 3rd-party sellers to avoid tax -- Amazon doesn't plan to collect tax on anything sold by its vast array of third-party sellers – the thousands of retailers, large and small, that use Amazon's Internet platform to market their goods. Dale Kasler in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 9/14/12 Planning Commission approves AEG's proposed NFL stadium in downtown Los Angeles -- Calling it a visionary project capable of boosting the local economy, a city panel Thursday backed Anschutz Entertainment Group's plan to build a football stadium in downtown Los Angeles. Dakota Smith in the Los Angeles Daily News David Zahniser and Kate Linthicum in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/14/12 California foreclosures improve, but still look bad -- Statewide foreclosure numbers released Thursday illustrated the depth of California's real estate crash. Mark Glover in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 9/14/12 State Braces For Another Year Without San Onofre Nuclear Plant -- The California Independent System Operator (CaISO) announced today that it's preparing contingencies for the state's power grid in case the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant is still offline next summer. Chris Clarke KCET Rewire -- 9/14/12 Southland housing market ends summer with rising prices and sales -- Southern California's median home price rises to a four-year high in August and sales hit their highest level for the month in six years. Alejandro Lazo in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/14/12
UC to pay settlement in Davis pepper spray case -- UC leaders agree to pay settlement to 21 UC Davis students and alumni who sued over campus officers' use of pepper spray during a November 2011 protest. Larry Gordon in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/14/12 Video game courses proposed as latest career pathway -- Designing video games, an occupation that seems perfectly aligned for California’s 21st century economy, is among the new high school courses a state panel is proposing as part of a revision of state standards that guide schools’ efforts to prepare students for future careers. Louis Freedberg EdSource -- 9/14/12 Number of youths living on the margins is growing -- One in seven youths nationwide is disconnected from school or work, a percentage that has grown dramatically since the economic recession, according to a study released Thursday. Susan Frey EdSource -- 9/14/12 UCLA shuts down controversial illegal immigrant college program -- Following scrutiny from a California lawmaker, the University of California is shutting down a controversial college program for illegal immigrants, though the reasons for the closure are not satisfying critics of the so-called National Dream University. Claudia Cowan Fox News -- 9/14/12 Sec. Duncan on tour for school connectivity -- The next time your child groans and asks why he has to go to school, or tells you she is absolutely certain that she’ll never use math, steal a little wit and wisdom from Salman Khan. Kathryn Baron EdSource -- 9/14/12
Worst of West Nile virus season to come -- California and parts of the Bay Area are expecting the current West Nile virus season to be the worst in at least five years, with almost twice as many cases of the viral infection in humans so far compared with last year. Erin Allday in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 9/14/12 Nearly one in four California children in poverty, Census Bureau says -- California’s poverty rate was 16.9 percent in 2011, the highest it has been in 15 years, according to numbers released by the US Census Bureau Wednesday. Daniel Weintraub HealthyCal.org -- 9/14/12 Descendent of farm workers wants to “Eat Less Water” -- Nearly every afternoon this summer, Florencia Ramirez drove past the strawberries and lima beans growing in the Oxnard plain, and each time she grew angry about what she saw. Hannah Guzik HealthyCal.org -- 9/14/12 Poll: Most middle-aged voters couldn’t afford nursing home care -- Nearly three-fourths of middle-aged Californian voters say they could not afford three months in a nursing home, and nearly half say they couldn’t afford even a single month, according to a new poll released Thursday by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. The item is at HealthyCal.org -- 9/14/12
San Francisco car sharing revs up but hits bumps -- In San Francisco's quest to cut down on private car travel, car sharing is becoming increasingly important - and popular. Michael Cabanatuan in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 9/14/12
Christian charity, ex-con linked to film on Islam -- Joseph Nassralla Abdelmasih of Media for Christ in Duarte and Nakoula Basseley Nakoula of Cerritos emerge as forces behind 'Innocence of Muslims,' the film whose trailer has incited violence across the Arab world. Harriet Ryan and Jessica Garrison in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 9/14/12
New Polls Show Obama Leading in Important Battleground States -- Four new battleground-state polls released Thursday show that the electoral map favors President Obama following both parties' conventions, with Obama leading in the states most likely to choose the next president. Steven Shepard National Journal -- 9/14/12 Obama widens lead over Romney to seven points: Reuters/Ipsos poll -- President Barack Obama widened his lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney to 7 percentage points in a Reuters/Ipsos poll of likely voters on Thursday, the latest survey to show the Democrat ahead in the run-up to the November 6 election. Alina Selyukh Reuters -- 9/14/12 Obama 290, Romney 222 -- There are nine key swing states in this election (Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Colorado, Iowa, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Nevada), with four other states (particularly Michigan, which President Obama must win, and North Carolina, which Mitt Romney must win) that also have some potential to come into play in a tight race. JEFFREY H. ANDERSON Weekly Standard -- 9/14/12 State Department Denies Having Advanced Warning of an Attack -- Amid the belief that the attack in Benghazi was the work of premeditated terrorists, there's a report from the British newspaper The Independent saying the State Department had advance warning of an attack and decided not to do anything. A Department rep. called it "absolutely wrong." CONNOR SIMPSON The Atlantic -- 9/14/12 In Libya Response, a Glimpse of the Real Romney Foreign Policy Approach -- Here's what the crisis showed about how the candidates do -- and don't -- differ on foreign affairs. Molly Ball The Atlantic -- 9/14/12 Romney’s Dark Worldview -- In two recent instances, Romney doubled down on positions that place him well to the right of the Obama administration, and firmly in the mold crafted by hawks and neoconservatives in the first term of President George W. Bush. James Kitfield National Journal -- 9/14/12 No One in the Presidential Campaign Really Wants to Talk About Foreign Policy -- The conservative backlash to the backlash to Mitt Romney's comments on the attacks on U.S. embassies in Cairo and Benghazi Wednesday goes like this: You media people said you wanted Romney to talk about foreign policy, and now he is. What's the problem? ELSPETH REEVE The Atlantic -- 9/14/12 As Economy Sags, Romney Talks Libya, Egypt, Medicare, and God -- The Republican nominee picks foreign-policy fight with Obama on the same day the Census announces bleak income numbers. Alex Roarty National Journal -- 9/14/12 Romney's Team Turns On The Press -- A frustrating week in Boston. “The polls are close, and so the media starts cheering on their guy,” says one adviser. McKay Coppins BuzzFeed -- 9/14/12 The Mitt Mirage -- I first met Mitt Romney in 2005. I was very impressed. I described him in this magazine as "informal, conversational, enthusiastic and speedy." Mitt Romney? Yes, indeed. JOE KLEIN Time -- 9/14/12 The Second Post-9/11 President -- Much has been made of the extent to which Barack Obama has pursued the war against terror as aggressively, or more so, than George W. Bush. MARK HALPERIN Time -- 9/14/12 Foreign policy grabs campaign spotlight -- "The economy, stupid" - the catchphrase of Bill Clinton's winning 1992 presidential campaign - was also supposed to dominate the 2012 presidential race. Carla Marinucci in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 9/14/12 GOP elector resigns, says she can't support Romney -- One of the Republican appointees to the Electoral College abruptly resigned from her post Thursday after publicly questioning whether she would support the party's presidential ticket when casting official votes after the November election. MIKE BAKER Associated Press -- 9/14/12 In crisis abroad, Romney relies on a select few -- Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney mitigates his lack of formal foreign policy experience with advice from people who do - a small, ideologically varied group of longtime foreign policy hands and a handful of longtime, loyal staffers. KASIE HUNT Associated Press -- 9/14/12 Romney returns to criticizing Obama on economy -- Republican Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama on Thursday of "failing American workers" by ignoring Chinese trade violations, and seized on new Federal Reserve attempts to boost the economy as proof the administration's policies are not working. DAVID ESPO and BEN FELLER Associated Press -- 9/14/12 The Problem With Obama's Polls -- Do not let them fool you. Previous Democrats led by more and still lost. R. EMMETT TYRRELL, JR. American Spectator -- 9/14/12 Misplaced Blame for the Embassy Attacks -- An incendiary video about the prophet Mohammad, Innocence of Muslims, was blamed for the mob attacks on our embassies in Libya and Egypt (and, later, Yemen). In Libya, Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were murdered. The video stirred some passion here in America as well. Jonah Goldberg NRO -- 9/14/12 Treating Benghazi Bain -- What was so bad about what Mitt Romney said about Cairo and Benghazi—and with what he keeps saying? On Thursday afternoon, a new mob was around the U.S. Embassy in Yemen, a reminder that this is not just an abstract question. AMY DAVIDSON The New Yorker -- 9/14/12 Romney Broadens Criticism of Obama on Violence in Middle East -- Mitt Romney broadened his criticism of Barack Obama’s handling of attacks in the Middle East, saying the killing of four U.S. personnel in Libya demonstrates the need to strengthen America’s economy and military. Lisa Lerer Bloomberg -- 9/14/12 Ryan Treated Like Republican Royalty as He Returns to U.S. House -- Vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan’s fellow Republicans met him with fanfare when he made his first appearance on Capitol Hill since his selection as Mitt Romney’s running mate on Aug. 11. Kathleen Hunter and James Rowley Bloomberg -- 9/14/12 Romney attacks Obama foreign policy but mutes embassy criticism -- Mitt Romney dialed back his sharp criticism of President Barack Obama’s handling of the crisis in the Middle East on Thursday, even as he widened his attack on Obama’s stewardship of foreign policy. William Douglas and Lesley Clark McClatchy Newspapers -- 9/14/12 |
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