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Norby concession assures Dems of Assembly supermajority -- It's official: Democrats now have their Assembly supermajority. Incumbent Republican Assemblyman Chris Norby conceded late today that he had been beaten by Democratic challenger Sharon Quirk-Silva in a newly drawn Orange County district. Jim Sanders SacBee Capitol Alert$ Patrick McGreevy LA Times PolitiCal$ -- 11/14/12 State's first cap-and-trade auction in the history books -- It was kind of like eBay. For three hours on Wednesday, millions of dollars worth of pollution credits were expected to be sold to scores of companies at California’s first auction under the state’s 2006 law to curb greenhouse gas emissions. John Howard Capitol Weekly -- 11/14/12 USC Times Poll -- Enthusiasm for ballot measures motivated state voters -- California’s initiative process is viewed with befuddlement around the country and blamed for many of the ills that plague state government. But this year’s election reaffirmed that voters here love their direct democracy. Anthony York LA Times PolitiCal$ -- 11/14/12 Cal State trustees OK new budget, seek millions more from state -- The governing board of the California State University system Wednesday approved a 2013-14 support budget that includes a request for $372 million in additional state funds to increase student enrollment and repair crumbling facilities, among other needs. Carla Rivera in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/14/12 Hoffenblum: Memo to Republicans: I Wish you had Listened! -- In August of 2009, I wrote in an article for F&H Daily titled “Reach out, Republicans, or lose!.” In that article, I wrote that unless the California Republican Party is able to persuade significant numbers of Latinos, Asians and other people of color to register in their party and/or vote for their candidate, they will not elect a governor or any statewide official in 2010 and could very well lose additional seats in congress and the state legislature. Allan Hoffenblum Fox & Hounds -- 11/14/12 California faces $1.9 billion deficit -- California faces a $1.9 billion deficit through June 2014, significantly smaller than in recent years after voters passed two tax initiatives last week, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office said Wednesday. Kevin Yamamura SacBee Capitol Alert$ Chris Megerian LA Times PolitiCal$ Steven Harmon in the San Jose Mercury JUDY LIN Associated Press -- 11/14/12 Jerry Brown tells University of California to 'get more grounded' -- Gov. Jerry Brown prodded University of California regents today to pursue online course offerings to reduce costs, saying the state's premier university system must "get more grounded" in its approach to education. David Siders SacBee Capitol Alert$ -- 11/14/12 California sees strong month for tax revenue -- In a positive sign for California's finances, state officials said Wednesday that tax revenue exceeded expectations by $208 million in October. Chris Megerian LA Times PolitiCal$ -- 11/14/12 California lawmakers head to Hawaii, Australia for post-election events -- With the election over, at least 20 California state lawmakers, including some newly elected members, have scattered to exotic locales, including Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand and China, for state-related conferences and trade missions. Patrick McGreevy LA Times PolitiCal$ -- 11/14/12 California's poverty rate highest in U.S. by new federal measure -- Nearly nine million Californians - almost a quarter of the state's residents - live in poverty under a newly devised federal standard, making the state's rate by far the highest in the nation. Dan Walters SacBee Capitol Alert$ -- 11/14/12 Schwarzenegger reiterates criticism of GOP exclusivity -- Five years ago, then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger delivered a speech to a state Republican convention, warning party activists that unless they became more inclusive and broadened their appeal, they would become irrelevant. Dan Walters SacBee Capitol Alert$ -- 11/14/12 Arnold Schwarzenegger Weighs In on Election’s Lessons -- As a Republican governor in deep blue California, Arnold Schwarzenegger enjoyed some success in winning over voters who don’t fit easily into the GOP political coalition. Peter Nicholas in the Wall Street Journal$ -- 11/14/12 Herdt: The day the election changed -- Last week, 48 hours after Gov. Jerry Brown held sway at a packed news conference to trumpet the election results, another statewide elected official spoke softly to a single reporter about how the table had been set to allow so many Californians to express their will. Timm Herdt in the Ventura Star -- 11/14/12 Sacramento houses post biggest price increase since 2005 -- Median prices for homes sold in the Sacramento region rose by double digits in October compared with the same month a year before, DataQuick reported today. Hudson Sangree in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 11/14/12 Judge tosses anti-paparazzi counts in Bieber case -- A law aimed at combating reckless driving by paparazzi is overly broad and should not be used against the first photographer charged under its provisions, a judge ruled Wednesday. ANTHONY McCARTNEY Associated Press -- 11/14/12 Getting Away with Murder -- The Oakland Police Department can't lower the city's crime rate, because it doesn't catch criminals. Ali Winston East Bay Express -- 11/14/12 Pelosi decides to remain as House Democratic leader -- Nancy Pelosi, the liberal San Francisco congresswoman who became the first woman speaker of the House, will seek to remain the Democratic leader in the next Congress. Richard Simon in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/14/12 ###
Cal State and UC fee hikes off the table, for now -- Students weren't the only ones pushing back against a Cal State University plan to create space for more students by levying fees on those who take too long to graduate. Gov. Jerry Brown -- whose Proposition 30 tax measure passed last week, sparing the university system $250 million in midyear cuts -- also urged the trustees to take a step back. Katy Murphy in the Contra Costa Times Wyatt Buchanan and Nanette Asimov in the San Francisco Chronicle Carla Rivera in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/14/12 Bera widens lead over Lungren in tight Congressional race -- Democrat Ami Bera extended his narrow lead Tuesday over GOP Rep. Dan Lungren in the hotly contested 7th Congressional District, moving 3,824 votes ahead in the suburban Sacramento seat. Kevin Yamamura SacBee Capitol Alert$ -- 11/14/12 Morain: Bera preps for 2014 even before 2012 election is called against Lungren -- Rep. Dan Lungren, trailing by 3,824 votes a week after Election Day, has not conceded, and the ballots won't be tallied fully for several more days. Dan Morain in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 11/14/12 Gov. Jerry Brown taps retired Marine Corps general, San Jose State football captain, to lead state parks -- Seeking to restore public confidence in an agency hit by mismanagement and financial controversy, Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday named a retired Marine Corps general and former captain of the San Jose State University football team as state parks director. Major Gen. Anthony L. Jackson, 63, is scheduled to be sworn in Friday. Paul Rogers in the Contra Costa Times Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/14/12 State readies cap and trade auction, businesses sue -- The long implementation of California's landmark climate change law appears poised to make history, even as the state's biggest consortium of corporations asks the courts to intervene. John Myers News10 JASON DEAREN - Associated Press PAT BRENNAN in the Orange County Register -- 11/14/12 Walters: California begins huge experiment in greenhouse gas regulation -- It probably wasn't happenstance that California's historic – good or bad, it's historic – experiment in greenhouse gas regulation was delayed until after an election in which voters would be deciding on new taxes. Dan Walters in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 11/14/12 Lopez: California's fiscal troubles are far from resolved -- Last week's passage of Proposition 30 avoids some cuts, but cities and counties face mounting challenges that could require slashing services and hiking taxes. Steve Lopez in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/14/12 Bakersfield area Assembly race called, 2 others still being counted -- Democrat Rudy Salas Jr., a Bakersfield city councilman, has won election over Republican Pedro Rios in one of two close state Assembly races needed to cement a two-thirds majority for Democrats in the lower house, according to the Associated Press. Patrick McGreevy LA Times PolitiCal$ -- 11/14/12 CalBuzz: Sexy Story, That Youth Carried Prop. 30, is a Myth -- We have no trouble accepting the notion that lower-income voters helped Gov. Jerry Brown win Prop. 30, just as the Edison Research exit poll found, with those making less than $50,000 voting 58-42% in favor, those making $50,000 to $100,000 voting 53-47% and those making more than $1000,000 split 50-50%. Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine CalBuzz -- 11/14/12 Guards sought for news crews in Oakland -- The violent robbery of a television news crew outside an Oakland school last week was the latest in a series of similar incidents in a city where the rate of strong-arm robberies and holdups is surging. Demian Bulwa in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/14/12 AP photographer Walt Zeboski dies at age 83 -- Walt Zeboski, who chronicled Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign and a succession of California governors as a photographer for The Associated Press, has died. He was 83. JUDY LIN Associated Press -- 11/14/12 Carmen Warschaw Remembered as California Political "Powerhouse" -- Long before "feminism" became a potent political movement in the U.S., Carmen Warschaw cracked glass ceiling after glass ceiling. Sherry Bebitch Jeffe NBC LA Prop Zero -- 11/14/12 Rich Marin city’s roads get poor marks -- For the past 43 years, David Slopak has delivered mail to the residents of Madrone Canyon, a redwood-shaded enclave in Larkspur where homes sell for more than $1 million. ZUSHA ELINSON Bay Citizen -- 11/14/12 California unemployment agency still plagued by delays, audit finds -- California’s Employment Development Department has not made sufficient changes recommended in 2011 to improve service for people without jobs, so many continue to have problems getting efficient help on their unemployment insurance claims, the state auditor said Tuesday. Patrick McGreevy LA Times PolitiCal$ Jon Ortiz in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 11/14/12
L.A. moves ahead with plan to increase sales tax -- The Los Angeles City Council's vote to put a half-cent sales tax hike on the March 5 ballot draws criticism from those in and outside city government. David Zahniser in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/14/12 Despite what they say, voters favor local taxes -- When it comes to new taxes, voters tend to say government should ask for money from somebody else, like the rich. But that doesn't always hold true, especially on the local level. HANNAH DREIER Associated Press -- 11/14/12
Southern California retailers expect increased sales this holiday shopping season -- Southern California retailers should have a green Christmas this year, with holiday sales expected to increase 3.4 percent from 2011, according to a forecast released Tuesday. Gregory J. Wilcox in the Los Angeles Daily News -- 11/14/12 Police union challenges former Mayor Riordan to pension debates -- Los Angeles labor leaders are coming out swinging against former Mayor Richard Riordan's push to place an initiative on next year's ballot switching new city workers into 401(k)-style retirement plans. Catherine Saillant in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/14/12 California's cap-and-trade program is good news for cleantech -- California's groundbreaking cap-and-trade auction, which launches Wednesday, is often seen as a win for the climate and clean air, but a hidden tax that will increase energy costs, hurt consumers and drive businesses from the state. Dana Hull in the San Jose Mercury -- 11/14/12
UC regents drop tuition hike proposal for graduate programs -- At the request of Gov. Jerry Brown, the UC regents are at least temporarily shelving a proposal to raise tuition next year for more than 50 graduate and professional degree programs in such areas as business, dentistry, law and social work. Larry Gordon in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/14/12 LAUSD restores full academic year and full pay -- The actions were made possible by passage of Proposition 30. Members also approve a resolution to charge fees when charters claim more space on traditional campuses than they need. Howard Blume in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/14/12 Better quality of lifelong learning at community colleges -- An increasing number of California’s community colleges are dealing with years of budget cuts by charging full price for personal enrichment classes that used to cost the same amount as academic courses. Kathryn Baron EdSource -- 11/14/12
Poll: Support for Obamacare repeal is plummeting -- The Kaiser Family Foundation polled Americans last week, right after the election, asking what they want to see happen next with the health-care law. Most notably, they saw support for repeal plummet to an all-time low: Sarah Kliff in the Washington Post -- 11/14/12
Diablo Canyon seismic safety vs. sea life -- Earthquake fault lines, one of them little understood, snake beneath the seabed near the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant on California's central coast. David R. Baker in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/14/12 Algae-based fuel on sale in Bay Area -- Big oil took a small but significant hit Tuesday when Bay Area motorists began filling up their gas tanks with algae, becoming the first private citizens in the world to use a domestically grown product that could revolutionize the fuel industry. Peter Fimrite in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/14/12 Drakes Bay Oyster Company Is Still Illegal -- State regulators say the oyster farm at Point Reyes National Seashore is continuing to violate multiple environmental laws. Robert Gammon East Bay Express -- 11/14/12
L.A. Refining Own Immigration Reform Policy -- How do you document the undocumented? In the absence of federal immigration reform, that is the question many cities have been striving to answer. Henry Grabar National Journal -- 11/14/12
Port of Oakland audit raises questions -- An in-house audit at the Port of Oakland suggests that executives at the public agency racked up $400,000 to $800,000 in travel and other expenses that were either improper or of a questionable nature, according to a source who was briefed on the report. Phillip Matier and Andrew Ross in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/14/12 Tesla electric sedan snags Motor Trend's 'Car of the Year' award -- Tesla Motors's battery-powered Model S sedan was named 2013 "Car of the Year" by Motor Trend magazine, a first for the maker of electric vehicles led by Elon Musk that's working to accelerate production. Alan Ohnsman Bloomberg -- 11/14/12 LAPD officers lied under oath in drug probe, jury finds -- Two Los Angeles Police Department officers lied under oath during a drug possession case five years ago, a jury found Tuesday. Andrew Khouri in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/14/12 Aboard the Bill of Rights, an amended life -- The 160-ton schooner rocked in the choppy waters at the mouth of the Channel Islands Harbor, and Donna Reed swung on her high-heeled cowgirl boots between ropes that dangled like vines, untying the cords that bound the sails to masts as thick as utility poles. Rick Rojas in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/14/12
Paul Ryan takes sides in GOP leadership race -- Barely a week after the end of the 2012 presidential race, another heated campaign is about to come to a head as two top Republicans do battle Wednesday in the race for House GOP Conference chairman — and former vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan has taken a position that could put him at odds with some members of his own party leadership. Felicia Sonmez in the Washington Post -- 11/14/12 The economy (probably) can’t survive a short dive into austerity crisis -- The question of “What will happen if the United States goes off the fiscal cliff,” allowing a self-induced austerity crisis, has a pretty simple answer. There will be a recession, and probably a pretty deep one. Neil Irwin in the Washington Post -- 11/14/12 Boehner and McConnell play good cop, bad cop --McConnell warned President Barack Obama on the floor Tuesday against “thumbing his nose” at the GOP and insisting that “if Republicans aren’t willing to do things his way, he won’t do anything at all.” On the same day, Boehner’s chief aide, Mike Sommers, quietly headed down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House to discuss negotiations with Rob Nabors, Obama’s top legislative hand. JAKE SHERMAN and MANU RAJU Politico -- 11/14/12
Obama Vows Firm Stance on Deficit-Reduction Plan -- President Obama reassured leaders of labor and progressive groups on Tuesday that he will not yield to Congressional Republicans and extend Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans as he negotiates for a deficit-reduction plan to avoid looming tax increases and spending cuts. JACKIE CALMES and STEVEN GREENHOUSE in the New York Times$ -- 11/14/12 McManus: Reshuffling Obama's Cabinet -- The president should seek out new talent as he enters his second term. Doyle McManus in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/14/12
Ryan: No Mandate for Obama in Election -- Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, fresh off a loss in his bid to be vice president under former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, said on Tuesday that he does not believe voters gave President Obama a mandate to govern in last week’s election. Rebecca Kaplan National Journal -- 11/14/12 |
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