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Brown rules out presidential bid -- Gov. Jerry Brown said Tuesday that he will not run for president in 2016, dashing political speculation that he might make a fourth bid for the White House. Seema Mehta in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Sen. Steinberg recommends replacing Sen. Evans as judiciary panel chair -- Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) recommended Tuesday that Sen. Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) be replaced as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and observers say it appears part of a political squabble between the two over the race for Evans’ district. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Senate deadlocks on extending jobless benefits -- The Senate deadlocked Tuesday on negotiations to extend emergency benefits for the long-term jobless, leaving more than 1.3 million without federal unemployment aid at least until lawmakers resume consideration of the legislation, possibly later this month. Paul Kane in the Washington Post$ -- 01/14/14 State Senate leader Steinberg predicts De Leon will succeed him -- State Senate leader Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) told the Senate Democratic Caucus on Tuesday that Sen. Kevin De Leon (D-Los Angeles) has sewn up the votes to succeed him as president pro tem and that he will hold a formal floor vote on it this summer, state officials said. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ Laurel Rosenhall in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 01/14/14 Panel headed by Senate leader appoints his friend to six-figure post -- A panel chaired by Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) has quietly appointed a longtime friend and former campaign manager of his to a position on the state Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, which meets once a month and pays members $128,000 annually. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Mercury hires two as Salazar announces departure -- Roger Salazar, a former spokesman for President Bill Clinton and Gov. Gray Davis, is leaving Mercury Public Affairs to open his own firm. Mercury separately announced today hiring two new staff for its Sacramento office. Laurel Rosenhall in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 01/14/14 Garamendi not ruling out run for Miller’s seat -- As we said when Rep. George Miller announced his retirement Monday, there’s nothing like an open congressional seat in California to send the average politico flying over the handlebars. Joe Garofoli in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 01/14/14 Federal court strikes down FCC net neutrality rules -- A federal appeals court has struck down important segments of the FCC's Open Internet rules, determining that the agency doesn't have the power to require internet service providers to treat all traffic equally. Adi Robertson The Verge Cecilia Kang in the Washington Post$ -- 01/14/14 Net neutrality ruling has implications for telecoms, Hollywood -- The 2-1 decision by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has the potential to upend the telecommunications and entertainment industries, but the court left plenty of room for the FCC to come up with a different plan to regulate the Internet. Ryan Faughnder in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Chief justice says Gov. Jerry Brown's budget for courts inadequate -- With the state’s fiscal situation much brighter, the chief justice of California said Tuesday that Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal is inadequate to repair damage to the judicial system caused by five years of deep cuts. Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Water bond facing rewrites -- The ink was barely dry on the governor’s budget before new legislation emerged in the Legislature to rewrite a multibillion-dollar water bond on the November ballot. John Howard Capitol Weekly -- 1/14/14 L.A. may hike minimum wage for hotel workers to highest in U.S. -- Labor leaders hope a proposal that would dramatically raise the minimum wage in Los Angeles for workers at large hotels to roughly $15 an hour will be a step toward pay hikes for other industries. James Rainey in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 State keeps Wednesday, but insurers pushing payment deadlines -- Beset by processing delays and customer confusion, two providers offering health coverage through California's new insurance exchange have pushed back their premium payment deadlines. Christopher Cadelago in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 01/14/14 Kelly Thomas verdict: Family wants officers to face federal charges -- Family and supporters of the homeless schizophrenic man, who died after a violent 2011 altercation with police, are now hoping federal authorities will step in. Adolfo Flores, Paloma Esquivel and Emily Foxhall in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Kelly Thomas case: Ex-officer Cicinelli wants his job back -- A day after being found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter and excessive force in the death of Kelly Thomas, Jay Cicinelli told the Orange County Register he wants to return to his former job and will take the legal steps necessary to try to make that happen. Lou Ponsi in the Orange County Register$ -- 1/14/14 'Jamzilla' on 405 Freeway: Officials warn of new closures next month -- Authorities are warning travelers to stay away from the northbound 405 Freeway over next month's long Presidents Day weekend, when the roadway will be partially closed while construction crews pave the route's new carpool lanes through the Sepulveda Pass. Laura J. Nelson in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 State committee in favor of colored BB guns -- A bill that would require BB guns and similar weapons to be brightly colored, drafted in response to the shooting death of a 13-year-old Santa Rosa boy, passed its first major hurdle in Sacramento today. Derek Morre in the Santa Rosa Press -- 1/14/14 Police: Cocaine in 'plain view' at Justin Bieber home; friend arrested -- Detectives searching Justin Bieber's Calabasas mansion Tuesday during an investigation into an egging case arrested one of the singer's associates on felony drug charges after cocaine was found in plain view. Richard Winton in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Bond-rating agencies see California finances on upswing -- Two Wall Street bond-rating agencies gave Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal a clean bill of health on Tuesday, saying it would further California's fiscal recovery. Chris Megerian in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Why California’s humane-chicken law threatens the farm bill -- First, California voters said chickens need more space to live. Now California lawmakers say the state’s stores can only sell eggs next year from hens raised in roomier quarters, and that’s got producers nationwide worried the law will cut into their profits. Alan Bjerga and Derek Wallbank Bloomberg -- 1/14/14 Jerry Brown tours inland California, hints at re-election -- Gov. Jerry Brown began the second day of a two-day swing through inland California on Tuesday. It is a conservative region that has proved deeply skeptical of the Democratic governor, despite his high approval ratings statewide. David Siders in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 01/14/14 Jerry Brown's canine diplomacy at work in Fresno -- Tucked into Gov. Jerry Brown's schedule of meetings here Monday was a tour of a pedestrian mall that, despite a variety of redevelopment efforts over the years, remains a dilapidated fixture of this city's downtown. Brown was underwhelmed. David Siders in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 01/14/14 Spending bill to likely give L.A. $130 million for key rail projects -- An eagerly awaited subway extension to the Westside and a downtown tunnel to link light-rail lines would be virtually certain to each receive $65 million under a spending bill coming before Congress this week. Richard Simon in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 San Jose mayor's race: only Republican candidate drops out -- Conservative Councilman Pete Constant on Tuesday dropped out of the crowded field running for mayor of San Jose, all but guaranteeing a Democrat will continue to lead California's third largest city. Mike Rosenberg in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 1/14/14 12 assisted-living bills announced -- Responding to deaths and abuses in California’s assisted living homes, state legislators on Monday announced a dozen bills aimed at boosting care for the elderly and sharpening state enforcement at more than 7,000 such facilities. Deborah Schoch and Michael Gardner UT San Diego$ -- 1/14/14 Orange County median home price hits six-year high -- Orange County home prices hit their highest level in six years last month, closing out 2013 with a median selling price of $570,000, DataQuick Information Systems reported Tuesday. Jeff Collins in the Orange County Register$ -- 1/14/14 Fox: Will Sen. de León Face Challenge for Pro Tem? -- As political dominoes fall, Sen. Kevin de León seems closer to grabbing the position of president pro tem of the state senate. Joel Fox Fox & Hounds -- 1/14/14 Obama to Congress: We're not waiting for legislation -- President Barack Obama sent a message to Congress Tuesday: He plans to use his power whenever he can to move his agenda forward. Anita Kumar McClatchy DC -- 1/14/14 The Pope is Selling His Harley-Davidson -- The world's unlikeliest biker will give proceeds from auction of motorcycle to charity. Denver Nicks TIME -- 1/14/14
Federal judges say prison talks failed -- Federal judges Monday confirmed that Gov. Jerry Brown and lawyers for inmates failed to agree on a plan to handle crowding in the state’s prisons and announced they will order a solution instead. Paige St. John in the Los Angeles Times$ Sam Stanton and Denny Walsh in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 01/14/14 Jerry Brown says drought declaration imminent -- ov. Jerry Brown said Monday his administration would soon declare that California is officially in the midst of a drought. Anthony York in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Brown budget plan faulted on bullet train, teacher pensions -- Legislative analyst praises Brown for paying down debt and adding to a reserve fund, but says more should be put into teacher pensions and calls bullet train funding risky. Chris Megerian in the Los Angeles Times$ Jessica Calefati in the San Jose Mercury$ Juliet Williams Associated Press -- 01/14/14 Walters: Brown budget draws kudos, but still some friction -- Gov. Jerry Brown’s newly proposed 2014-15 budget is drawing praise for its emphasis on debt repayment and building reserves, even from many Republicans. Dan Walters in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 01/14/14 Jerry Brown defends cap-and-trade for high-speed rail -- Gov. Jerry Brown, touching off a two-day swing through inland California on Monday, defended his proposal to use fees paid by carbon producers to help finance high-speed rail and suggested he is close to declaring a drought emergency. David Siders in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 01/14/14 Mark DeSaulnier pulling out of race to lead California Senate -- State Sen. Mark DeSaulnier said he is pulling out of the race to become the next leader of the California Senate to instead pursue a seat in Congress. Laurel Rosenhall in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 01/14/14 Pelosi ally George Miller to end 40-year career -- Bay Area Rep. George Miller, a top ally of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and author of landmark legislation on the environment, health care and labor issues, announced Monday that he will retire after a 40-year career in Congress. Carolyn Lochhead in the San Francisco Chronicle Lisa Fernandez KNTV Christopher Cadelago and Laurel Rosenhall in the Sacramento Bee$ Richard Simon in the Los Angeles Times$ Ed O'Keefe and Aaron Blake in the Washington Post$ David Rogers Politico Emily Cahn Roll Call Lauren Fox US News Ashley Parker in the New York Times$ Kathryn Baron EdSource Michael Doyle McClatchy DC -- 01/14/14 Many possible contenders for Rep. George Miller's seat -- The retirement of 20-term Democratic Rep. George Miller is likely to set off a battle royal for a rare open seat in Congress. Joe Garofoli in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 01/14/14 George Miller’s greatest House floor hits -- Rep. George Miller, who today announced he’ll retire from the House after 40 years by not seeking re-election to a 21st term this year, at times has vented his ire on the House floor in legendary finger-pointing, fist-pounding fashion. Josh Richman Politico -- 1/14/14 Waxman draws well-known opponent in spiritual leader Williamson -- After longtime Rep. Henry Waxman survived an $8-million challenge from a deep-pocketed independent candidate in 2012, some political observers thought the Beverly Hills Democrat would not draw another substantial challenge this time around. Jean Merl in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 McDonnell gets big-name backers in bid to replace Sheriff Baca -- Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell entered the race to become Los Angeles County's sheriff on Monday, boasting a number of heavyweight endorsements including the county’s current and former district attorneys. Robert Faturechi and Seema Mehta in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Kelly Thomas verdict: anger grows, police chief urges calm -- A range of reactions from outrage to measured acceptance poured in Monday after an Orange County jury — after deliberating only hours — found that two former Fullerton police officers were not guilty of beating a homeless man to death. Adolfo Flores and Paloma Esquivel in the Los Angeles Times$ Larry Welborn and Vik Jolly in the Orange County Register$ -- 01/14/14 Kelly Thomas verdict: 'Miscarriage of justice,' father says -- As the not-guilty verdicts were read for two former Fullerton police officers, Kelly Thomas' father leaned back in his seat and shook his head. Paloma Esquivel and Adolfo Flores in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Kelly Thomas verdict: Demonstrators gather at beating site -- The demonstrators, some of whom chanted or carried candles, gathered just a few hours after an Orange County jury found two former Fullerton police officers not guilty in the death of the homeless man who used to sleep on benches at the transit center. Emily Foxhall in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Thomas case could hurt D.A. politically -- Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas’ failure to win a conviction in the Kelly Thomas case, combined with two other recent court rulings against him, leaves Rackauckas more politically vulnerable if he draws an opponent in his reelection bid. Martin Wisckol in the Orange County Register$ -- 1/14/14 Kelly Thomas verdict: FBI to examine trial evidence, testimony -- The FBI said Monday that it would examine evidence in the Kelly Thomas police beating death trial to "see if further investigation is warranted." Paloma Esquivel and Robert J. Lopez in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 State tells Cigna to stop using Covered California exchange name -- California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris told insurance giant Cigna Corp. to stop selling health plans bearing the name of California's health exchange because it was deceptive. Chad Terhune in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 San Jose medical marijuana voter initiative filed to block pot shop ban -- Medical marijuana supporters on Monday filed an initiative that would ask voters to keep pot shops open throughout most of San Jose, fighting back against city leaders who are trying to close the stores down. Mike Rosenberg in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 1/14/14 Measure seeks to ban plastic and self-assembled firearms -- California lawmakers, fresh from tightening gun laws that are the nation's toughest, now want to ban what crime experts call "ghost guns" - unregistered weapons built with parts purchased online or with 3-D printers. Peter Fimrite in the San Francisco Chronicle Don Thompson Associated Press -- 01/14/14 Rizzo pleads guilty to tax fraud, phony losses on horse ranch -- Robert A. Rizzo, the former Bell city administrator who oversaw an era of corruption, pleaded guilty Monday to two federal tax charges. Jeff Gottlieb in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Audit of Great Park raises questions about project -- Review of $200-million project, ordered by Irvine City Council, finds irregularities and raises questions about its management. Samantha Schaefer in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Dickinson bill would ban online tobacco sales to Californians -- In an effort to limit underage tobacco consumption, Assemblyman Roger Dickinson, D-Sacramento, has introduced legislation that would prohibit internet sales of cigarettes and electronic cigarettes. Jeremy B. White in the Sacramento Bee$ Melanie Mason in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 CalPERS reports higher investment gains -- CalPERS said today its investment portfolio grew by 16.2 percent last year, the best performance in a decade. Dale Kasler in the Sacramento Bee$ Marc Lifsher in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 CalPERS says it will kill pension database project -- A controversial project to put hundreds of thousands of government retirees’ pension data on the Internet is virtually dead. Jon Ortiz in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 01/14/14 What makes a persuasive campaign ad? -- A memorable campaign ad that also has a shot at influencing voters can be as seemingly simple as a popular ex-mayor heaping praise on his chosen candidate or as heart-tugging as an adorable youngster spelling out a poignant message with building blocks. Lori Weisberg UT San Diego$ -- 1/14/14 California ballot propositions could boost usually lackluster midterm voter turnout -- It’s just five months until primary day in California’s elections. Voters will decide whether to return the state’s 53 members of Congress to Capitol Hill. It’s an off-year election, when voters typically don’t turn out as they do when choosing a president. Kitty Felde KPCC -- 1/14/14 Greenhut: Is Brown all talk on teacher pensions? -- Budget leaves out billions to fix struggling retirement system. Steven Greenhut UT San Diego$ -- 1/14/14 Octomom Suleman charged with welfare fraud -- Los Angeles County prosecutors have charged Octomom Nadya Suleman with welfare fraud. The district attorney's office says Monday that Suleman failed to report nearly $30,000 in earnings while applying for public assistance last year. Associated Press Paresh Dave in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Stockton Catholic Diocese To File Bankruptcy -- The Catholic Diocese of Stockton will file for bankruptcy on Wednesday partly in response to the financial loss of sexual abuse cases by priests. Rich Ibarra Capital Public Radio -- 1/14/14 California Ponzi scheme victims get no relief from state tax bills -- Bernice Tingle, 67, lost her life’s savings of over $1 million to a convicted Bay Area Ponzi scheme operator, who’s now serving 46 months in federal prison. Marc Lifsher in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Tulare Republican Connie Conway: 'Lots to do' in last year in Assembly -- For a lame duck entering her final year in the state Assembly, Tulare Republican Connie Conway has a playbook chock full of action items. John Ellis in the Fresno Bee -- 1/14/14 LAPD Chief Beck: City safer than it’s been in decades -- After another year of falling crime rates, the city is safer than it’s been in 60 years, Los Angeles police chief Charlie Beck announced Monday. Dakota Smith in the Los Angeles Daily News$ -- 1/14/14
Democrats say no to California ban on transit strikes -- Legislation inspired by 2013's Bay Area subway strike was rejected Monday by Democrats in the state Capitol, with no consensus on whether public transit workers should be banned from walking off the job. John Myers News10 Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Fleischman: Huff’s Bill To End Public Transit Strikes Killed By Union-Controlled Senators -- Public employee unions own Sacramento. To be more specific — public employee unions spent vast sums of money in political campaigns, almost exclusively for Democrats — and in doing so have succeeded in electing super-majorities in the State Senate and the State Assembly who will do their bidding. Jon Fleischman Flash Report -- 1/14/14 BART's largest union votes to ratify labor contract -- BART's largest union voted to approve a ratified labor contract Monday, effectively ending eight months of turbulent negotiations that prompted two four-day strikes and unending frustration for thousands of Bay Area commuters. Erin Ivie in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 1/14/14 L.A. County poised for full economic recovery, study says -- That is good news for California as a whole, since L.A. County alone contributes more than a quarter of the state's total economic output, or gross domestic product, according to a report by the National Assn. of Counties. Shan Li in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 L.A. expected to soon debate raising minimum wage for hotel workers -- L.A. City Council members are expected to propose requiring large hotels to pay employees $15 an hour, double the national minimum. James Rainey in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Davis calls for extension of jobless benefits -- Rep. Susan Davis on Monday called for Congress to move quickly to approve a three-month extension on jobless benefits for unemployed Americans. Mark Walker UT San Diego$ -- 1/14/14 Garcetti says he will seek overtime pay for LAPD, help restore ranks -- Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Monday that he would seek to restore overtime pay in the Los Angeles Police Department, saying it “will be a priority in the coming year.” Kate Mather in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Is the Internet a workplace? Lawyers debate whether online comments merit ethics probe -- Nancy Leong, a visiting law professor at UCLA, wrote in late December she had filed an ethics complaint with the bars that licensed a public defender who “commented about me approximately 70 times on at least five different websites, frequently remarking on my physical appearance.” The commenter used the alias “Dybbuk.” Andrew Beaujon Poynter. -- 1/14/14 It Is Expensive to Be Poor -- Minimum-wage jobs are physically demanding, have unpredictable schedules, and pay so meagerly that workers can't save up enough to move on. Barbara Ehrenreich The Atlantic -- 1/14/14 Malls will be 'historical anachronism,' says Grove mogul Rick Caruso -- Indoor malls may have a limited lifespan, according to Rick Caruso, owner of Southland centers including the Grove in the Fairfax district and the Americana at Brand in Glendale. Tiffany Hsu in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Missing money? State is sitting on more than $16 million in unclaimed tax refunds -- Missing your tax refund? The state Franchise Tax Board is sitting on more than $16 million in unclaimed 2013 tax refunds, which were returned last year by the U.S. Post Office as undeliverable. Claudia Buck in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 01/14/14 Billionaire joins Fisker fray with $55 million bid -- Bidding for Fisker Automotive is heating up even before an auction begins. Ian Hamilton in the Orange County Register$ -- 1/14/14
Funding boost of nearly $1 billion proposed for state's community colleges -- A proposal to increase funding for California community colleges by nearly $1 billion has administrators doing the happy dance after Gov. Jerry Brown made the announcement as part of his budget last week. Doug Oakley in the Oakland Tribune Samantha Gallegos Capitol Weekly -- 1/14/14 LAO commends Brown’s budget, predicts even more money for schools -- California may take in at least “a few billion dollars” more in revenue this year than Gov. Jerry Brown forecast a week ago, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office wrote Monday in an analysis of the governor’s proposed state budget. John Fensterwald EdSource -- 1/14/14 Latest – but outdated – Ed Week survey ranks California 50th in per pupil spending -- The ghost of spending past crossed the hope of spending future with the publication of Education Week’s Quality Counts 2014 and the release of Gov. Brown’s proposed state budget on the same day last week. John Fensterwald EdSource -- 1/14/14 College students must soon meet academic standards to get fee waiver -- California Community college students will have to meet minimum academic standards to receive financial assistance under new rules approved by the system Monday. Carla Rivera in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 CSU prepares to move forward under Governor Jerry Brown’s budget -- After years of severe budget cuts, Cal State University officials are pleased with a second-consecutive year of modest increases proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown — though his plan fell far below what they had requested. Josh Dulaney in the Los Angeles Daily News$ -- 1/14/14 Mothers deny role in Adelanto school vandalism in parent trigger case -- Two mothers pleaded not guilty Monday to charges they vandalized a classroom at a Mojave Desert school after losing a battle to keep it from being transformed into a charter campus under the controversial parent trigger law. Teresa Watanabe in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14
More than 2.1 million sign up for Obamacare health coverage -- A December surge in enrollment helps the healthcare program recover from its disastrous launch. California tops all other states in number of enrollees. Noam N. Levey in the Los Angeles Times$ Tracy Seipel in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 1/14/14 Daughters of Charity health system seeks buyer -- Faced with a rapidly changing industry, the Daughters of Charity Health System, which includes six hospitals spanning the Bay Area to Los Angeles, announced on Monday it was putting its hospitals up for sale. Tracy Seipel in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 1/14/14 Corbett offers care-home bills after East Bay snafu -- State Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett introduced two bills Monday that aim to prevent future snafus like that which led to more than a dozen senior citizens being abandoned at a Castro Valley residential care home in October after the state ordered it shut down. Josh Richman Political Blotter -- 1/14/14 From celebrity chef to healthy-food evangelist: Jamie Oliver keeps on truckin’ -- Surrounded by the scent of melted butter and the sound of clicking cameras, the man who wants to save schoolchildren from pink slime kicked off his cooking class with a counterintuitive item: pancakes. Chris Macias in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 01/14/14
California drought: What's causing it? -- As California struggles through a run of historically dry weather, most residents are looking at falling reservoir levels, dusty air and thirsty lawns. Paul Rogers in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 1/14/14 Drought imperils California salmon, steelhead -- The sensitive populations of fish that spawn in Northern California's creeks and rivers are starting to suffer from the brutal drought threatening the state's water supplies. Aaron Kinney in the San Jose Mercury$ -- 1/14/14 Fire rings bill passes Assembly committee -- The issue of beach bonfires, which ignited when Newport Beach proposed removing 60 fire rings from city beaches, has spread all the way to Sacramento where legislation to preserve a cherished California coastal tradition has found bipartisan support among members of an Assembly committee. Deepa Bharath in the Orange County Register$ -- 1/14/14 California's Pot Farms Could Leave Salmon Runs Truly Smoked -- For many users and advocates of marijuana, the boom in the West Coast growing industry may be all good and groovy. But in California, critics say the recent explosion of the marijuana industry along the state's North Coast — a region called the "emerald triangle" — could put a permanent buzz kill on struggling salmon populations. Alastair Bland NPR -- 1/14/14 U.S. carbon emissions rose 2% in 2013 after years of decline -- Carbon dioxide emissions from the nation’s energy sector rose about 2% in 2013 after declining for several years, federal energy officials reported Monday. Tony Barboza in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14
California Immigrant Advocates See Health Care, Professional Licenses As Next Battle -- Thanks to legislative victories in 2013, undocumented immigrants living in California can now practice law and will soon be able to get drivers licenses. Now, immigrant advocates hope to take advantage of Sacramento’s pro-immigrant climate to expand on those victories. Jill Replogle KPBS -- 1/14/14 GOP Negotiator: No Immigration Overhaul This Year -- Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio is making a mistake pushing for an immigration overhaul this year, according to one of the House Republican Conference’s former top immigration negotiators. Daniel Newhauser Roll Call -- 1/14/14
Seahawks block ticket sales to Californians -- The Seattle Seahawks are limiting sales of tickets to the NFC Championship game against the San Francisco 49ers to people in a small number of states—not including California. John Sailors San Francisco Business Times -- 1/14/14 Sacramento among most marijuana friendly cities -- Mom would be so proud: Sacramento is one of America's best places for getting high, according to one real estate blog. Sonya Sorich Sacramento Business Journal -- 1/14/14 Muir Beach horse stable operators fight for livelihoods -- There was a time not long ago when a visit to Muir Beach along the Marin County coast would almost guarantee an encounter with a horseback rider. Peter Fimrite in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 01/14/14 Area ‘safe house’ for abused and neglected seniors to be closed -- Their stories are heartbreaking: senior citizens who have been physically neglected, or financially exploited, or left homeless by fires and other disasters. Cynthia Hubert in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 01/14/14 Rainbow flag removed from atop West Hollywood City Hall -- The rainbow flag atop West Hollywood City Hall has been removed. After months of public debate over the flag -- which was raised above City Hall in June -- city officials last week removed the flag symbolizing gay pride. Hailey Branson-Potts in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Lazarus: How to torment telemarketers -- Blasting an air horn, putting the telemarketers on a lengthy hold, boring them with sob stories — readers respond in force to a request for ideas on combating 'Rachel from cardholder services.' David Lazarus in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Redesigned Chevy Corvette Stingray Is Car of the Year -- The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was named Car of the Year at the Northern American International Auto Show in Detroit on Monday, shining the spotlight on the redesigned iconic vehicle just one year after it launched. Samantha Murphy Kelly Mashable -- 1/14/14 Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander Spotted at Tom's Restaurant -- Jerry Seinfeld and Jason Alexander, the actor who played George Costanza on Seinfeld, were spotted outside Tom's Restaurant on 112th Street and Broadway in Manhattan Monday. Tom's served as the stand-in for Monk's, the beloved spot where Seinfeld and friends gathered for nine television seasons. Neha Prakash Mashable -- 1/14/14 What Secrets Your Phone Is Sharing About You -- Fan Zhang, the owner of Happy Child, a trendy Asian restaurant in downtown Toronto, knows that 170 of his customers went clubbing in November. He knows that 250 went to the gym that month, and that 216 came in from Yorkville, an upscale neighborhood. Elizabeth Dwoskin in the Wall Street Journal$ -- 1/14/14
Supreme Court hints it may limit president's recess appointment power -- The Supreme Court hinted Monday it may move to limit a presidential power used since the days of George Washington to fill high-level vacancies during Senate recesses. David G. Savage in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14 Obama defends himself from Gates' book criticism -- President Barack Obama on Monday rejected criticism from former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who questioned whether the president supported his own policy toward Afghanistan. Steve Holland Reuters -- 1/14/14
Levy: I Spent Two Hours Talking With the NSA’s Bigwigs. Here’s What Has Them Mad -- My expectations were low when I asked the National Security Agency to cooperate with my story on the impact of Edward Snowden’s leaks on the tech industry. Steve Levy WIRED -- 1/14/14 Could data collection have stopped 9/11? White House thinks so -- But critics of the National Security Agency's program to track Americans' phone data strenuously dispute the idea that it could have prevented the terrorist attacks. Christi Parsons and Ken Dilanian in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 01/14/14
Why Members of Congress Are Sending Their Staffers Home -- Freshman Rep. Eric Swalwell of California was 3,000 miles from Washington when he scored one of the greatest successes of his congressional career. Scott Bland National Journal -- 1/14/14 The Hillary Clinton hit list -- Hillary Rodham Clinton during her failed presidential campaign kept a "hit list" of lawmakers who she and staff believed had slighted her or her husband, former President Bill Clinton, an upcoming book by two reporters says. Lesley Clark McClatchy DC -- 1/14/14 Democrats on Hilary Clinton’s ‘hit list’ seek to return to her good graces -- Democrats atop a political “hit list” of politicians who betrayed Hillary Clinton in 2008 are trying to get back in her good graces as she weighs a 2016 comeback. Julian Pecquet, Russell Berman and Niall Stanage The Hill -- 1/14/14 Senate closes in on compromises for budget, jobless insurance -- As senators narrowed their differences on a proposal to break a stalemate over unemployment insurance, congressional leaders reached agreement late Monday on a $1-trillion spending package to avoid a government shutdown this week. Lisa Mascaro in the Los Angeles Times$ Lori Montgomery and Ed O’Keefe in the Washington Post$ -- 01/14/14 Votes on unemployment insurance expected Tuesday -- Talks on a bipartisan proposal to extend unemployment benefits are expected to continue into Tuesday afternoon, with supporters still holding out hope that an agreement can be reached on plans to pay for the extension. Ed O'Keefe in the Washington Post$ -- 01/14/14 House expected to vote Tuesday on 3-day CR -- With an agreement in hand, House-Senate negotiators prepared to roll out a $1.1 trillion spending bill Monday night — a giant package that fills in the blanks of the December budget agreement and promises to restore some order to government funding over the next year. David Rogers Politico -- 1/14/14 Tea Party Lays Groundwork for Republican Bloodbath -- The tea party has been warning voters about Obamacare since it took back the House of Representatives in 2010. Now, in the midst of a sloppy health care rollout, the far right movement is more motivated than ever to mobilize its supporters and challenge even those within their own party who stand in their way. Lauren Fox US News -- 1/14/14 No appetite for another Obamacare fiscal battle -- Hill Republicans are starting to whip up their wish lists for the debt limit battle later this year. Missing from many of those lists: Obamacare. Seung Min Kim Politico -- 1/14/14 |
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