edited by: Adam Haverstock,
California Editor
More than' [...]
Our governor and legislature used [...]
I'll get right to the point: I'm through trying to figure Lieberman out. I'm through with holding my nose' [...]
? Arnold did a bit more greenwashing of his record in Copenhagen. Even I have to give Arnold some credit here, he does have a very good point about needing the broader framework. While it is great that California is working to limit greenhouse gases, we need other states [...]
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Yet, in another display of his "post-partisanship", Arnold appointed Matosantos, a registered Democrat, to replace Mike Genest [...]
Sarah Palin, WaPo op-ed, December 9, 2009:
Meeting [carbon reduction] targets would require Congress to pass its cap-and-tax plans, which will result in job losses and higher energy costs... The last thing America needs is misguided legislation that will raise taxes and cost jobs.
As I said then, many of us political junkies will be excluded. If you are on a central committee, have worked for a politician, or are directly related to somebody who has [...]
The petition drive, which was run by a professional signature-gathering firm, collected more than 680,000 signatures, 57% more than [...]
? Steve Poizner dumped $15 million into his own campaign. That should at least get some more attention for his struggling campaign.
? PG&E and other utilities are installing smart electric meters around the state. However, some people aren't so happy with their performance. There are allegations of faulty' [...]
Now, many of these proposals are things you have heard before. And the target of [...]
The story focuses on the central question of the Republican Party, in the nation, [...]
? Gil Cedillo is not backing down from his plan to run against Speaker-elect John Perez. However, he is now suggesting that Perez move to Kevin De Leon's district to run in that seat, and De Leon can run for the termed out Cedillo's seat. Or [...]
Los Angeles County - As international climate treaty negotiations begin in Copenhagen amid controversy over economic impacts, a new report shows that the costs for small business operating under California's landmark climate [...]
"Why should they give the job to a Republican -- when there hasn't been a Lt. Gov. who's been a Republican since Mike'" [...]
? The FPPC wants better disclosure and transparency rules at the prison receiver's office and the Dept. of corrections. They say there are some untold conflicts of interest which need some more sunlight.
? More CalPERS news: It's firing a group of real estate investment advisors, perhaps a [...]
I would describe my indignant response, but TransForm, a transit advocacy has done it pretty well for me in a press release [...]
Rachelle Chong has been a controversial figure in California's telecom world for a while now. She was appointed by Gov. Schwarzenegger to replace Susan Kennedy when Kennedy was named CoS. Earlier this week, Sen. Steinberg declined to schedule a hearing before the [...]
Assemblyman John A. Perez's final opponent has bowed out, setting the stage for the first-term Democrat to [...]
? John Wildermuth says that wind you felt from Sacramento might just have been the exhaling of consultants concerned with the Prop 8 Ruling that would have set a precedent of allowing their notes to be forced into the public. Speaking of Prop 8, Bruce Springsteen supports marriage [...]
The likelihood is growing that the Democratic legislature, in a fit of partisan pique, will turn down Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's nomination of GOP Sen. Abel Maldonado to be lieutenant governor - at least that's what the capital rumor [...]
Bay Area bridge managers today proposed raising car tolls from $4 to $5 on six bridges, charging different' [...]
We've got another one here folks in Orange County. Last Friday Orange County had a huge event, it was the Democratic Party of Orange County's Annual Truman Awards Dinner and our Keynote Speaker was Nancy Pelosi. It got our local Republicans in a bit of a tif and' [...] Today I want to share some news with you -- and get your feedback.
In today's fast-paced environment, California deserves better than [...]
The election results at this moment:
Krekorian: 9,212 (57.18%)
Essel: 6,898 (42.82%)
This figure is with 62% of precincts reporting. The campaign [...]
? The Secretary of State's office has approved Alameda County's ranked choice voting system, so it will go into effect for next year's elections. That will likely include the evenutal election of Ron Dellums' successor.
? It's telcos v consumer groups on the confirmation to' [...]
The first domino [...]
? The Bee looks at the abstain tactic as a way to kill bills. It turns out that you need half of the total number of possible votes, so simply not voting is akin to voting no.
? CalBuzz looks at three questions about the governor's race.
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Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles, is planning to hold a vote to elect [...]
It would be particularly dumb for Democrats to dump all over a Republican who has fought with them in their foxhole. [...]
Attorney General Jerry Brown responds to the festering scandal surrounding the sale of the OC Fair Ground with a stunning move in a letter dated December 1st to the Chair of the OC Fair Board.
I wrote about the issue in a Calitics Diary in October, and I even talked [...]
? Sen. Romero is working on legislation to block election losers from getting unemployment for their old elected offices.
? California progressives are leading the charge against the escalation in Afghanistan.
? The Sacramento Utilities Distrct got some federal grant money for n energy storage [...]
If Maldonado is confirmed, he [...]
? The recall Anthony Adams recall proponents are thinking of suing their signature gathering firm. The firm got a 42% validity rate in San Bernardino County, and missed the goal.
? Given their responsibilites, the average salaries of legislative staff is right in line with private sector employees.
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