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36 Potential Redistricting Commissioners -- The four legislative leaders have made their alloted strikes to the pool of men and women who are still eligible for seat on California's first independent redistricting panel, leaving now the final applicants -- eight of which will actually be selected for the panel next week. John Myers Capitol Notes weblog Dan Walters SacBee Capitol Alert -- 11/12/10 Impact of Proposition 26 roiling Capitol -- Proposition 26, a complex ballot measure requiring a two-thirds vote for new fees, has a retroactive provision that could block hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks approved earlier for new alternative energy plants in Southern California. John Howard Capitol Weekly -- 11/12/10 Legislative leaders strike redistricting applicants -- We don't yet know who or how many, but California legislative leaders already have nixed some of the 60 remaining applicants to the state's first-ever Citizens Redistricting Commission. JIM MILLER in the Riverside Press -- 11/12/10 Schwarzenegger: Brown agrees with new pursuit of budget cuts -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger issued a challenge Friday to legislators to chop billions more from the state budget in a special session in December, adding that Democratic Gov.-elect Jerry Brown has told him he backs that effort. Susan Ferriss SacBee Capitol Alert -- 11/12/10 Schwarzenegger looks for more deep cuts in special budget session -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hinted Friday at his agenda for the upcoming special session to tackle California's estimated $25.4-billion budget gap over the next year and half: cuts, cuts and more cuts. Shane Goldmacher LA Times PolitiCal -- 11/12/10 Schwarzenegger: Lawmakers, voters get budget blame -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday pointed the finger at lawmakers and California voters for the $6 billion deficit in the state budget he signed just a month ago. JULIET WILLIAMS AP -- 11/12/10 State adopts new disclosure rules for online political ads -- The producers of political ads sent by text message or placed on websites will have to include a message to voters disclosing who is behind them under new rules approved Friday by the state’s campaign watchdog agency. Patrick McGreevy LA Times PolitiCal -- 11/12/10 Steve Cooley claims bigger lead in AG duel with Kamala Harris -- The secretary of state's office has Republican Steve Cooley about 20,000 votes ahead of Democrat Kamala Harris in their see-saw battle for attorney general, but Cooley said Friday that a county-by-county check indicates he's leading by nearly 29,000 votes. Dan Walters SacBee Capitol Alert -- 11/12/10 O'Connell fires back on Schwarzenegger's data system veto -- Last month, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a $6.8 million appropriation to continue the state's conversion of public school data to an electronic system called the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS), drawing the ire of state schools Supt. Jack O'Connell. Dan Walters SacBee Capitol Alert -- 11/12/10 Democratic congresswomen push to keep Nancy Pelosi in leadership post -- A group of Democratic congresswomen Friday stepped up a campaign to keep Nancy Pelosi as their party’s leader in the House of Representatives, responding to calls for the San Francisco lawmaker to step down from leadership after the party's heavy election losses. Richard Simon LA Times PolitiCal -- 11/12/10 San Francisco Appears to Be Only America's Cup Bidder -- San Francisco officials have been unable to identify any other cities or ports that are competing to host the next America’s Cup, despite an expensive and high-profile campaign to attract the sailing regatta to the Bay Area. John Upton Bay Citizen -- 11/12/10 L.A. residents installing solar panels faster than DWP expected, threatening rebate program -- The Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to review a decision by the Department of Water and Power to reduce the size of the subsidy provided to residents and business owners who install solar panels on their properties. David Zahniser in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/12/10 Next for GOP groups: More spending -- In the 2010 midterms, Crossroads GPS and the American Action Network talked proudly of their political clout, spending millions across the country to buy TV ads to defeat Democrats and grabbing credit for helping Republicans retake the House. JEANNE CUMMINGS Politico -- 11/12/10
Jerry Brown's frugal side rules as transition begins -- When Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor in 2003, he formed a 67-member transition team and announced more than 20 appointments before being sworn in. Gov.-elect Jerry Brown won't even take an office. David Siders in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/12/10 Lame-duck Schwarzenegger calls emergency budget session for new lawmakers -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will declare a fiscal emergency and call an emergency session of the incoming Legislature to address California’s massive budget deficit, a spokesman for the governor said Thursday. Schwarzenegger's announcement comes one day after the state’s chief budget analyst said the shortfall has grown to $25.4 billion. Shane Goldmacher and Anthony York LA Times PolitiCal Kevin Yamamura SacBee Capitol Alert John Myers Capitol Notes weblog JULIET WILLIAMS AP Wyatt Buchanan in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/12/10 The Buzz: Proposition 25 foes get some insurance against tax hikes -- California's business community quietly got some insurance against tax increases this week with the help of the state Supreme Court. Torey Van Oot in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/12/10 McClintock eyes seat on House Budget Committee -- GOP Republican Rep. Tom McClintock will make personal history in January when Republicans take control of the U.S. House. In his 25th year of elected office in Sacramento and Washington, it will mark the first time that McClintock will be part of the majority. Rob Hotakainen SacBee Capitol Alert -- 11/12/10 Citing clout, Latino labor leaders pushing immigration reform -- The leader of the United Farm Workers Union and a top Service Employees International Union official are celebrating Latino roles in western states' Democratic victories, and say they'll use that clout to push for federal immigration reforms -- quickly. Susan Ferriss SacBee Capitol Alert -- 11/12/10 Perata will not contest Oakland mayoral results -- The presumed frontrunner in the Oakland mayor race said Thursday that the city's new ranked-choice system needs to be given a "hard look" after it helped city councilwoman Jean Quan upset him to become the first Asian-American leader of a major U.S. city. TERRY COLLINS AP -- 11/12/10 Inside Don Perata’s mayoral election defeat -- So former state Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata – who entered Oakland’s mayoral race with big-time name recognition and fundraising prowess, and who outspent all his rivals enormously – lost the race to City Councilmember Jean Quan. He conceded this morning. Josh Richman Political Blotter -- 11/12/10 CalBuzz: Ironic Potheads, Obama Mojo MIA, EJ in the Zone -- Pot post-mortem: Who knew the most interesting, intriguing and ironic question of the entire election would turn out to be: WTF did North Coast potheads vote against Proposition 19? Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine CalBuzz -- 11/12/10 Podcast: Jerry on Jerry -- Sometimes, archived interviews are worth listening to again. Especially when the person's word take on a greater meaning after the passage of time and major events. John Myers Capitol Notes weblog -- 11/12/10 U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney claims victory in close congressional race -- U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, declared victory Thursday afternoon in his race for re-election to the 11th congressional district, an area that stretches from Morgan Hill to Danville and east to Lodi, in what had been the closest congressional race in the United States. Paul Rogers and Josh Richman in the San Jose Mercury -- 11/12/10 The Winning Strategy in Oakland: Concentrate on Being 2nd or 3rd Choice -- Ranked-choice voting allowed Jean Quan to pursue a novel tactic in mayoral campaign. Zusha Elinson, Gerry Shih Bay Citizen -- 11/12/10 Report: Rep. Sanchez to wed retired colonel? -- Roll Call says it’s received multiple tips that Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Santa Ana, is recently engaged to retired Army Col. Jack Einwechter. Martin Wisckol in the Orange County Register -- 11/12/10
Walters: Schwarzenegger hands off huge budget deficit to Jerry Brown -- Arnold Schwarzenegger came into the governorship seven years ago on a pledge to end "crazy deficit spending." Dan Walters in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/12/10 Educator with biggest pension advocates reform -- Jim Enochs of Ceres, Stanislaus County has the biggest pension in the entire California State Teachers' Retirement System – a hefty $285,460. But he says he’s just as worried as anyone that the soaring cost of public employee pensions is driving the Golden State into a permanent financial hole. Lance Williams California Watch -- 11/12/10
SunPower reports $20 million profit -- San Jose-based SunPower, Silicon Valley's biggest solar panel manufacturer, on Thursday reported a third quarter profit of $20.1 million. Dana Hull in the San Jose Mercury -- 11/12/10
Brown faces challenge in keeping education promises -- Gov.-elect Jerry Brown will face substantial challenges in implementing many parts of his education platform, arguably the most detailed platform of any California governor in recent memory. Louis Freedberg California Watch -- 11/12/10 Fensterwald: $25 billion deficit – and more cuts for schools -- California educators knew that next year would be rough for K-12 schools and community colleges. But not this rough. John Fensterwald educatedguess -- 11/12/10
Restaurant group plans to fight fast-food restrictions in Los Angeles -- Lobbyists have been working City Hall, pointing out that McDonald's, Burger King and other franchises have brought jobs, management training and entrepreneurial opportunities to many disadvantaged people. Sharon Bernstein in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/12/10
Bell's auditors gave city clean bill of health despite record salaries, illegal taxes -- Year after year, while Bell's city leaders raised salaries, levied illegal taxes, slapped arbitrary fees on businesses and loaned public money to insiders, the city’s outside auditors, Mayer Hoffman McCann, gave Bell’s financial record a clean bill of health. Jessica Garrison and Jeff Gottlieb in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/12/10 States quietly scramble to find execution drug -- Sodium thiopental, the anesthetizing agent used in the nation’s three-drug lethal injection cocktail, is hard to come by these days. Joshua Emerson Smith California Watch -- 11/12/10 The Only Tech These Geeks Lack Is a Cart to Haul Their Gadgets -- Phil Libin owns Apple Inc.'s latest phone, which enables him to surf the Web, fire off emails, tweet, use GPS to avoid getting lost in Japan, and play a videogame he likes called "Age of Zombies." It's not enough, he says. YUKARI IWATANI KANE in the Wall Street Journal -- 11/12/10
Map narrows for Obama reelection -- Two years after his dramatic expansion of the electoral map paved the way to a landslide win, President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign appears likely to resemble the political trench warfare that marked the 2000 and 2004 presidential races. JONATHAN MARTIN Politico -- 11/12/10
Newsweek and Daily Beast Have a Deal -- Tina Brown is back in the world of print. After a brief and interrupted dalliance, Newsweek, the 77-year-old magazine, and The Daily Beast, Ms. Brown’s two-year-old Web site, have decided to put their cultural differences aside and will join forces. JEREMY PETERS in the New York Times -- 11/12/10 |
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