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November 9, 2009

AM Alert: Water tour

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, on his water-deal celebration tour, is headed to Fresno for more bill-signing today.

This is also the week aides expect him to name a replacement for now-congressman and former Lt. Gov. John Garamendi.

Wondering about the political pitfalls involved? Remind yourself here.

If Schwarzenegger leaves the state in the meantime, Senate President pro tem Darrell Steinberg is in charge.

With Veterans Day coming up this week, the Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing today on the State Auditor's audit of the California Department of Veterans Affairs.

The report, released in October, highlighted several areas in which the department could make improvements for better serving California's 2.1 million veterans, including increasing coordination with outside groups that provide direct services and making changes to ensure the CalVet program addresses the needs of homeless veterans.

Read the report here.

An earlier version of this post incorrectly stated that the The Assembly Select Committee on 9-1-1 Service hearing is today. The hearing is Thursday at 1:30 p.m. The Bee regrets the error.

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