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November 30, 2007
Clinton dominant in California primary
Published 03:38 PM Friday, November 30, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Núñez to Iowa for Clinton
Published 09:55 AM Friday, November 30, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez is heading to Iowa to make an appearance on behalf of his favored presidential contender, Sen. Hillary Clinton. The speaker will represent Clinton on Saturday at "The Iowa Brown & Black Forum" in Des Moines, which bills itself as "the nation’s only presidential forum in which... ... (more) | Comments
November 29, 2007
Texas-Mexican to return to old locale
Published 05:35 PM Thursday, November 29, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Griselda's Texas-Mexican restaurant, which closed in August 2006 amid an eminent-domain fight between her landlord and the city of Sacramento, will reopen on Monday. Located on 8th Street between L and K, the Mexican food joint is owned by the same folks who operate the basement cafeteria in the Capitol.... ... (more) | Comments
Agua Caliente gives $5.3 million more to gambling campaign
Published 12:58 PM Thursday, November 29, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Video: Keeping Californians safe -- and scared
Published 11:32 AM Thursday, November 29, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Speaker cancels session
Published 09:59 AM Thursday, November 29, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Updated ... On Thursday morning, Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez canceled the floor sessions he had scheduled for Dec. 5 and 6 to vote on a health care overhaul. The sessions were planned to occur at the same time the Assembly and Senate Republican caucuses were scheduled to retreat in San Diego. ... (more) | Comments
Delta commission's draft recommendations.
Published 09:31 AM Thursday, November 29, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
November 28, 2007
CCPOA transfers $500,000 to No on 93
Published 06:51 PM Wednesday, November 28, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Anti-anti Prop. 93 site launched
Published 03:56 PM Wednesday, November 28, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Dems cancel L.A. debate
Published 03:33 PM Wednesday, November 28, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
The Democratic National Committee canceled a presidential debate in Los Angeles today, citing a potential strike by CBS news writers. "Due to the uncertainty created by the ongoing labor dispute between CBS and the Writers Guild of America, the DNC has canceled the December 10th debate in Los Angeles. There... ... (more) | Comments
Independent spending helps shape tight Assembly contest
Published 01:51 PM Wednesday, November 28, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
With the special election less than two weeks away, the Democratic primary showdown between Warren Furutani and Mike Gipson for state Assembly is heating up. And in yet another legislative battle, late independent expenditures threaten to top the spending of the candidates' own campaigns for the Los Angeles-area seat.
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The L.A. Coliseum and L.A. politicians
Published 10:12 AM Wednesday, November 28, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Los Angeles politicians, it seems, love the Los Angeles Coliseum. ... Second eminent domain group to submit signatures
Published 09:53 AM Wednesday, November 28, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
November 27, 2007
OC Lincoln Club to give 100k for electoral measure
Published 04:41 PM Tuesday, November 27, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Arnold hearts Leeza
Published 01:17 PM Tuesday, November 27, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced yet another job for Leeza Gibbons, the long-time TV personality, who he recently appointed to the state's stem-cell oversight committee. ... (more) | CommentsSession planned during GOP retreat
Published 12:55 PM Tuesday, November 27, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
When Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez postponed a floor session on health care until early December, he rescheduled the vote for the day the Assembly Republican caucus is slated to be in San Diego for its annual policy retreat.
But despite the GOP lawmakers’ plans to be hundreds of miles away, Núñez’s office says the speaker won’t reschedule the vote. ... (more) | Comments
Marijuana measure titled and summarized
Published 09:50 AM Tuesday, November 27, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Schwarzenegger to appoint Monterey County supe
Published 09:47 AM Tuesday, November 27, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
November 26, 2007
No big 5 deals reported
Published 05:40 PM Monday, November 26, 2007 by Aurelio Rojas
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the top legislative leaders from both parties met for more than hour today in a last-ditch effort to get a $10 billion water bond deal done in time for the Feb. 5 ballot. "The governor would like to see it on the February ballot,” Senate President... ... (more) | Comments
Lloyd Levine to Edie Lambert: Marry me?
Published 03:07 PM Monday, November 26, 2007 by Jim Sanders
Assemblyman Lloyd Levine and KCRA-TV journalist Edie Lambert are getting hitched. The Van Nuys Democrat popped the question Thursday to his longtime lady friend during a flight from Sacramento to Seattle, where the couple spent Thanksgiving visiting relatives from both families. "They're engaged and they're incredibly happy," said Alex... ... (more) | Comments
Schwarzenegger, O'Connell sign ballot arguments
Published 02:24 PM Monday, November 26, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
November 21, 2007
Donor roundup: Steinberg ponies up for term limits
Published 12:44 PM Wednesday, November 21, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Sen. Darrell Steinberg has emerged as the biggest financial backer -– among lawmakers –- of the term-limits measure on the February ballot. Rep. Darrell Issa has given more money to the Electoral College measure. And an independent expenditure campaign begins for Warren Furutani. ... (more) | Comments
Georgia court nixes Jessica's Law look-a-like
Published 12:31 PM Wednesday, November 21, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Reform health care? Recruit Dennis Quaid as spokesman
Published 09:41 AM Wednesday, November 21, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
New blogs covering CA politicking
Published 08:50 AM Wednesday, November 21, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
November 20, 2007
O'Connell goes for compacts
Published 10:16 AM Tuesday, November 20, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
The campaign against the four Indian gambling referendums on the Feb. 5 ballot announced the endorsement of Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell. It's all about the money. Here's O'Connell's written statement: "As California faces chronic budget deficits and a mounting fiscal crisis, it is crucial that we have funds... ... (more) | Comments
Jack Fenton, former assemblyman, passes
Published 09:01 AM Tuesday, November 20, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Eminent-domain signatures coming in
Published 08:39 AM Tuesday, November 20, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Looks like Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't the only California politician to have a bobblehead. The Southwest Voter Registration Education Project has Mr. Mayor's approval to use his likeness to create the ever-nodding Antonio Villaraigosa.
... November 19, 2007
Memorial fund set up for Capitol staffer Ed Soria
Published 05:10 PM Monday, November 19, 2007 by Judy Lin
Another week, another national magazine cover
Published 01:54 PM Monday, November 19, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
State GOP makes Christiansen permanent
Published 11:15 AM Monday, November 19, 2007 by Kevin Yamamura
Brown and Delgadillo team up for toy suit
Published 10:13 AM Monday, November 19, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Video: Torres at the executive board
Published 10:06 AM Monday, November 19, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
As the Democratic Party said in advance, the attempt to censure Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein didn’t go anywhere at this weekend’s executive board meeting. But Democratic Party Chairman Art Torres gave a speech telling activists he spoke to Feinstein about the “problems” with her votes. ... (more) | Comments
November 16, 2007
Nation eyes entering Leno-Migden contest
Published 12:23 PM Friday, November 16, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Anti-health care overhaul radio spots launched
Published 10:34 AM Friday, November 16, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
The return of ferretocracy
Published 10:11 AM Friday, November 16, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
After a three-year hiatus, 2008 could bring a return to the ferret debate in Sacramento. Supporters of legalizing the would-be pet have drafted a white paper arguing for legalization and plan on contacting every member of the Legislature seeking an author for ferret freedom next year. “The bottom line is... ... (more) | Comments
November 15, 2007
Poizner files initiative
Published 05:38 PM Thursday, November 15, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Continuing to build his public profile, Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner filed an initiative today to toughen penalties on vehicle owners who don't maintain auto insurance. The measure would allow police and highway patrol officers to remove a vehicle's license plates and, after a seven day period, impound the car if... ... (more) | Comments
Video: Schwarzenegger stars in new enviro ad
Published 11:03 AM Thursday, November 15, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, along with two other governors, is appearing in a new national ad campaign urging Congress to act to combat global warming.
The 30-second ad, produced by Environmental Defense, also features Gov. Jon Huntsman of Utah, a Republican, and Gov. Brian Schweitzer of Montana, a Democrat, and is set to air nationwide. ... (more) | CommentsPerata goes No on 92
Published 10:35 AM Thursday, November 15, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata announced today that he is opposing Proposition 92, the community college measure on the Feb. 5 ballot. "Prop. 92 will make California's bad budget problems worse. It increases costs by some $300 million, while concurrently reducing state revenues by $70 million - with no... ... (more) | Comments
Teachers vs. teachers ballot showdown
Published 09:00 AM Thursday, November 15, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
The community college measure on the Feb. 5 ballot is shaping up to be a battle royale between California’s biggest teachers unions.
On one side is the California Federation of Teachers, the state’s second largest teachers union, which has been the biggest financial backer of the campaign to lower community college fees and set aside a percentage of the budget for community colleges. On the other is the California Teachers Association, the largest teachers group in the state, which so far has been the sole funder of the opposition campaign – to the tune of nearly $300,000. ... (more) | Comments
On one side is the California Federation of Teachers, the state’s second largest teachers union, which has been the biggest financial backer of the campaign to lower community college fees and set aside a percentage of the budget for community colleges. On the other is the California Teachers Association, the largest teachers group in the state, which so far has been the sole funder of the opposition campaign – to the tune of nearly $300,000. ... (more) | Comments
November 14, 2007
Extra! Leeza Gibbons' next step -- stem-cell oversight
Published 04:44 PM Wednesday, November 14, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reached into his Hollywood past Wednesday to fill a seat on California’s panel overseeing stem-cell research, appointing long-time TV personality Leeza Gibbons. Gibbons, 50, most recently was in the public eye as a contestant on “Dancing With the Stars.” She was the third star to be eliminated... ... (more) | Comments
Silence is golden, attorneys argue
Published 03:54 PM Wednesday, November 14, 2007 by Jim Sanders
For the agency that regulates California's political practices, honesty may not always be the best policy, according to attorneys who represent state legislators and other elected officials. Put simply, silence may be fairer, the group argues. Ross Johnson, named chairman of the state's Fair Political Practices Commission in February, is... ... (more) | Comments
Gray Davis, live ... in Sacramento!
Published 03:14 PM Wednesday, November 14, 2007 by Dan Smith
Former Gov. Gray Davis, appearing today at the Sacramento Press Club, couldn't resist an attempt at humor -- particularly aimed at his antagonists in the press. "We had to come up with the Top 10 reasons why we came back to Sacramento. After we got through four reasons, the writers... ... (more) | Comments
California's housing market gets hit twice
Published 01:41 PM Wednesday, November 14, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
State leaders react to deficit report
Published 01:22 PM Wednesday, November 14, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Activists seek party censure of DiFi
Published 11:29 AM Wednesday, November 14, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Liberal online activists have been in a tizzy for weeks over recent votes by U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein to confirm a controversial judge and President Bush’s nominee for attorney general, Michael Mukasey.
... Florez-Parra: The feud continues
Published 10:38 AM Wednesday, November 14, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
If at first you don't succeed, try to maneuver around Nicole Parra. That seems to be the motto of Sen. Dean Florez, who the AP reports this morning is planning to steer his package of bills to regulate the lettuce and spinach industry away from the Assembly Agriculture Committee, which... ... (more) | Comments
Tax receipts down, deficit up
Published 09:59 AM Wednesday, November 14, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Tax revenues for the current fiscal year continue to sag, as California is $1.1 billion below projected revenues only four months into the fiscal year, according to the latest figures released by the Department of Finance. The state had projected to bring in $29.2 billion so far. In October, the... ... (more) | Comments
November 13, 2007
Another health care hurdle?
Published 04:34 PM Tuesday, November 13, 2007 by Kevin Yamamura
Legislative Democrats and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger are eager to declare victory should they reach agreement on a health care plan to cover 6.7 million uninsured Californians, but Assembly Republican Leader Mike Villines warned Tuesday that any celebration would be premature. That's because he believes a June 2008 ballot referendum looms... ... (more) | Comments
College fee cap proposed by Garamendi
Published 03:15 PM Tuesday, November 13, 2007 by Jim Sanders
Lt. Gov. John Garamendi proposed Tuesday that California State University cap its fees at current levels, with future increases limited to the rate of inflation. Garamendi, who unveiled his resolution at a meeting of the CSU Board of Trustees in Long Beach, said he plans to make a similar proposal... ... (more) | Comments
Burgat new CalChamber VP
Published 02:20 PM Tuesday, November 13, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Marc Burgat has joined the California Chamber of Commerce as the business group's new vice president of government relations. Formerly a lobbyist with the California Cable and Telecommunications Association, Burgat will join the Chamber after Thanksgiving on Nov. 26. Burgat replaces Dominic DiMare, who left the Chamber at the end... ... (more) | Comments
Schwarzenegger fundraiser tonight
Published 11:50 AM Tuesday, November 13, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
It’s been more than a year since Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger won re-election in a landslide victory over Democrat Phil Angelides – but the governor’s campaign remains in debt. He ended 2006 with $159,000 in cash and $2.57 million in accrued debt. So far in 2007, he has raised more than... ... (more) | Comments
McNerney targeted
Published 09:42 AM Tuesday, November 13, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Rep. Jerry McNerney, the freshman Democrat from Pleasanton and one of the top House targets for Republicans in 2008, is being targeted today in a full-page in The Sacramento Bee. The ad, one of seven aimed at perceived vulnerable congressional Democrats, is being paid for by Freedom's Watch, a new... ... (more) | Comments
Young Dems' picks
Published 09:07 AM Tuesday, November 13, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
After meeting in Tahoe for the weekend, the California Young Democrats have taken stances on the three measures on the Feb. 5, 2008 ballot. Proposition 91 (Transportation funding) -- Neutral Proposition 92 (Community colleges) -- Support Proposition 93 (Term limits) -- Support... ... (more) | Comments
November 12, 2007
A GOP family divided
Published 04:27 PM Monday, November 12, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
George goes for Fred. Sharon prefers Rudy. There's a split in the Runner family over presidential preferences, as Assemblywoman Sharon Runner is backing GOP frontrunner Rudy Giuliani, while husband Sen. George Runner is backing former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson. Watch the GOP duo from Lancaster talk out their differences in... ... (more) | Comments
Under 100 words
Published 12:50 PM Monday, November 12, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Read as George Skelton of the L.A. Times handicaps the field of would-be 2010 Democratic candidates for governor in 90 words: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa suffers from personal scandal. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom easily won reelection last week, but is the McClintock of the left. Lt. Gov. John... ... (more) | Comments
Video: Picking on Fresno - again
Published 10:48 AM Monday, November 12, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
It looks like Fresno is the butt of another joke -- this one courtesy of a Toyota advertising campaign for their signature hybrid car, the Prius. In the commercial, which aims to depict an ideal future, the narrator intones, "Gas stations will become nothing more than low budget tourist stops,... ... (more) | Comments
November 11, 2007
CRA picks Romney
Published 04:24 PM Sunday, November 11, 2007 by Peter Hecht
The conservative California Republican Assembly has a presidential favorite, and it's former Massassachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. On a second ballot vote Sunday at their Sacramento state convention, some 240 CRA delegates voted by a two-thirds margin to endorse Romney over former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson. On the first ballot, candidates... ... (more) | Comments
November 09, 2007
Schwarzenegger's phantom-authored health bill
Published 04:00 PM Friday, November 09, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s health care package has finally been introduced in the Legislature – though it still doesn’t have an author. On Thursday, the Assembly Rules Committee assigned the Democratic leadership’s new health plan for a hearing next week. At the same time, the committee referred a second bill, AB... ... (more) | Comments
'So, this is what an $8 billion deficit feels like....'
Published 02:20 PM Friday, November 09, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
The Capitol Alert caption contest has a winner -- and his name is J. Kevin Pedrotti ... Plowing ahead on health care
Published 11:43 AM Friday, November 09, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
The governor’s office just released a set of statements about “how fixing California's broken health care system is key to keeping California's economy strong and to solving California's chronic budget problems.” With news out that the Schwarzenegger administration is ordering departments to prep for cutting 10 percent of their budget,... ... (more) | Comments
It's good to be the chairman
Published 10:10 AM Friday, November 09, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
For Assemblyman Pedro Nava, it was good to be the chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee this week. That post allows him a seat, albeit as a non-voting member, on the California Transportation Commission. The powerful but obscure commission is charged with prioritizing which state transportation projects get funded first.... ... (more) | Comments
Villines the kingmaker?
Published 09:19 AM Friday, November 09, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Assembly Republican leader Mike Villines hasn't endorsed yet in the presidential primary. Not that you probably noticed. But, as one of the state's top Republicans, he plans to endorse before the Feb. 5 primary. E.J. Schultz of the Fresno Bee listens as Villines talks out his thought process.... ... (more) | Comments
November 08, 2007
Transportation commission allocates $122 million
Published 05:18 PM Thursday, November 08, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Learning with Willie
Published 10:33 AM Thursday, November 08, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
That's the promise of the new Willie L. Brown, Jr. Leadership Center at San Francisco State, which is being announced today. Brown, the former speaker of the Assembly and mayor of San Francisco, has been trying to get the academic center off the ground for some time. "No one's doing... ... (more) | Comments
Schwarzenegger and Shamu: The caption contest
Published 10:25 AM Thursday, November 08, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
On Wednesday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger watched Sea World’s famous killer whale show. And there is a picture of Shamu and Schwarzenegger just waiting for your caption. For those of you new to this drill, here’s how it works: 1. Look at the picture. 2. Pick a caption. 3. E-mail... ... (more) | Comments
Referendum backers: ‘The campaign is in dire need of money’
Published 09:24 AM Thursday, November 08, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
With Rep. Darrell Issa opening his wallet and his network of donors to the Electoral College measure and Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner dropping $1.5 million of his own money to defeat Proposition 93, it seems like wealthy Republicans willing to fund ballot drives are a dime a dozen.
Not so much for the Capitol Resource Institute, the conservative Christian group that is trying to launch a referendum on recently passed anti-discrimination legislation for gay and lesbian students. ... (more) | Comments
Shill for stem cells, earn $300,000
Published 08:40 AM Thursday, November 08, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
California’s public stem-cell agency is looking to hire an outside PR firm to help promote the agency -- with a six-figure price tag. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the official name for the state’s stem-cell panel, has put out a request for proposal, jargon for a contract job, paying... ... (more) | Comments
November 07, 2007
Video: Anti-gay leader hits Giuliani beneath the girdle
Published 03:21 PM Wednesday, November 07, 2007 by Peter Hecht
The leader of a California group opposed to gay marriage is so upset about former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani getting endorsed by Pat Robertson that he's assailing the conservative religious leader as a sellout - and is going after Rudy for wearing a dress. In a press release called... ... (more) | Comments
Dutton and the Gov
Published 03:12 PM Wednesday, November 07, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Sen. Bob Dutton may have called on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to declare a fiscal state of emergency today, but that didn't stop the Rancho Cucamonga Republican from appearing alongside the governor in fire-ravaged Lake Arrowhead (Dutton's district).
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Published 02:16 PM Wednesday, November 07, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
UPDATED: Health care: The responses
Published 01:45 PM Wednesday, November 07, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Former Sen. Chuck Poochigian, the Fresno Republican who was beaten by Jerry Brown in his 2006 bid for attorney general, has found himself a new job. The long-time lawmaker has joined the Fresno law firm of Dowling, Aaron & Keeler ... World's largest (and smallest) dog outside the Capitol
Published 01:00 PM Wednesday, November 07, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Dutton says it's time to declare 'fiscal emergency'
Published 11:33 AM Wednesday, November 07, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Sen. Bob Dutton, one of the Republican holdouts during this summer's 50-plus day budget impasse, says California's fiscal state -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has ordered departments to prepare for a 10 percent cut -- means Schwarzenegger should declare a fiscal state of emergency. Dutton makes his case in an op-ed... ... (more) | Comments
The donors to the Electoral College measure
Published 10:27 AM Wednesday, November 07, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
There’s a story in today’s Bee about the latest donations to the proposed initiative to divide California’s electoral votes by congressional district. Here’s the full list of donors, reported to the secretary of state so far: California Republican Party: $80,001 Rep. Darrell Issa $50,000 from personal funds $9,700 in campaign... ... (more) | Comments
November 06, 2007
Fletcher fundraising at Fats
Published 02:22 PM Tuesday, November 06, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Nathan Fletcher, the leading (and only so far) Republican candidate to replace former Assemblyman George Plescia, hit up the Sacramento fundraising circuit today at Frank Fats, the classic Chinese food Capitol watering hole.
So what do we know about Fletcher?
Well, if you were reading the Washington Post last week, you learned he and his wife are trying to have a baby. ... (more) | CommentsNew special sesssion health committee
Published 01:54 PM Tuesday, November 06, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez has named the members of the Assembly Health Committee, which will hear the legislation he unveiled today. The committee looks much the same as the regular session health panel. The only changes: Assemblymen Mark DeSaulnier and Mike Eng, both Democrats, have been added and Assemblywoman Loni... ... (more) | Comments
Education in '08? Not so much, says speaker
Published 12:06 PM Tuesday, November 06, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
So much for the year of education reform. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has promised that next year will be focused on education and reforming California's public schools system. But Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez, responding to a post-press conference question about next year's budget, tossed cold water on the idea: "The governor... ... (more) | Comments
Speaker bullish on health care
Published 11:34 AM Tuesday, November 06, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
If there was one takeaway point from this morning's Democratic press conference on health care, it's that Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez is awfully excited about his health care plan. "Today is truly a momentous day," he began. He called it a "tipping point," a "breakthrough," and a "fair compromise." He... ... (more) | Comments
Poizner to finance opposition to term limits measure
Published 09:29 AM Tuesday, November 06, 2007 by Jim Sanders
Millionaire state insurance commissioner Steve Poizner will announce today that he will help finance a campaign against a ballot measure to alter legislative term limits. Poizner, who signed ballot arguments against the measure, will announce his personal and financial involvement at an 11 a.m. press conference at the Senator Hotel... ... (more) | Comments
Politics to get less funny
Published 09:01 AM Tuesday, November 06, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
With writers striking in Hollywood, politics is about to get a whole lot less fun. The first victims of the strike, which began just after midnight on Monday, are the late-night comedy shows. That means no Jay Leno, David Letterman and Conan O’Brian poking fun at our favorite Cal-ee-forn-e-ya governor.... ... (more) | Comments
November 05, 2007
Drug treatment president says he'll fight state
Published 04:59 PM Monday, November 05, 2007 by afurillo
The president of a prison drug treatment program said he will fight a corrections department audit that says his firm owes the state more than half a million dollars. "We're going to go to court," said Rod Mullen of the Amity Foundation. Porterville-based Amity was named in the corrections audit... ... (more) | Comments
Schwarzenegger makes Obando official
Published 03:55 PM Monday, November 05, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger removed the word “acting” from the title of Bismark Obando, who has served as the governor’s director of external affairs since July. Obando has been in Schwarzenegger shop since 2004, when he worked as a legislative analyst for the Office of Planning and Research. He joined the... ... (more) | Comments
Prison audit hits drug program
Published 02:21 PM Monday, November 05, 2007 by Andy Furillo
California corrections officials are demanding that a private drug program contractor return $547,207 in payments. The bill resulted from a corrections department audit into the Porterville-based Amity Foundation's production of training videos. Amity, which operates five in-prison drug programs in the state, is being asked to pay back the money... ... (more) | Comments
New Feb. 5 ballot deadlines
Published 09:53 AM Monday, November 05, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
The Legislature works on deadlines - and now the state's lawmakers have a drop-dead date for placing any new measures on the Feb. 5, 2008 ballot. In a letter to the legislative leadership and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Secretary of State Debra Bowen said Friday that if lawmakers pass the funding,... ... (more) | Comments
Welcome to the new – and free – Capitol Alert
Published 06:26 AM Monday, November 05, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
For the past 10 months, we’ve toiled behind a subscription firewall. Well, so much for that. Capitol Alert is now free – and we’re excited about bringing you the latest up-to-the-minute news in Capitol politicking and policymaking. For our past subscribers, those who signed up for free trials and the... ... (more) | Comments
Lawmaking by the numbers
Published 06:25 AM Monday, November 05, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
When Sandre Swanson joined the Assembly this year, the Oakland Democrat probably didn’t envision that he would be the only lawmaker to have every bill in his legislative package vetoed by the governor.
But that’s exactly what happened.
That’s one of the many notable facts Capitol Alert unearthed in a numerical analysis of the 2007 legislative session. ... (more) | CommentsBy the numbers: The 2007 Legislature
Published 06:24 AM Monday, November 05, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
November 02, 2007
Electoral College initiative donors to be revealed Tuesday
Published 04:50 PM Friday, November 02, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
If you want to know just how much money Rep. Darrell Issa is giving to the initiative to split California's electoral votes by congressional district, you're going to have to wait until next week. Although the campaign filings had been expected today, the proponents of the ballot measure say they... ... (more) | Comments
Video: Torres-Gilliard smackdown!
Published 04:28 PM Friday, November 02, 2007 by Shane Goldmacher
Ok, so smackdown may be a little bit of an exaggeration. But Art Torres, chair of the California Democratic Party, and Dave Gilliard, a Republican consultant who is managing the effort to qualify an initiative to split the state's electoral votes, go