March 31, 2008
Published 04:55 PM Monday, March 31, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The Carole Migden-Mark Leno battle royale over the Democratic Party endorsement wasn't the only endorsement fight at last weekend's convention in San Jose.
There was also Hancock v. Chan, Pettis v. Perez and Waldman v. Blumenfeld. ...
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Published 04:35 PM Monday, March 31, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
It's been a rough few months for San Francisco Sen. Carole Migden, with the latest blow coming at last weekend's convention in San Jose, when California Democratic Party delegates refused to endorse her campaign. ...
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Published 04:07 PM Monday, March 31, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The man who was the California Assembly’s first time employee will be honored on the Assembly floor on Tuesday, five months after his family donated boxes full of historical items to the Assembly documenting Arthur Ohnimus’ 45 years in the Legislature’s lower house. His descendants will be recognized on the... ...
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March 28, 2008
Published 04:32 PM Friday, March 28, 2008 by Judy Lin
Saying they don't want to cut education, Assembly Republicans spent part of their retreat this week formulating a plan to fund schools without resorting to a suspension of Proposition 98. ...
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Published 02:21 PM Friday, March 28, 2008 by Judy Lin
The Attorney General's Office has not received a request to review California Lottery office party policies, contrary to a letter written by Lottery Director Joan Borucki. ...
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Published 01:33 PM Friday, March 28, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Aaron Davis is leaving the Associated Press. Tom Chorneau is leaving the San Francisco Chronicle. Tamara Keith is leaving KQED. ...
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Published 12:33 PM Friday, March 28, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
California Secretary of State Debra Bowen has certified a full list of candidates on the June ballot for legislative seats in California. Find it here. ...
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Published 09:27 AM Friday, March 28, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
As Democrats continue to fight over their nominee, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain released his first ad of the general election campaign, which will air in New Mexico, a battleground state. ...
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March 27, 2008
Published 03:34 PM Thursday, March 27, 2008 by Judy Lin
Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez today defended his "golden handshake" offer to employees, saying staff has worked long and hard to earn benefits. ...
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Published 03:04 PM Thursday, March 27, 2008 by Dan Smith
Sen. Ron Calderon expressed hope that healing can begin in the Montebello community after a man was arrested Wednesday in the hit-and-run death of his 14-year-old nephew, Justin William Carrasco. ...
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Published 09:54 AM Thursday, March 27, 2008 by Dan Smith
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced that he has appointed longtime adviser Bonnie Reiss to a seat on the prestigious University of California Board of Regents. ...
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March 26, 2008
Published 06:59 PM Wednesday, March 26, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Veterans of Assemblywoman Nicole Parra's staff – and there are quite a few – are gathering on Thursday night for a roast of the Hanford Democrat, quite literally at her expense. ...
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Published 04:40 PM Wednesday, March 26, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's political action committee has donated another $250,000 to help qualify a redistricting measure for the November ballot, according to campaign filings released today, bringing his total donations to the cause to $550,000. ...
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Published 01:50 PM Wednesday, March 26, 2008 by Kevin Yamamura
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday defended his decision to replace actor Clint Eastwood and brother-in-law Bobby Shriver on the State Park and Recreation Commission, saying he wanted to give other people a chance to serve. ...
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Published 11:00 AM Wednesday, March 26, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
State Sen. Mark Ridley-Thomas trails Los Angeles City Councilman Bernard Parks in the race for campaign contributions before their June 3 face-off for a coveted seat on the L.A. Board of Supervisors.
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Published 09:43 AM Wednesday, March 26, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Jon Fleischman, the publisher of the Flashreport and a vice-chairman of the California Republican party has an account of Sen. John McCain's Newport Beach fundraiser on Tuesday.
It was attended by a who's who of leading Southern California Republicans.
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March 25, 2008
Published 03:34 PM Tuesday, March 25, 2008 by Dan Walters
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom more or less declared his interest in running for governor in 2010 today, joining a field of potential Democratic candidates that's already somewhat crowded. Newsom, asked about gubernatorial ambitions after addressing the Sacramento Press Club, said "it's wildly premature" to consider running but then said... ...
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Published 02:42 PM Tuesday, March 25, 2008 by Judy Lin
The man overseeing a mental health hospital with over 600 sexually violent predators is stepping down after less than a year on the job. Norm Kramer had come out of retirement to serve as the interim executive director of Coalinga State Hospital. But under labor rules, he can only serve... ...
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Published 02:02 PM Tuesday, March 25, 2008 by Dan Smith
The Assembly Higher Education Committee remains without a permanent chair, after the panel met this afternoon with Assemblyman Jim Beall serving as chair for the day. ...
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Published 01:02 PM Tuesday, March 25, 2008 by Judy Lin
An intoxicated man broke into the Service Employee International Union's field office last Thursday, dropping his shoes and pants along the way at various cubicles before finding his way into a room. No damage was reported and no personal information was compromised, said SEIU spokesman Naj Alikhan. The man was... ...
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Published 09:15 AM Tuesday, March 25, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Senate Democrats are taking another crack at passing legislation to ease the state’s foreclosure crisis, after a nearly united Republican caucus successfully blocked similar legislation in January. ...
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Published 09:06 AM Tuesday, March 25, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The cost of the mayoral contest in San Diego is approaching $2 million, largely largely on the strength of challenger Steve Francis' personal fortune, which he has tapped to the tune of $1.3 million. Campaign filings released this week show Francis, who spent $2 million of his own money in... ...
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March 24, 2008
Published 03:16 PM Monday, March 24, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Justin William Carrasco, the 14-year old nephew of Sen. Ron Calderon, was killed in a hit-and-run accident early Saturday morning, the senator's office said Monday. ...
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Published 03:05 PM Monday, March 24, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Updated The Legislature's annual "women of the year" ceremony is always full of interesting back stories for many of honorees. This year was no different. ...
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Published 02:07 PM Monday, March 24, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Sen. Bob Dutton of Rancho Cucamonga has been elevated to the vice-chairmanship of the Senate Budget Committee by the Senate GOP leadership, the first personnel change since Sen. Dave Cogdill was selected as leader. ...
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Published 12:18 PM Monday, March 24, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Ricardo Lara, an aide to Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez, who dropped his own bid for Assembly to help clear the field for the cousin of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, has landed a job on the city's Planning Commission, courtesy of the mayor.
Lara is the second person in two years to receive a seat on the commission after dropping out of a contested Assembly campaign. ...
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Published 11:46 AM Monday, March 24, 2008 by Kevin Yamamura
After Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger criticized lawmakers for inaction on the budget in February, he came under fire from Senate President Don Perata for proposed 10 percent spending cuts and for telling the Legislature what to do.
But the governor shot back Monday during a Chamber of Commerce town hall meeting in Bakersfield. ...
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Published 09:35 AM Monday, March 24, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Former President Bill Clinton will head west to California this weekend to speak to party activists at the California Democratic Party convention. ...
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March 21, 2008
Published 04:24 PM Friday, March 21, 2008 by Andy Furillo
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain has scheduled a two-day campaign swing through California next week. ...
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Published 04:11 PM Friday, March 21, 2008 by Andy Furillo
Shortly after another flu epidemic shut down a Southern California prison, officials at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione shut down two of the institution's three main yards this week when dozens of inmates started showing symptoms of the illness. ...
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Published 03:44 PM Friday, March 21, 2008 by Jim Sanders
Habitual truants would be restricted from obtaining driver's licenses under legislation to get its first Capitol hearing on Monday.
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Published 12:53 PM Friday, March 21, 2008 by Jim Sanders
With a meeting of the Assembly Higher Education Committee looming, the seven-member body remains rudderless. The Assembly clerk's desk closed at noon today without receiving documents appointing a leader. ...
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Published 10:26 AM Friday, March 21, 2008 by Jim Sanders
Characterizing the GOP as the party that protects wealthy buyers of yachts and jets, the Courage Campaign, a liberal Democratic group, is raising money to air a 30-second television ad ridiculing Republicans' refusal to close a sales tax loophole on such big-ticket items. ...
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March 20, 2008
Published 01:03 PM Thursday, March 20, 2008 by Jim Sanders
A televised graphic depicting Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata in gangland garb has been pulled from the popular YouTube video site, by KOVR 13 or its parent company, after Italian Americans took offense to it. ...
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Published 11:19 AM Thursday, March 20, 2008 by Dan Walters
Joe Mathews is a one-time reporter for the Los Angeles Times who wrote a book, "The People's Machine," that advanced the theory that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had developed a new and effective way of governing through the use of ballot measures. Unfortunately for him, Mathews' book was published in 2006,... ...
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March 19, 2008
Published 05:22 PM Wednesday, March 19, 2008 by Judy Lin
Students and teachers at the California State University system are teaming up to fight Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed budget cuts. ...
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Published 04:07 PM Wednesday, March 19, 2008 by Jim Sanders
A televised graphic depicting Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata as an apparent Mafia leader, pointing a gun skyward, has angered Italian-Americans. Bill Cerruti, who is chairman of a state Italian-American task force and leader of the Italian-American Cultural Society, blasted the characterization today and demanded an apology. The... ...
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Published 01:59 PM Wednesday, March 19, 2008 by Dan Walters
The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, a Naderite, Santa Monica-based thorn in the side of California business for the past two decades, is changing its name to Consumer Watchdog with a glossy new Web site to match. ...
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Published 01:37 PM Wednesday, March 19, 2008 by Jim Sanders
Secretary of State Debra Bowen's controversial decision last year to curtail use of electronic voting machines after security flaws were discovered has earned her a national award for political courage. ...
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Published 12:38 PM Wednesday, March 19, 2008 by Kevin Yamamura
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has stated all along he doesn't want to impose new taxes to solve California's budget problem, but he suggested Wednesday that rather than focusing on goods, the state should consider levying taxes on services that have become part of the 21st century economy. ...
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Published 10:46 AM Wednesday, March 19, 2008 by Judy Lin
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has refused to reappoint brother-in-law Bobby Shriver and fellow actor Clint Eastwood to the State Park and Recreation Commission. Shriver, the commission chairman, and Eastwood, the vice chairman, were champions of the beleaguered state parks system, which is facing budget cuts and pressure for a toll road... ...
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March 18, 2008
Published 04:11 PM Tuesday, March 18, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The recall attempt of Sen. Jeff Denham, R-Atwater, has gathered enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen announced Tuesday. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger must set the recall election for a date 60 to 80 days from today, Bowen's office reports. Then, voters in Denham's sprawling... ...
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Published 03:15 PM Tuesday, March 18, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, the influential 800,000-strong union umbrella group, announced its legislative endorsements for the June primaries on Tuesday, giving a boost to several Democratic candidates in competitive races. ...
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Published 12:30 PM Tuesday, March 18, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The team of Republican political consultants that worked together to defeat Proposition 93 has reunited to oppose the recall of Sen. Jeff Denham. ...
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Published 10:39 AM Tuesday, March 18, 2008 by Dan Walters
The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld a modified open primary election system in Washington state, denying challenges by both major political parties.
The court in 2000 had invalidated a "blanket primary" system approved by California voters, under which all candidates for office would appear on one ballot and the top two vote-getters of each party would face each other for the office. ...
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Published 09:37 AM Tuesday, March 18, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Another (relatively) new blog of note is the
Ballot Watch blog from the political team at the Riverside Press-Enterprise. ...
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Published 08:19 AM Tuesday, March 18, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
There's a new entry in California political blogosphere from KNBC, the Los Angeles television station, written by David Markland.
It's called
California Faultline and promises coverage of "local, state, and national politics that impacts residents of the Golden State." ...
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Published 07:47 AM Tuesday, March 18, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The lieutenant governor is an important job, or so says the National Lieutenant Governors Association, which took time this week to point out that 15 former lieutenant governors have risen to become governor. ...
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March 17, 2008
Published 03:36 PM Monday, March 17, 2008 by Dan Smith
Roland Arnall, big GOP contributor, former ambassador to the Netherlands and founder of Ameriquest Mortgage, has died in Los Angeles. ...
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Published 01:30 PM Monday, March 17, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
"I forgive them for being so young and immature. I am not going to hold that lack of experience against them."
-- Assemblyman Mervyn Dymally, an 82-year old Democrat running for state Senate against former Assemblyman Rod Wright, 55, and channeling Ronald Reagan. Via the
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Published 11:30 AM Monday, March 17, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
UPDATEDGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is making waves in energy circles after saying Friday that nuclear power has "a great future" and that it is time to "relook at that issue again rather than just looking the other way and living in denial." ...
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Published 09:58 AM Monday, March 17, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
There are at least two trips abroad this legislative spring break, with one set of lawmakers traveling to Japan and another group headed to Spain. The trip to Japan includes Sen. Jim Battin, R-Palm Desert, and Assembly members Anthony Adams, R-Hesperia, Bonnie Garcia, R-Cathedral City, and Fiona Ma, D-San Francisco.... ...
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Published 07:40 AM Monday, March 17, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Assemblyman Hector De La Torre, who was removed Thursday as chair of the powerful Assembly Rules Committee, said there was "no reason" he could think of for his dismissal. He says Speaker-elect Karen Bass told him she "didn't know anything about this."
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March 14, 2008
Published 02:39 PM Friday, March 14, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Assemblyman Anthony Portantino said Friday he was “very disappointed” to be removed as chair of the higher education committee by Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez and was “surprised” by the change, which he found out via an after-hours fax on Thursday night.
“All I know is that we got a fax (addressed) to Dotson Wilson (chief clerk of the Assembly) from the speaker that was on our fax machine last night after close of business,” said Portantino in a phone interview. “We got it this morning.” ...
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Published 12:26 PM Friday, March 14, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
California Democratic activists met Thursday and will meet again Saturday to consider official Democratic Party pre-endorsements for June's legislative primaries. ...
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Published 12:09 PM Friday, March 14, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
It is a positive TV spot, featuring the San Francisco assemblyman speaking directly into the camera about lobbying money, ethics reform and universal health care.
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Published 10:16 AM Friday, March 14, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Apparently political reporters aren't the only ones caught up with the possibilities of one-time eBay executive and billionaire Meg Whitman running for office in California.
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Published 08:28 AM Friday, March 14, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The first fallout of the contested speakership race hit the Assembly late Thursday. Two Democrats and one-time candidates for speaker were stripped of their chairmanships of influential standing committees.
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March 13, 2008
Published 04:36 PM Thursday, March 13, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
After Legislative Analyst Elizabeth Hill announced Thursday morning that she will retire at the end of the legislative session, responses to her 22 years as head of the Legislative Analyst's Office began pouring in. Here's a collection. ...
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Published 12:36 PM Thursday, March 13, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Candidates whose last names begin with the letter "H" will appear first on the June legislative primary ballot, according to today's randomized drawing by the Secretary of State's office. See the full list. ...
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Published 11:34 AM Thursday, March 13, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
California's general fund collected $88 million less than forecast in February, with year-to-date revenues $275 million below forecast, according to the Department of Finance. ...
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Published 10:20 AM Thursday, March 13, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Don Perata parodied in YouTube video, Arnold Schwarzenegger makes David Letterman's Top 10 list and more. ...
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Published 10:10 AM Thursday, March 13, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The AP has the story of a no-bid contract, since suspended, for a public relations campaign in favor of controversial aerial spraying to control an invasive moth. The contract was given to Porter Novelli, a firm with ties to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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March 12, 2008
Published 02:53 PM Wednesday, March 12, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
California's stem cell agency has named Marie Csete, a professor at Emory University, as its new chief scientific officer.
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Published 12:57 PM Wednesday, March 12, 2008 by Andy Furillo
State Sen. Mike Machado laid it on pretty thick today in questioning a representative of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger about the administration's budget proposals on prisons. ...
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Published 11:21 AM Wednesday, March 12, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
What was billed as a three-way surrogate struggle for the Assembly between Latino political powerhouses has thinned to two candidates, as a top aide to Sen. Gil Cedillo is dropping out of the race.
That leaves John Perez, the cousin of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and Ricardo Lara, the district director for Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez as the remaining politically connected candidates for the Assembly seat, which Núñez must vacate this year due to term limits.
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March 11, 2008
Published 06:32 PM Tuesday, March 11, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
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Published 11:19 AM Tuesday, March 11, 2008 by Dan Walters
Jan Goldsmith was a Republican assemblyman from rural San Diego County best known for carrying unsuccessful legislation to legalize ferrets - an issue that still floats around the Capitol. The ferret bill was not kind to Goldsmith's image in the Capitol, especially when he showed up one day wearing an... ...
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Published 10:20 AM Tuesday, March 11, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Rep. Howard Berman, a Southern California Democrat, will officially replace the late Rep. Tom Lantos as the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. But House Democrats waited three weeks to make the appointment official (he was always next in line), allowing, through an idiosyncrasy in House rules, Berman to become the only congressman to chair a full committee as well as a subcommittee. ...
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March 10, 2008
Published 11:54 AM Monday, March 10, 2008 by Judy Lin
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says the fastest way to resolve the state deficit is to lock him up with legislators a room for three days - and ban bathroom breaks. "All we have to do is lock ourselves in a room for three days and not go outside - and not... ...
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Published 09:25 AM Monday, March 10, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Assemblywoman Nell Soto, who has been missing from Sacramento for months, decided on Friday to retire instead of seeking another term in the Legislature.
The Pomona Democrat issued a statement that said, "As much as my heart and mind want to continue in public service, my 81-year-old body is in need of less stress and a less vigorous schedule. On the advice of my doctor, this time I am going to listen to my body and not my heart," Soto said in a statement. ...
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March 07, 2008
Published 01:14 PM Friday, March 07, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Opponents of a June ballot measure on eminent domain, Proposition 98, lost a court battle today to have the ballot title include the fact that the measure would prohibit rent control. ...
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Published 12:17 PM Friday, March 07, 2008 by Jim Sanders
Pssst, it's not widely known, but Assemblyman Paul Cook has a pretty odd nickname. ...
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Published 11:46 AM Friday, March 07, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Californians take up more than 100 slots on Forbes magazine's annual list of the richest people in the world. Among them are the world's youngest self-made billionaire, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook fame, and Meg Whitman, the former eBay chief and would-be candidate for governor. ...
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Published 11:18 AM Friday, March 07, 2008 by Jim Sanders
Assemblywoman Betty Karnette is using the "carrot-and-stick" approach to fight tardiness in the lower house. Her carrot is meant to stick.
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Published 09:04 AM Friday, March 07, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Assemblyman John Benoit, a Palm Desert Republican, is locked in a tough GOP primary against former Assemblyman Russ Bogh, who left the Legislature in 2006.
And Benoit is reaping the benefits of political timing: the fact that his Assembly term is ending in a year a Senate seat is opening up, while Bogh has been out of office for two years. ...
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March 06, 2008
Published 04:26 PM Thursday, March 06, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Sen. Mike Machado, who has been the Senate Democratic point man on water issues, has announced new water bond legislation aimed to jumpstart stalled negotiations with Republicans. ...
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Published 03:54 PM Thursday, March 06, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Former Assemblyman Joe Canciamilla dropped his bid for state Senate earlier today, essentially clearing the way for first-term Assemblyman Mark DeSaulnier to ascend to the Senate.
Incoming Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg played a role in the maverick Pittsburg Democrat withdrawal. ...
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Published 01:57 PM Thursday, March 06, 2008 by Andy Furillo
The dozen or so ladies, all of them inmates in a Southern California women's prison, wore pink shirts and pink construction hats. "You are the stars," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told them. "You are the stars today."
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Published 11:12 AM Thursday, March 06, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Senate GOP leader Dick Ackerman and Assembly GOP leader Mike Villines have penned twin columns reiterating their fellow Republicans' opposition to new taxes to balance the budget. ...
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Published 09:10 AM Thursday, March 06, 2008 by Judy Lin
Lt. Gov. John Garamendi will join state education leaders Thursday to kick off a public awareness campaign about the effects of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed education cuts. ...
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March 05, 2008
Published 04:09 PM Wednesday, March 05, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Margita Thompson, who served as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's press secretary for more than three years, has landed a state board appointment courtesy of Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata.
"It shows how post-partisan he is," Thompson, a Republican, said of Perata, a Democrat, with a chuckle. ...
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Published 11:25 AM Wednesday, March 05, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Just who is the speaker-elect of the California Assembly? Find out more about this cheerleader-turned-speaker, such as what current lawmaker she’s related to, where (and with whom) she went went to high school, and what she won't be doing in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s smoking tent. ...
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Published 11:19 AM Wednesday, March 05, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The number of reporters at Capitol press conferences continues to dwindle. Harrison Sheppard of the LA Daily News and Alvie Lindsay of the San Jose Mercury News are leaving the Capitol press corps. Lindsay predicts deeper cuts to follow.
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Published 11:16 AM Wednesday, March 05, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Just when will the 2008-09 budget be completed? ...
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March 04, 2008
Published 05:16 PM Tuesday, March 04, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Ralph Drollinger, the chaplain of a weekly Capitol Bible study group, has penned a third commentary on religion in the Capitol, trying to further explain what he meant in an initial posting in which he accused a competing Capitol fellowship group of being "disgusting to our Lord." ...
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Published 03:03 PM Tuesday, March 04, 2008 by Kevin Yamamura
It's just like old times again. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Capitol press corps descended on Mimi's Cafe in North Natomas on Tuesday, where the governor and former state Controller Steve Westly shook hands with diners and asked them to sign petitions for a November redistricting initiative. Schwarzenegger routinely staged... ...
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Published 02:27 PM Tuesday, March 04, 2008 by Kevin Yamamura
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday, "We should not get caught up on what is something called." ...
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Published 01:32 PM Tuesday, March 04, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher

Assemblywoman Nell Soto, an 81-year old Democrat who has been missing from Sacramento since September due to illness, has yet to pull the necessary paperwork to run for re-election ahead of this Friday’s filing deadline, spurring plans to succeed her. ...
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Published 11:28 AM Tuesday, March 04, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
A quick update on the news around and about California politics. ...
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Published 09:05 AM Tuesday, March 04, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Four Senate Democrats, including the outgoing and incoming leaders, will make a joint appearance this morning at C.K. McClatchy High School in Sacramento to highlight the negative impact of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed cuts on California's schools. ...
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March 03, 2008
Published 02:56 PM Monday, March 03, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
While Eric Hogue has found his way back
behind the mic for a political talk show, Melanie Morgan, a 14-year veteran of Bay Area conservative talk radio, has delivered the final broadcast of her program. ...
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Published 11:03 AM Monday, March 03, 2008 by Peter S. Hecht
State Sen. Tom McClintock has scheduled a Tuesday morning news conference in Placer County to announce his decision on whether he will run for the 4th Congressional District seat being vacated by Rep. John Doolittle. If his decision is that he is not entering the race, McClintock may be... ...
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Published 10:06 AM Monday, March 03, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Eric Hogue, a conservative radio host who left the political airwaves in late 2006, is back to talk Capitol politics today with the return of his old hour-long political show. ...
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Published 09:55 AM Monday, March 03, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
A new poll commissioned by Assemblyman Mark Leno shows a close three-way race in Sen. Carole Migden's reelection campaign. ...
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Published 09:01 AM Monday, March 03, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The San Francisco Chronicle's Matier and Ross report that Speaker-elect Karen Bass had help from five major California politicos on her rise to the speakership. ...
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