June 30, 2008
Published 2:23 PM Monday, June 30, 2008 by Kevin Yamamura
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger weighed in again Monday on Fourth of July fireworks, stating that the money raised by charities is far less than the cost of fire damage and that people living in fire-prone areas ought to be "a little less selfish" in considering whether to light fireworks this year. ...
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Published 1:00 PM Monday, June 30, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The story of Laura Richardson continues. ...
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Published 12:49 PM Monday, June 30, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Assembly Republican leader Mike Villines visited with The Bee's Capitol Bureau on Monday morning and sounded dour about the Legislature's chances for passing a state budget anytime soon.
"We're doing meetings, but we're not making a ton of progress," Villines said on the final day of the 2007-08 fiscal year.
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Published 9:55 AM Monday, June 30, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Fiona Ma's new squeeze; another laid off Capitol reporter; another "Predator" politician; and playing on both sides of the gay marriage ...
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Published 9:27 AM Monday, June 30, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Tom Brokaw takes the reins of "Meet the Press" and launches his interview with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will a hardball question:
"When you ran for governor in 2003, you ran as a fiscal conservative who would change the system. You would bring businesslike techniques. Now you're facing a $15 million deficit here in California. Unemployment is running at about 6.8 percent. You've got the worst housing crisis since the Great Depression. If you were the CEO of a public company, the board would probably say, 'It's time to go.'" ...
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June 27, 2008
Published 2:23 PM Friday, June 27, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
A trio of political observers has engaged in a back-and-forth on the political chances of the redistricting measure on the fall ballot. In the process, they've identified the key fault lines to the November campaign. ...
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Published 1:24 PM Friday, June 27, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Former Assemblywoman Marilyn Ryan, a Republican first elected in 1976, died Sunday. She was 75. ...
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Published 10:32 AM Friday, June 27, 2008 by Dan Walters
Secretary of State Debra Bowen has assigned numbers to the 11 ballot measures that will appear on the Nov. 4 ballot, starting over with No. 1, which was assigned to the oft-delayed $9.95 billion bond issue to partially finance a high-speed rail system in the state. ...
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Published 9:35 AM Friday, June 27, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Sen. John McCain has been inching in that direction (at first he announced he was
happy Californians would be voting on the measure), but the GOP presidential nominee made it official late Thursday: He endorsed efforts to ban gay marriage in the state.
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June 26, 2008
Published 3:44 PM Thursday, June 26, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
While the Supreme Court's decision in favor of gun rights is clearly the top story from the high court today, another decision is likely to quickly affect future California political campaigns. ...
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Published 3:27 PM Thursday, June 26, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Today is the last day for lawmakers to qualify a measure for the November ballot. Kinda, sorta, not really. ...
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Published 11:37 AM Thursday, June 26, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Rep. Mike Honda loves to belt it out at the karaoke bars. ...
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Published 9:37 AM Thursday, June 26, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Check out the draft document on California's recommended path to meet its emissions target. ...
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June 25, 2008
Published 4:12 PM Wednesday, June 25, 2008 by Kevin Yamamura
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will speak Thursday at a climate change conference in Miami hosted by Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. ...
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Published 3:04 PM Wednesday, June 25, 2008 by Judy Lin
Vultures are starting to circle over four of Sen. Jeff Denham's budget reform proposals, including one that would ban pay for legislators if they don't pass the budget on time. ...
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Published 1:06 PM Wednesday, June 25, 2008 by Judy Lin
The California Democratic Party has selected the winning video clip for its Summer of Change contest. The ad is running in Sacramento this week. ...
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Published 10:06 AM Wednesday, June 25, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
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| Assemblyman Joe Coto |
The largest of the three organized ethnic caucuses in the Legislature -- the California Latino Legislative Caucus -- is likely to stay about the same size next year.
The June primaries brought few opportunities for either gains or losses for the 26-member group, as many of its members did not face term limits. Few Latinos ran in open or competitive seats. ...
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Published 10:05 AM Wednesday, June 25, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
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| Sen. Mark Ridley-Thomas |
After making gains in the 2006 elections, the California Legislative Black Caucus looks to remain the same size in the next legislative session.
But the results of one competitive contest in November could add one more member to the eight-member caucus -- its first Republican. ...
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Published 10:00 AM Wednesday, June 25, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
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| Assemblyman Ted Lieu |
The Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus is expected to expand following the June primary elections, with as many as 10 members in next year's Legislature.
The all-Democratic Asian caucus currently has seven members but is expected to add Paul Fong and Mariko Yamada in the Assembly and former Assemblywoman Carol Liu in the Senate. ...
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Published 9:49 AM Wednesday, June 25, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
California Attorney General Jerry Brown stepped into the politics of the mortgage meltdown Wednesday morning, announcing a lawsuit against Countrywide Financial, as well as the company's president and CEO. ...
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Published 9:37 AM Wednesday, June 25, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Two trustees in Capistrano Unified School District were recalled on Tuesday night, after serving a combined 36 years on the board. Former Assemblyman Ken Maddox, now a Sacramento lobbyist, will be one of the replacements.
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June 24, 2008
Published 1:21 PM Tuesday, June 24, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
If, as they say, revenge is best served cold, then Assembly Democrats delivered Sen. Mike Machado, D-Linden, a heaping portion Monday when they put much of his legislative package on ice. ...
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Published 11:33 AM Tuesday, June 24, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has waded into California's contentious gay marriage debate, sending a letter to local bishops urging California members to support the initiative to define marriage as between a man and a woman. ...
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Published 10:07 AM Tuesday, June 24, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is skipping this morning's 47th annual Capital Prayer Breakfast. Organizers say, "We'll be praying for him." ...
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Published 10:04 AM Tuesday, June 24, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
There's quite a few new polls about opinions in the Golden State. Here's a roundup. ...
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June 23, 2008
Published 5:01 PM Monday, June 23, 2008 by Kevin Yamamura
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is scheduled to appear Sunday on "Meet the Press" as the first guest of Tom Brokaw, whom NBC named to replace longtime host Tim Russert on an interim basis through November. Russert died June 13 of a heart attack at age 58. Schwarzenegger is expected to tape... ...
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Published 3:22 PM Monday, June 23, 2008 by Judy Lin
Doctors and health care providers facing a 10 percent cut to Medi-Cal reimbursements won a minor court victory today. A federal judge in Los Angeles sided with plaintiffs in deciding which court had jurisdiction over the lawsuit and ordered the case be moved back to state court. But the ruling... ...
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Published 12:35 PM Monday, June 23, 2008 by Alan Laguardia
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Published 12:12 PM Monday, June 23, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in a new TV ad, running in Japan, promoting California.
Watch some of Schwarzenegger's past Japanese ads. ...
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Published 11:59 AM Monday, June 23, 2008 by Kevin Yamamura
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger criticized Senate Democrats on Monday for killing his universal health care plan in January and again questioned their motives. The Republican governor gave a brief address at the Catholic Health Assembly in San Diego, where he stressed the uninsured problem in California is a "moral crisis" and... ...
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Published 10:01 AM Monday, June 23, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The Capitol Resource Institute told supporters over the weekend that it was dropping its signature-gathering effort to qualify an initiative to overturn anti-discrimination legislation for gay and lesbian students. ...
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Published 9:50 AM Monday, June 23, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The state Senate contest that is expected to be the most competitive in November has gotten off to a raucous start, after supporters of Hannah-Beth Jackson and Tony Strickland tangled in the streets of Thousand Oaks last week.
The two sides literally came to blows. ...
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June 20, 2008
Published 2:16 PM Friday, June 20, 2008 by Amy Chance
The Fresno Bee's E.J. Schultz has the latest here.... ...
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Published 1:13 PM Friday, June 20, 2008 by Judy Lin
Whether you're at the state Capitol or on Capitol Hill, it's tough being an intern. You don't know how to screen phone calls or how to deal with a hangover on the job. But never fear. There's an intern's survival guide.
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Published 12:14 PM Friday, June 20, 2008 by Alan Laguardia
The guesses have poured in for Capitol Alert's
budget pool. The nearly 300 predictions range from extremely optimistic to "when hell freezes over." ...
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Published 11:47 AM Friday, June 20, 2008 by Dan Walters
The Kern County Democratic Party is angry with Democratic Assemblywoman Nicole Parra for her semi-support of Republican Danny Gilmore as her successor in this year's election. Parra has been feuding with the local state senator, Dean Florez, for years and is clearly unhappy that Florez's mother, Fran, is the Democratic... ...
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June 19, 2008
Published 12:56 PM Thursday, June 19, 2008 by Judy Lin
The California Fair Political Practices Commission released figures today for independent expenditures from the June primaries, which show that indirect spending on behalf of state candidates continues to go up. ...
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Published 11:05 AM Thursday, June 19, 2008 by Andy Furillo
It's no long a matter of "trained incapacity" on the part of the state in its inability to fix the California prison system's medical care crisis, receiver J. Clark Kelso said in court papers filed today. ...
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Published 10:11 AM Thursday, June 19, 2008 by Kevin Yamamura
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger split this week from Sen. John McCain on the issue of offshore oil drilling, but the Republican governor went even further Wednesday by suggesting any politician insisting on an immediate oil solution this year is promising too much. ...
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June 18, 2008
Published 2:11 PM Wednesday, June 18, 2008 by Judy Lin
Republican legislators proposed a spending cap today that they said would end the boom and bust cycle of the state budget.
Meanwhile, Assembly Speaker Karen Bass and other Democrats criticized the Republicans for creating a "diversion" from negotiating the budget. ...
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Published 1:51 PM Wednesday, June 18, 2008 by Andy Furillo
Last year's prison expansion plan is now projected to build 29 percent fewer beds than originally intended, according to figures that corrections officials released today. ...
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Published 6:00 AM Wednesday, June 18, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Over the past three years, few board appointments have been as contentious as those made to the Board of Parole Hearings.
Here's a timeline of some of the confirmation fights between the Schwarzenegger administration and Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata.
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June 17, 2008
Published 4:30 PM Tuesday, June 17, 2008 by Judy Lin
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders gathered Tuesday afternoon for more than an hour in the governor's office to kick off the budget-negotiating season. But all sides acknowledged it would be a while before they're sharing schnapps. Senate Republican leader Dave Cogdill said it's "just the beginning of the process."... ...
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Published 3:19 PM Tuesday, June 17, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
By Shane Goldmacher and Kevin Yamamura
Voters will have yet another chance to strip state lawmakers of the power to draw political district boundaries in November.
Secretary of State Debra Bowen certified a ballot measure, backed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and good-government groups, to overhaul redistricting for the general election ballot Tuesday afternoon. ...
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Published 12:37 PM Tuesday, June 17, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Do you know when state lawmakers are going to pass the 2008-09 budget? ...
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Published 12:30 PM Tuesday, June 17, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Here's our handy (at least we hope) guide to the important, and not so important, dates in the extended budget cycle. ...
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Published 10:35 AM Tuesday, June 17, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Could disagreements over building a peripheral canal spill into this year's already complex budget debate? ...
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Published 10:09 AM Tuesday, June 17, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
California's members of Congress disclosed the gifts they received last year in required disclosure forms on Monday, reporting everything from $1,700 winnings from a casino in Estonia to $300 in golf lessons from congressional staff. ...
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Published 7:00 AM Tuesday, June 17, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Updated with correction The executive board of the California Democratic Party met over the weekend and voted the party's position on 11 ballot measures (10 that have already qualified and one that is expected to be certified soon). ...
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June 16, 2008
Published 3:22 PM Monday, June 16, 2008 by Andy Furillo
U.S. District Court Judge Thelton Henderson today approved receiver J. Clark Kelso's plan to fix the California medical care system. Click here to read the plan.... ...
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Published 3:14 PM Monday, June 16, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The California attorney general and Riverside district attorney reported indicting four people for money laundering in Inland Empire Assembly and Senate campaigns on Monday. ...
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Published 2:48 PM Monday, June 16, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Henry T. Nicholas III, the billionaire funder of two 2008 tough-on-crime ballot measures, pleaded not guilty in court today to an array of drug and securities fraud charges.
Nicholas, the co-founder of Broadcom, has donated nearly $5.9 million to two ballot measures that have been confirmed for the November 2008 ballot. Earlier this month, he was indicted on 25 counts of allegations by federal prosecutors that included drug and prostitution use, securities fraud, bribery and death threats. ...
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Published 10:06 AM Monday, June 16, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Less than a week after Jeffrey Thompson was
grilled by the Senate Rules Committee, he announced the state's prisons were changing their dental policies for women seeking to see their children. ...
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Published 6:06 AM Monday, June 16, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Exactly one week after Assemblyman Mark Leno dispatched Sen. Carole Migden in the June 3 primary, his campaign faxed an invite to lobbyists and lawmakers across Sacramento.
Nothing new or exciting there.
But the headliner on the invite -- incoming Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg -- has drawn more than a few askew glances and quiet whispers in the Capitol corridors. ...
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June 13, 2008
Published 2:41 PM Friday, June 13, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Tim Russert, the longtime host of NBC's "Meet the Press," died suddenly Friday while preparing for his weekly broadcast. He was 58.
Both Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and first lady Maria Shriver, who worked at NBC with Russert, issued statements lamenting the passing of "an American icon in the world of political journalism," as Schwarzenegger described him. ...
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Published 11:30 AM Friday, June 13, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The oft-repeated joke on the Senate floor whenever a Democrat-sponsored a "women's bill" comes up is that Republicans would be voting for the measure if only they had a woman in their caucus.
Well, joke no more. ...
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Published 10:48 AM Friday, June 13, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The Capitol Resource Institute, which lobbies Sacramento on conservative social policies, has blasted an e-mail to its statewide network of supporters urging them to call their local legislator -- on their opponent's dime. ...
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Published 10:30 AM Friday, June 13, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Senate Republicans, who last year were heavily criticized by Democrats during their 52-day standoff on the budget, have launched a budget Web site to air their own perspective on this year's contentious spending plan. ...
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June 12, 2008
Published 4:48 PM Thursday, June 12, 2008 by Amy Chance
Democratic political consultant Garry South stopped by to chat today, offering his views on the governor's state lottery proposal (he represents the California Tribal Business Alliance), presidential politics (McCain's in trouble) and the next governor's race (he says Democrats better be careful.) ...
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Published 3:48 PM Thursday, June 12, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Former Rep. Tom Campbell, who served in Congress, the state Senate and as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's director of finance, has landed a new gig as a visiting professor at the Chapman School of Law. ...
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Published 10:29 AM Thursday, June 12, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Then the 2008-09 budget won't be passed on time. ...
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June 11, 2008
Published 3:54 PM Wednesday, June 11, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Members of the Senate Rules Committee -- Democrats and Republicans alike -- raked a Schwarzenegger corrections appointee over the coals in a confirmation hearing Wednesday.
At one point, Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata compared the treatment of women seeking dental services in the state's prisons -- an area under appointee Jeffrey Thompson's charge -- to that of "Nazi Germany." ...
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Published 11:04 AM Wednesday, June 11, 2008 by Dan Walters
State Senate leaders threw down the fiscal gauntlet Wednesday, rejecting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to tap the state lottery for money and proposing $11.5 billion in new taxes to balance the deficit-ridden state budget. ...
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Published 10:00 AM Wednesday, June 11, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Former President Bill Clinton pulled out of a commencement speech at UCLA late Tuesday, citing the continuing labor dispute between the university and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. ...
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Published 9:52 AM Wednesday, June 11, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Speaker Karen Bass, in response to recent stories of ghost voting on the Assembly floor, told a Democratic caucus on Tuesday that there will be no more voting for members not present on the Assembly floor. ...
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June 10, 2008
Published 4:41 PM Tuesday, June 10, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
State revenues for the general fund met projections in May, but income from the state's sales tax lagged behind expectations by 3 percent, which should "have everyone concerned," said State Controller John Chiang in his monthly cash flow report Tuesday. ...
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Published 4:37 PM Tuesday, June 10, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Secretary of State Debra Bowen has certified a 10th measure for the November ballot that would authorize $5 billion in bonds to subsidize the purchase of alternative energy cars and renewable energy research. ...
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Published 10:04 AM Tuesday, June 10, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Indicted Republican financier Henry T. Nicholas has also donated money to Democratic Attorney General Jerry Brown. ...
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Published 9:37 AM Tuesday, June 10, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Laura Richardson may get her Sacto home back, an accused drunk is recalled and a dead man is elected. ...
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June 9, 2008
Published 10:41 AM Monday, June 9, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The saga of Rep. Laura Richardson's mismanaged personal finances continues to grow, as the Long Beach Press-Telegram reports that the freshman congresswoman failed to paid her car bills to one mechanic and abandoned her damaged car with another. ...
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Published 10:35 AM Monday, June 9, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The spectre of "ghost voting" returns to the Capitol as Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi changed her vote six times on a bill in 22 seconds - all while two floors away in a committee hearing. ...
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Published 10:11 AM Monday, June 9, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The California Republican delegation to the national convention in Minneapolis selected its leadership over the weekend. There weren't too many surprises. ...
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June 6, 2008
Published 5:09 PM Friday, June 6, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Secretary of State Debra Bowen certified a ninth measure -- this one on victims' rights -- for the November ballot late Friday. ...
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Published 2:02 PM Friday, June 6, 2008 by Kevin Yamamura
First lady Maria Shriver is usually the one known for dispensing advice, at least when it comes to publishing books. But Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has offered his own insight on how he raises his kids, including today at a press conference about new laws restricting use of cell phones. ...
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Published 12:15 PM Friday, June 6, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
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Published 11:06 AM Friday, June 6, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The two Democratic presidential contenders -- the winner, Sen. Barack Obama, and the loser, Sen. Hillary Clinton -- met secretly last night at the Washington D.C. home of California's senior senator, Dianne Feinstein. ...
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Published 10:11 AM Friday, June 6, 2008 by Kevin Yamamura
If you're reading this while driving, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants you to STOP READING! Standing in front of a freeway in Los Angeles, Schwarzenegger rattled off a list of no-nos for drivers this morning: phones without headsets, food, e-mail and makeup. The governor spoke in advance of a law taking... ...
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Published 9:55 AM Friday, June 6, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Forget whether California is a red or blue state. Gay-rights groups will be seeing a little less lavender in the Capitol after openly gay Democrats lost in four of the five legislative primaries they competed in on Tuesday. ...
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Published 9:47 AM Friday, June 6, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Legislative Democrats on Thursday released their budget proposal to counter Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's May Revision.
One cornerstone of the plan is $6.4 billion in new revenue -- through unspecified tax "loophole" closures. ...
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June 5, 2008
Published 12:57 PM Thursday, June 5, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Speaker Karen Bass announced more changes to Assembly committee chairmanships Thursday, promoting Assemblyman Dave Jones to chair the Health Committee next year and making three other key shifts. ...
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Published 11:40 AM Thursday, June 5, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Sen. John McCain may be from Arizona, but maybe he probably should have been rooting for the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA playoffs.
That's because each of the
seven times in the last 40 years the Lakers made it to the NBA finals in a presidential election year, a Republican won the White House. ...
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Published 9:53 AM Thursday, June 5, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
"You're suggesting that the behavior of, what, panties on his head ... is unacceptable interrogation technique for a man who was involved in a conspiracy to kill tens of thousands of Americans?"
-- Rep. Dana Rohrabacher disagreed with the idea that taunting terrorism suspects with panties is a form of torture at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Wednesday. ...
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June 4, 2008
Published 3:23 PM Wednesday, June 4, 2008 by Kevin Yamamura
Sen. Barack Obama won another superdelegate vote Wednesday from Rep. Susan Davis of San Diego. ...
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Published 12:55 PM Wednesday, June 4, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
The results of Tuesday's elections were bad for Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, as the Oakland Democrat lost the only two major races in which he tried to flex his political muscle. ...
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Published 11:16 AM Wednesday, June 4, 2008 by Kevin Yamamura
After last night's final Democratic primaries in Montana and South Dakota, Sen. Barack Obama has taken a three-superdelegate lead in the state despite Sen. Hillary Clinton's win here in February, while only eight superdelegates remain uncommitted. ...
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Published 9:50 AM Wednesday, June 4, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Michael Coleman at CaliforniaCityFinance.com
rounds up all the winners and losers in local taxes on the June 3 ballot.
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Published 9:46 AM Wednesday, June 4, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Guy Houston loses. Debbie Poochigian wins. Mark Ridley-Thomas heads to a runoff. And other local results. ...
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Published 8:40 AM Wednesday, June 4, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Republican presidential candidate John McCain has endorsed the California ballot measure gay marriage ban that was certified for the November ballot
earlier this week. ...
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Published 5:35 AM Wednesday, June 4, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
A rundown of the races and a collection of the results in competitive Senate primaries. ...
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Published 5:34 AM Wednesday, June 4, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
A rundown of the races and a collection of the results of selected competitive Republican primaries in Assembly seats. ...
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Published 5:30 AM Wednesday, June 4, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
A rundown of the races and a collection of the results of selected competitive Democratic primaries in Assembly seats. ...
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June 3, 2008
Published 10:44 AM Tuesday, June 3, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
A roundup of some of the interesting races across the state that aren't for the state Legislature or Congress. ...
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June 2, 2008
Published 5:53 PM Monday, June 2, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
Secretary of State Debra Bowen certified four more measures for the fall ballot late Monday: the initiative to ban gay marriage, a measure to increase gang penalties and public safety funding, a measure to relax penalties for nonviolent drug offenses and a measure to require utility companies meet new renewable energy standards. ...
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Published 5:21 PM Monday, June 2, 2008 by Dan Smith
Federal court officials have released a proposed draft settlement in the state prison system's overcrowding cases. Neither side has agreed to its contents, but it can be reviewed here.... ...
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Published 12:10 PM Monday, June 2, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
If the nastiest TV ads of the year are to be believed, California candidates for office are child molester-aiding, narcoleptic, greedy, self-serving politicians bent on helping illegal immigrants and not American troops abroad.
Capitol Alert rounds up the most negative TV ads of the political season. Watch them all. ...
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Published 10:29 AM Monday, June 2, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
So a couple of Capitol observers with political memory longer than mine have pointed out that Republican state Senate candidate Harry Sidhu is following in the footsteps of Sen.Tom McClintock in making the case that cheapness is a political asset.
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Published 10:26 AM Monday, June 2, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
For those of you waiting for a kiss-and-tell insider account of the Schwarzenegger years in the Capitol, don't pin your hopes on it coming from Rob Stutzman. ...
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Published 10:10 AM Monday, June 2, 2008 by Shane Goldmacher
While there's no planned statewide election in 2009, there will be an election in Los Angeles, where Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will seek reelection. No candidate has stepped out to challenge the first-term mayor, but a couple of hopefuls dipped their toes into the mayoral waters this last week. ...
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