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Study: Health Care Reform A Good Deal For California, Other States
A new report estimates that the national heath care law will allow California and other states to significantly pare the ranks of the uninsured at a relatively small cost, as the federal government picks up the lion's share of additional costs of expanding coverage. Read More »
Meg Whitman turns the page on campaign trail
Meg Whitman, the billionaire former eBay CEO who has plunged an astonishing $39 million of her own money into her 2010 GOP run for California governor, has some advice for America in her new book: "Be frugal." Read More »
Schwarzenegger proposes spending more on higher education than prisons
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger used his State of the State address this morning to propose a constitutional amendment to ensure California cannot spend a greater percentage of its general fund on its prisons than on its public colleges and universities. Read More »
Newsom Ends Run for California Governorship
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who propelled the debate over gay marriage but struggled to find a popular message outside the San Francisco Bay area, dropped his bid for California governor on Friday. Read More »
BART Strike Set for Monday
BART train operators and station agents vowed to strike after regular service ends at midnight Sunday, which effectively would shut down the regional rail agency and force hundreds of thousands of Bay Area commuters to find alternate ways to travel Monday morning. Read More »
Marijuana Should Be Legalized and Regulated Like Tobacco
Did you know that according to a study published in the October 2009 issue of The British Journal of Psychiatry, a woman using tobacco while she is expecting a child can result in her offspring displa Read More »
Marijuana Can Stimulate California's Economy
It is funny how a so called "illegal dug" is in position to potentially help ease California’s $20 billion budget deficit. Democratic state assemblyman Tom Ammiano is pushing for the l Read More »
Oakland's Medical Marijuana Superstore
Looks like Oakland is really taking a lead on the medical marijuana/legalization front in California. A new medical marijuana superstore for growers and buyers recently opened. More and mo Read More »
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Clean Ocean Energy
Below is some food for thought by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome about clean ocean energy technology. A lot of this talk revolves around Newsom discussing new technology to harness energy cre Read More »
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Jerry Brown Looking For Votes
Jerry Brown is looking for more contributions in his effort to widen his lead over Gavin Newsom in the 2010 California Gubernatorial race. It appears that Brown is taking a page out of the Obama play Read More »
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Is Prop. 8 to Blame for Newsom Being Behind in the Polls?
According to a recent poll conducted by the DailyKos, Attorney General Jerry Brown, leads 29% to 20% over his closest Democratic competitor, Gavin Newsom, the Mayor of San Francisco. Although this wil Read More »
Oakland's Marijuana Business Tax
Oakland voters recently approved the nation’s first ever business tax on retail marijuana sales, Measure F, on the July 21, 2009 ballot. The overwhelmingly majority of voters (80% to 20%) Read More »
Legalizing Marijuana in California
Of late, some influential people are trying to legalize marijuana in California. If you feel that the purpose behind such an impending act is to allow people of the entire state to get a high, you are Read More »
Biggest Losers of California's New Budget
California is reported to have a budget deficit of about $26 billion, which is largely due to excessive spending and lack of discipline. In a move to cut down unnecessary expenditures and increase sta Read More »
Government appeals loss of crucial evidence in Barry Bonds perjury case
Federal prosecutors urge court to overturn judge's decision barring key evidence, including alleged drug tests showing slugger tested positive for steroids on three occasions Read More »
California commission opposes new offshore oil plan
LOS ANGELES — California's three-member State Lands Commission has passed a resolution urging the Legislature not to support a proposed new oil drilling project off the Santa Barbara coast. Read More »
Democratic leaders say they're close to budget deal
Democratic leaders said Wednesday they are only days away from a deal to solve California's massive budget deficit, but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger threatened to veto their plan and other Republican leaders said a final compromise could take weeks. Read More »
Drug czar: Feds won't support legalized pot
The federal government is not going to pull back on its efforts to curtail marijuana farming operations, Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy, said Wednesday in Fresno. The nation's drug czar, who viewed a foothill marijuana farm on U.S. Forest Service land with state and local officials earlier Wednesday, said the federal government will not support legalizing marijuana. Read More »
Toyota has a choice to make on Nummi plant
Toyota Corp. is in talks about how to dissolve its partnership with General Motors in New United Motors Manufacturing Inc. but has not yet decided whether to walk away from the Fremont factory or run it alone. Mike Goss, a spokesman for Toyota's North American manufacturing operations, confirmed the talks Thursday but said a final decision regarding future production at Nummi is "at least several weeks away." Read More »
California to recycle vilified waste management board
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — State lawmakers acquiesced Friday in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's insistence that they eliminate a board he says has long been a patronage haven for former legislators. The governor has sought to eliminate the Integrated Waste Management Board and a handful of other boards and commissions since he pledged in 2004 to reorganize state government. But he has continued to appoint members to $132,178-a-year waste board positions ever since. Read More »
Private lawyers cost state millions
California taxpayers are routinely covering the more generous fees of private lawyers, who are hired by the state largely because the Attorney General's Office doesn't have the staff to handle all of the cases internally. At times, the state has employed outside counsel at hourly rates that reach $450 even while most of its in-house lawyers earn less than half that, counting benefits. In rare circumstances, private attorneys command even higher fees for litigation requiring a particular expertise. Read More »
California names first digital textbooks that meet standards for high school math, science
SAN FRANCISCO — State education officials on Tuesday named the first 10 digital textbooks that meet California academic standards for high school math and science. Read More »
California board votes to drop healthcare coverage for 60,000 children
As a result of state budget cuts, the Healthy Families program will have to begin terminating coverage for more than 60,000 children on Oct. 1. Nearly 670,000 children could be dropped by June 30. Read More »
BART Strike Set for Monday
BART train operators and station agents vowed to strike after regular service ends at midnight Sunday, which effectively would shut down the regional rail agency and force hundreds of thousands of Bay Area commuters to find alternate ways to travel Monday morning. Read More »
Workers bracing to say goodbye to Toyota auto plant
In June, GM said it would pull out of the Fremont factory it has jointly operated with Toyota since 1984. Given the industry's woes, most analysts believe the Japanese maker will shut California's last remaining auto plant. That leaves 3,600 union workers to hope against enormous odds. Read More »
Fiorina, eyeing Senate run, faces questions over HP sales in Iran
Over the past dozen years, Hewlett-Packard has sold hundreds of millions of dollars worth of printers and other products to Iran through a Middle East distributor, sidestepping a U.S. ban on trade with the country. Read More »
Fire near Los Angeles grows in size, 53 homes destroyed
LOS ANGELES — A relentless Southern California wildfire raged today with 53 homes up in smoke, thousands more threatened and new rounds of evacuations as towering flames crackled close to foothill neighborhoods in the path of the blaze. Read More »
Finger bitten off at health care rally
THOUSAND OAKS — Ventura County authorities say a health care demonstrator had his finger bitten off during a fight with a counter-protester. Read More »
California high-speed rail commission set to award contract to group with ties to Schwarzenegger
A $9-million public relations deal is set to go to a firm led by the governor's top political advisor and his former campaign manager. Ethical questions are being raised. Read More »
Marijuana Should Be Legalized and Regulated Like Tobacco
Bringing any product out of the underground economy will make the overall market safer.
Marijuana Can Stimulate California's Economy
Not only that, but it is the financially responsible thing to do. These type of underground economies need to be brought into the mainstream with common sense laws.
The Future of Jobs in California Should be Green
This all exemplifies the disconnect within government. California says it wants to encourage a green economy and help train people, yet it decides to cut community college funding. The majority of govt sponsored training programs take place at community colleges. There is no doubt that the green sector can really contribute to our economy, but all the ducks don't seem to be lined up in a row quite yet.
Marijuana Use By Seniors Goes Up
Not at all surprising!
Los Angeles schools will fire 110 teachers for poor work
It is good to finally see the tide turning and teacher-student performance is being evaluated as a whole
Bay Area is ground zero for California effort to legalize pot
Not the least bit surprising. Marijuana has been decriminalized in the three major metros of San Jose, Oakland, and San Francisco.
Governor gearing up to sell ads on freeway electronic signs
Anything helps at this point!
Marijuana could face strict regulation, big taxes
Wow! A 41% excise tax? If you want to bring this industry into the mainstream you can't start off with max taxation.
Schwarzenegger writes again to Congress asking for help
Good luck with that!
California tax agency sends pay-up letters
Time to take a page out of Mike Huckabee's playbook - consumption tax to replace income tax!
Wind energy job growth isn't blowing anyone away
Just wait until oil prices go back up!
Lost jobs, economy seen as top issue in Governor race
Some form of business tax cuts will need to take place now since it will be years before the green economy really takes hold. Maybe some type of temporary reduction on payroll tax or waiving of taxes for first year businesses.
Governor Schwarzenegger On Offshoring Prisoners
Sounds good to me!
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GOP reserves $1.75M for ads in Calif. Senate race
I thought the state had no money? lol