Profile
rosie
- Politics:Democrat
- Location:San Francisco, California
Palin on pot: Smoking a joint in your house no biggie; plus, another California union endorses dope legalization
Guess who isn't too uptight about about pot: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Key word there: Alaska. Ain't no thing there, as Comrade Fagan recently reminded us. Read More »
Whitman lead shrinks; Senate race tied
GOP governor candidate Meg Whitman's once-huge lead has shrunk to single digits, while Carly Fiorina and Tom Campbell are deadlocked in the Republican race for U.S. Senate, according to a new poll by the Public Policy Institute of California. Read More »
County spent millions on welfare for illegal immigrants' American children
San Bernardino County spent nearly $64 million in state and federal money last year to provide welfare benefits to the American-born children of illegal immigrants. Illegal immigrants aren't entitled to welfare. But their citizen children are. Read More »
First hearing for pot legalization bill
A pot legalization bill heads to committee Tuesday with amendments that have made its language more conciliatory -- although the bill still sets up a collision course with federal policy. Read More »
California set to pass education overhaul plan
The California Legislature is poised to pass an education plan today that makes far-reaching changes to how public schools are governed, giving parents the power to transfer their kids out of failing schools and to force districts to overhaul bad schools. Read More »
Republican party leader Steele, others added to Business Conference lineup
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele and comic Paul Rodriguez will speak at this fall's Bakersfield Business Conference. So will author, political analyst and commentator Bay Buchanan and author and journalist Robert Bryce. Read More »
Small-scale solar plan clashes with big energy
When it comes to renewable power, Californians tend to think big. Big wind farms sprawl across our hills. Big solar power plants will soon blanket acres of desert. Big new power lines will bring that electricity to our cities. Read More »
Perchlorate treatment funding passes Senate
About $1.9 million in federal funds will flow to the region to treat wells contaminated by perchlorate, a rocket fuel additive that some scientists say can affect physical and neurological development by interfering with the thyroid gland. Read More »
Lobbyist enters race in 5th Assembly District
On Tuesday, Capitol Alliance lobbyist Matt Gray will throw his hat into an already-crowded race to represent a suburban Sacramento’s 5th Assembly District. Read More »
Calvert, Lewis support Obama plan, Baca on the fence
In a rare moment of bipartisan accord with the Democratic White House, conservative members of Inland Southern California's congressional delegation on Tuesday applauded President Barack Obama's decision to send an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan. Read More »
Pension funds profit from job-cutting buyouts
CalPERS and CalSTRS are both boosting investments in private equity, which includes leveraged buyouts that a new book says bankrupted many companies, eliminated thousands of jobs and may cause a new credit crisis. Read More »
Sacramento State energy project denied funding
The U.S. Department of Energy announced this week that a group led by California State University, Sacramento, will not receive $15 million in economic stimulus funding for a proposed "smart grid" demonstration project. Read More »
Green Wave Energy is trying to turn wind power market on its axis
The company and investors are banking on the unconventional design of its microturbines that can generate energy by capturing breezes from any direction. Read More »
Inland population tilt will reshape districts
Major population shifts in California from coastal to inland areas over the past decade will dramatically change the state's political landscape as congressional districts will need to be pushed eastward to follow the population tide. Read More »
Public subsidies approved for San Diego County desalination project
The vote by the Metropolitan Water District board means the private venture could get up to $350 million. Coastal groups opposed the action. Read More »
There has been no activity here. Check back later!
Democrats hold out hope for budget deal
Democratic legislative leaders said Wednesday their "goal and expectation" is to reach a budget deal within the next two weeks that would close the state's $40 billion deficit, though they offered few details how they would get there. Senate Pre Read More »
Key inauguration role puts Feinstein in spotlight
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein congratulates President Barack Obama after his inauguration on Tuesday. Feinstein headed the joint congressional inauguration committee that planned the ceremony and luncheon.WASHINGTON – Sen. Dianne Feins Read More »
Clarey replaces Sheehan on pension fund board
The California Public Employees' Retirement System has a new board member. Patricia Clarey has joined the fund's 13-member Board of Administration, CalPERS announced Tuesday. Clarey replaces Anne Sheehan as the representative of the State Person Read More »
Health Net executive joins board of CalPERS
Patricia Clarey, also a former chief of staff to Schwarzenegger, says she won't be involved in benefits decisions. Patricia Clarey, a top healthcare company e Read More »
State controller: I won't carry out governor's furlough order
Democratic State Controller John Chiang announced Wednesday that he will refuse to carry out Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's order to cut state worker pay in February unless a judge demands that he do so. Chiang's newfound opposition creates more u Read More »
Schwarzenegger could learn from Obama's share-the-pain message
I hope Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger listened closely from his choice seat. Because President Obama's inaugural address was a stark reminder of what has been missing from political discourse in California: the notion of individual sacrifice for the com Read More »
California controller sides with unions in suit challenging Arnold Schwarzenegger
John Chiang refuses to implement the governor's order forcing state workers to take days off without pay. A spokesman for Schwarzenegger says the move is 'politically calculated.' Read More »
California Republicans put taxes on table for state budget deal
After months of holding firm on a "no new taxes" pledge, some Republican lawmakers said Wednesday that they are willing to consider a tax hike as part of a wider-ranging deal to close the state's budget gap. Republican legislators' internal budg Read More »
Governor threatens layoffs if state workers balk at furloughs
Members of the Service Employees International Union protest Wednesday outside the state Capitol against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's planned budget cuts.Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger warned Wednesday that if state workers don't accept twice-mont Read More »
Exxon Mobil shatters U.S. record for annual profit
Exxon Mobil Corp. today reported a profit of $45.2 billion for 2008, breaking its own record for a U. Read More »
Economy shrinks at 3.8 percent pace in 4th quarter
The government says the economy shrank at a 3.8 percent pace at the end of 2008, the worst showing in a quarter-century, as the deepening recession forced consumers and businesses to throttle back spending. Read More »
Dan Walters: Cutting prison expenses is vital to California budget fix
The fastest growing segment of the state's deficit-ridden budget, by far, has been its prison system, reflecting severe overcrowding, generous labor contracts and federal court pressure to reform inmate health care. "Corrections," an ironic misn Read More »
California audit faults prison health czar's deals
Staff members with the California prison health care receiver ignored state contract rules and court edicts as they awarded more than $28 million in technology deals in 2007 and 2008, the state auditor said Thursday. But State Auditor Elaine How Read More »
Legislators threatened with recall if labor safeguards cut
A California labor leader warned Thursday that unions will consider recalling from office any state legislator who votes to roll back workplace regulations as part of a budget compromise. "We have to consider moving against anyone who would supp Read More »
'Threatened' status urged for longfin smelt
Wildlife officials have recommended adding the longfin smelt to the state's list of endangered species. In a report filed Tuesday, the Department of Fish and Game proposes "threatened" status for the 5-inch fish under the state Endangered Specie Read More »
Private lawyers cost state millions
I think we need to get serious about providing law libraries and support to prisoners so they can file frivoulous lawsuits against the State and anyone else they choose. Somehow we should be able to reign in this stupidity while allowing ligitimate prisoner issues to be raised.
Drug testing proposed for state legislators
LOL! I wouldn't be surprised if half of them are on something!
California Senate passes budget-balancing plan
I can't believe they are going after local govt budgets. Call me a skeptic, but "one time" is not in the vocabulary of a politician.
California schools could lose $35m in anti-drug grants
Maybe it is better to cut this than teachers. I mean drug use in California has been up the past five years. One can argue that all these anti drug programs are having minimal effect on kids.
State, local budget cuts slash adult education
How many of those ESL students are here legally? And why am I being taxed to teach them English?
Ethanol fuel arrives in Sacramento area
Who cares! Just another way for oil companies to control transportation costs. Go electric!
Possible high-speed rail projects in the US
Do we need the high-speed rail projects in the US? who is going to use this high speed train? Half of the Californian are un-employed and government employees are counting there pennies. Our government is wasting our millions of tax money for un-necessary things. Try to use the money for job creation around the cities.
Got something to share?
Submit news, events, video, etc. to Campaigns That Matter.
Bundled donations enrich Whitman's warchest
I wonder whose interests she will be representing if she gets elected