Tuesday, January 6, 2009

California News Roundup - January 6, 2009


In California, it's the budget and the -Lawmakers have to take care of these two things before anything else. California has a long to-do list, featuring healthcare reform, repairing the ...

Long Beach puts airport privatization on -The City Council is expected to discuss leasing some or all operations at the city-owned facility to private investors. The airport generates $28 million a year and is self-sustaining. ...

Panetta a surprise pick to run the CIA- Leon Panetta, a former congressman and Clinton chief of staff, would give Obama a political ally at the helm of the troubled spy agency.

Gay-marriage opponents attack Jerry Brown's argument to void Proposition-Legal briefs filed Monday say the California attorney general's theory 'fails at every level' and contradicts the judiciary's role.

Ex-EBay chief Meg Whitman quits board seats-Her resignation from the boards of EBay, Procter & Gamble and Dreamworks SKG fuels speculation that she's planning a run for California governor.

Mayor Villaraigosa throws support behind Israel-Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa threw his support behind Israel this afternoon, backing the country in its latest strikes against Hamas and its invasion of the Gaza Strip.

AM Alert: So sue them- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger still hasn't signed that majority-vote budget Democrats passed back in December, but GOP opponents are going to court today to block the budget plan anyway.

Delta canal plan likely to land in court, experts agree-The Schwarzenegger administration's plan to fast-track construction of a water canal around the Delta leans on an old interpretation of state water law from a bygone era.

Sacramento lays off 8 workers as fiscal crisis- Sacramento officials have said for weeks that nothing is off the table when it comes to battling the city's historic budget crisis. For the first time in a year, that means layoffs. Eight employees with the city's Development Services Department ...

California's legislative leaders prepared to cut own budgets-Sen. Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, left, shares a bipartisan handshake with Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Moorpark, right, as Sen. Jeff Denham, R-Merced, center, looks on before the start of the Senate session Monday at the state Capitol.

Legality of proposed California tax plan in question- Any budget agreement between Democrats and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that skirts the state's two-thirds vote requirement for new taxes will almost certainly be challenged in the courts – and there's a significant chance the state would lose, ...

Dan Walters: Redevelopment bond scheme floated again-A convoluted and highly questionable scheme to generate billions of dollars for the state via local redevelopment agencies is being revived as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders race with the calendar to close an enormous budget ...

Schwarzenegger gives state board jobs to departed lawmakers-Two former Republican legislators termed out of the state Assembly have been appointed to $128,000-a-year jobs on the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made the appointments of Bonnie Garcia and George Plescia on ...

CalPERS made a bet – and lost- Getting a handle on real-estate investments has to be one the first orders of business for Anne Stausbolll, the new chief executive officer at California Public Employees' Retirement System.

Searches at 49ers and Raiders' games are reasonable safety measure - NFL teams like the 49ers and the Raiders use the threat of terrorism as their rationale for patting down fans as they enter stadiums.

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