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Controller: State will run out of cash before April

Written on 30 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

State Controller John Chiang warned Friday that California will run out of the cash needed to pay bills by April–unless Gov. Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders agree on nearly $9 billion in budget cuts. [Oakland Tribune] Those cuts are needed, Chiang... (Continue reading)

California cellphone law not making roads safer

Written on 29 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 8 comments

The state law requiring drivers to use hands-free cellphones is not making California highways any safer, according to a new study. [Los Angeles Times] The Highway Loss Data Institute found that the rates of crashes before and after the 2008... (Continue reading)

Certainly not California

Written on 28 Jan, 2010 in Opinion | 9 comments

BY GREG KUDLICK It just amazes me that nobody in power, nobody in the “know,” actually understands what is going on. This is an enormous economic shift, one of the largest in our history, maybe the largest. I don’t say this... (Continue reading)

Poll: Californians believe state headed in wrong direction

Written on 28 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

The majority of California adults now believe the state is heading in the wrong direction, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Public Policy Institute of California. [Associated Press] Poll results find that 74 percent believe things in California... (Continue reading)

Schwarzenegger: Build prisons in Mexico

Written on 26 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 12 comments

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is floating a new idea to deal with overcrowded California prisons. The governor wants to build private facilities in Mexico to hold the estimated 20,000 undocumented immigrants currently in state prisons. [Ventura County Star] Under Schwarzenegger’s plan,... (Continue reading)

Cracking down on California ski resorts

Written on 25 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

A bill is being introduced in Sacramento, intended to crack down on California ski resorts. [San Francisco Chronicle] Under the legislation introduced by Assemblyman Dave Jones (D-Sacramento), ski resorts will have to publish reports on how many people are killed... (Continue reading)

Poll: Schwarzenegger leaves state in worse shape

Written on 24 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

A new Field Poll finds that the majority of Californians believe the state is worse off now than when Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger took office in 2003. [Los Angeles Times] The survey reports that 59 percent of Californians believe the state... (Continue reading)

State of emergency throughout California

Written on 21 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | One comment

As heavy rain continues to thunder across California, Acting Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in five separate counties on Thursday, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Orange. Brown assumed authority with Gov. Schwarzenegger currently in Washington, D.C.... (Continue reading)

Obama ratings drop in California

Written on 20 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

More bad news for President Barack Obama: His approval rating in California has dropped as voters become increasingly skeptical of his proposed health care reforms. [San Francisco Chronicle] A new statewide Field Poll shows that 56 percent of Californians support... (Continue reading)

Republicans target Senator Barbara Boxer next

Written on 20 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 9 comments

Tuesday’s upset victory by Republican Scott Brown in the Massachusetts Senate race reverberated all the way to California, as gleeful GOP members vowed that Senator Barbara Boxer is next. [San Francisco Chronicle] Boxer, seeking her fourth term in the U.S. Senate... (Continue reading)