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* Attack the messenger…Whitman goes after the unions because they dare challenge her.
* Voters want a little bit of everything and a lot of neither. The most recent Field poll shows voters want a governor with one crazy profile.
* Peter Shrag explains that profile polls can’t explain everything.
* New York Times takes a look at the bundle of paradox that is Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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* In Oakland, the after-dark “riots” basically involved a few bad actors who wanted to break and steal stuff. They weren’t, generally, the Justice for Oscar Grant people. It’s a shame that these people interfere with the true passionate outcry from justice denied.
* The revenues for May were $54 million under expectations (.5%). The financial statement and the summary analysis can found on the Controller’s Web site at www.sco.ca.gov.
* Mike Carona, who was convicted of corruption charges as OC Sheriff, is still collecting $215K/year from his pension.
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* Darrell Issa gets written up in the NY Times as the President’s “Annoyer-in-Chief.”
* The GOP Candidate in the seat of termed out-Sen. Dean Florez wants to allow his Democratic opponent on the ballot. Long story short, Democratic nominee Sup. Michael Rubio, lives one house outside of the district, but the Kern County elections officials had told him that he was in the district. It should get sorted out through litigation shortly.
* Speaking of Sen. Florez, he’s working to get the Governor’s support for his overtime for farmworkers bill that has passed through the Legislature.
* RAND did a study on the effects of Prop 19’s marijuana legalization efforts. Summary: costs down, usage up.
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* Meg Whitman, in her final years as eBay CEO, presided over a huge slump for the company.
* Looks like the last remaining votes will carry Asm. Mike Villines over the top for his quest for the GOP nomination for InsComm. Hopefully Dave Jones will make him wish that perhaps he didn’t win that primary.
* Sen. Boxer kicked off a Jobs Tour, speaking today with SF Mayor (and LG Nominee) Gavin Newsom.
* Hey, lookathat…some folks understand the reason behind taxes. Lobster fisherman are lobbying to place a $300 fee on themselves for a fisheries management system.
Links for your post-Independence Day funk:
* Dan Walters wonders what is going to happen with the Water Bond now that it looks pretty certain that it will be delayed.
* Jeff Adachi and Matt Gonzales are picking a fight with San Francisco’s labor establishment with their pension reform plan that seems vaguely reminiscent of the Governor’s attempts to do the same thing.
* “Tracking” of candidates is nearly ubiquitous these days. Whitman constantly has somebody stalking Jerry Brown. The open question is whether this really changes anything.
* Speaking of Jerry Brown, the LA Times has a story questioning whether he’s being too cheap.
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* The Prop 11 commission cut the pool down to 309 candidates. Most of the people cut were missing something on their extensive application. So, in summary, only 300 people really cared enough to fill out this ridiculous application. In a state of nearly 40 million, we can only muster 309 people. Wonderful plan…
* CalPERS is fighting the Lehman bankruptcy plan.
* Sen. Steinberg cancelled the summer recess until the budget is done.
* Jerry Brown likes that he’s leading in a new poll, and talks some smack.
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* A bill to give the LA City Attorney a grand jury died in the Assembly.
* Jerry Brown opposes Prop 19 (marijuana decriminilzation), apparently because we can’t compete if we are all stoned. Also, Jerry advises Meg to respect her elders.
* Dan Weintraub provides an update on health care, including single payer.
* Blue Cross wants to raise rates again.
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* 174 School districts are on the fiscally troubled list. A new record!
* $200K in waste! OMG…wait, that’s what they found for the whole year last year? Out of a nearly $100 Billion budget? Umm…ok. Who thinks there isn’t more waste in the Apple supply cabinet?
* Ron Nehring and John Burton got together today to chit-chat at the Sacramento press club. Fun times, that.
* ICE Agents raided a plant in Fullerton.
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* It seems that the Governor isn’t too impressed with Meg Whitman.
* CalBuzz wonders whether Jerry Brown is losing the effects of Poizner’s bloody GOP primary.
* DiFi says that the President’s Afghan draw down date is written sand, not concrete.
* Peter Shrag: Whitman is just as much of a chameleon as Brown.
If you are in SF, Happy Pride! If not, come join us in SF! Now, to the links!
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* June revenue projections are falling short of predictions in the budget.
* Apparently eMeg’s physical assault of an eBay employee wasn’t her real personality
* Barbara Boxer has a good list of tech supporters despite Fiorina’s background in Silicon Valley.