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* Two more initiatives qualified.  The majority vote budget and the 2/3 vote fees both made it through the process and will appear on the November ballot.

* Uh-oh. It looks like there is a problem with the Democratic nominee for SD-16. Apparently, he might not live in the district.

* The Unemployment Fund is taking on more red ink.

* Joel Fox stands up for Meg Whitman’s lack of voting. Now that’s a feat of spinning…

* The Supreme Court ruled that the people who signed the petition to get prop 8 on the ballot can’t block the release of those names on first amendment grounds.

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* Arnold has apparently made his first move against the repeal of AB 32. He released a sort-of walkable streets new urban planning document entitled “Vision California.”

* Gil Cedillo says he has quite a few cosponsors for a boycott Arizona resolution.

* Well, it looks like the OC Fairgrounds sale is going forward. The state agreed to sellthe OC Fairgrounds for $96 million.

* The Governor is apparently planning to cut state workers down to minimum wage unless a budget deal is reached soon.

* Anthem Blue Cross got hacked.

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* Shocking Breaking News!! The Prop 11 pool is overwhelmingly white, overwhelmingly male. (Oh, and heavily Democratic.)

* The Nurses have apparently annoyed Queen Meg. Meg launched a website attacking CNA.

* Randy Shandobil asked Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums where he has been, and got a testy response.  Meanwhile, Dellums had additional reaction to Jerry Brown’s comments that Oakland “hasn’t had a mayor since he left office”.

* Will San Francisco be the leader on cell phone radiation, like it was on plastic bags?

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* Hey, I (Brian) am helping to organize the big Pride Breakfast for my local LGBT Democratic club here in San Francisco, the Alice B Toklas LGBT Democratic Club.  If you are in SF, I hope you will consider attending, you can buy tickets here.  I’m told some of our Democratic legislative leaders as well as most of the Democratic statewide ticket will be there.  And, it is right next to the beginning of the Pride parade at Yank Sing, so you can just leave the breakfast and you’ll be ready to go.  Email me if you have any questions.

*  Will there be more furlough Fridays?

* Ooh…CSU Stanislaus is going to let media to the Sarah Palin fundraiser.  Perhaps Calitics will send a delegation.

* Are you a CalPERS member? Well, if so…congratulations! You now own part of London Gatwick airport. As Robert suggests over at the California High Speed Rail Blog CalPERS should consider doing the same with the high speed rail project.

* The Legislature is moving to remove a provision in the water bond that would have allowed private entities to own and manage water facilities.  

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* CalPERS increased the state’s contribution requirement by $600 million to make up for the weak investment returns over the past 18 months.

* CalBuzz thinks that perhaps Valero didn’t predict the rough environment that they are going to face with their attempted repeal of AB 32.

* Some recaps of the Prop 8 closing arguments.

* Another proposed pay cut for legislators was delayed due to the budget issues.

Hey, it’s the constitutional deadline for a legislative budget. Moving on…

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* Michelle Obama and the kids visited LA.

* During the June cycle, the California Democratic Party raised over $11.3 million. The California Republican Party raised $3.3 million.  Today, CRP chair Ron Nehring did a conference call with RNC chair Michael Steele to talk dollars. Coincidence? You decide.

* Ho-hum. Another day, another $20 million check from eMeg to her campaign.

* Really? License plates that change when standing still so the DMV can sell space on them?

* Mike Villines cut into the lead of Brian FitzGerald in the GOP nomination for InsComm.

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* Brian FitzGerald. Don’t know the name? He looks set to be the GOP nominee for Insurance Commissioner, after not spending any money to defeat Mike Villines in the primary.  Sometimes less is more?

* CalBuzz and Tom Meyer on the Whitman-Fiorina “ticket”.

* No apology from Fiorina on the comments about Sen. Boxer’s hair. Stay classy Carly.

* Some staffing up in the swing SD-15 district special election. Calitics is a big, big, big fan of John Laird.  Give him money.

* And hey, it’s June 15 tomorrow, the date the budget is supposed to be wrapping up its legislative tour.  No chance on that one, but they did meet.

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* Tax receipts beat expectations for May. However, given how bad the April receipts were, it will take years of this pace to catch up.

* The Feds have dropped the investigation into former Congressman John Doolittle. Doolittle is “thrilled.” Sure he is, he let Kevin Ring, his former staffer, take the hit, and he escaped with some legal bills and heartburn.

* Carly’s comments on Boxer’s hair have made the national news including the New York Times.

* Brian FitzGerald is still holding on to a small lead over Mike Villines. Brian FitzGerald you ask? Well, he was the benificiary of a lot of anger against Mike Villines in his run for Insurance Commissioner.  If FitzGerald holds on, he’ll have to start rolling up that nameID rapidly. Perhaps starting with GOP chair Ron Nehring.

* CalPERS is still mulling over asking for $700 million.

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* Peter Schrag thinks California is over the AZ-esque anti-immigration days. He points to the defeat of Steve Poizner as a sign that the time of Prop 187 is gone.

* PPIC and the California Broadcasters Assn. invited Whitman and Brown to do two debates in the fall.

* Meg Whitman paid $76/vote on Tuesday. A Bargain!!

* Sarah Palin attacked Jerry Brown. You have to wonder who this is really supposed to influence. General election voters? or 2012 primary voters?

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* Meg Whitman is already avoiding debates with Jerry Brown.

* Former Speaker Karen Bass won her primary and will most likely be headed for DC soon.

* A Daily Beast story about Democratic AG nominee.

* By spending nearly $50 million, PG&E did succeed in one area.“PG&E bought half a generation of bad corporate image for itself.”.