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\u2022 Susan Kennedy might leave the Schwarzenegger administration<\/a> to shepherd the water bond through the 2010 election process. Meanwhile, Arnold is doing everything he can to explain away the $11.1 Billion pricetag of the bonds<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 While the initiative system is clearly causing some problems, the Center for Gov. Studies has an interesting point that most of the expensive ones come from the Legislature<\/a>. Also of note, the most expensive measure to pass since the late 1980s? Yup, Arnold’s Prop 49 for after school programs. Not that it’s not a worthy program, but on occasion, you have to quote the famous philospher Pogo: We have met the enemy…and he is us<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 The Whitman and Poizner campaigns are spitting back and forth<\/a> about who responded or didn’t respond to calls for debates. It’s a fascinating issue for the electorate, I’m sure.<\/p>\n \u2022 Joel Anderson gave back $100,000 at the heart of an FPPC investigation<\/a> into whether Anderson laundered money improperly though the Placer County Republican Party Central Committee.<\/p>\n \u2022 Milken Institute released their rankings for business climates (PDF)<\/a>. No California cities finished in the top ten, and Bakersfield was our top performer at # 36.<\/p>\n \u2022 The Capitol Notes podcast is back<\/a> with KQED’s John Myers and Capitol Weekly’s Anthony York.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Links for your weekend:<\/p>\n \u2022 Susan Kennedy might leave the Schwarzenegger administration<\/a> to shepherd the water bond through the 2010 election process. Meanwhile, Arnold is doing everything he can to explain away the $11.1 Billion pricetag of the bonds<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 While the initiative system is clearly causing some problems, the Center for Gov. Studies has an interesting point that most of the expensive ones come from the Legislature<\/a>. Also of note, the most expensive measure to pass since the late 1980s? Yup, Arnold’s Prop 49 for after school programs. Not that it’s not a worthy program, but on occasion, you have to quote the famous philospher Pogo: We have met the enemy…and he is us<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 The Whitman and Poizner campaigns are spitting back and forth<\/a> about who responded or didn’t respond to calls for debates. It’s a fascinating issue for the electorate, I’m sure.<\/p>\n \u2022 Joel Anderson gave back $100,000 at the heart of an FPPC investigation<\/a> into whether Anderson laundered money improperly though the Placer County Republican Party Central Committee.<\/p>\n \u2022 Milken Institute released their rankings for business climates (PDF)<\/a>. No California cities finished in the top ten, and Bakersfield was our top performer at # 36.<\/p>\n