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* Sen. Dave Cox (R-Fair Oaks) passed away today<\/a>. Best wishes to his family and friends.<\/p>\n * A new initiative has been qualified to gather signatures: a constitutional amendment to ban divorce<\/a>. Wow, that would be something…<\/p>\n * Meg Whitman “invested” a million bucks in Mike Murphy’s TV\/movie production studio<\/a>. Kind of funny that she threw her money down that hole. It’s not clear if the move brings up any campaign finance improprieties, but it does show how stinking, filthy rich she is.<\/p>\n * John King marvels at the new Bay Bridge span, but wonders about priorities<\/a>. Of course, digging up the wrangling of the Bay Bridge tears at old wounds, but the fact that we will have a statement bridge will be a big positive for the Bay Area, especially for the East Bay and Oakland.<\/p>\n * Are you a member of CalPERS? Did you know you own a big chunk of BP? Yup, that BP. Oh, and the pension fund lost over a billion dollars<\/a> on the supposed “blue-chip” stock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Links:<\/p>\n * Sen. Dave Cox (R-Fair Oaks) passed away today<\/a>. Best wishes to his family and friends.<\/p>\n * A new initiative has been qualified to gather signatures: a constitutional amendment to ban divorce<\/a>. Wow, that would be something…<\/p>\n * Meg Whitman “invested” a million bucks in Mike Murphy’s TV\/movie production studio<\/a>. Kind of funny that she threw her money down that hole. It’s not clear if the move brings up any campaign finance improprieties, but it does show how stinking, filthy rich she is.<\/p>\n