Some stories that we haven’t gotten to today:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Asm. Portantino’s AB 53 salary freeze<\/a> for state employees making $150K+ got the kaibosh in Committee today<\/a>. I’m still fairly ambivalent about the bill, but my concern about recruiting and retaining good people remains.<\/p>\n \u2022 Following up on a story from a few weeks ago, Orange County supervisors have restored some sex ed funding for Planned Parenthood<\/a>, after sparking outrage for taking it all away. This isn’t a perfect fix, but the Supes did back down somewhat.<\/p>\n \u2022 Sen. Boxer likes the look of her poll numbers against potential opponents<\/a>. A Field poll in March (PDF)<\/a> showed her with just 42% of voters “inclined to re-elect” her. However, dig down to who might actually run against her, and that poll shows her with huge leads over both Arnold and Carly Fiorina.<\/p>\n \u2022 Asm. Nancy Skinner, in the wake of Arlen Specter’s party-switching, sent out a funny invite to her Yacht Party colleagues that read in part:<\/p>\n I want to invite all my Republican colleagues in the California State Assembly and Senate to join the Democratic Party in honor of United States Senator Arlen Specter’s decision to become a Democrat and run with us for re-election… if you act quickly, California can lead the nation rather than following. We need 54 Democrats in the Assembly and 27 in the Senate to match this.<\/p>\n To RSVP, go to http:\/\/www.sos.ca.gov\/nvrc\/fed…<\/a> and change your party registration.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Somehow I don’t think she’ll get many takers.<\/p>\n \u2022 Schools all over the state are closing due to swine flu. Closings included Visalia<\/a> and two schools in the Bay Area<\/a>. There was also a possible case at Cal State Long Beach<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 CalPERS and STRS are pressuring<\/a> Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis to resign. <\/p>\n \u2022 Arnold’s VA Secretary, Tom Johnson, is retiring<\/a>. I admit that I don’t know too much about the man, but he seems like a stand-up guy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some stories that we haven’t gotten to today:<\/p>\n \u2022 Asm. Portantino’s AB 53 salary freeze<\/a> for state employees making $150K+ got the kaibosh in Committee today<\/a>. I’m still fairly ambivalent about the bill, but my concern about recruiting and retaining good people remains.<\/p>\n \u2022 Following up on a story from a few weeks ago, Orange County supervisors have restored some sex ed funding for Planned Parenthood<\/a>, after sparking outrage for taking it all away. This isn’t a perfect fix, but the Supes did back down somewhat.<\/p>\n \u2022 Sen. Boxer likes the look of her poll numbers against potential opponents<\/a>. A Field poll in March (PDF)<\/a> showed her with just 42% of voters “inclined to re-elect” her. However, dig down to who might actually run against her, and that poll shows her with huge leads over both Arnold and Carly Fiorina.<\/p>\n \u2022 Asm. Nancy Skinner, in the wake of Arlen Specter’s party-switching, sent out a funny invite to her Yacht Party colleagues that read in part:<\/p>\n I want to invite all my Republican colleagues in the California State Assembly and Senate to join the Democratic Party in honor of United States Senator Arlen Specter’s decision to become a Democrat and run with us for re-election… if you act quickly, California can lead the nation rather than following. We need 54 Democrats in the Assembly and 27 in the Senate to match this.<\/p>\n To RSVP, go to http:\/\/www.sos.ca.gov\/nvrc\/fed…<\/a> and change your party registration.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Somehow I don’t think she’ll get many takers.<\/p>\n \u2022 Schools all over the state are closing due to swine flu. Closings included Visalia<\/a> and two schools in the Bay Area<\/a>. There was also a possible case at Cal State Long Beach<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 CalPERS and STRS are pressuring<\/a> Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis to resign. <\/p>\n