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\u2022 A few events coming up that are worth noting: the New Leaders Council has events in the Bay Area and LA for their 40 under 40 List<\/a>, Anthony Woods has an event next Monday in San Francisco<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 Steve Lopez has a great take<\/a> on Antonio Villaraigosa’s demurral from a run for Governor. It was essentially a self-inflicted wound.<\/p>\n \u2022 Wow, a tiff between Jeff Denham and Dean Florez<\/a>. That sounds, well, completely unsurprising.<\/p>\n \u2022 CalBuzz<\/a> has all your Tony V. horse race implications before the announcement today.<\/p>\n \u2022 Sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury’s new gig: fundraising for local libraries in Ventura<\/a>. Unfortunately, not every library in this state has a famous literary sponsor.<\/p>\n \u2022 The Wall Street Journal editorial page is positively giddy<\/a> about the prospect of a flat tax in California. You can pretty well figure out the relative benefits of a policy, for the super-rich as opposed to working people, by how it’s covered on the Wall Street Journal editorial page.<\/p>\n \u2022 Speaking of opinions you can’t trust, here’s Michael Savage on the California budget<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 BART’s contract expires at the end of the month, and there is a long way to go<\/a> in negotiations.<\/p>\n \u2022 A vote on a proposed stadium for the A’s in San Jose<\/a> has been delayed. Under Major League Baseball’s rules, the Giants have territorial restrictions over the South Bay, so the A’s would need to get a change in the rule before they could move. The A’s management wants to avoid an unnecessary election.<\/p>\n \u2022 LAPD scored very well on the latest poll. A LA Times Poll<\/a> shows the Department with a 77% approval rating, with strong approval from every demographic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Links from around the state<\/p>\n \u2022 A few events coming up that are worth noting: the New Leaders Council has events in the Bay Area and LA for their 40 under 40 List<\/a>, Anthony Woods has an event next Monday in San Francisco<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 Steve Lopez has a great take<\/a> on Antonio Villaraigosa’s demurral from a run for Governor. It was essentially a self-inflicted wound.<\/p>\n \u2022 Wow, a tiff between Jeff Denham and Dean Florez<\/a>. That sounds, well, completely unsurprising.<\/p>\n \u2022 CalBuzz<\/a> has all your Tony V. horse race implications before the announcement today.<\/p>\n \u2022 Sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury’s new gig: fundraising for local libraries in Ventura<\/a>. Unfortunately, not every library in this state has a famous literary sponsor.<\/p>\n \u2022 The Wall Street Journal editorial page is positively giddy<\/a> about the prospect of a flat tax in California. You can pretty well figure out the relative benefits of a policy, for the super-rich as opposed to working people, by how it’s covered on the Wall Street Journal editorial page.<\/p>\n \u2022 Speaking of opinions you can’t trust, here’s Michael Savage on the California budget<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 BART’s contract expires at the end of the month, and there is a long way to go<\/a> in negotiations.<\/p>\n