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Calpolicy for Public Policy 10b/233 through June 30, 2011

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My TweetsSun Nov 29 2009 08:03 PMPP 10b readlist & readings now on course webpage. PP 233 soon to be up.

Mon Nov 30 2009 06:21 PMGood websites to keep up on Calif issues: capitolbasement.com rtumble.comsacbee.com

Tue Dec 01 2009 10:37 PMSyllabi/video lists for PP10b & PP233 now on Prof. Mitchell's webpage:http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x2195.xml. Click on additional content.

Wed Dec 02 2009 02:14 PMLA City Attorney Carmen Trutanich reported hospitalized but not serious. He will be guestspeaker Feb. 18.

Thu Dec 03 2009 04:11 PMNew PPIC report released: Closing the Gap: Meeting California’s Need for CollegeGraduates. PPIC.org is a great Calif. research tool.

Fri Dec 04 2009 05:01 PMGreen energy is big issue in Calif. Our week 2 topic. Meanwhile see http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/12/04/BUDG1AUGN1.DTL

Sat Dec 05 2009 04:32 PMW e e k 9 o f P P 1 0 b : C A i n d u s t r i e s i n c l a e r o s p a c e . M e a n w h i l e s e ehttp://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-airbus5-2009dec05,0,1768448,print.story

Sun Dec 06 2009 03:35 PMM a n y t h i n k C a l i f h a d g o l d e n y e a r s : 1 9 4 0 s - 6 0 s . S e ehttp://www.sacbee.com/walters/story/2373693.html. Week 10 deals with governance.

Mon Dec 07 2009 04:35 PMLA's Grand Ave Project with its Dubai financing at risk? We do urban planning week 6.Meanwhile see http://tinyurl.com/ykmp9nu

Tue Dec 08 2009 02:07 PMJust For Grad Students in PP233: Course webpage now working. Syllabus, etc. is nowposted. Backup on my faculty webpage at Anderson.

Wed Dec 09 2009 04:32 PMUCLA economic/ jobs forecast for Cal i f re leased today summarized atht tp: / / t inyur l .com/yhryju3 We take up state economic pol icy in week 8.

Thu Dec 10 2009 03:34 PMCurrent Calif legislature fight over K-12 standards needed for federal aid. Seehttp://tinyurl.com/yffjl2p We do K-12 issues in week 10.

Fri Dec 11 2009 03:20 PMLA/Long Beach are largest port in US. Effect of global warming on port discussed inhttp://tinyurl.com/yl6ylfy We do international week 5

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Sat Dec 12 2009 04:07 PMNew study: econ impact of AB32, Calif environmental law. Guest speaker Cara Horowitzwill discuss in week 2. See http://tinyurl.com/yaw4ttp

Sun Dec 13 2009 03:59 PMCost & control of Calif prisons major issue for state including budgetary. Seehttp://tinyurl.com/y98fua9 Crime is our week 7 topic.

Mon Dec 14 2009 03:17 PMCalif local city govt bond ratings vary; poor rating = higher interest costs. Seehttp://tinyurl.com/ycpyoor Guest on local fiscal week 3

Tue Dec 15 2009 03:39 PMWant to help redistrict Calif? Applications start today. See http://tinyurl.com/ya46qq9 &http://tinyurl.com/y9kh3hp Week 10 is governance.

Wed Dec 16 2009 02:22 PMObit: Sol Price (Price Club) sponsor of City Heights experiment in San Diego.http://tinyurl.com/yl97ta5 Video on project discussed week 6

Thu Dec 17 2009 02:56 PMPPIC pol l out on Cal i f gubernator ia l race, bal lot issues, other topics.ht tp: / / t inyur l .com/yaykgnb 2 statewide bal lots in 2010: June & Nov

Thu Dec 17 2009 04:41 PMNew UCLA health policy brief explores Calif county experiment in care for uninsured.http://tinyurl.com/yenuhaj Health is week 4 topic.

Fri Dec 18 2009 02:58 PMNew Cal i f s tate/county populat ion est imates f rom Dept of F inance atht tp: / / t inyur l .com/yawuk8d We do demographics in week 5.

Fri Dec 18 2009 03:24 PMLibrary assns cal l for more fedl regulation of Google book scan projecthttp:// t inyurl.com/yejz69f We do Cali f high-tech industry in week 9

Fri Dec 18 2009 03:41 PMUS Bur of Labr Stat repts Calif unemployment rate: 12.3% 3rd highest after MI, RI. Tiedwith NV, SC http://tinyurl.com/culegx Week 8 is econ

Sat Dec 19 2009 03:05 PMEcho of Calif electricity crisis of early 00s. LADWP settles overcharging lawsuit. Seehttp://tinyurl.com/yju2d4d We do electricity week 10

Sat Dec 19 2009 04:38 PMLA City "living wage law" settlement with city contractor. http://tinyurl.com/yce35kr We doincome issues week 4.

Sat Dec 19 2009 04:59 PMDonuts as teachers' union protest in Lawndale, Calif? Maybe not the best PR!http://tinyurl.com/ybq89z9 We take up K-12 in week 10.

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Sun Dec 20 2009 03:53 PMEnvironmentalists fear Calif environment law endangered by weak Copenhagenconference accord. http://tinyurl.com/yd95xvn Week 2 topic

Sun Dec 20 2009 04:17 PMCalif counties that were centers of mortgage debacle facing major budget crises:http://tinyurl.com/yc2vygj We do fiscal week 3

Sun Dec 20 2009 04:31 PMGreen power in Calif vs. ballot initiative? http://tinyurl.com/y9uacnt Environment in week2; governance in week 10

Mon Dec 21 2009 02:33 PMHuf f ing ton Post takes humorous look a t U o f Ca l i f budget c r is is a tht tp: / / t inyur l .com/y8l2h3u Cal i f h igher ed in week 10/ f iscal in week 3

Mon Dec 21 2009 05:45 PMPlans for light rail to Santa Monica raise NIMBY fears http://tinyurl.com/yzrg7zr Transportissues week 2; urban planning week 6

Mon Dec 21 2009 08:39 PMEnd of LA's Toy Business Improvement District http://tinyurl.com/ygnk7gv Issue ofprivatized city services part of urban plan unit week 6

Tue Dec 22 2009 04:19 AMProposed Calif constitutional convention explained: http://tinyurl.com/ycz3bl8 andhttp://tinyurl.com/yacvsvp We do governance in week 10

Tue Dec 22 2009 03:12 PMSolar power vs. deser t preserve: c lash of env i ronmenta l goals? Seeht tp: / / t inyur l .com/yee28cn Envi ronment in week 2; e lect r ic i ty week 10

Tue Dec 22 2009 03:31 PMProp 13 allows property tax decreases if value falls<assessment. Delays=loans to localgovts. http://tinyurl.com/ykf9x5o Fiscal in week 3

Tue Dec 22 2009 05:35 PMWTO potentially benefits Hollywood's access to China. http://tinyurl.com/yke2wlg We dointernational in week 5; entertainment ind week 9

Tue Dec 22 2009 10:17 PMFood stamp enrol lment in Cal i f up 25% Sep 08-09. Data by county athttp: / / t inyur l .com/y8zzfc2 We do income issues week 4

Wed Dec 23 2009 05:58 AMSecy of State lists 2 CA constitutional convention initiatives in circulation. Text at:http://tinyurl.com/ydf92w2 Governance in week 10

Wed Dec 23 2009 02:34 PMWhat do city councils do? Sidewalk restaurant curtains in Santa Monica:http://t inyurl.com/y9flsbl Urban planning in week 6

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Wed Dec 23 2009 02:55 PMVideos: Former UCLA Chancellor Young on Calif Master Plan: http://tinyurl.com/ylsmvhzhttp://tinyurl.com/ya4wrjd Higher ed week 10

Wed Dec 23 2009 03:00 PMVideos: U of Calif Prez Yudof on Calif Master Plan: http://tinyurl.com/yhgp285http://tinyurl.com/ycuhmox Higher ed week 10

Wed Dec 23 2009 03:06 PMVideos: Former Calif Gov Wilson on budget crisis of 90s: http://tinyurl.com/yfxmyt6http://tinyurl.com/yhroyw4 We do fiscal in week 3

Wed Dec 23 2009 08:18 PMTraditional Calif state budget leaking begins before official governor's proposal on Jan 8:http://bit.ly/8MoH7e We do fiscal in week 3

Wed Dec 23 2009 08:28 PMFedl safety money coming to S. Calif Metrolink commuter rail post-Chatsworth 2008crash: http://bit.ly/4zp0tA Infrastructure in week 2

Thu Dec 24 2009 01:47 AMRose Institute suggests Calif won't lose congressional seat despite population growthslowdown http://bit.ly/7EuahV Demographics in week 5

Thu Dec 24 2009 04:16 PMNews: LA County Public Wks Dir Gail Farber will address County's response to StationFire aftermath week 2. Bio: http://tinyurl.com/ye6x6ye

Thu Dec 24 2009 04:28 PMCA senators promise to address governor's concern about US health bill's cost to Medi-Cal http://tinyurl.com/ygd64cm week 4 topic

Thu Dec 24 2009 04:40 PMCalif filing appeal with US Supreme Court over court-ordered release of state prisoners.http://tinyurl.com/yjueg8z Crime is week 7 topic

Thu Dec 24 2009 04:57 PMRecall against Republican Orange Cty assembly rep who voted for Feb 09 budgetabandoned; week 3 readings cover http://tinyurl.com/y8fwjvx

Fri Dec 25 2009 03:15 PMNew LA City focus on making light rail connection to LAX http://bit.ly/5whIlA Exec Dir ofLAWA-LAX Lindsey guest week 5; infrastrctr week 2

Fri Dec 25 2009 03:32 PMDemand for hi-tech H1B immigrant visas slows: impact of recession on Silicon Valleyhttp://bit.ly/5dKzus hi-tech week 9/immigration week 5

Fri Dec 25 2009 03:51 PMOakland joins other Calif cities in state energy-saving home upgrade program: Loan viaproperty tax http://bit.ly/6K0edd Environment week 2

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Sat Dec 26 2009 04:06 PMCalif state senate leader wants legislative reforms to put focus on budget:http://bit.ly/7Kkxcr governance in week 10; fiscal in week 3

Sat Dec 26 2009 04:24 PMCompetition btw drug discount plans: LA City vs LA Chamber of Commerce:http://bit.ly/8aQ7YG health is topic of week 4

Sat Dec 26 2009 04:35 PMSubsidizing employer to move from one local city to another: good public policy inCalif/LA? http://bit.ly/5Yjyzo Urban planning in week 6

Sun Dec 27 2009 05:22 PMNews review of CA ballot initiatives http://bit.ly/59mGq8 Actual initiatives in process ballotat http://bit.ly/69kNZS Governance week 10

Sun Dec 27 2009 05:32 PMInput vs output in Calif voter-mandated early childhood First-5 program: http://bit.ly/83UijaIncome/health issues topics of week 4

Sun Dec 27 2009 05:49 PMOngoing CA controversy on illegal immigration: drivers’ licenses http://bit.ly/77wVD8 &cellphones http://bit.ly/8HdCrv. Immigration week 5

Mon Dec 28 2009 05:43 AMCBS 60 Minutes 12-27-09 on Calif water problem: http://tinyurl.com/yaknb45 (1stsegment in program) We do infrastructure/environment week 2

Mon Dec 28 2009 04:27 PMNonprofits may depend on govt & private funds. Both can prove unreliable, e.g., LA'sChildrens' Museum http://bit.ly/8UEoqy fiscal week 3

Mon Dec 28 2009 04:59 PMYou can find list of Calif officials & politicos who Tweet at http://bit.ly/4j5ZaH Legislativehearing schedule at http://bit.ly/621wqp

Tue Dec 29 2009 01:53 PMPic tu res o f d ig i ta l fu l l body scan process a t San Franc isco a i rpor tht tp: / / t inyur l .com/ye5ry8z Local FBI guest speaker week 7 (cr ime uni t)

Tue Dec 29 2009 02:03 PMMajor research breakthru example http://bit.ly/64XRz4 at UCLA med school. Did youknow UC med schools are semi-privatized? Higher ed week 10

Tue Dec 29 2009 02:09 PMLast Calif auto mfg plant (joint GM-Toyota/NUMMI) closing due to GM bankruptcyhttp://bit.ly/5pv5gb We do state econ policy week 8

Wed Dec 30 2009 04:42 AMNew init iative f i led to undo redistricting plan adopted by voters in 11-08http://t inyurl.com/yc2vnra Governance topic in week 10

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Wed Dec 30 2009 01:12 PMCA Atty Genl Brown ( candidate) files appeal to reinstate law banning body armor forcriminals http://tinyurl.com/ycz4vkk Crime week 7

Wed Dec 30 2009 01:19 PMVarious Calif cities have passed anti-illegal alien laws. Lancaster has a new one for 2010http://bit.ly/87fXg1 Immigration week 5 topic

Wed Dec 30 2009 01:38 PMAltho a past supporter of universal health plan for CA, governor criticizes fedl bill as costlyto state http://bit.ly/7SfGAS health week 4

Thu Dec 31 2009 01:50 PM2 CA initiatives go to circulation: Vehicle tax for state parks, 2/3 vote cut to 55% forschool tax http://bit.ly/6DKj0d We do fiscal week 3

Thu Dec 31 2009 01:54 PMCalif govt IUOE Local 39 union loses PERB case on overtime related to budget crisis:http://bit.ly/5zK30Y Fiscal in week 3

Thu Dec 31 2009 02:06 PMCA failed to enact universal health plan in 07 but has healthy lifestyle laws; trans fat banstarts Jan 1 http://bit.ly/7NLT8e Health week 4

Thu Dec 31 2009 08:22 PMBusiness-union alliance formed to relax Calif legislative term limits http://bit.ly/54RBss Wedo governance in week 10

Fri Jan 01 2010 12:59 PMControversy over whether traffic cameras reduce accidents or just raise local revenuehttp://bit.ly/4KNyR3 Crime week 7; fiscal week 3

Sat Jan 02 2010 03:11 PMControversy/litigation related to smart electric meters in Bay Area has Calif/USimplications http://bit.ly/5QyJeN Electricity in week 10

Sat Jan 02 2010 03:40 PMCurrent tech buzz surrounds rumored Apple tablet computer http://bit.ly/5QyJeN We dohigh-tech sector in Calif in week 9

Sun Jan 03 2010 03:02 PMLengthy op ed favors Calif constitutional convention at http://bit.ly/4FPB6S Likely to bebig 2010 issue. We do governance week 10

Mon Jan 04 2010 03:59 PMCalif budget effort to extract more/get more flexibility from Washington http://bit.ly/7Fy99IWe do fiscal week 3

Mon Jan 04 2010 04:07 PMCalif legislature given subsidized PhD/academia advice on environment, etc.http://bit.ly/7vMAlf Environment week 2; higher ed week 10

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Mon Jan 04 2010 04:25 PMView of Calif's Master Plan as seen from USC; call for higher tuition/higher aid modelhttp://bit.ly/6BEwDi Higher ed in week 10

Mon Jan 04 2010 04:36 PMState of Calif literally nickel & diming recycling program out of business to help budgethttp://bit.ly/5mOzfK Fiscal week 3

Tue Jan 05 2010 04:20 AMFast Calif stimulus spending vs historical preservation reviews http://bit.ly/8cyjhc We dourban planning week 6; econ policy week 8

Tue Jan 05 2010 03:16 PMPossible upcoming ballot proposition to legalize marijuana goes beyond medicalmarijuana http://bit.ly/5pV58M We do crime week 7

Tue Jan 05 2010 04:41 PMEffort to require clean port trucks has led to lawsuits in LA-Long Beach. Oakland has atemp solution http://bit.ly/80Rcrs Envirnmt week 2

Tue Jan 05 2010 04:51 PMOur upcoming week 7 guest speaker LA City Atty Trutanich ailing again http://bit.ly/5cTfFiSee earlier Tweet. But nothing serious.

Tue Jan 05 2010 05:43 PMEffort to max LA's population count in 2010 Census http://www.lacounts2010.org/ to maxfedl funds to City. Demographics week 5

Wed Jan 06 2010 12:13 AMWhere is the Calif business community on higher ed/Master Plan issue?http://bit. ly/6snUWW Higher ed is week 10 topic

Wed Jan 06 2010 12:18 AMGovernor's state of the state speech on Jan 6 10 AM. See it on www.calchannel.comBudget focus expected. Governance week 10/fiscal week 3

Wed Jan 06 2010 04:16 PMLA City Council planning a commission to entice filming in City http://bit.ly/5mtJ58 Link toexisting FilmLA unclear. Entertainment week 9

Wed Jan 06 2010 04:28 PMGOP assemblyman, target of failed radio recall for budget vote, will not run againhttp://bit.ly/5c6yAu Fiscal week 3/governance week 10

Wed Jan 06 2010 04:38 PMOakland to install voter-mandated instant primary http://bit.ly/93dh3f Cuts runoff cost butrequires new equipment $$$s. Governance week 10

Thu Jan 07 2010 03:28 PMSome details, not specific language, on Gov's higher ed/prison privatize constitutionalamendment http://bit.ly/5xM2SY Crime wk 7/Ed wk 10

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Thu Jan 07 2010 04:22 PMNew Calif assembly speaker Perez about to take office; interviewed http://bit.ly/6RE3yQGovernance in week 10

Thu Jan 07 2010 04:25 PMNew minority leader in Calif senate apparently selected but won't take office immediatelyhttp://bit.ly/6Ice7B Governance week 10

Thu Jan 07 2010 04:28 PMPP10B students: The bookstore you need to go to is the one next to the School of PublicAffairs, not Ackerman. Books are there now.

Fri Jan 08 2010 02:17 AMController report:1st half fiscal yr shows genl fund balance of minus $25 bill financed byinternal/external borrowing http://bit.ly/72faVt

Fri Jan 08 2010 02:20 AMPP10b students to-do list: topic signup starts Monday 1-11-10; questions due on 4 week2 readings Thursday 1-14-10.

Fri Jan 08 2010 03:17 PMBig ceremony as governor signs K-12 reforms for fedl race-to-the-top $$$s competition:http://bit.ly/7mF59h We do K-12 week 10

Fri Jan 08 2010 03:28 PMPossible Broad contemporary art museum deal in Santa Monica? City Council considers:http://bit.ly/8m0Q1S We do urban planning week 6

Fri Jan 08 2010 05:52 PMGood summary of current status of proposed Calif constitutional convention athttp://bit.ly/7Hqkv1 Governance week 10/fiscal week 3

Fri Jan 08 2010 10:33 PMGovernor's budget proposal at http://bit.ly/yiGzt Includes reliance on demand for fedl$$$s. Govt pay cuts if feds don't pay. Fiscal week 3

Sat Jan 09 2010 03:40 PMBaseball to replaced auto manufacturing in closing Bay Area NUMMI plant?http://bit.ly/6PLi94 Urban planning week 6

Sat Jan 09 2010 03:53 PMGov's demand for fedl $$$s creates frictions with CA's 2 senators http://bit.ly/4uToqzEditor's comment: Can't we all get along? Fiscal wk 3

Sat Jan 09 2010 04:13 PMText of Gov's constitutional amendment to transfer prison $$s to higher ed now availablehttp://bit.ly/6XeQrx Crime week 7/higher ed week 10

Sun Jan 10 2010 04:27 PMGovernor continues to slam fedl health bill as costly to CA to get $$$s out of Wash DChttp://bit.ly/4PJyNd Fiscal week 3/Health week 4

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Sun Jan 10 2010 04:59 PMCigarette "fee" or "tax" in San Francisco? Big legal difference. Litigation may be pending.http://bit.ly/6Hsfdu We do fiscal in week 3

Mon Jan 11 2010 02:44 PMPP10b Students: Our Yahoo email account is now up. You should have rec'd a reminderthat report sign-ups begin today. If not, contact our TA

Mon Jan 11 2010 02:46 PMPP233 Grad Students: Reminder that topics for your term reports are due by class onWed. evening.

Mon Jan 11 2010 02:47 PMCalif environment groups protest against legislative proposal to suspend AB32http://bit.ly/4GCsBj We discuss/read about AB32 this week

Mon Jan 11 2010 03:22 PMYahoo thinks hi-tech needs folks with social science backgrounds http://bit.ly/6lZgyv Hi-tech one of the inds in week 9/higher ed in week 10

Mon Jan 11 2010 03:34 PMConcern about hacking of smart electric meters that encourage off-peak use and solarpower http://bit.ly/4sOaUz Electricity week 10

Tue Jan 12 2010 04:06 AMCalif assembly committee rejects suspension of AB32. Likely to be gubernatorialcampaign issue http://bit.ly/8IRv4q AB32 discussed this week

Tue Jan 12 2010 04:21 AMHistoric preservation roadblock to use of fedl stimulus $$$s said to be removedhttp://bit.ly/5zFSWi Urban planning week 6/econ week 8

Tue Jan 12 2010 03:23 PMDoes use of plastic pipe contaminate Calif water supply? Judge thinks sohttp://bit.ly/6yzC0y We do environment/water this week in PP10b/233

Tue Jan 12 2010 03:45 PMInitiative now in circulation change 2/3 tax vote of Prop13 to majority. Law firm with tie toCTA sponsor http://bit.ly/52ru1C Fiscal week 3

Tue Jan 12 2010 03:58 PM2 bills apply new oil tax either for higher ed or genl fund http://bit.ly/84WCOw 2/3 votewould be needed. Fiscal week 3/higher ed wk 10

Wed Jan 13 2010 03:13 AMPG initiative require 2/3 vote before local govts distribute electricity qualified for Juneballot http://bit.ly/5stP7F Electricity week10

Wed Jan 13 2010 02:34 PMBill would legalize marijuana http://bit.ly/4omfLE Meanwhile watch Steve Lopez buy medpot in LA http://kcet.org/socal/ Crime in week 7

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Wed Jan 13 2010 02:47 PMCourt approves plan forced on governor to release CA prisoners due to overcrowding.Gov appeals to Supreme Ct bit.ly/5kvvDJ Crime week 7

Wed Jan 13 2010 02:59 PMOpponents of AB32, CA greenhouse gas law, have website devoted to anti-AB32initiative http://www.suspendab32.org/ We discuss this week

Wed Jan 13 2010 03:21 PMLA County has largest workforce in US but the high wage counties in Calif are mainly BayArea http://bit.ly/FDlkm Econ week 8/income week 4

Wed Jan 13 2010 05:51 PMEditorial: Arguing over federal aid won't solve state's worsening fiscal crisishttp://bit.ly/8yh3VV Fiscal in week 3

Thu Jan 14 2010 04:48 AMCalif bond rating again reduced http://tinyurl.com/yd8rlvh We do fiscal policy next week.Editorial: Where is Congress? http://bit.ly/8yh3VV

Thu Jan 14 2010 02:55 PMNonprofits have rough time in Great Recession. MOCA had near-death experience. Nowit's LA Opera http://bit.ly/7ctC5p We take up next week

Thu Jan 14 2010 02:58 PMPP10b students: Last day for topic signup. Team signups start next week Tues, sameplace. Listen carefully in class if you have week3 topic.

Thu Jan 14 2010 07:40 PMGovernor wants environmental exemptions for selected construction projects for jobcreation http://bit.ly/6sI751 Environment in class today

Fri Jan 15 2010 03:45 PMCA court potentially voids part of water market deal: Imperial to San Diegohttp://bit.ly/5nRlqi This week's reading dealt with water market

Fri Jan 15 2010 04:06 PMCourt rejects challenge to U of Calif admissions by religious schools on evolution issuehttp://bit.ly/8tIqVt We do higher ed week 10

Fri Jan 15 2010 04:24 PMU of Calif applications up esp from community colleges. Cal State admissions cap maybe cause http://bit.ly/54LNCP Higher ed week 10

Fri Jan 15 2010 04:45 PMCalif school bds expected to sue state for more funds http://bit.ly/7scpem We do K-12education week 10/fiscal week 3

Sat Jan 16 2010 03:37 PM3 versions of 2-tier pension initiative (lower pension for new hire) now in circulation. Oneex is bit.ly/8LSQuV bit.ly/5OL3G3 Fiscal week 3

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Sat Jan 16 2010 04:26 PM2 Calif firms, Yahoo & Google, now in censorship dispute with China http://bit.ly/5ygUHDHigh-tech week 9/International week 5

Sat Jan 16 2010 04:50 PMJoe Mathews on federal aid to Calif at http://bit.ly/5aA1oV With DC focused on the Masssenate race, is CA/Boxer forgotten? Fiscal week 3

Sun Jan 17 2010 12:35 AMPP10b students doing fiscal topics. Reminder to meet with profs room 6362 Tues 5 pmfor discussion.

Sun Jan 17 2010 12:39 AMPP10b students. Reminder that team topic signups begin Tuesday during businesshours. 1st come; 1st served.

Sun Jan 17 2010 12:47 AMPP10b students. Week 2 responses to selected questions have been emailed to you. Wedo this each week.

Sun Jan 17 2010 04:26 PMRe last Thursday's class: Map of greenhouse gas emission sources in Calif athttp://bit.ly/8KTvI5 Mainly refineries and powerplants.

Sun Jan 17 2010 04:44 PMCA state budget squeeze impact on K-12 including bldg maintenance http://bit.ly/4NM37eWe do fiscal this week/K-12 in week 10

Sun Jan 17 2010 04:51 PMDid you know One Wilshire looks like ordinary high rise but is mainly filled with Internetelectronics? http://bit.ly/2gOGka Hi-tech week 9

Sun Jan 17 2010 05:00 PMOakland Nimby museum runs into NIMBY opposition http://bit.ly/6uYbXP We do urbanplanning in week 6

Mon Jan 18 2010 04:33 PMConcern raised about fedl health bill tax incidence in California on plans like Kaiser:http://bit.ly/79f3Nc We do health week 4

Mon Jan 18 2010 04:40 PMConcerns over court-ordered release of prisoners in Calif/LA. Supreme Ct may decide.http://bit.ly/7nL2OG Crime in week 7

Tue Jan 19 2010 02:58 PMField Poll shows many Californians concerned about costs of health care/employercutbacks/access http://bit.ly/5JByHL Health in week 4

Tue Jan 19 2010 03:04 PMDemand for food stamps in various Calif areas reported rising http://bit.ly/4BzpAU Incomeissues in week 4

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Tue Jan 19 2010 03:24 PMGov's proposal for traffic cameras to raise state revenue runs into objectionshttp://bit.ly/5r27nA Fiscal this week/crime in week 7

Tue Jan 19 2010 03:41 PMLast week we heard concerns LA County's debris basins might overflow from PP10bguest spkr Gail Farber. Now in the news http://bit.ly/8axbMQ

Wed Jan 20 2010 04:00 AMDualing initiatives circulate: Limit on union dues for politics vs limit on corp contributionsbit.ly/5baivD bit.ly/e2sM2 Governance week 10

Wed Jan 20 2010 04:05 AMCalif the next Massachusetts? Calif voters pessimistic about state economic future inField Poll http://bit.ly/8h8uRS Econ week 8

Wed Jan 20 2010 03:51 PMWith Mass senate seat lost to Dems partly on health, does Calif have lessons for the fedlhealth bill? http://bit.ly/5soWxo Health week 4

Wed Jan 20 2010 04:57 PMSanta Monica bus fares to go up due to state budget/economy? http://bit.ly/6RmnyZFiscal this week/economy in week 8

Wed Jan 20 2010 05:28 PMCooperat ion/coordinat ion between previously-feuding Hol lywood unions?http:/ /bi t . ly/837nvv Entertainment in week 9

Thu Jan 21 2010 04:13 PMPush in legislature for bill to prevent state worker cut to minimum wage if no Calif budgeton time http://bit.ly/58NknZ Fiscal class today

Thu Jan 21 2010 04:15 PMUC Regents and UC students to participate in joint protest at legislature?http://bit.ly/92svl1 Fiscal today/higher ed in week 10

Thu Jan 21 2010 07:40 PMLeg Analyst releases video and report on state program of supplying home care aideshttp://bit.ly/4p53Z4 Fiscal today/health care next week

Fri Jan 22 2010 03:14 PMLatest California Field Polls report on gubernatorial and senate races. Go towww.field.com and click on archives. Governance week 10

Fri Jan 22 2010 03:17 PMLimits on medical marijuana possession struck down by Calif Supreme Courthttp://bit.ly/7yiS3u We do health next week/crime week 7

Fri Jan 22 2010 03:43 PMBLS estimate for Dec has Calif unemployment rate at 12.4%; employment down by579,400 http://bit.ly/19IlsL Economics week 8

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Sat Jan 23 2010 03:11 AMLAO comments on Gov's health-related port ions of the budget proposalhttp:/ /bi t . ly/7G8OfM Endorses/cri t ic izes parts. Health this coming week

Sat Jan 23 2010 04:19 PMWe'll hear about marketing of Santa Monica's Beach House in week 6 (urban planning)from our guest. Meanwhile, plan at http://bit.ly/7ZCM5V

Sat Jan 23 2010 05:04 PMCalif-based YouTube will soon offer rental movies http://bit.ly/56IGus We doentertainment and high-tech in week 9

Sat Jan 23 2010 05:12 PMEarly prison/jail release program to begin soon for budgetary reasons http://bit.ly/7OV8tAWe do crime in week 7

Sun Jan 24 2010 05:03 PMGovernor's views on Mass election, tea parties, & fedl health care bill http://bit.ly/4qIogGHealth issues this week

Sun Jan 24 2010 07:33 PMNew Calif Field Poll shows low approval ratings for governor/legislature in face of badeconomy/budget http://bit.ly/5I5kuF Econ in week 8

Mon Jan 25 2010 04:57 PMMany applicants for new panel to do redistricting of Calif legislature http://bit.ly/6xr0nQWe do governance in week 10

Mon Jan 25 2010 04:59 PMReminder: Those PP10b students with week 4 topics meet with profs Tues Jan 26 room6362 5-6 pm. If course/job conflict, send email notice

Mon Jan 25 2010 05:09 PMConcerns about testing in K-12 schools: Should child or class be tracked?:http://bit.ly/5Veo4N We do K-12 in week 10

Mon Jan 25 2010 05:35 PMNew Broad Art Museum: Beverly Hil ls or Santa Monica or downtown LA:http://bit. ly/7AGu5U Urban planning in week 6

Mon Jan 25 2010 06:35 PMLeg Analyst reviews Gov's prison release budget proposal. Qualified/modifiedendorsement: http://bit.ly/4LYWas Crime in week 7

Tue Jan 26 2010 02:34 PMGov proposes outsourcing prisons for illegals to Mexico for budgetary reasonshttp://bit.ly/89mRiC Crime in week 7

Tue Jan 26 2010 02:40 PMUCLA video courses at risk due to legal challenge http://bit.ly/88fZ0B Entertainment inweek 9; higher ed in week 10

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Tue Jan 26 2010 02:47 PMDigital electric meters allow fast shutoff for nonpayment of bills in San Franciscohttp://bit.ly/8CTmqk Electricity week 10/hi-tech week 9

Tue Jan 26 2010 07:32 PMLeg Analyst criticizes gov's higher ed/prison budget proposal. IDs tuition as $$ source forhigher ed http://bit.ly/chKZCy Higher ed week 10

Wed Jan 27 2010 04:19 PMOregon voters pass tax hike props on upper incomes/corporations http://bit.ly/adVxNt Willthere be spillover to Calif? Governance week 10

Wed Jan 27 2010 04:26 PMUC protests LAO critique of gov's higher ed/prison proposed constitutional amendmenthttp://bit.ly/9wilSo Higher ed week 10/crime week 7

Wed Jan 27 2010 04:42 PMCA voters unhappy with congressional efforts on health care Field poll reportshttp://bit.ly/auwnzL Health this week.

Thu Jan 28 2010 03:54 PMField Poll indicates CA voters not sure whether demographic diversity is a plus, minus, orboth http://bit.ly/ab5fVY Demographics in week 5

Thu Jan 28 2010 04:08 PMConflict: LA County vs LA World Airports (LAWA) over unused Palmdale airport.http://bit.ly/dbRDAU Guest from LAWA next week

Thu Jan 28 2010 04:15 PMKaiser health workers split from SEIU in LA area. Major loss for that union.http://bit.ly/cP2T45 Health care today. Guest from SEIU today.

Thu Jan 28 2010 05:04 PMCalif outsources to private prisons to deal with overcrowding. http://bit.ly/bAC8Dahttp://bit.ly/9zpY77 Crime in week 7

Thu Jan 28 2010 05:05 PMPP10b students: reminder that individual report outlines are due today in class

Fri Jan 29 2010 02:09 AMMarijuana legalization may be on the Calif ballot. Proponents claim sufficient petitionsignatures http://bit.ly/9kULHm Crime in week 7

Fri Jan 29 2010 02:20 AMPP233 students (grad students): Reminder that outlines of your reports are due nextWednesday, Feb. 3

Fri Jan 29 2010 03:15 PMCA state senate on costs of "free" parking/should give credit to UCLA prof Don Shouphttp://bit.ly/cfUUuV http://bit.ly/9vroNO Urb Pl week 6

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Fri Jan 29 2010 04:41 PMField Poll continues to show Calif voters very pessimistic about state outlook.http://bit.ly/bKMCaW Econ in week 8

Fri Jan 29 2010 05:01 PMSan Francisco experiment with variable price parking meters and empty parking spacealerts http://bit.ly/doot9k Urban planning week 6

Fri Jan 29 2010 05:55 PMLA mayor pushes effort to up enrollees in fedl EITC, major antiproverty program for lowwage workers http://bit.ly/cyknRp followup to week 4

Fri Jan 29 2010 06:03 PMCar sharing experiment at UCLA and USC seen as successful http://bit.ly/bFflQj Urbanplanning in week 6

Sat Jan 30 2010 03:46 PMCA sec of state lists 5 ballot props for June: Property tax, primaries, electricity, campaignfunds, car insure http://bit.ly/aZSPmq Week 10

Sat Jan 30 2010 04:11 PMComplaints about Facebook comments on Muslims by Lancaster, CA councilwomanhttp://bit.ly/9Fe3Hs We do demographics this coming Thursday

Sat Jan 30 2010 04:28 PMLA court ruling limits medical marijuana "collectives" http://bit.ly/9qur6w Ct supports viewof city atty Trutanich, guest speaker week 7

Sat Jan 30 2010 06:07 PMDisruption videos at union meeting on closure of NUMMI, last car plant in Calif.http://bit.ly/cwXwT2 Plant was joint GM-Toyota. Econ week 8

Sun Jan 31 2010 04:44 PMDebate on new prison facility in Stockton: More jobs? Crime? NIMBYism?http://bit.ly/cwFpvO Urban planning week 6/crime week 7

Sun Jan 31 2010 04:55 PMNewsweek joins Calif-as-Failed-State debate. Debate participants focus on governancevs industry http://bit.ly/bIQJB4 Governance week 10

Sun Jan 31 2010 05:06 PMSecurity breach reported at LA Airport (LAX). http://bit.ly/bscAu9 Guest speaker from LAWorld Airports this coming Thursday

Sun Jan 31 2010 09:06 PMTuition limiting bill for UC & CSU introduced in Calif state senate http://bit.ly/d7JXMNHigher ed in week 10

Mon Feb 01 2010 04:04 PMCreation of a new public law school at UC-San Diego through merger & acquisition?http://bit.ly/aWxgt3 Higher ed in week 10

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Mon Feb 01 2010 04:29 PMPomona, CA may offer fund help to firm seeking to film in city http://bit.ly/arxYsL Obama-McCain volunteers love story. Entertainment week 9

Mon Feb 01 2010 04:47 PMPossible further extension of LACMTA Gold Line light rail along 210 Fwyhttp://bit. ly/bnWCC1 Urban planning in week 6

Mon Feb 01 2010 07:41 PMConcerns raised about oversight/control of voter-mandated stem cell research programhttp://bit.ly/c8Wmey Bio-tech in week 9

Tue Feb 02 2010 03:57 PMPP10b: Because of the confusion on scheduling the Mon session of the week 5 group,Prof Dukakis will meet with the group today 5 pm rm 6362

Tue Feb 02 2010 04:25 PMCalif Institute in Wash DC: new report on impact of Obama budget on the statehttp://bit.ly/9my3Og Includes homeland security: Weeks 5 & 7

Tue Feb 02 2010 04:59 PMCalif coastal-inland economic divide reported widened by Great Recessionhttp://bit.ly/cB85YH Economic policy week 8

Tue Feb 02 2010 05:04 PMOscar nominations announced this morning. http://bit.ly/cLId93 Entertainment week9/Hollywood is CA export industry: International this week

Tue Feb 02 2010 06:12 PMLegislative Analyst releases report critical of mandates for K-12 & community collegeshttp://bit.ly/bmz2hS K-12 & higher ed week 10

Wed Feb 03 2010 03:28 PMConcern over mortality rate of mothers giving birth in CA. Obesity, other causesconsidered. http://bit.ly/bOsIxX Health was our wk4 topic

Wed Feb 03 2010 03:43 PMClosing of joint GM-Toyota NUMMI auto plant in Bay Area causing job-loss ripple effectshttp://bit.ly/9tdbax Economic policy week 8

Wed Feb 03 2010 03:53 PMNew initiative circulating ends 2/3 vote for Calif state budget; keeps 2/3 for taxeshttp://bit.ly/9NRdZc Governance week 10

Wed Feb 03 2010 04:21 PMSan Francisco mayor vetoes bill restricting tenant evictions http://bit.ly/bUfWIO Applied topost-rent control law bldgs. Urban plan week 6

Wed Feb 03 2010 05:21 PMProposal for bicycle "freeway" net in LA http://bit.ly/bTPIje In 1900 there was such a fwyto Pasadena http://bit.ly/cKarrO Urb Plan week 6

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Thu Feb 04 2010 01:09 AMEarly release prisoner from Sacramento jail arrested for rape. Concern about jail/prisonbudgetary releases. http://bit.ly/bGtoF3 Crime wk 7

Thu Feb 04 2010 04:38 PMLA downtown Grand Ave Project may - or may not - get Broad museumhttp://bit.ly/bxq9Bu Concerns raised about process. Urban planning week 6

Thu Feb 04 2010 04:59 PMDebt downgrade: Alameda Corridor rail connection LA/Long Beach ports due to reducedtrade volume. http://bit.ly/9Km8ST Intl today in class

Thu Feb 04 2010 05:09 PMMarin may create public power authority to replace PG before June ballot initiativehttp://bit.ly/d40bNu Electricity in week 10

Fri Feb 05 2010 06:35 AMLA mayor orders city departments such as airports to take on otherwise-laid off cityworkers http://bit.ly/9Dz0aO Economic policy week 8

Fri Feb 05 2010 03:04 PMSanta Monica considers endorsing initiative to prevent state from taking transit fundshttp://bit.ly/9WwZvc Urb Plan/guest from city next wk

Fri Feb 05 2010 03:08 PMSanta Monica considers opening museum about its famed ocean pier http://bit.ly/93dIPsUrban planning/guest from Santa Monica next week

Fri Feb 05 2010 05:08 PMSubsidy available from Calif Air Resources Bd for hybrid buses (& trucks)http://bit.ly/b6IrHL Urban planning next week

Fri Feb 05 2010 05:38 PMMost of Sci Fi "Battle Los Angeles" filmed in the other LA (Louisiana) with subsidyhttp://nyti.ms/aNVGsi Entertainment week 9

Sat Feb 06 2010 04:05 PMCalif unions & business interests push initiative to relax legislative term limitshttp://bit.ly/dx0TxX Governance in week 10

Sat Feb 06 2010 04:34 PMLA City Council, mayor, and city attorney in conflict over layoffs http://bit.ly/8ZMcVr CityAttorney will be guest speaker in week 7

Sun Feb 07 2010 04:09 PMApple vs Adobe: 2 Silicon Valley firms in dispute over iPhone/iPad http://bit.ly/cJV1v0High-tech electronics in week 9

Sun Feb 07 2010 04:46 PMComplaints about Calif budget-related early prison/jail release law http://bit.ly/aKPbzbCrime in week 7

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Mon Feb 08 2010 04:08 PMConspiracy, even death threat, alleged to keep Calif constitutional convention off ballothttp://bit.ly/bi22C5 Governance week 10

Mon Feb 08 2010 05:51 PMPlan to extend light rail to Santa Monica moves ahead, despite NIMBY oppositionhttp://bit.ly/9k8piA Urban planning this week in class.

Mon Feb 08 2010 06:14 PMBeatle Ringo Starr gets star on Hollywood sidewalk http://bit.ly/bxvwwo Idea for thesidewalk was originally urban renewal project (week 6)

Mon Feb 08 2010 06:47 PMBill proposed to encourage bio-tech firms to stay in Calif http://bit.ly/bLLzg3 Bio-tech topicin week 9

Tue Feb 09 2010 03:57 PMNew survey of U of Calif undergraduates released on backgrounds, family incomes,demographics http://bit.ly/bDJmHJ Higher ed week 10

Tue Feb 09 2010 04:21 PMOil tax for higher ed bill in Calif legislature provokes controversy over allocation formulahttp://bit.ly/auRCt2 Higher ed week 10

Tue Feb 09 2010 05:08 PMInsurance company sponsoring Calif ballot initiative on pricing now target of controversyhttp://bit.ly/a1nsCf Governance week 10

Wed Feb 10 2010 01:59 AMBill introduced in CA legislature to limit tuition hikes in public higher ed including commcolleges http://bit.ly/dsbJAV Higher ed week 10

Wed Feb 10 2010 04:39 PMCA legislative proposal to allow local gas tax hikes for transit to recoup some $$s lost tostate http://bit.ly/b6FuKc Urb plan tomorrow

Wed Feb 10 2010 04:47 PMPossible elimination of zero toll for carpools on Golden Gate Bridge http://bit.ly/bizyHtUrban planning tomorrow

Wed Feb 10 2010 05:01 PMSan Francisco area plan to remove parking & add outdoor cafe space http://bit.ly/aFKcoSUrban planning in class tomorrow

Wed Feb 10 2010 05:26 PMUnited Way LA issues report on widening income inequali ty in LA areahttp:/ /bit . ly/baxNq8 (not yet in UW website) Economic pol icy week 8

Wed Feb 10 2010 05:52 PMCalif state bankruptcy said to be an option by US senate candidate http://bit.ly/97A8UeEconomic policy in class in week 8

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Wed Feb 10 2010 11:13 PMUCLA Anderson Business Forecast unveils new index of US/regional economy based ontruck fuel use http://bit.ly/bQpOmu Econ policy week 8

Thu Feb 11 2010 06:26 AMWhat the pre-euro EU could've learned from Calif over a decade ago http://bit.ly/bDfAM9but didn't http://nyti.ms/d2yb4d Econ policy week 8

Thu Feb 11 2010 03:13 PMOpen primary on Calif June ballot seen as potential modest reform over long term byPPIC http://bit.ly/bkjfFk Governance in week 10

Thu Feb 11 2010 03:38 PMCA controller report issued http://bit.ly/aYoD5R Receipts down thru Jan. but sales tax upindicating econ bottoming out. Econ policy week 8

Thu Feb 11 2010 03:57 PMEffort at promoting a Calif constitutional convention is reported as falteringhttp://bit.ly/9CPjTp Governance in week 10

Thu Feb 11 2010 04:32 PMNew report issued on global & local challenges facing Silicon Valley industrieshttp://bit.ly/bmtyeq High tech in week 9

Thu Feb 11 2010 04:35 PMLA's Century Plaza hotel to be protected as historic architectural structure; deal withdeveloper http://bit.ly/91Z7nr Urb pln today's topic

Thu Feb 11 2010 05:16 PMLatest Dept of Homeland Security data show decline in illegal immigrant population inCalif & elsewhere http://bit.ly/arqpa0 Int'l last week

Fri Feb 12 2010 04:09 PMCA constitution crisis? Gov to swear in Lt Gov but legislature, maybe others, won'trecognize. Video http://bit.ly/cRPIuM Governance week 10

Fri Feb 12 2010 04:43 PMPublic-private partnership to run LA Zoo? http://bit.ly/drlUuj Urban planning was thisweek's topic.

Fri Feb 12 2010 08:49 PMEffort to call Calif constitutional convention ends. Attributed to insufficient fundshttp://bit.ly/c3yLU3 Governance in week 10

Fri Feb 12 2010 11:31 PMReport claims furloughs of state tax collectors cost more in lost revenue than is savedhttp://bit.ly/adYrcf We did fiscal in week 3

Sat Feb 13 2010 04:13 PMVariant of gov's budget plan in CA legislature adjusts transit & school funds & businesstax breaks http://bit.ly/aAAZVx Econ policy week 8

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Sat Feb 13 2010 05:37 PMIntra-union debate over boycott vs severance package as Bay Area NUMMI auto plantcloses http://bit.ly/cvpC76 Econ policy week 8

Sat Feb 13 2010 05:53 PMInitiative to restore Gann state spending cap in circulation http://bit.ly/cT9kaY Gann waslargely gutted 2 decades ago. Econ policy week 8

Sun Feb 14 2010 03:51 PMColorado agency sends Calif CEOs Valentine cards & chocolates to lure awayjobs/busness http://bit.ly/9c0rUK Economic policy week 8

Sun Feb 14 2010 03:57 PMLA school district may put parcel tax on ballot due to budget woes http://bit.ly/bfoUprClass does K-12 education in week 10

Sun Feb 14 2010 04:04 PMCA constitutional convention may be dead but UC-B seminar on it led by controversialprof goes on http://nyti.ms/9XZjWi Governance week 10

Sun Feb 14 2010 04:26 PMTest case may open door to Internet signature gathering on CA initiativeshttp://bit.ly/bFr4ZD bypassing paid gatherers. Governance week 10

Mon Feb 15 2010 03:07 PMCA legislature considers more tax withholding; adds to cash; avoids Prop 13's 2/3 votehttp://bit.ly/96Ybk4 Governance week 10

Mon Feb 15 2010 03:15 PMParents in Sunland-Tujunga use new state trigger law to push change in school viewedas failing/unsafe http://bit.ly/bQwrlJ K-12 in week 10

Mon Feb 15 2010 03:40 PMResistance reported in LA to forced juror service/lost pay during economic slumphttp://bit.ly/cA13gY Governance in week 10

Mon Feb 15 2010 03:49 PMSan Francisco to revise building code to require electric car charging stationshttp://nyti.ms/aoUuc3 We did urban planning last week

Tue Feb 16 2010 02:53 PMUC system generated over $146 million in licensing income; Stanford >$62 million in2008 http://bit.ly/aYlwdy Higher Ed week 10

Tue Feb 16 2010 02:56 PMLegal challenge to Prop 209's ban on affirmative action in admissions at UC to be filedhttp://bit.ly/97j5bL Higher Ed in week 10

Tue Feb 16 2010 03:56 PMNew Calif reporting service on health issues launched at http://www.healthycal.org/Health care providers in week 9

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Tue Feb 16 2010 04:36 PMBerkeley mayor hopes to promote econ development by streamlining building permitprocess http://bit.ly/boNYsk Econ policy week 8

Tue Feb 16 2010 04:41 PMCuts in Calif prison rehabilitation programs become issue in 2010 campaign for attorneygeneral http://bit.ly/cyndCC Crime policy this week

Wed Feb 17 2010 05:05 AMStrategic economic plan for LA County released http://bit.ly/9FMe3Y Jobs, business,infrastructure, quality of life, etc. Econ policy week 8

Wed Feb 17 2010 03:10 PMOpponents of PG initiative limiting public power argue wording might allow NIMBYs toblock econ development http://bit.ly/ad4J6h Econ wk 8

Wed Feb 17 2010 08:24 PMNew report finds questionable use of federal homeland security funds in Califhttp://bit.ly/bRxLIR Part of this week's topic in class

Wed Feb 17 2010 08:35 PMNew federal report finds LA, other major Calif metro areas led US in mass layoffs in 4thquarter 2009 Economic policy in class in week 8

Wed Feb 17 2010 10:18 PMNew UC-San Diego report: med marijuana useful for pain http://bit.ly/9wOXdE Thursguest, the LA City Atty, has strong views on this topic

Thu Feb 18 2010 04:44 AMUnited Way LA issues report on economic conditions/poverty in Los Angeleshttp://bit.ly/dDyiDt Economic policy in week 8

Thu Feb 18 2010 03:03 PMSanta Monica city council to consider car sharing program to reduce demand for parkinghttp://bit.ly/cQVhiQ We did urban planning last week

Thu Feb 18 2010 03:19 PMReport summarizes UCLA study on min wage/overtime underpayment in Los Angeleshttp://bit.ly/9u9gg6 Economic policy in week 8

Thu Feb 18 2010 03:53 PMGift reported from Haas foundation to UC-Berkeley to promote study of diversityhttp://bit.ly/chiHMc Higher ed in week 10

Thu Feb 18 2010 04:41 PMResponding to US Supreme Ct decision, LA & San Diego remove limit oncorporate/union campaign funds http://bit.ly/cRvTFt Governance week 10

Thu Feb 18 2010 05:07 PMPalo Alto city effort to promote tourism spending by business travelers disappointshttp://bit.ly/a1RQq0 Tourism in week 9

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Fri Feb 19 2010 02:09 AMLA city budget woes may lead to fewer cops http://bit.ly/csnqbv (and note bad grammar inLA Weekly headline) Crime policy today in class

Fri Feb 19 2010 05:28 AMLos Angeles cuisine gets a good write-up for a national audience http://bit.ly/9q45CFTourism is topic in week 9

Fri Feb 19 2010 03:46 PMCalif to get estimated $3 bill for budget from feds. Gov wants $6.9 bill http://bit.ly/cK4DzhWe did fiscal policy in week 3

Fri Feb 19 2010 04:46 PMNonprofit group formed to promote local manufacturing in San Franciscohttp://bit. ly/aWSWfp Economic policy in week 8

Fri Feb 19 2010 04:50 PMLarge budget- l inked layoff of ci ty workers approved by LA City Counci lhttp:/ /bi t . ly/9ewOco Economic pol icy in week 8

Fri Feb 19 2010 05:24 PMCalif senate passes bill to require Amazon & other online sellers to collect state sales taxhttp://bit.ly/chuSY8 High tech in week 9

Fri Feb 19 2010 05:29 PMGov will sign Calif bill encouraging more home & business solar panel use thru netmetering http://bit.ly/cZPL4v Electricity in week 10

Sat Feb 20 2010 02:49 AMGov to meet with Prez. Will ask for more budgetary aid from DC http://bit.ly/axut3A Wedid fiscal in week 3; econ policy is topic in week 8

Sat Feb 20 2010 04:32 PMCA Governor '10/Concern over Brown's "We're f**ked" remark http://bit.ly/bpgWsBCritique of Whitman ad http://bit.ly/9zeYjy Governance wk 10

Sat Feb 20 2010 04:41 PMAvatar-type 3-D movie technology can cause eye fatigue but not eye harmhttp://bit.ly/9qTNak Entertainment industry in week 9

Sat Feb 20 2010 04:55 PMCalif Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald George critiques state's initiative processhttp://bit.ly/drKi0e Governance in week 10

Sat Feb 20 2010 06:48 PMLA mayor pushes feds for Subway to the Sea & downtown rail project $$$s; notesconstruction jobs http://bit.ly/98rtZF Economic policy week 8

Sun Feb 21 2010 03:37 PMCourt/recession blow to affordable housing plan of LA Mayor; article refers also to one ofour week 6 guest speakers http://bit.ly/dBB6MC

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Sun Feb 21 2010 04:41 PMDespite effort to close medical pot stores in LA City we heard in class Thurs, LAConvention Ctr hosts pot convention http://bit.ly/d4wzN7

Sun Feb 21 2010 04:55 PMHarvard Business School to provide advice for Calif state parks' budget crisis; possibleballot initiative http://bit.ly/acLWKj Tourism wk 9

Mon Feb 22 2010 03:15 PMLabor dispute leads to some San Francisco convention cancellations, not othersbit.ly/bPmWAJ http://bit.ly/9RBtkn Tourism in week 9

Mon Feb 22 2010 03:23 PMFrat party followed by student TV show at UC-San Diego lead to continued racial tensionhttp://bit.ly/aeLYWT Higher ed in week 10

Mon Feb 22 2010 03:30 PMAmer Library Assn has liberal view of fair use of video in classes. Issue disrupted someUCLA classes http://bit.ly/bLbGvp Higher ed wk 10

Mon Feb 22 2010 03:41 PMMore public officials/candidates using word "bankrupt" concerning Calif state financehttp://bit.ly/cCx1ZB Economic policy this week

Tue Feb 23 2010 04:00 AMCA solar firm gets major federal loan guarantee for Mojave project http://bit.ly/b68nvv1000 construction jobs entailed. Econ policy wk 8

Tue Feb 23 2010 02:53 PMGov Schwarzenegger says tea party movement won't go anywhere; is reaction tounemployment/poor economy http://bit.ly/cwDzcy Governance wk 10

Tue Feb 23 2010 03:00 PMCalif Chamber of Commerce & AARP endorse nonpartisan primary Prop 14 on Juneballot http://bit.ly/9mnrWa Governance week 10

Tue Feb 23 2010 03:25 PM19% of US mass layoff events & 17% of those laid off in mass layoffs occurred in Calif inJanuary http://bit.ly/L0hKj Econ policy this week

Tue Feb 23 2010 03:57 PMShortage of 3D equipped theaters reported to be hindering Hollywood http://bit.ly/bEdBkyEntertainment week 9

Tue Feb 23 2010 04:04 PMUnauthorized security cameras in Pasadena schools sometimes inoperable; district won'tfix such cameras http://bit.ly/bs1zWf K-12 week 10

Tue Feb 23 2010 07:23 PMLA port and airport enterprises reported under pressure to hire laid off tax-funded cityworkers http://bit.ly/co3zWc Econ policy this week.

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Wed Feb 24 2010 04:06 PMEdSource/Stanford study finds Calif middle schools perform best with extensive studentassessment http://bit.ly/d2Fwb8 K-12 in week 10

Wed Feb 24 2010 04:16 PMSan Francisco School Bd prepares for large layoffs due to budget pressureshttp://bit.ly/dwbtLB K-12 in week 10

Wed Feb 24 2010 04:22 PMConcern over slow pace of CA legislature in addressing budget leads to delay in statebond sale http://bit.ly/bgN8UG Econ policy this week

Wed Feb 24 2010 04:26 PMCalif reported to be slow in using federal stimulus $$$s to weatherize homeshttp://bit.ly/cBXNSG Economic policy this week

Wed Feb 24 2010 04:48 PMCalif Legislative Analyst releases analysis of propositions on June 2010 ballothttp://bit.ly/9dvI1y Governance in week 10

Wed Feb 24 2010 05:10 PMCalif & other high-tech firms announce investment & hiring plans http://bit.ly/bRn5vdHigh-tech in week 9

Wed Feb 24 2010 05:58 PMLA school district turns schools over to teacher groups; protests voiced by outside charteroperators http://bit.ly/aw9E0H K-12 in week 10

Thu Feb 25 2010 03:05 PMDrop in Calif Community College enrollment reported. Budget pressures notedhttp://bit.ly/ajvCer Higher ed in week 10

Thu Feb 25 2010 03:22 PMBill proposes CA constitutional amendment barring fedl-state cooperation with Obama-type health bill http://bit.ly/cXKLq6 Governance wk 10

Thu Feb 25 2010 03:40 PMFriction over efforts to bar staff influence on floor of Calif state senate http://bit.ly/cZ7TM9Governance in week 10

Thu Feb 25 2010 03:46 PMCalif company reported to have developed new fuel cell electricity generating technologyhttp://bit.ly/aN21U1 Hi-tech wk 9 Electricity wk 10

Thu Feb 25 2010 04:18 PMLawsuit charging LA school board layoffs disproportionately affect schools in low-incomeareas http://bit.ly/a2y7TQ K-12 in week 10

Thu Feb 25 2010 05:37 PMCalif Legislative Analyst releases reports on budget impact on K-12 and higher edhttp://bit.ly/dyQtFC http://bit.ly/akySG6 Both in week 10

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Fri Feb 26 2010 02:25 PMCA Assembly approves plan to delay cash payments to schools during FY 2010-11 dueto projected cash shortage http://bit.ly/cJXoRI Edu wk 10

Fri Feb 26 2010 02:44 PMGov to sign bill allowing more solar electricity generation/sales by residentshttp://bit.ly/9nmwTo Electricity in week 10

Fri Feb 26 2010 02:49 PMLarge hikes reported in health insurance costs to Calif small businesseshttp://bit. ly/dsWQ3E Health care industry in week 9

Fri Feb 26 2010 02:55 PMOpposition to Redwood City housing development construction on environment groundshttp://bit.ly/dpsQTT Housing industry in week 9

Fri Feb 26 2010 03:09 PMReview of PG initiative requiring supermajority vote to create municipal electricity utilitieshttp://bit.ly/a3Vt3D Electricity week 10

Fri Feb 26 2010 03:15 PMPolice intervene in UC-Berkeley student protest/vandalism in part over tuition hikeshttp://bit.ly/bwhriB Higher ed in week 10

Fri Feb 26 2010 03:33 PMComplaints in Bay Area about electro-magnetic radiation from new electricity "smart"meters http://bit.ly/cDq7Ii Electricity in week 10

Fri Feb 26 2010 03:35 PMBig drop in hotel room rates reported in San Francisco as demand fal lshttp://bit. ly/byu4bE Tourism in week 9

Sat Feb 27 2010 03:49 PMConcerns voiced about Calif/other higher ed budget cuts voiced in context of globalhigher ed expansion http://bit.ly/b31226 Higher ed wk 10

Sat Feb 27 2010 04:31 PMCalif Teachers Assn opens drive for ballot initiative to repeal corporate tax breakshttp://bit.ly/9qmtPz Education & governance in week 10

Sat Feb 27 2010 04:35 PMCalif issues new state guidelines for agency use of Internet social mediahttp://bit. ly/bs7ez4 Governance in week 10

Sat Feb 27 2010 06:18 PMLA airport ranked low in traveler satisfaction http://bit.ly/aJtsXY Tourism in week 9

Sun Feb 28 2010 03:15 PMGovernor expresses concern about racial/religious intolerance at UC-San Diegohttp://bit.ly/aw3bb4 Higher ed in week 10

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SeaWorld of San Diego suspends killer whale show after fatal accident in sister facilityhttp://bit.ly/aQFzEp Tourism this week

Sun Feb 28 2010 03:53 PMBerkeley police concerned about this week's education/budget protest after last week'svandalism http://bit.ly/ati4YQ Higher ed week 10

Mon Mar 01 2010 03:52 PMCalif legislature considering ballot reform after seeming failure of constitutionalconvention efforts http://bit.ly/adBfXW Governance wk 10

Mon Mar 01 2010 04:57 PMFare for UCLA students on Santa Monica bus may rise due to state funding squeeze ontransit $$$s http://bit.ly/d2w5Od Higher ed week 10

Mon Mar 01 2010 05:16 PMLegislative Analyst pushes for higher Calif community college fees http://bit.ly/aM0YbDHigher ed in week 10

Mon Mar 01 2010 05:59 PMCarbon surcharge proposed for electricity customers of LA Dept of Water & Powerhttp://bit.ly/bq5LE9 Electricity in week 10

Mon Mar 01 2010 06:51 PMSanta Monica Place reopens Aug. Goal to attract high-end tourist & San Fernando Valleybeach tourist http://bit.ly/bekmgx Tourism this week

Mon Mar 01 2010 08:30 PMTourism in Santa Monica has a long history as per this 1889 painting of the SM beachcurrently at LACMA http://bit.ly/doOho8 Tourism this wk

Tue Mar 02 2010 05:01 AMCa Attorney Genl Jerry Brown reportedly to declare candidacy for governor Tuesdaybit.ly/9eGKoc joining Whitman & Poizner. Governance wk 10

Tue Mar 02 2010 05:05 AM5 UC students arrested in state Capitol protesting budget cuts http://bit.ly/d4nDmWHigher ed in week 10

Tue Mar 02 2010 05:19 AMLAEDC issues forecast for Calif & LA. Job growth delayed to 2011. Data on tech,housing, entertainment http://bit.ly/9sinzS Ind reports wk 9

Tue Mar 02 2010 02:59 PMSome Stanford U students reported to fear iPhone addiction http://bit.ly/awvpQ1 Hightech week 9; higher ed week 10

Tue Mar 02 2010 03:41 PMLA Unified School District to announce large layoff due to budget pressureshttp://bit.ly/c0Solk K-12 in week 10

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New policy allows Calif residents to double the amount of solar electricity they sell toutilities http://bit.ly/a3BEhK Electricity week 10

Tue Mar 02 2010 04:28 PMCalif K-12 reported out of the running in federal "race to the top" fund competitionhttp://bit.ly/bsLjQ5 K-12 in week 10

Wed Mar 03 2010 05:02 AMCalif Assembly hearing: Opponents emphasize ballot costs of nonpartisan primary propon June ballot http://bit.ly/asRNTs Governance week 10

Wed Mar 03 2010 05:07 AMLast summer's line-item vetoes by gov upheld by court http://bit.ly/9e8pQl (Summerbudget was amendment to earlier budget) Governance wk 10

Wed Mar 03 2010 03:28 PMLatest Calif Field Poll reveals voter attitudes on budget, supermajority rule, initiativeprocess http://bit.ly/cShZkb Governance week 10

Wed Mar 03 2010 04:49 PMMandated Calif state furloughs have inadvertent result of rising state vacation liability toemployees http://bit.ly/a6YJYO Governance wk 10

Wed Mar 03 2010 04:55 PMCalif homeowners' lawsuits against lenders to avoid foreclosures are increasinghttp://bit.ly/a1f2uz Housing in week 9

Wed Mar 03 2010 04:58 PMConcerns on accountability raised about Calif's stem cell institute; possible legislationhttp://bit.ly/96giMm Bio-tech in week 9

Wed Mar 03 2010 06:19 PMCity of Long Beach hopes to rejuvenate its Queen Mary tourist attraction with newmanagement http://bit.ly/a7sEoJ Tourism this week.

Thu Mar 04 2010 04:45 AMNew Calif Assembly speaker wants initiative on ballot to lower 2/3 budget vote hurdlehttp://bit.ly/cuw4Nz Governance in week 10

Thu Mar 04 2010 03:20 PMUCLA will resume use of streaming videos for classes despite copyright objectionshttp://bit.ly/9yPw7R High-tech today in class

Thu Mar 04 2010 03:29 PMCA Treasurer's new report on econ impact of NUMMI auto plant (Toyota/GM) closingreleased today http://bit.ly/93gKPA We did econ last week

Thu Mar 04 2010 04:03 PMGovernor said to favor higher ed over K-12 & early childhood programshttp://bit. ly/9elcZN Education in week 10

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LAO/others argue high tuition/high aid model raises access for low income students inCA public higher ed http://bit.ly/bwlqhr Educatn wk 10

Thu Mar 04 2010 05:11 PM26,000 eligible for 14 positions on Calif redistricting panel created by 2008 ballotproposition http://nyti.ms/bO5CQZ Governance week 10

Fri Mar 05 2010 02:02 AMConfrontation between police and UC-Davis students/1 arrest on freeway on-ramp/part ofbudget protest http://bit.ly/9wrafI Higher ed wk 10

Fri Mar 05 2010 06:04 AMDespite Calif's low credit rating, state treasurer again floats new bonds complete withradio ad at http://bit.ly/9fKdUG Governance week 10

Fri Mar 05 2010 02:55 PMLeg passes gas sales tax/excise tax swap that indirectly puts $$$s into general fund w/o2/3 vote http://bit.ly/9A92cM Governance week 10

Fri Mar 05 2010 03:16 PMGov calls for more reform of K-12 after Calif fails to get fedl race-to-the-top fundshttp://bit.ly/cX18xP K-12 in week 10

Fri Mar 05 2010 03:21 PMCyber-security link to homeland security highlighted at San Francisco conferencehttp://bit.ly/crPZJn We did high-tech in class yesterday.

Fri Mar 05 2010 03:33 PMYouTube to offer English captioning of videos via speech recognition softwarehttp://bit.ly/9EVXcA We did high-tech in class yesterday.

Fri Mar 05 2010 03:40 PMDespite parcel tax and educational foundation, Silicon Valley public school district stillshort of funds http://bit.ly/9duxjB K-12 week 10

Sat Mar 06 2010 12:04 AMHead of Calif tourism commission lauds new federal law to entice international travelershttp://bit.ly/9fDMkE We did tourism in class wk 9

Sat Mar 06 2010 02:59 PMApples & Oranges: CA assembly candidate claims support from OC firefighters (but it'sOC in Florida) http://bit.ly/a42JsH Governance wk 10

Sat Mar 06 2010 03:02 PMGov withdraws nomination to Calif Bd of Education of charter school supporter due toopposition http://bit.ly/arcDgf K-12 week 10

Sat Mar 06 2010 03:31 PMS CA Edison wants to get out of gas & water business in Catalina and just stick withelectricity http://bit.ly/9i3YUQ Electricity week 10

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Some investors reported diversifying out of Calif muni bonds due to perceived riskhttp://bit.ly/cuObr2 Governance in week 10

Sat Mar 06 2010 05:48 PMLA City Council votes to reclassify Internet firms in lower tax bracket despite revenueconcerns http://bit.ly/92UliY We did high-tech Thurs

Sun Mar 07 2010 04:03 PMChief Justice of Calif Supreme Ct advocates posting of contributors to judge electioncampaigns http://bit.ly/bTyl8p Governance this week

Sun Mar 07 2010 04:10 PMBay Area entrepreneurs reflect on lessons learned from dot-com bust of early 2000shttp://bit.ly/9xMt4S We did high-tech/Internet last week

Sun Mar 07 2010 04:17 PMComplete list of Oscar nominees for tonight's award ceremony http://bit.ly/8YPO2Z Wedid entertainment industry last week

Sun Mar 07 2010 04:38 PMPositive results reported for minority students in Berkeley schools' K-12 mentoringprogram http://bit.ly/aE7tZt K-12 this week in class

Sun Mar 07 2010 04:44 PMPortrait of famed "Stand and Deliver" East LA teacher Jaime Escalante, now ill withcancer http://bit.ly/byKwPS K-12 this week in class

Sun Mar 07 2010 04:54 PMAltho Calif constitutional convention push died, reform measures are/or could be/on 2010state ballot http://bit.ly/9qh3B8 Governance wk 10

Sun Mar 07 2010 05:01 PMPortrait of major political taxpayer lobbying group that evolved out of Calif's 1978 Prop 13http://bit.ly/abvJul Governance in week 10

Sun Mar 07 2010 05:14 PMPortrait of 2 Indian-American immigrant entrepreneurs developing clean tech in SiliconValley http://nyti.ms/ccclUR We did high-tech last wk

Mon Mar 08 2010 03:58 PMCalif to list underperforming schools http://bit.ly/amhSNe Could lead to school closure orother reforms. K-12 in class this week.

Mon Mar 08 2010 04:03 PMCalif Assembly committee to hold hearings on recissions by health insurers when claimsare filed http://bit.ly/9g24BV We did health last wk

Mon Mar 08 2010 05:20 PMGoogle files patent lawsuit; more such litigation expected in smartphone areahttp://bit.ly/cOJQkq We did high tech last week in class

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Dispute btw Disney & NYC-area cable co ended quarter hr into Academy Awards; picturerestored http://bit.ly/8X23Jd Entertainment last week

Mon Mar 08 2010 05:41 PMPossible initiative pushed to cut Prop 13's 2/3 vote hurdle on school parcel taxes to 55%http://bit.ly/cYf5nS K-12 & governance this week

Mon Mar 08 2010 05:46 PMUC-Merced, newest UC campus, beginning to pick up NSF research fundinghttp://bit.ly/cR8Dzg Higher ed this week in class

Mon Mar 08 2010 06:09 PMNew Calif LAO report on environment finds gov's budget on renewable energy in conflictwith law http://bit.ly/djvk9o Electricity this week

Tue Mar 09 2010 02:44 PMNew CPEC report projects 400,000 new college students in Calif by 2019http://bit.ly/cQpiOB Higher ed in class this Thursday

Tue Mar 09 2010 03:05 PM23 LA school district schools on state's worst schools list http://bit.ly/dxfMQm K-12 inclass Thursday

Tue Mar 09 2010 03:12 PMSchools on Calif's worst school list may face drastic reform but may also receive specialfunding http://bit.ly/c4bvvg K-12 in class Thurs

Tue Mar 09 2010 03:15 PMLA Dept of Water & Power dropping new electrical transmission line thru desert/environmental reasons http://bit.ly/cPfGJ5 Electricity wk 10

Tue Mar 09 2010 03:35 PMCalif Leg Analyst sees short-term job loss under AB32 due to rise in energy costs/ othereffects http://bit.ly/97t71p Electricity in week 10

Tue Mar 09 2010 03:50 PMAttempt to change June CA ballot to language less favorable to nonpartisan primaryreported to fizzle http://bit.ly/brmVBT Governance wk 10

Tue Mar 09 2010 04:59 PMLiberal Calif Budget Project analyst finds even with tuition hikes UC & CSU still cheapamong publics http://bit.ly/9lsYZz Higher ed week 10

Tue Mar 09 2010 05:27 PMPG Smartmeter technology to be investigated after consumer complaintshttp://bit. ly/awZhYR Electricity in week 10

Wed Mar 10 2010 12:42 AMPG reported to spend $20-$35 mill on Prop 16 campaign to limit switches to govt-runutilities http://bit.ly/cvrMpD Electricity wk 10

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Gold Line extension leads to tourism promotion for East LA http://bit.ly/cXHRMO We didtourism in week 9

Wed Mar 10 2010 01:57 AMRadio report on Jaime Escalante, Stand & Deliver East LA high school teacher, now withterminal cancer http://bit.ly/cF3lGn K-12 Thursday

Wed Mar 10 2010 02:50 PMFoundation grant announced for green job training at various S Calif community collegeshttp://bit.ly/cTi7iN Higher ed in class Thursday

Wed Mar 10 2010 02:56 PMGov & legislature dispute on timing of budget cuts/Gov vetoes cut for next yr/wants cutsin current yr http://bit.ly/cWBV8l Governance Thurs

Wed Mar 10 2010 03:04 PMObama admin withholds Calif K-12 stimulus money on claims not enough state funds goto K-12 education http://bit.ly/cUrfnK K-12 on Thursday

Wed Mar 10 2010 03:13 PMPTA/others push CA Dept of Education for process for parental petition for change inunderperforming schools http://bit.ly/djiMV4 K-12 Thurs

Wed Mar 10 2010 03:18 PMUC-Davis opens Institute to become hub for stem cell research http://bit.ly/a3x5gJ Bio-tech last week/Higher Ed this Thursday

Wed Mar 10 2010 03:25 PMDespite job gains, Calif has 5th highest state unemployment rate at 12.5%http://bit.ly/19IlsL Fiscal problems to continue/Governance Thurs

Wed Mar 10 2010 03:33 PMFew said to benefit from CA deal with health insurers to reverse recissions/dispute overexplanation http://bit.ly/cYU6gG Health last wk

Wed Mar 10 2010 03:40 PMCommission may again cut Calif legislators' pay http://bit.ly/blmbQ6 Governance onThursday

Wed Mar 10 2010 06:00 PMMovie being made in Hollywood on runaway movie production/Makers hope for moreCalif incentives http://bit.ly/cNAXBB Entertainment last week

Thu Mar 11 2010 12:26 AMCalif Fair Political Practices Comm issues report on top 15 political contributors of pastdecade http://bit.ly/9pS5qO Governance week 10

Thu Mar 11 2010 12:33 AMNew cash rpt for CA thru Feb/revenue up over estimate/down relative to last yr/reserve =-$22 bill http://bit.ly/cdxg5Q Governance wk 10

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Major proponent of initiative suspending CA's AB32 reverses/complains of oil co fundinghttp://bit.ly/dDephc Governance today in class

Thu Mar 11 2010 02:41 PMCourt battle over Calif nonpartisan primary ballot Prop 14 language to be decided soonhttp://bit.ly/cmEEQT Governance today in class

Thu Mar 11 2010 02:46 PMFurlough $$$ saving on state workers is partially offset by workers' banking of vacationtime http://bit.ly/cidW4H Governance today in class

Thu Mar 11 2010 03:01 PMLegislative Dems to push end to 2/3 vote on budget (but not taxes)/change to simplemajority http://bit.ly/aDuOds Governance today in class

Thu Mar 11 2010 03:17 PMUC regents consider allowing professional schools' tuition to move to private levelshttp://bit.ly/dulyCC Higher ed today in class

Fri Mar 12 2010 04:23 PMToday is last day for candidates to file for Calif state offices; incumbents get another 5days http://bit.ly/ameavX

Fri Mar 12 2010 05:04 PMCalif releases final list of failing schools http://bit.ly/asrc73

Fri Mar 12 2010 05:28 PMPurchased energy credits allowed to permit Calif electrical utilities to meet renewableenergy mandates http://bit.ly/daDWHt

Fri Mar 12 2010 05:38 PMHead of San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank Janet Yellen reported to be nominated as#2 to Fed chair Bernanke http://bit.ly/dpEvhS

Fri Mar 12 2010 05:51 PMGlendale city council adds its opposition to those opposed to 710 tunnel freewayextension http://bit.ly/9fnWCh

Sat Mar 13 2010 02:42 PMSome wording changes made to Calif Prop 14 (nonpartisan primary) by court for Juneballot http://bit.ly/dgpaBd

Sat Mar 13 2010 02:46 PMReforms suggested to ease transition from Calif community colleges to UC and CSUcampuses http://bit.ly/aEsDHa

Sat Mar 13 2010 03:24 PMU of Calif ordered to refund certain professional school fee increases by courthttp://bit.ly/9l14H3 Appeal said to be likely.

Sun Mar 14 2010 05:46 PMBill pending in Calif legislature to tax Internet sales http://bit.ly/ahcRrb

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Mon Mar 15 2010 03:31 PMSome vendors to LA City make price cuts in response to budget-crisis requesthttp://bit.ly/cp0Sd8

Mon Mar 15 2010 04:23 PMComplaints that local regulations make installation of wind turbine electricity generatorsdifficult in Inland Empire http://bit.ly/9e2QHp

Mon Mar 15 2010 05:05 PMIn context of court-ordered/budget-related cut to CA prisoners, rehab & $$s, reprtexpresses concern on tracking result http://bit.ly/d2wMsu

Mon Mar 15 2010 06:07 PMAngels Flight funicular reopens in downtwn LA/Was relocated due to renovation ofBunker Hill/then closed after accident http://bit.ly/daFITN

Tue Mar 16 2010 12:25 AMMarijuana dispensaries haven't gathered enough signatures for ballot prop to block LACity enforcement of pot regs http://bit.ly/9yNn6g

Tue Mar 16 2010 01:34 AMLA mayor calls for green power surcharge on electric bills http://bit.ly/aFKjGY Greenpower trust fund to be created.

Tue Mar 16 2010 12:56 PMUCLA study reports 2 million Californians lost health insurance during Great Recession of2008-2009 http://bit.ly/d2Yfxn

Tue Mar 16 2010 08:39 PMStudents in PP10b will shortly be receiving an email from Matt when the papers/gradesare ready for pickup.

Tue Mar 16 2010 08:40 PMNew report from CA leg analyst suggests legislative scrutiny of gov's plan for complyingwith prison receiver http://bit.ly/90LWLn

Tue Mar 16 2010 11:44 PMCalifornians fail to claim over $1 billion in federal Earned Income Tax Credits for the"working poor" http://bit.ly/b9gYSv

Wed Mar 17 2010 02:22 PMPrivate University of Redlands experiences budget crisis similar to publics in Calif.Redlands president quits http://bit.ly/9MXCZY

Wed Mar 17 2010 02:48 PMLatest Calif Field poll has Whitman marginally ahead of Brown and well ahead of Poiznerhttp://bit.ly/aD65NR

Wed Mar 17 2010 03:05 PMCalif court upholds right to sue for cyber-bullying; says physical threats not protectedspeech http://bit.ly/bcZIrg

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Thu Mar 18 2010 02:49 AMAnti-Israel initiative description released by Atty General Jerry Brown http://bit.ly/aTFdLJProponent has until Aug to gather signatures

Thu Mar 18 2010 01:49 PMPP233 papers/grades are now available for pickup in A416 Collins (Anderson) duringnormal business hours.

Thu Mar 18 2010 02:38 PMCalif community college students said to be failing to apply for federal $$$shttp://bit.ly/cKB0G8 Other states do better.

Thu Mar 18 2010 02:43 PMState attempt to sell Orange County fairgrounds fails http://bit.ly/b768EV Part of sales ofstate assets linked to budget crisis.

Thu Mar 18 2010 03:08 PMK-12 groups claim state did not meet maintenance of effort obligations for fedl stimulus$$$s; gov disputes claim http://bit.ly/bnSh7j

Thu Mar 18 2010 04:39 PMEli Broad reported to have decided on a downtown LA location for new art museumhttp://bit.ly/9AmA17 (not Santa Monica or Beverly Hills)

Fri Mar 19 2010 12:45 AMUnion workers reported to accept severance pay plan in closing of Toyota-GM NUMMI,last auto mfg plant in Calif http://bit.ly/9uCLea

Fri Mar 19 2010 02:36 PMCSU to require advance remediation before students enter freshman yearhttp://bit. ly/dk83aj

Fri Mar 19 2010 03:02 PMLarge donation reported by Valero oil to initiative campaign to suspend AB32 Califenvironmental law http://bit.ly/ac7rH8

Fri Mar 19 2010 03:22 PMLatest Calif Field Poll: Congress has 12% approval rating (lower than state legislaturehad in earlier poll) http://bit.ly/9JaKVq

Fri Mar 19 2010 03:28 PMLawsuit by municipal utilities seeks to remove PG&E-sponsored; initiative Prop 16 fromballot. http://bit.ly/d5NKQU

Fri Mar 19 2010 04:22 PMTentative Calif court ruling barring electronic signatures for initiative petitionshttp://bit.ly/dsVnXD

Sat Mar 20 2010 02:30 PMCALTRANS official says end of worker furloughs would result in immediate layoffshttp://bit.ly/aV3uZw Part of furlough litigation

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Sat Mar 20 2010 02:40 PMAnimal rights activists sentenced for stalking UCLA researchers http://bit.ly/b6gHok

Sat Mar 20 2010 02:50 PMSteps taken by LA City Council to promote more film production in local areahttp://bit.ly/cPcucy

Sat Mar 20 2010 02:57 PMCourt rules gov's furloughs in Workers Comp fund illegal http://bit.ly/aMmmuu Says costcuts at independent fund don't help state budget

Sat Mar 20 2010 03:27 PMAnti-Israel measure passed by UC-Berkeley student senate http://bit.ly/9Z7vcN

Sun Mar 21 2010 01:52 PMSeismic safety concerns found at UC and CSU buildings http://bit.ly/9auxkH

Sun Mar 21 2010 02:45 PMLatest Calif Field Poll shows very low approval ratings for governor/legislaturehttp://bit.ly/bBl0rz

Mon Mar 22 2010 01:23 PMUCLA issues official statement upon conviction of animal rights extremists who harasseduniversity researchers http://bit.ly/dwNbwm

Mon Mar 22 2010 02:03 PMWith 2 weeks to go, most applicants for redistricting panel haven't submitted theirrequired material for stage 2 http://bit.ly/bMVtRd

Mon Mar 22 2010 02:11 PMLA and other Calif school districts may cut school year due to budget pressureshttp://bit.ly/9hWVHN

Mon Mar 22 2010 09:42 PMRegents likely to clarify tuition policy this week to allow change at any timehttp://bit.ly/9NMA3g Response to litigation requiring refunds

Tue Mar 23 2010 01:38 PMOn year-to-year basis, traffic through ports of LA, Long Beach, & Oakland is up in Feb.http://bit.ly/9kMbj8

Tue Mar 23 2010 02:31 PMGov & legislature agree to budget deal diverting over $1 billion in transit fundshttp://bit.ly/bBKmgr

Tue Mar 23 2010 02:43 PMSan Francisco touted as center of upscale restaurants & tourist spending on dininghttp://bit.ly/bV1qKE

Tue Mar 23 2010 02:58 PMOver one fifth of workers subject to mass layoffs in US were in Calif in Feb

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http://bit.ly/L0hKj (See p. 10 of BLS release in link)

Wed Mar 24 2010 01:10 AMPreliminary report on the future of UC (Gould Commission) now available; projects toughfiscal environment http://bit.ly/avnPz6

Wed Mar 24 2010 12:51 PMCalif voters in poll favor budget cuts in prisons, parks http://bit.ly/asHvUR (but courtdecisions tilt toward more prison spending)

Thu Mar 25 2010 02:03 PMPPIC poll confirms findings of Field Poll on candidates & approval ratingshttp://bit.ly/cBaTy7 Majority favor nonpartisan primary Prop 14

Thu Mar 25 2010 02:19 PMHollywood unions and producers submit report to Congress complaining of digital piracyhttp://bit.ly/91Cfaq

Thu Mar 25 2010 02:58 PMReport finds immigrants account for one third of employees in California compared with15% in US as a whole http://bit.ly/a2qzEu

Thu Mar 25 2010 03:06 PMText of prop legalizing marijuana now qualified for ballot available at http://bit.ly/cTkRx6Secy of State tabulation: http://bit.ly/b3Cd8u

Thu Mar 25 2010 03:27 PMCalif agriculture pushes for restoration of Williamson Act funds; law gave tax breaks forfarmland conservation http://bit.ly/bwoEcH

Fri Mar 26 2010 01:52 PMCal State-Northridge offers free yoga classes to ease pain of furloughs http://bit.ly/dakxYJ

Fri Mar 26 2010 02:00 PMGov asks Calif Air Resources Bd for a more business-friendly phase-in of AB32(environmental law) http://bit.ly/9fx9qo

Fri Mar 26 2010 03:20 PMCalif unemployment rate remains at 12.5% http://bit.ly/19IlsL

Sat Mar 27 2010 03:01 PMGov donates $500,000 to Prop 14 (nonpartisan primary) initiative campaignhttp://bit.ly/92Iryg Prop 14 to be on June 2010 ballot

Sat Mar 27 2010 03:46 PMSmart electric meters reported to be subject to hacking http://bit.ly/9iS38p

Sat Mar 27 2010 04:01 PMEarly Technicolor artifacts - films, cameras, equipment - to be moved from LA to museumin NY http://bit.ly/a1kgRO

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Calif prison receiver proposes medical parole for acutely ill prisoners to save $$$shttp://bit.ly/98irws

Sun Mar 28 2010 03:04 PMSchool year shortened/furloughs approved in cost-cutting deal between teachers' union &LA school district http://bit.ly/9hkIKG

Mon Mar 29 2010 02:08 PMSanta Barbara community college dean claims development of improved system ofonline course delivery http://bit.ly/91NYaY

Mon Mar 29 2010 02:36 PMLong list of candidates for June 2010 primary from governor on down provided by CalifSecy of State http://bit.ly/9GzOPy

Mon Mar 29 2010 02:53 PMReport estimates that LA school district spends over $25,000 per pupil on total cost basishttp://bit.ly/biY1he Well over reported amount

Tue Mar 30 2010 02:17 PMFundraiser for CSU-Stanislaus featuring Sarah Palin proving controversialhttp://bit. ly/cqaoH1

Tue Mar 30 2010 02:33 PMSan Francisco airport (SFO) produces video mocking Los Angeles airport including finalscene with SF mayor http://bit.ly/caVtZ6

Tue Mar 30 2010 02:55 PMRadio ad campaign starts for ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in Califhttp://bit.ly/cmhBRp

Tue Mar 30 2010 03:22 PMCalif ranked 27th among 40 participating states in "race to the top" federal competition forschool funds http://bit.ly/ct0Vae

Wed Mar 31 2010 02:30 PMUC-Berkeley business school rejoins diversity group it left after CA voters adopted Prop209 ban on affirmative action http://bit.ly/dxmMvi

Wed Mar 31 2010 03:02 PMOn-again/off-again Calif state worker furloughs back on during gov's appeal processhttp://bit.ly/cqyORr

Wed Mar 31 2010 03:15 PMYahoo developing capacity for original content in its news service by hiring journalistshttp://nyti.ms/aR3j02

Thu Apr 01 2010 02:52 PMSanta Clara County (Silicon Valley) tops list of highest-paid counties in US in latest BLSrelease http://bit.ly/FDlkm (page 3 of release)

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Barriers remain to electronic signature gathering for Calif initiatives http://bit.ly/bkGE83

Fri Apr 02 2010 03:02 PMMajor budget-related service cutbacks to occur in Bay Area Caltrain commuter railsystem http://bit.ly/atdnQ2

Fri Apr 02 2010 03:06 PMElectricity shortage in San Diego triggers deliberate blackout order http://bit.ly/dkOhQvBack to 2001?

Fri Apr 02 2010 03:20 PMAtty Genl Jerry Brown posts unedited ACORN videos on web http://bit.ly/97HRpBCritiques edited versions http://bit.ly/95bxCT

Sat Apr 03 2010 02:08 PMUC & CSU campuses adopt wait-listing for applicants http://bit.ly/9xUsqb (But UCLA andUC-Merced have not adopted wait-lists).

Sat Apr 03 2010 02:27 PMOver 400 Calif hotels reported in default or foreclosure http://bit.ly/bbsjJb

Sat Apr 03 2010 03:57 PMResearchers claim Twitter chatter can predict movie success http://bit.ly/aEjaWv

Sun Apr 04 2010 03:05 PMInitiative campaign in San Francisco reported to allow Saturday election dayshttp://bit.ly/9VqcEd

Sun Apr 04 2010 03:46 PMInland Empire reported to rank 2nd in US (behind Las Vegas) in "under-water" mortgageshttp://bit.ly/aL61XH

Mon Apr 05 2010 02:49 PMCA controller sets up daily revenue receipt tracker for April (big month for income tax);compares this year with last http://bit.ly/bjjOnd

Mon Apr 05 2010 04:04 PMCalif bill would raise fines for car cellphone use http://bit.ly/azBoWb (hands-free useallowed)

Mon Apr 05 2010 04:20 PMProposed revision in Bay Area electric rates could reduce incentive for homeowner solarpower http://bit.ly/bDms9P

Tue Apr 06 2010 02:36 PMPossible bond rating downgrade of LA Dept of Water & Power due to fight with citycouncil on electricity rate increase http://bit.ly/cdWxjb

Tue Apr 06 2010 02:39 PMObit for former CA state sen Rodda http://bit.ly/9iPvKi (Obit has little on 1975 Rodda Actthat created coll bargaining for school teachers)

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Tue Apr 06 2010 02:45 PMCalif assembly passes bill to raise filing fee for ballot initiatives from $200 to $2000http://bit.ly/cRukc5

Wed Apr 07 2010 03:36 AMCali f Field Pol l suggests voter support for AB32 (greenhouse gas law)http:/ /bi t . ly/buRFR3 Ini t iat ive to suspend AB32 wi l l be on Nov bal lot

Wed Apr 07 2010 02:37 PM"Mistakes were made" in San Diego power outage which recalled 2001 blackoutshttp://bit.ly/cYhLif

Wed Apr 07 2010 02:49 PMCalPERS responds to Stanford state pension liability study http://bit.ly/a0u2SK Stanfordstudy is at http://bit.ly/avQveJ

Wed Apr 07 2010 03:37 PMPPIC says legalization of illegal aliens would have little effect on labor mkthttp://bit.ly/cPLG8V Suggests CA push fiscal offset from feds

Wed Apr 07 2010 03:50 PMHead of FAA says 2 runways at LAX are unsafe despite study with opposite conclusionhttp://bit.ly/8XV9CX

Thu Apr 08 2010 12:45 AMCalif init iative petit ion to drop 2/3 vote rules for taxes/budgets withdrawnhttp://bit. ly/ahnmUp Sponsor may seek funds for rerun of effort

Thu Apr 08 2010 02:26 PMLA Dept of Water & Power sued over refusal to transfer funds to city in budget dispute byformer LADWP board member http://bit.ly/cQfy7A

Thu Apr 08 2010 03:16 PMAnti-Israel ballot initiative withdrawn from circulation http://bit.ly/czmdlO Would haveprohibited state pension fund investments in Israel

Thu Apr 08 2010 03:53 PMLegal case against San Diego pension trustees who voted for increases rejected by courthttp://bit.ly/bDabkB

Thu Apr 08 2010 04:05 PMA week into April state income tax collection, Calif is still $1 billion behind last year, aboutsame as thru March http://bit.ly/aY6slC

Fri Apr 09 2010 01:44 PMLessons from the West Virginia coal mine disaster for California's immigration debatehttp://bit.ly/cVEKXR

Sat Apr 10 2010 03:25 PMFormer NUMMI (joint GM-Toyota) auto plant site may become baseball stadiumhttp://bit.ly/colqGA

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Sun Apr 11 2010 03:35 PMLA City library hours reduced due to budget crisis http://bit.ly/cUJMVF

Mon Apr 12 2010 12:53 PMCalif prisoners not entitled to minimum wage, court rules http://bit.ly/bU1Z9p

Tue Apr 13 2010 04:22 PMUC-Santa Cruz students fined and otherwise disciplined for property damage duringtuition protest last Nov http://bit.ly/9Whqp6

Wed Apr 14 2010 02:57 PMRetirement surge in Jan. of state workers under CalPERS http://bit.ly/aHLSsB Furloughfatigue, etc., cited as cause

Wed Apr 14 2010 03:07 PMCourt allows state worker furloughs to continue http://bit.ly/cy1cWE However, if unionssucceed in challenge, back pay could be ordered

Wed Apr 14 2010 05:28 PMCA Legislative Analyst suggests increased legislative oversight as AB32 (greenhousegas) moves from plan to operation http://bit.ly/9BFpy6

Thu Apr 15 2010 04:14 PMOver 10,000 applicants on UC waitlist http://bit.ly/cm8PBr (UCLA & Merced have notadopted wait-listing)

Thu Apr 15 2010 04:17 PMCA income tax revenue about $280 mill below last yr thru Apr 13 despite rate hikehttp://bit.ly/bjjOnd Clearer picture to emerge aftr Apr 15

Thu Apr 15 2010 04:36 PMLA city councilman pushes for rent freeze http://bit.ly/bGh3Gq

Fri Apr 16 2010 02:27 PMCalif unemployment rate in March was 12.6% http://bit.ly/19IlsL

Fri Apr 16 2010 03:06 PMCharter school sponsored by Stanford U faces possible shutdown for poor performancehttp://bit.ly/a0mwmT

Sat Apr 17 2010 03:24 PMObit for one of few survivors of 1906 San Francisco earthquake & portrait of a few othersurvivors at http://bit.ly/d0kRtN

Sun Apr 18 2010 03:23 PMCalif's 1960 Master Plan for Higher Ed promised outcomes but not funding, leading tocurrent crisis http://bit.ly/9V8yqF

Mon Apr 19 2010 05:10 PMLA City jobs promotion official Austin Beutner to be named to head LA Dept of Water &Power http://bit.ly/aTXTiv

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Tue Apr 20 2010 02:44 PMPorts of LA, Long Beach, & Oakland all report increased trade volumes in Marchhttp://bit.ly/bGegZu

Tue Apr 20 2010 02:48 PMThru Apr 16 (& 1 day past tax day), Calif nominal income tax receipts slightly below lastyear at this time http://bit.ly/aY6slC

Tue Apr 20 2010 04:18 PMUnflattering portrait of deceased former LAPD chief Gates on Which Way LA (starts ataround 39 minutes) http://bit.ly/bLg4Q0

Tue Apr 20 2010 04:30 PMLoyal diners help finance revival/reconstruction of LA restaurant destroyed by firehttp://bit.ly/akp2uE

Wed Apr 21 2010 02:57 PMVarious "green" MBA programs now offered at Bay Area campuses http://bit.ly/bG5YpP

Wed Apr 21 2010 03:00 PMCalif nominal income tax receipts still running slightly below last year through April 19despite hike in tax rate http://bit.ly/bjjOnd

Wed Apr 21 2010 04:05 PMEstimate puts most of the top 10 polluting major/interstate roads in Califhttp://bit. ly/cH5NCj

Thu Apr 22 2010 02:48 PMNew UCLA poll indicates older Californians unprepared for long-term care costhttp://bit.ly/a7C8H4

Thu Apr 22 2010 02:52 PMSanta Monica city council to consider bus fare hike; discounts slated to be negotiated forUCLA/Santa Monica College http://bit.ly/9houfn

Thu Apr 22 2010 03:18 PMCalif new claims for unemployment benefits jump by over 23,700; attributed to servicelayoffs http://bit.ly/3HBMIh

Thu Apr 22 2010 05:56 PMThru Apr 21, Calif income tax revenues running about $760 million below last year at thistime http://bit.ly/bjjOnd

Fri Apr 23 2010 02:29 PMNew PPIC report recommends expanding student eligibility for UC & CSU but is vagueon funding http://bit.ly/ab3uXq

Fri Apr 23 2010 03:23 PMOne out of 4 US workers affected by "mass layoff events" in March were in Califhttp://bit.ly/L0hKj

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Anaheim city council putting ban on red-light cameras on ballot http://bit.ly/93ICrh Mayorsays cameras are revenue source, not safety tool

Fri Apr 23 2010 11:21 PMCalif Dept of Finance projects overall drop in fertility rate over coming decade; slightlyover half of births Hispanic http://bit.ly/dv9NFz

Fri Apr 23 2010 11:34 PMLA County Fed of Labor and LA Chamber of Commerce co-sponsor term limit relaxationballot initiative http://bit.ly/bMpSRn

Sat Apr 24 2010 03:54 PM"Decline to State" continues upward trend in Calif voter registration; now more than 1/5thof electorate http://bit.ly/d8PuS5

Sat Apr 24 2010 07:04 PMNow-closed NUMMI auto co. (joint GM-Toyota) denied Calif state training funds it earlierapplied for http://bit.ly/ctDTMN

Sun Apr 25 2010 03:30 PMBudget-linked teacher strike/recall effort continues in San Juan Capistranohttp://bit.ly/budRxn

Sun Apr 25 2010 03:47 PMWith only 6 more reporting days in April, Calif income tax receipts thru Apr 22 down $900million relative to last year http://bit.ly/aY6slC

Mon Apr 26 2010 04:06 PMPlans for Wilshire Blvd bus lane moving ahead but Santa Monica & Beverly Hills notincluded http://bit.ly/bQ1Is6

Mon Apr 26 2010 05:49 PMSuccessful fundraising protects area behind Hollywood sign http://bit.ly/dw90L6

Tue Apr 27 2010 03:07 PMLAEDC reports expansion of industrial construction in Southern Calif in last 3 monthshttp://bit.ly/9bELz2

Tue Apr 27 2010 05:00 PMFeeling bad? UC-Davis study suggests chocolate http://bit.ly/aOOycp

Tue Apr 27 2010 05:04 PMCapistrano teacher strike ends with tentative settlement http://bit.ly/anb1H0

Tue Apr 27 2010 05:17 PMLegislative Analyst suggests sale/lease-back of Calif state public buildings is a bad dealhttp://bit.ly/bDSNZA

Wed Apr 28 2010 03:39 PMRapid rates of price increase reported in LA, San Diego, San Francisco for low-pricehouses http://bit.ly/ak3RP9

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Wed Apr 28 2010 03:49 PMCalif income tax receipts thru Apr 26 down $768 million relative to last year at this timedespite rate increase http://bit.ly/bjjOnd

Thu Apr 29 2010 03:26 PMInitial claims for unemployment benefits down in CA by 15000+ in week ended 4/17 dueto lower layoffs in mfg & service http://bit.ly/3HBMIh

Thu Apr 29 2010 03:34 PMLesson: old tech can stop train wrecks such as Chatsworth http://nyti.ms/djOba9 NYsubway simple tech also stops trains that pass red lights

Thu Apr 29 2010 05:50 PMLA officials worried about low 2010 Census form return rate http://bit.ly/9M4zs9

Thu Apr 29 2010 05:58 PMUS Secy of Education wants Calif to resubmit application for school race-to-the-topfederal funds http://bit.ly/brBNmf

Fri Apr 30 2010 05:29 PMCalifornians consider K-12 important priority but split on whether they support more taxesto pay for it/PPIC poll http://bit.ly/cvmKXI

Fri Apr 30 2010 06:32 PMChinese electric car co. to have headquarters in LA http://bit.ly/aZ80zk

Sat May 01 2010 03:05 PMWith 1 business day in April to be tallied, Calif income tax receipts thru Apr 29 are behindlast year by $1.3 billion http://bit.ly/bjjOnd

Sun May 02 2010 04:15 PMOrange County Register profiles the owner-family feud that contributed to the paper'sown bankruptcy http://bit.ly/b8VfFJ

Mon May 03 2010 05:13 PMCalif Legislative Analyst recommends cost-saving steps in state welfare programadministration http://bit.ly/cRKZyM

Mon May 03 2010 05:50 PMGiven Calif concern/debate about Arizona Immigration law, an alternative approach mightbe found in http://nyti.ms/cA9Zyr

Tue May 04 2010 01:37 AMPro and anti sides gear up for initiative fight over suspending AB32 (CA greenhouse gaslaw). http://bit.ly/cfvcKo

Tue May 04 2010 01:39 AMUCLA engineers to give theme building at LA airport earthquake stress testhttp://bit.ly/a8lttY

Tue May 04 2010 02:08 PMPortrait of key sponsor of Calif initiative to legalize marijuana http://bit.ly/cMaEpj

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Tue May 04 2010 02:17 PMCalif PUC official issues letter claiming PG acting illegally in trying to block new MarinCounty public power http://bit.ly/dBjIts

Tue May 04 2010 03:04 PMBill in CA legislature would let consumers opt out of receiving phone books onenvironment grounds http://bit.ly/dxC7Gu Phone cos. oppose.

Tue May 04 2010 04:34 PMCalif Legislative Analyst finds schools benefited from fedl stimulus funds and options forflexible fund allocation http://bit.ly/bF0Xzw

Wed May 05 2010 04:49 PMOver 400 marijuana dispensaries in LA City have been ordered to close under new policyhttp://bit.ly/buRnKP

Wed May 05 2010 06:26 PMOutlook for LA-area economy/jobs reported as grim for the next couple of yearshttp://bit.ly/cpPp59

Wed May 05 2010 07:16 PMFormer Mayor Riordan predicts LA City bankruptcy between now and 2014http://bit.ly/bSSXYJ

Thu May 06 2010 01:15 AMCalif's first freeway, completed 1940, but the real history of CA freeways began in 1947http://bit.ly/bc8g0i http://twitpic.com/1le4a4

Thu May 06 2010 02:26 PMUC-Berkeley modifies discipline of students involved in fall demonstrations on tuitionhttp://bit.ly/bNFQqq

Thu May 06 2010 02:41 PMCalif initiative to redistrict congressional seats by commission/not legislature qualifies forNov ballot http://bit.ly/bExLQ4

Thu May 06 2010 03:13 PMLA Mayor Villaraigosa rejects former Mayor Riordan's prediction of City bankruptcyhttp://bit.ly/cppkZY

Thu May 06 2010 03:39 PMNew report of Bay Area Council finds poor Calif state governance/education cuts majorthreat to economy http://bit.ly/bekmbr

Thu May 06 2010 04:42 PMCourt will not remove Prop 16 (2/3 vote for public electricity) off Calif June ballothttp://bit.ly/aMkTEL

Thu May 06 2010 04:59 PMUCLA to award degree to now-deceased Japanese-origin student whose studies werecut short by WW2 internment http://bit.ly/b2YWxP

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Thu May 06 2010 05:04 PMCourt allows CalPERS to proceed with lawsuit against bond-rating agencieshttp://bit.ly/d1LnQv

Fri May 07 2010 02:06 PMPeralta Community College district pays legal fees & rescinds discipline against studentswho prayed on campus http://bit.ly/azxjxk

Fri May 07 2010 02:53 PMSanta Monica city council likely to oppose Prop 16 on June ballot (2/3 vote required forpublic electricity) http://bit.ly/cUN0Cx

Fri May 07 2010 03:04 PMMarin public electricity agency goes into operation http://bit.ly/cyZrUS Marin's actionsparked PG to finance Prop 16 on June ballot

Fri May 07 2010 03:23 PMMajority vote to pass budget initiative may qualify http://bit.ly/dqhCer Doesn't affect 2/3vote for tax hikes/earlier prop didn't qualify

Fri May 07 2010 08:07 PMState revenues thru April up $1.3 bill relative to last yr/hiked car tax is most ofgain/income tax down/sales tax up http://bit.ly/aL4aZw

Sat May 08 2010 03:21 PMLA City Council pushes for temporary rent freeze on certain apartmentshttp://bit. ly/djPFP0

Sat May 08 2010 03:35 PM1960: LAMTA (not the same agency as today's MTA) announces freeway bus servicehttp://twitpic.com/1m3obh

Sun May 09 2010 02:45 PMLAPD launches a gun buy-back program http://bit.ly/dsPrd5

Sun May 09 2010 02:56 PMApple said to be under federal investigation for anti-competitive practiceshttp://bit. ly/bbbOos

Sun May 09 2010 03:20 PMNew national SEIU president does not plan to reach accommodation with breakawayCalifornia healthcare union http://bit.ly/bT7zaA

Mon May 10 2010 05:12 PMBay Area & LA among top areas ranked by % of foreign-born residents in 2008,according to Brookings study http://bit.ly/9pEWsj

Mon May 10 2010 05:21 PMBay Area ranks very high in % with college degree in US (2008)/Central Valley Empirerank low in Brookings study http://bit.ly/9eHo7p

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Mon May 10 2010 06:51 PMFullerton resident Alex Bernal's 1943 battle against housing discrimination helped changethe course of US civil rights http://bit.ly/aDjqpZ

Mon May 10 2010 07:15 PMNew LA City solar-powered, credit/debit-card parking meters can vary rates with demandhttp://bit.ly/cnfKm1

Tue May 11 2010 02:42 PMVideo of candidate exchange from GOP Calif senate debate on gun rights for people onno-fly list now posted at http://bit.ly/9LRZwa

Tue May 11 2010 03:11 PM"Split-roll" bill to modify commercial property under Prop 13 advances in legislature butwould require 2/3 vote http://bit.ly/cVqovU

Tue May 11 2010 03:25 PMReconstruction of UCLA Pauley Pavillion to start. Teams to be displaced temporarily after2010-11 year http://bit.ly/cGAsQJ

Tue May 11 2010 03:31 PMUnion Pacific RR threatens lawsuit over routing of proposed Calif high-speed railhttp://bit.ly/bljsq6

Wed May 12 2010 12:20 AMSolar energy plan for LA proposed by UCLA professor http://bit.ly/b4O5Jb Plan focuseson commercial structures unlike some European plans

Wed May 12 2010 03:04 PMLA Metro area had most workers in "extended mass layoffs" during 1st qtr of 2010http://bit.ly/F2WRi But # is down sharply from 1st qtr 2009

Wed May 12 2010 03:50 PMUCLA Forecast-Ceridian index based on truck traffic fuel use indicates potential stall ineconomic recovery in April http://bit.ly/b1W08F

Wed May 12 2010 04:45 PMPublic Health: New swine f lu wave expected/Calif has vaccine availablehttp://bit . ly/a0m5NW

Thu May 13 2010 02:16 PMNew claims for unemployment insurance down in Calif in latest release http://bit.ly/fTC9Attributed to fewer layoffs in services

Thu May 13 2010 02:38 PMCalif Teachers Assn initiative to repeal certain business tax breaks likely to be on ballot inNov http://bit.ly/cYjumQ

Thu May 13 2010 09:11 PMLegislative Analyst releases report on federal healthcare law's impact on/implications forCalif http://bit.ly/b6HX5G

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Thu May 13 2010 09:32 PMUC President Yudof suggests that if Kagan (of New York City) confirmed to Sup Court,next justice should come from LA http://bit.ly/dexu79

Fri May 14 2010 01:36 PMConcerns about nitrates from farm fertil izer/manure in Calif drinking waterhttp://bit.ly/cspJcO

Fri May 14 2010 02:00 PMLatest K-12 database for school performance from Calif Dept of Education now athttp://bit.ly/3vBNl8

Fri May 14 2010 02:55 PMLA's Homeboy industries that provides jobs for gang members reports major layoffs dueto budget problems http://bit.ly/bi8fTc

Fri May 14 2010 04:27 PMConcerns about road surface conditions in San Diego during budget squeezehttp://bit.ly/9xw78q

Fri May 14 2010 09:31 PMGov proposed May revise budget with major cuts http://bit.ly/d3R0DO http://bit.ly/7qYGxE

Sat May 15 2010 03:06 AMCalif Dems say no additional $$s for higher ed despite May revise; statement occurs at25:30-26:23 in video at http://bit.ly/afZsQa

Sat May 15 2010 02:47 PMConcern that labor dispute threatens C-17 plane production in Long Beachhttp://bit.ly/9Mp5rJ Defense Dept doesn't want C-17/Congress does

Sun May 16 2010 03:09 PMUCLA awards degrees to Japanese-origin students interned in WWII http://bit.ly/adLhlxHistory: http://bit.ly/ajC8ZE http://bit.ly/9UdljW

Sun May 16 2010 08:06 PMPhoto shows celebration of the Dodgers' arrival in LA in the late 1950shttp://twitpic.com/1of5fy

Sun May 16 2010 08:36 PMCalif's current issue of medical marijuana stores echoes past history of medical alcoholduring Prohibition http://bit.ly/94otq4

Mon May 17 2010 05:42 PMCSU raises summer tuit ion due to budget squeeze; legal challenge likelyhttp://bit. ly/cHHoxZ

Mon May 17 2010 06:19 PMUCLA Today Op Ed: The lowdown behind California budget-speak http://bit.ly/daqwkR

Tue May 18 2010 04:08 AMLAEDC issues 2 reports on S Calif & international trade outlook, general & with China

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http://bit.ly/9dg44y http://bit.ly/ayTlCU

Tue May 18 2010 03:13 PMHistorical archives on state water policy threatened by UC-Berkeley budget squeezehttp://bit.ly/93dBCF

Tue May 18 2010 07:54 PMLegislative Analyst provides skeptical view of governor's May revise budget; suggestsalternatives http://bit.ly/9LoFCP

Wed May 19 2010 03:50 PMLegislative Analyst questions gov's proposed partial restoration of higher ed fundshttp://bit.ly/cAPS7m

Wed May 19 2010 04:33 PMLetter from CA Legislative Analyst notes possible job loss due to AB32 (greenhouse gaslaw) as energy/other costs rise http://bit.ly/b7WybZ

Thu May 20 2010 02:10 PMPPIC poll p. 7: nothing really matters to CA voters except JOBS (not state budget orschools or immigrants or health) http://bit.ly/cDyhOe

Thu May 20 2010 02:50 PMCA attorney genl wants Nazi-stolen artwork now at Norton Simon Museum in Pasadenareturned to claimant http://bit.ly/bmRqx3

Thu May 20 2010 04:29 PMBig lawsuit planned to be filed today challenging Calif's K-12 funding http://bit.ly/bgik2Z

Fri May 21 2010 12:58 AMElectric cars may be built at shuttered Bay Area NUMMI plant in Tesla-Toyota partnershiphttp://bit.ly/ceYphY

Fri May 21 2010 01:43 PMLawsuit challenging Calif state education funding has now been filed by state PTA &others (Robles-Wong v California) http://bit.ly/dr0d3X

Fri May 21 2010 02:02 PMElectricity rate cut for highest tiers in Calif Central Valley reported http://bit.ly/b33ks6

Fri May 21 2010 02:05 PMBudget-linked teaching staff reductions reported at CSU http://bit.ly/aI0rzy

Fri May 21 2010 02:13 PMVoluntary DNA testing experiment at UC-Berkeley creates controversy http://bit.ly/b49iBH

Fri May 21 2010 02:18 PMCalif unemployment rate in April was 12.6% - basically unchanged from prior monthhttp://bit.ly/19IlsL

Fri May 21 2010 04:05 PMOver a fifth of workers under mass layoff events were in Calif in April http://bit.ly/L0hKj

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Sat May 22 2010 01:25 PM2 CA initiatives await signature verification: 1) change 2/3 to majority vote for budget 2)repeal business tax breaks http://bit.ly/czmdlO

Sat May 22 2010 01:44 PMLawsuit alleges deaf Calif state employees are not being properly accommodated in theworkplace http://bit.ly/9FKa7h

Sat May 22 2010 01:51 PMLA city council drops rent freeze proposal http://bit.ly/biTGcH

Sun May 23 2010 02:58 PMCSU has ban on study in Tijuana due to violence; no UC ban http://bit.ly/beUCWY

Mon May 24 2010 03:12 PMCalif again loses out in competition for federal education funding http://bit.ly/d9AvKl

Mon May 24 2010 03:17 PMJFK Profile in Courage awards for hammering out Feb 09 CA state budget go toSteinberg, Bass, Cogdill, Villines http://bit.ly/bax6OQ

Tue May 25 2010 02:52 PMObesity and poverty reported to be linked in rural Calif http://bit.ly/95ru2D

Tue May 25 2010 03:14 PMNew Enterprise Zone to be created in area around LA airport http://bit.ly/bPxLT9

Wed May 26 2010 05:02 PMLegislative Analyst favors modifying business tax formula to favor production/jobs in Califhttp://bit.ly/cgqrW3

Thu May 27 2010 02:03 PMKennedy family member becomes mayor of Santa Monica http://bit.ly/b1nJzh (with a citymgr system, the mayor is rotated in the city council)

Thu May 27 2010 03:11 PMReport by Pew Charitable Trusts lists LA among major US fiscally-distressed citieshttp://bit.ly/bt353D

Thu May 27 2010 03:37 PMKaiser Family Foundation report looks at federal law expansion of health coverage &costs to Calif & other states http://bit.ly/c632QB

Thu May 27 2010 05:55 PMBase fare on Santa Monica bus to rise from 75 cents to $1 during summer due to budgetsqueeze http://bit.ly/aXBUpe

Fri May 28 2010 02:01 PMWater consumers receive partially-favorable ct ruling in case of water use vs.endangered fish http://bit.ly/aOV4HO

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Fri May 28 2010 02:15 PMUFCW union begins organizing medical mari juana workers in Bay Areahttp:/ /bi t . ly/dyCwRX

Fri May 28 2010 02:58 PMProposal for toll tunnel under S Pasadena to complete 710 fwy advanceshttp://bit.ly/az76lk

Fri May 28 2010 03:29 PMDuring last summer's Calif budget impasse, fmr Assembly Speaker Willie Browncommented on state dysfunction http://bit.ly/aZtOAM

Sat May 29 2010 04:01 PMHistory note: Back in the day, railroad publicity was a major form of Calif tourist promotionhttp://twitpic.com/1s6bji

Sun May 30 2010 03:42 PMBay Area bridges to start (discount) tolls for carpools; previously carpools were toll-freehttp://bit.ly/9VgEkV

Sun May 30 2010 04:44 PMHistory note: San Fernando Valley in 1900 - before the Owens Valley project broughtwater http://twitpic.com/1sij2k

Mon May 31 2010 02:37 PMIf open primary (Prop 14) passes, GOP plans caucus system to designate an officialcandidate http://bit.ly/ddypfP

Mon May 31 2010 03:17 PMHistory note: The Bel Air fire in 1961 led then former-VP Richard Nixon to defend hishome http://twitpic.com/1srw39

Tue Jun 01 2010 03:22 PMCalif Community Foundation report points to insufficient English-language learning instate schools http://bit.ly/dax1AO

Tue Jun 01 2010 03:29 PMCalif legislature working on bills to create insurance exchange under new federal healthlaw http://bit.ly/9UtJM3

Tue Jun 01 2010 10:26 PM15 of top 100 US firms with 50%+ employee ownership are in Calif http://bit.ly/b90bfhParsons (construction) is largest with 11,500 workers

Wed Jun 02 2010 04:10 AMRising air cargo at major S. Calif airports suggests economic improvementhttp://bit.ly/9kMbj8

Wed Jun 02 2010 02:24 PMBill in Calif legislature updates wiretap law to include email, texting, etc.http://bit. ly/aFYw2N

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Wed Jun 02 2010 03:03 PM"I Love LA" composer Randy Newman to receive Hollywood Walk of Fame starhttp://bit.ly/5MzUiR http://bit.ly/aOmjyp

Thu Jun 03 2010 01:42 PMAn interesting version of LA-area politics at http://bit.ly/aioVmr

Thu Jun 03 2010 02:10 PMCalif state controller warns legislature of fall cash crunch & possible IOUshttp://bit.ly/9BN8Ps

Thu Jun 03 2010 03:39 PMNew Calif Field Poll on attitudes toward new fedl health law; majority favor but manyunfamiliar with details http://bit.ly/drP3C2

Thu Jun 03 2010 04:04 PMNew IRS ruling potentially benefits some (not all) Calif domestic partnershttp://bit. ly/bEIdDK

Thu Jun 03 2010 04:28 PMReassessments are lowering overall assessed value of property (property tax base) in LACounty http://bit.ly/cYd8Rh

Fri Jun 04 2010 01:29 PMSanta Monica may extend just-cause eviction protection to tenants in non-rent-controlledunits http://bit.ly/bExr9m

Fri Jun 04 2010 01:56 PMLatest Field poll has Whitman over Poizner by large % gap; little difference in gap amongsubsets of GOP voters http://bit.ly/cVbxc7

Fri Jun 04 2010 02:39 PMLA airport pushes effort to engage travelers in anti-terrorism watch programhttp://bit.ly/aovTwL

Fri Jun 04 2010 02:47 PMElectric car charging stations to be installed in Sacramento, Bay Area, LA area thoughfedl stimulus funds http://bit.ly/cebE4U

Fri Jun 04 2010 02:52 PMAnti-desalinization of water initiative may be on ballot in Marin County http://bit.ly/d7KkZB

Sat Jun 05 2010 01:39 PMCalif Nov ballot may see initiative to reverse 2008 initiative that created independentredistricting panel http://bit.ly/9Aj2wv

Sat Jun 05 2010 01:44 PMField Poll: Fiorina in lead for US senate; GOP voters don't believe LA Times pollindicating Campbell better vs Boxer http://bit.ly/aDoXWm

Sat Jun 05 2010 02:23 PMIf no Calif budget, state workers will get full wage July 1. After that, min wage might be

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ordered in replay of 2008 http://bit.ly/9TI6jB

Sat Jun 05 2010 03:07 PMHuntington's corpse flower is in bloom http://bit.ly/bkEgVE

Sat Jun 05 2010 05:07 PMVoter reg figures by party for June primary at http://bit.ly/cN8Hib No party (decline tostate) is 1/5th of electorate http://bit.ly/cN8Hib

Sun Jun 06 2010 02:16 PMNew farm-to-home delivery marijuana industry develops in Calif http://bit.ly/aC9oKo(Legalization initiative will be on Nov ballot)

Sun Jun 06 2010 02:32 PMGood guide to reading political junk mail at http://bit.ly/96Coxh

Mon Jun 07 2010 02:34 PMComplaint that accrediting agency is too tough on Calif community collegeshttp://bit.ly/8Y5u20

Mon Jun 07 2010 02:56 PMCalif state candidates so far have avoided issue of jobs; after June 8 primary, that shouldbe focus http://bit.ly/ap6Cod

Mon Jun 07 2010 03:47 PMConstruction businesses vs labor unions over June 8 Chula Vista ballot prop to banproject labor agreements http://bit.ly/9DSMv3

Tue Jun 08 2010 01:48 PMStanford follows UC-Berkeley in giving voluntary student DNA test. But Stanford is limitedto grad/med students http://bit.ly/blX1G7

Tue Jun 08 2010 02:24 PMLAO predicts Prop 98 suspension for 2010-11 budget http://bit.ly/9MC9F0 (Prop 98 of1988 sets K-14 funding by formulas)

Tue Jun 08 2010 02:38 PMNew competition reported for building high-speed rail line, LA to Las Vegashttp://bit.ly/ayaBNf

Tue Jun 08 2010 02:52 PMCalif Field poll predicts low voter turnout in today's primary http://bit.ly/99YfhU (Reportincludes historical data on state turnout)

Tue Jun 08 2010 03:06 PMFederal training grant for displaced NUMMI workers reported http://bit.ly/chR1Dc (NUMMIwas GM-Toyota auto mfg venture in Bay Area)

Wed Jun 09 2010 01:19 PMSanta Monica city council to approve land use plan including light rail Expo line stations &AB32 compliance http://bit.ly/bWvFug

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Wed Jun 09 2010 01:31 PMU of Calif calls for boycott of publisher of Nature & other journals over price hikes tolibraries http://bit.ly/bJK3uz

Wed Jun 09 2010 01:49 PMHead of union of state workers warns of pay cut to fedl min wage if no Calif budget onJuly 1 http://bit.ly/a9PNrX

Wed Jun 09 2010 01:57 PMCalif state election results are at http://vote.sos.ca.gov/ Passage of open primary prop 14represents a big institutional change

Wed Jun 09 2010 02:20 PMParcel tax for LA schools falls well short of needed 2/3 vote http://bit.ly/cP9oi0 (Similarmeasure failed earlier for Santa Monica schools)

Wed Jun 09 2010 02:36 PMReport questions legality of charges for extracurricular activities in Calif public schoolshttp://bit.ly/bsWF2T

Wed Jun 09 2010 02:46 PMTotal March 2010 private compensation/hour (wage+benefits) in LA area = $28.70; BayArea = $38.52 http://bit.ly/pWaNX (See table 15)

Wed Jun 09 2010 11:55 PMGovernor Schwarzenegger reportedly will not endorse either gubernatorial candidatehttp://bit.ly/alIxyN

Thu Jun 10 2010 02:06 PMInteresting observations by Jill Stewart on what the issues in the coming Califgubernatorial campaign will be http://bit.ly/abR1RZ

Thu Jun 10 2010 03:19 PMPost-election analysis of the loss of Prop 16 which would have restricted spread of publicelectricity distribution http://bit.ly/a0c5fJ

Thu Jun 10 2010 03:56 PMLA County to give $1.25 million to LAEDC (LA Economic Development Corp) for jobgrowth promotion http://bit.ly/98qjM4

Thu Jun 10 2010 04:15 PMState controller reported to hope feds will avert order to pay minimum wage if there is nostate budget July 1 http://bit.ly/dj859Y

Thu Jun 10 2010 11:18 PMUCLA Anderson forecaster interprets May Ceridian-UCLA index to suggest more rapidfuture economic growth http://bit.ly/cOL5oA

Fri Jun 11 2010 01:55 PMProp to fund state parks with $18 car fee qualifies for Nov ballot http://bit.ly/9PZVN8 (Califcars enter parks free)

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Fri Jun 11 2010 02:33 PMBART to cut fares by 3% for 4 months http://bit.ly/9nL2eZ Budget surplus cited

Sat Jun 12 2010 02:44 PMIn interview, Guv discusses legacy, says no tax hike without union concessions. Says heshould have been more inclusive http://bit.ly/biuWRH

Sat Jun 12 2010 03:08 PMPublic worker labor arbitration in bankrupt Vallejo may be voided by ballot measurehttp://bit.ly/9F4DOl

Sat Jun 12 2010 03:26 PMU of Calif panel suggests explicit use of term "tuition" rather than "fee" in future, givenbudget reality http://bit.ly/aDLBeL

Sat Jun 12 2010 03:29 PMGuv wants a high-speed train between LA & San Diego running by Nov http://bit.ly/c82niJ

Sat Jun 12 2010 03:53 PMConcern over where funding will come from for new UC-Riverside medical school slatedto open 2012 http://bit.ly/9Iak7F

Sun Jun 13 2010 02:34 PMGuv loses furlough suit for state workers of Workers' Comp fund not on state budgethttp://bit.ly/axPzuI (Other cases at state Sup Court)

Sun Jun 13 2010 02:43 PMHigh-speed rail conference to take place at Universal City http://bit.ly/bJfzq0 (Variousprojects under study in Calif)

Sun Jun 13 2010 03:33 PMDuring the Cold War, Californians built bomb shelters as this 1951 picture illustrateshttp://twitpic.com/1who8d

Mon Jun 14 2010 03:09 PMIn coming term, US Supreme Court will review lower court orders to Calif to releaseprisoners http://bit.ly/dbDBAI Schwarzenegger v. Plata

Mon Jun 14 2010 03:25 PMSymantec hi-tech exec calls for unspecified Prop 13 changes to raise more $$s for K-12in exchange for school reform http://bit.ly/9JfJzK

Mon Jun 14 2010 03:41 PMUtilities concerned about capacity to supply electric cars; may offer incentive to chargeoff-peak http://bit.ly/bOgLDa

Mon Jun 14 2010 04:02 PM18 Calif community colleges under sanction from accrediting group http://bit.ly/9jdMJf

Tue Jun 15 2010 12:39 PMUC-Irvine releases 14-page redacted report on suspension of Muslim student group fordisrupting Israeli ambassador http://bit.ly/9J2iJZ

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Tue Jun 15 2010 01:07 PMAnti-vagrancy ordinance to be on Nov San Francisco ballot in mayor vs Bd ofSupervisors conflict http://bit.ly/9qITaz

Tue Jun 15 2010 01:19 PMUCLA Anderson Forecast predicts slow Calif recovery; state unemployment above 10%until 2012 http://bit.ly/9kzLF9

Wed Jun 16 2010 03:13 PMTension at San Francisco Bd of Supervisors over anti-Israel resolution http://bit.ly/bCCAjq

Wed Jun 16 2010 03:33 PMPlug in Toyota hybrid models to be tested by Silicon Valley group http://bit.ly/bvtT1y

Wed Jun 16 2010 03:41 PMPray in for "Big 5" (guv & 4 legislative leaders) meeting reported http://bit.ly/aUtnNB

Wed Jun 16 2010 04:20 PMSan Francisco passes cel lphone radiat ion d isc losure law for reta i lersht tp: / /nyt i .ms/cA47z5

Wed Jun 16 2010 07:59 PMNew LA Econ Rndtable report suggests pinpointing most expensive homeless to publicfor lower cost alternatives http://bit.ly/b292fa

Thu Jun 17 2010 01:24 PMSanta Monica to consider l imiting number of taxis, taxi operators, in cityhttp://bit. ly/b36rMR

Thu Jun 17 2010 01:53 PMLegislative Analyst proposes new approach to funding U of Calif pension; suggests UCdevelop funding plan http://bit.ly/ab5WH9

Thu Jun 17 2010 02:12 PMLatest data: Drop in new claims for unemployment comp in CA of 10,386 due to fewerlayoffs in construction & services http://bit.ly/3HBMIh

Thu Jun 17 2010 02:22 PMUC-Berkeley issues detailed report on its handling of student protest over tuition in Nov2009. Full report at http://bit.ly/9HD73b

Thu Jun 17 2010 02:41 PMAlleged tagging crew vandals arrested for damage to MTA bus & train after last year'sLakers championship http://bit.ly/bmHyTR

Fri Jun 18 2010 12:08 AMReport reviews possible adoption in Calif of "common core" standards for K-12http://bit.ly/ajpKMi

Fri Jun 18 2010 02:43 PMMay 2010 Calif unemployment rate = 12.4%; some job gains since April http://bit.ly/19IlsL

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Fri Jun 18 2010 03:25 PM18% of Newsweek's list of best high schools are from Calif but questions raised aboutvalidity of measure http://bit.ly/bhrgl6

Fri Jun 18 2010 05:20 PMSolar energy firm will scan gubernatorial candidates' homes by satellite to see $ savingthey could have from sun power http://bit.ly/djSowi

Sat Jun 19 2010 02:44 PMRadio review of issue of public pensions in Calif & concession deals reached by somepublic sector unions with guv http://bit.ly/dpKaIJ

Sat Jun 19 2010 02:52 PMCourt bans 1-day strike of UC nurses over issue of staffing ratios http://bit.ly/afSzj3

Sat Jun 19 2010 02:56 PMLegislature may modify Nov water bond ballot proposition to remove controversialelement on private water facilities http://bit.ly/bc0QIR

Sat Jun 19 2010 03:10 PMControversy over cost to LA City of Michael Jackson memorial event settled by $1.3million to City from Jackson estate http://bit.ly/bbXP76

Sat Jun 19 2010 04:09 PMReport: Immigrations raids by ICE may cut into Census count for Calif (and future Califcongressional seats) http://bit.ly/bETVVo

Sun Jun 20 2010 03:21 PMTom Breneman's restaurant in Hollywood was the venue for his popular 1940s breakfastradio program http://twitpic.com/1yh3ai

Sun Jun 20 2010 08:17 PMBelle Vue restaurant across from the Palisades was a long-time fixture in Santa Monicahttp://twitpic.com/1yjhws

Mon Jun 21 2010 03:42 PMMeasure A in bankrupt Vallejo seems likely to pass; eliminates labor arbitration provisionfor public workers http://bit.ly/aaC1Vr

Mon Jun 21 2010 05:13 PMReport on dual-language elementary schl in Oakland http://bit.ly/bu9vB5 (Note: Similar toEdison schl in Santa Monica http://bit.ly/dsb0NI)

Mon Jun 21 2010 05:24 PMBill in Calif legislature would require vaccination before entering middle schoolhttp://bit.ly/cJp9ZV

Mon Jun 21 2010 09:21 PMReport highlights LA's role as a financial center for the bond market http://bit.ly/auQkXN

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Nonunion construction contractors may push for ballot ban on project labor agreementsin LA public works http://bit.ly/dcJo4D

Tue Jun 22 2010 01:46 PMCA treasurer says he can't sell legally-dubious bonds needed for legislative Dems taxplan http://bit.ly/aU4g13

Tue Jun 22 2010 01:50 PMUC-Davis athletes file grievance to university over budget-related elimination of varioussports http://bit.ly/agRniC

Tue Jun 22 2010 02:31 PMLitigation now under way on whether guv can order state controller to pay min wage if nobudget July 1 http://bit.ly/cNzskU

Tue Jun 22 2010 02:59 PMDems' assembly & senate budget plans have yet to be reconciled http://bit.ly/axrern

Tue Jun 22 2010 03:17 PMFinancial problems of Bay Area solar firm said to be potential threat to others in theindustry http://bit.ly/9BWjCs

Tue Jun 22 2010 04:02 PMGuv reportedly says no Calif budget unless a 2-tier pension plan is adoptedhttp://bit.ly/aejQBY

Wed Jun 23 2010 02:22 AMInitiative to suspend AB32 (CA greenhouse gas law) found to have enough signatures toqualify for Nov ballot http://bit.ly/bVAA75

Wed Jun 23 2010 02:27 AMInitiative to restrict state taking transport & local govt $s found to have enough signaturesto qualify for Nov ballot http://bit.ly/aCQzNp

Wed Jun 23 2010 03:14 PMData released on applicants for new Calif redistricting panel http://bit.ly/5dgbtNhttp://bit.ly/9k6AZu (Race, sex, party, location, income)

Wed Jun 23 2010 03:40 PMFinal San Francisco supervisors vote imposes labeling requirement on cellphoneradiiation http://bit.ly/9ZYqYv

Wed Jun 23 2010 03:49 PMRecall-prone Capistrano school district will have another recall http://bit.ly/bIN0pD (Issuesinclude labor relations)

Wed Jun 23 2010 04:06 PMGuv wants end of seniority-based layoffs as part of deal to settle school lawsuit by ACLU& others http://bit.ly/bs1jgf

Wed Jun 23 2010 04:59 PMParcel tax for schools seems to fall short of 2/3 vote hurdle in Alameda

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http://bit.ly/deDL4u (Same happened earlier in LA & Santa Monica)

Thu Jun 24 2010 01:28 PMLatest data available for Calif show new claims for unemployment insurance up over17,000 http://bit.ly/bMrQdA

Thu Jun 24 2010 01:31 PMCalif Dept of Public Health reports whooping cough epidemic in state; urges vaccinationshttp://bit.ly/9yuW9z

Thu Jun 24 2010 01:36 PMState govt sells Orange County Fairgrounds to local authorities for $96 million; part ofprogram to raise $$s for state http://bit.ly/difyEs

Thu Jun 24 2010 01:45 PMState agencies release report on green issues meant to counter Nov ballot measure thatwould suspend AB32 http://bit.ly/d5YyV4

Thu Jun 24 2010 02:46 PMAbout a fourth of initial unemployment claims in May 2010 under "mass layoff events"were in Calif http://bit.ly/L0hKj (Table 6)

Thu Jun 24 2010 02:59 PMGoogle-YouTube win important legal skirmish on copyright infr ingementhttp:/ /bi t . ly/bY5VNo

Thu Jun 24 2010 03:05 PMBuy-your-way-into-carpool-lane for solo drivers experiment in Bay Area; tolls will varywith congestion http://bit.ly/d0CTvz

Thu Jun 24 2010 07:06 PMState to use fedl cash to offer principal reductions to (some) holders of underwatermortgages http://bit.ly/cDZ1Li

Thu Jun 24 2010 07:21 PMInteresting article asks whether Santa Monica's leftist politics evolved into a variant ofNIMBYism http://bit.ly/bPrBbc

Fri Jun 25 2010 03:52 AMInitiative to reduce 2/3 vote on budget to simple majority will be on Nov ballothttp://bit.ly/buwG2n

Fri Jun 25 2010 03:57 AMInitiative to repeal business tax breaks that were scheduled for next year to be on Novballot http://bit.ly/aXKSYl

Fri Jun 25 2010 04:13 AMInitiative to require 2/3 vote on fees at state and local level will be on Nov ballothttp://bit.ly/aGPZLA

Fri Jun 25 2010 03:41 PMLA County Dept of Public Health has report on marijuana health effects, presumably due

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to Nov ballot legalization prop http://bit.ly/bAJJ2i

Fri Jun 25 2010 04:01 PMSelected low-performing Calif schools eligible for over $400 million in fedl improvementfunds http://bit.ly/cYrWFH

Fri Jun 25 2010 04:11 PMFedl, state, private funding to be allocated for electric car charging/ethanol stationshttp://bit.ly/9GhJmu

Sat Jun 26 2010 02:18 PMGuv & legislative Dems push bill to ban free paper or plastic bags in groceries & otherstores http://bit.ly/bmzj3z

Sat Jun 26 2010 02:53 PMA ravine once cut thru the UCLA campus. Bridge is still there but the filled-in ravinemakes it look like a road http://twitpic.com/20522x

Sun Jun 27 2010 03:54 PMReport on U of Calif's fight over high subscription cost to Nature & other major researchjournals http://bit.ly/9VflbC

Sun Jun 27 2010 03:59 PMUnion-mgmt conflict reported at U of Calif over pay for post-doc researchershttp://bit.ly/bAak08

Sun Jun 27 2010 04:47 PMBills advance in legislature to create insurance pool with new fedl subsidy for personswith pre-existing conditions http://bit.ly/9FQOyn

Sun Jun 27 2010 04:56 PMLabor-City deal reported in San Diego on competitive outsourcing processhttp://bit.ly/90QhYP

Mon Jun 28 2010 04:19 PMReport questions whether Expo light rail in LA can be completed on schedule in face ofNIMBY opposition http://bit.ly/aWhwSC

Mon Jun 28 2010 04:28 PMUS Supreme Ct rules Hastings College of Law may enforce no-bias rules on religiousstudent groups http://bit.ly/9IAfNQ

Wed Jun 30 2010 12:25 AMCalif water bond currently slated for Nov ballot likely to be moved to 2012http://bit.ly/azCE2k (Voters might be dubious about more debt)

Wed Jun 30 2010 12:46 AMDownward trend on Calif violent & property crime reported for 2009 http://bit.ly/b0ektp

Wed Jun 30 2010 12:51 AMLegislature considers bill to legalize certain online gambling http://bit.ly/cHzXN8 Mightincrease tax revenue collected on such gambling

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Wed Jun 30 2010 12:54 AMSan Francisco universal health plan OK'd when US Supreme Ct declines to reviewhttp://bit.ly/aF2Lxk

Wed Jun 30 2010 02:14 PMLong list of f iscally-troubled Calif school districts released by Dept of Edhttp://bit. ly/b1FvwN (LAUSD is on the list)

Wed Jun 30 2010 02:22 PMBill to legalize Internet gambling in Calif reported as dead http://bit.ly/9UVW2i (Seeyesterday's tweet on this subject)

Wed Jun 30 2010 02:48 PMUS Census Bureau data: Calif per-pupil school spending below natl averagehttp://bit.ly/9TuLuQ (Table 11; state-level tables Excel sheet)

Wed Jun 30 2010 03:03 PMMove to create futures contracts on Hollywood movies abandoned http://bit.ly/b4xMgY

Wed Jun 30 2010 10:31 PMGail Goldberg, LA City planning director, resigns http://bit.ly/bno8S6 (Guest speaker inPP10b/233 winter quarter 2010)

Wed Jun 30 2010 10:37 PMParcel tax for LA City libraries to be put on ballot, date uncertain http://bit.ly/dsMHgY

Thu Jul 01 2010 01:48 PMStrike threat at Ports of LA & Long Beach reported involving clerical workershttp://bit.ly/bFBlnA

Thu Jul 01 2010 01:51 PMNo state budget in place on 1st day of new CA fiscal yr; Big 5 process will reportedly getunderway http://bit.ly/cbgOhE

Thu Jul 01 2010 02:01 PMBill expanding powers of LA City Attorney dies in legislature http://bit.ly/de5lZq (LA CityAtty Trutanich was guest in PP10b/233 in winter)

Fri Jul 02 2010 01:45 AMSchwarzenegger administration orders state workers cut to minimum wage; controllerrefuses http://bit.ly/dqgU4e (Issue remains in court)

Fri Jul 02 2010 02:57 PMElaborate plan for future development summarized for Santa Monica City Councilapproval http://bit.ly/caqqO2

Fri Jul 02 2010 03:01 PMPossible half cent sales tax increase via ballot proposition to be discussed by SantaMonica City Council http://bit.ly/9xupXa

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Report on implementation of higher tolls/congestion pricing on Bay Area bridgeshttp://bit.ly/aaLJ5D

Fri Jul 02 2010 03:36 PMSan Bernardino community colleges removed from list of environment-friendly institutionshttp://bit.ly/9ysQCy

Fri Jul 02 2010 03:59 PMJuly 1 change to contracting out of most city functions in Maywood reported to gosmoothly http://bit.ly/bGZG7i

Fri Jul 02 2010 04:08 PMUC-Berkeley report questions projections of high-speed rail ridership; report athttp://bit.ly/dBu7jF

Fri Jul 02 2010 04:35 PMSan Diego initiative petition to ban living wage for contractors said to have insufficientsignatures; appeal planned http://bit.ly/9LY4FU

Fri Jul 02 2010 11:05 PMPPIC report indicates CA has higher employment in hi-tech than US average but only 4%of state workforce is in hi-tech http://bit.ly/ceoB4N

Fri Jul 02 2010 11:09 PMState controller loses court case; guv has power to order minimum wage for stateworkers http://bit.ly/aJyDrG

Sat Jul 03 2010 02:05 PMState controller will appeal order to pay state workers min wage on grounds of technicalcomputer problems http://bit.ly/aYIas2

Sun Jul 04 2010 04:11 PMLA port strike of clerical workers continues; outsourcing is major issue http://bit.ly/9sXzYc

Sun Jul 04 2010 04:30 PMControversy reported over UC-Davis move to cut certain sports due to budget concernshttp://bit.ly/9ECI7d

Sun Jul 04 2010 04:37 PMReport suggests bankrupt Vallejo's abandonment of arbitration of labor disputes may settrend in other Calif cities http://bit.ly/cCUkUw

Mon Jul 05 2010 03:07 PMLA mayor gets decision backing authority to impose furloughs on city workershttp://bit.ly/9j1mZ5

Mon Jul 05 2010 03:12 PMEmployee furloughs come to an end on CSU campuses http://bit.ly/bb0Ov0 (UCfurloughs continue through August)

Mon Jul 05 2010 03:23 PMFrank Fat's restaurant in Sacramento, home to political deals. Assembly Speaker Willie

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Brown celebrates it in 1984 http://twitpic.com/22oudo

Tue Jul 06 2010 02:47 PMThe funny thing is that people call me on their cell phones to complain about the new (cellantennas): SF city planner http://bit.ly/9PiSqz

Tue Jul 06 2010 03:09 PMReport on San Francisco's anti-obesity ban on sodas, etc. in public property vendingmachines http://bit.ly/ccYY0K

Tue Jul 06 2010 04:57 PMWorld War II soldiers board Pacific Electric cars in LA http://twitpic.com/22z0om

Wed Jul 07 2010 02:23 AMPG says it opposes Nov Prop 23 to suspend AB32 (CA greenhouse gas law)http://bit.ly/a2Lrqz (PG's recent backing of a June prop failed)

Wed Jul 07 2010 02:35 AMPassenger traffic up in May at S Calif airports relative to May 09; cargo up at LAXhttp://bit.ly/dcQgMF

Wed Jul 07 2010 01:38 PMCalif gubernatorial candidates tied in latest Field Poll (late June; early July)http://bit.ly/aQDqW1

Wed Jul 07 2010 02:43 PMLong Beach city council may put tax on medical marijuana on ballot http://bit.ly/cwARDQ

Wed Jul 07 2010 02:50 PMDecline in Calif jobs in all counties Dec 08-09 reported by BLS; most declines weregreater % than US average http://bit.ly/FDlkm (Table 1)

Wed Jul 07 2010 03:48 PMSan Francisco solar loan to homeowners program killed by feds as risky to mortgagelenders http://bit.ly/aIZGHf

Wed Jul 07 2010 04:25 PMReport on UC's conflict with (boycott of?) major academic journal publisher oversubscription costs http://bit.ly/d33Yq9

Wed Jul 07 2010 04:58 PMControversy over smart electric meters continues in Bay Area with attempt to blockinstallations http://bit.ly/8XU5cn

Thu Jul 08 2010 01:40 PMSanta Monica may put half-cent sales tax hike on ballot based on local resident surveyhttp://bit.ly/9xupXa http://bit.ly/cpirNC

Thu Jul 08 2010 02:54 PMCalif controller countersues Schwarzenegger administration on minimum wage issuehttp://bit.ly/cjJPnk http://bit.ly/9jou1Y

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Thu Jul 08 2010 03:11 PMRand study assesses legalizing marijuana in Calif (on ballot in Nov); suggests big fall inprice of drug http://bit.ly/c3dfKt

Thu Jul 08 2010 03:38 PMVariable electricity pricing via smart meters planned for San Diego SDGhttp://bit. ly/aRej4v

Thu Jul 08 2010 04:21 PMLA River officially labeled navigable, giving it federal anti-pollution law coveragehttp://bit.ly/9xk5TR

Thu Jul 08 2010 05:19 PMSan Francisco may ban pet sales http://bit.ly/c1KTiL

Fri Jul 09 2010 02:11 PMField Poll on Nov props: Marijuana NO (plurality); Drop 2/3 vote for budget YES (by a lot);suspend AB32 NO (plurality) http://bit.ly/9dElq0

Fri Jul 09 2010 02:47 PMPasadena Playhouse end-of-bankruptcy deal reached http://bit.ly/brMmtg Operations toresume

Fri Jul 09 2010 04:03 PMGoogle to be allowed to continue operations in China http://nyti.ms/cywx6g

Fri Jul 09 2010 04:57 PMLA loses out in competition for downtown streetcar funding http://bit.ly/9OtFFa

Sat Jul 10 2010 01:21 PMThe "City of Los Angeles" train took passengers from Chicago to LA until 1970http://twitpic.com/2421ym

Sat Jul 10 2010 04:19 PMReport: Electric uti l i t ies unlikely to meet targets for green power sourceshttp://bit. ly/aGVnJV

Sat Jul 10 2010 04:26 PMGuv to host international green conference just after Nov election http://bit.ly/92q5wg(Suggests confidence he can beat prop to undo AB32)

Sun Jul 11 2010 02:50 PMReport: Over half of all bills sponsored by outside interests are passed by Calif legislaturehttp://bit.ly/a7RD0J

Sun Jul 11 2010 03:58 PMStanford's aging faculty issue suggests caution on public switch from defined-benefit todefined-contribution pensions http://bit.ly/a7RD0J

Sun Jul 11 2010 04:40 PMDrive-in movie theaters were once common in LA & Calif but the VCR killed off those thathung on http://twitpic.com/24f73d

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Mon Jul 12 2010 02:06 PMSome Calif community college districts reluctant to put bonds on ballot fearing voterrejection in current econ climate http://bit.ly/9HJyKo

Mon Jul 12 2010 02:12 PMReported controversy at UC-Berkeley over expansion of online course offeringshttp://bit.ly/c4FNdB

Mon Jul 12 2010 02:28 PMLegislature becomes involved in concerns over UC-Davis budget-linked termination ofcertain sports http://bit.ly/9ECI7d

Mon Jul 12 2010 03:26 PMNBER study reports San Francisco universal health plan did not prompt firms to drophealth insurance http://bit.ly/aWpoUy

Mon Jul 12 2010 05:49 PMStrategy of low-risk bonds rather than stocks advocated at CalSTRS http://bit.ly/bypznc

Mon Jul 12 2010 06:20 PMCalif physician disciplinary records database now accessible http://bit.ly/bchvqa

Mon Jul 12 2010 06:45 PMExperimental electric bus with 30-mile range/10-minute charge being tried by FoothillTransit http://bit.ly/cpMjL5

Tue Jul 13 2010 03:09 PMCalif property tax assessments to decline http://bit.ly/9fzBYN

Tue Jul 13 2010 04:27 PMOakland and Berkeley considering legalizing marijuana production facilitieshttp://bit.ly/9MnsaD

Tue Jul 13 2010 05:30 PMCalif to defend state law before US Supreme Court limiting sales of violent video gamesto kids http://bit.ly/9ce0ZL

Tue Jul 13 2010 05:32 PMOnline dating site eHarmony moves from Pasadena to Santa Monica http://bit.ly/cYXA0j

Tue Jul 13 2010 06:43 PMClerks' strike at LA/Long Beach ports ends http://bit.ly/9ulBSm

Wed Jul 14 2010 02:05 PMFilm LA organization claims jump in local production is linked to state tax incentivehttp://bit.ly/9adni9

Wed Jul 14 2010 03:23 PMUC-Santa Cruz animal research terrorism case dismissed; likely to be refiledhttp://bit.ly/dsv39D

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Wed Jul 14 2010 03:47 PMPark ing meters were in t roduced in Los Angeles in the ear ly 1940s.h t tp : / / tw i tp ic .com/258 i lp

Wed Jul 14 2010 05:49 PMBan on project labor agreements in public construction to go on San Diego ballot in Novhttp://bit.ly/b1eZa5

Wed Jul 14 2010 06:46 PMSacramento City to put marijuana tax prop on the Nov ballot http://bit.ly/9YIZsS

Thu Jul 15 2010 02:40 PMUC, especially UCLA & Berkeley, moving toward out-of-state & intl students who pay fulltuition http://bit.ly/c6Ywkj

Thu Jul 15 2010 02:42 PMUC Regents hear presentation on pilot online education program by Berkeley law DeanEdley http://bit.ly/9GCxK7

Thu Jul 15 2010 03:05 PMUC Regents decide to create online undergraduate program http://bit.ly/b5ogUC (Seeprior CalPolicy tweet on Edley presentation to Regents)

Fri Jul 16 2010 03:13 PMBoth major party candidates for Attorney General oppose marijuana legalization initiativehttp://bit.ly/bzcj1v

Fri Jul 16 2010 03:16 PMDespite pledges to the contrary, Big 5 process seems to be only way towards a new statebudget http://bit.ly/bcZ8ez (I'm shocked, shocked.)

Fri Jul 16 2010 03:34 PMField Poll: Calif voters split 49-45 in favor of Arizona immigration law http://bit.ly/bEImA4

Fri Jul 16 2010 04:36 PMGov Hiram Johnson, elected 1910, brought Calif direct democracy, votes for women, &workers' comp insurance http://twitpic.com/25twft

Sat Jul 17 2010 04:13 AMOrganized labor takes positions on Nov ballot props http://bit.ly/dma8Sh (Neutral on legalmarijuana despite support by UFCW)

Sat Jul 17 2010 01:29 PMZócalo symposium on new fedl universal health care law in Calif now available on video& audio http://bit.ly/9tZKiI

Sat Jul 17 2010 01:35 PMCalif EDD reports unemployment rate in June at 12.3% http://bit.ly/cp8VqW (Seems tohave jumped the gun; BLS report not due until 7/20/10)

Sat Jul 17 2010 01:47 PMCourt decision removes threat of minimum wage for state workers for 2 months pending

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full hearing http://bit.ly/98Wt8D

Sat Jul 17 2010 03:13 PMCompletion of the transcontinental railroad in the late 1860s was Calif's most importantinfrastructure project http://bit.ly/9bvyad

Sat Jul 17 2010 03:57 PMFamed photographer Ansel Adams captured Westwood in the 1940s. Some buildings inthe photo are still around. http://twitpic.com/265zbg

Sun Jul 18 2010 03:08 PMMotor vehicle taxicabs being introduced into the LA area in 1909 http://twitpic.com/26ijoi

Sun Jul 18 2010 03:16 PM1946 campaign poster for Earl Warren's 2nd term as guv; under crossfiling, he would winin primary of both parties http://twitpic.com/26im5o

Sun Jul 18 2010 03:28 PMScandal-ridden LA Mayor Frank Shaw Congratulates Incoming Mayor Fletcher BowronAfter Losing 1938 Recall http://twitpic.com/26ipsr

Sun Jul 18 2010 03:56 PMNew law signed by guv gives whistle-blowers right to sue UC http://bit.ly/cIUnMC

Mon Jul 19 2010 03:10 PMReport: Some San Francisco restaurants add surcharge to bills to reflect City's universalhealth plan http://bit.ly/bT7iUz

Mon Jul 19 2010 04:09 PMCC Julian was the center of a major oil stock scandal/fraud in S Calif in the 1920shttp://twitpic.com/26un83

Mon Jul 19 2010 04:33 PM1937 artist's sketch of planned Union Station in Los Angeles http://twitpic.com/26ut54

Mon Jul 19 2010 04:34 PMLA's Union Station after completion in 1939 http://twitpic.com/26utci

Tue Jul 20 2010 02:43 PMCalif whooping cough epidemic-in part created by upscale parents-leads to call tovaccinate http://bit.ly/cSRdmD

Tue Jul 20 2010 03:21 PMCalif Field poll now indicates 51% voter support for legal gay marriage http://bit.ly/biCc7J

Tue Jul 20 2010 03:23 PMSan Francisco union picketing law voided by court http://bit.ly/aBnZZK (allowed picketingon private property)

Tue Jul 20 2010 03:27 PMOnce-free water policy archive at UC-Berkeley will move to UC-Riverside & become payto view http://bit.ly/bstMEh

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Tue Jul 20 2010 03:34 PMBLS: Calif has 3rd highest unemployment rate behind Mich & Nev http://bit.ly/19IlsL (EDDapparently jumped the gun & issued CA rate 7/16/10)

Tue Jul 20 2010 04:49 PMMonday budget-related library closures to start in LA http://bit.ly/9gxya6

Tue Jul 20 2010 10:43 PMLAO releases analysis of Nov ballot props http://bit.ly/9dvI1y (click thru the 3 pages to getall; note that the water bond may be pulled)

Wed Jul 21 2010 01:32 PMSanta Monica may place prop on Nov ballot limiting eviction of tenants http://bit.ly/bUhSIF(modeled on an Oakland law)

Wed Jul 21 2010 01:50 PMU of Arkansas researcher complains Calif food regulation ("food fascism") is spreading torest of US http://bit.ly/c8lMDz

Wed Jul 21 2010 02:08 PMCandidates for atty genl of both parties write ballot argument opposing legal marijuanaprop http://bit.ly/d94zcs Groups in 2 parties favor

Wed Jul 21 2010 05:22 PMSan Francisco voters to have prop on Nov ballot setting $10 vehicle fee for transportationhttp://bit.ly/d4A7cd

Thu Jul 22 2010 02:37 PMPossible Teamster strike Aug 1 could disrupt Hollywood production http://bit.ly/9FIwbd

Thu Jul 22 2010 02:50 PMField Poll: 70% of Calif voters support death penalty; more support since 1950s & 60s;less since 1980s http://bit.ly/bl0OPc

Thu Jul 22 2010 03:00 PMCalif's cash-for-appliance-clunkers program likely to be expanded http://bit.ly/bxBwyZMore types of appliances to be included

Fri Jul 23 2010 02:20 PMCollege Board: 31.6% of Californians age 25-34 have at least associate degreecompared with 41.6% for US http://bit.ly/9bQTB4 (slow loading)

Fri Jul 23 2010 02:23 PMField Poll: Less than a third of Calif voters favor more offshore drilling; trend is downward.Split on nuclear power http://bit.ly/c5qMR7

Fri Jul 23 2010 02:54 PMCalif accounted for 32% of mass layoff events in June & 26% of workers affected bythose events http://bit.ly/L0hKj (Table 6)

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Modoc County in N Calif asks state for loan to avert possible bankruptcyhttp://bit.ly/9XjQdK

Sat Jul 24 2010 04:09 PMMilken Institute report argues for more state incentives for Hollywood; compares Califwith other areas' incentives http://bit.ly/cndJyb

Sat Jul 24 2010 04:23 PMCity of Bell salary scandal leads to investigation by atty genl and CalPERS of possibleillegality http://bit.ly/cC1YsP

Sat Jul 24 2010 05:42 PMThe Old Lady of the Freeway mural stood over Hollywood Fwy until erased in 1986,setting off major controversy http://twitpic.com/289u52

Sat Jul 24 2010 05:53 PMCellphone trade group sues to block San Francisco radiation disclosure lawhttp://bit.ly/bB4CT0

Sun Jul 25 2010 12:54 AMA bridge once crossed UCLA's ravine. The ravine was filled in & the bridge now looks likea road http://twitpic.com/28dkmi

Sun Jul 25 2010 01:33 PMVeterans' Admin in Calif will accommodate medical marijuana as per state law but notprescribe it http://bit.ly/9LmQIZ

Sun Jul 25 2010 03:05 PMThe 1930s murals in San Francisco's Coit Tower were controversial due to left-wingimages http://twitpic.com/28l1lt

Mon Jul 26 2010 01:24 PMCalif Bd of Education may adopt national core standards which include workplace-typereading http://bit.ly/bRcV3m

Tue Jul 27 2010 12:39 AMLAEDC report: Forecast for modest Calif growth in 2011 http://bit.ly/d2hRyS

Tue Jul 27 2010 01:45 PMNew report to the UC Regents on graduate education with data on enrollments,completion rates, etc.) available at http://bit.ly/9MXFYb

Tue Jul 27 2010 02:28 PMLong ER wait times in Calif compared with other states reported http://bit.ly/c6s0xU

Tue Jul 27 2010 03:30 PMSan Francisco installs high-tech parking meters capable of time-varying pricinghttp://bit.ly/bu6L01

Tue Jul 27 2010 04:56 PMFarmer-city water trade deal reportedly worked out with S Calif MWD http://bit.ly/cQscAa

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Wed Jul 28 2010 12:46 PMFee and tax increases to be on the ballot in San Francisco http://bit.ly/a3TWdS

Wed Jul 28 2010 08:11 PMState budget deadlock said to be holding up special federal funding for educationhttp://bit.ly/dnZ2Q6

Wed Jul 28 2010 08:16 PMDeclining cigarette sales/tax revenues cut into funds for First 5 and other programshttp://bit.ly/bj8ixU

Wed Jul 28 2010 08:36 PMGuv orders new furloughs until state budget enacted http://bit.ly/8XEQrK (Guv''s minwage bargaining chip was removed by court decision)

Thu Jul 29 2010 02:27 AMTerm limits initiative qualifies for Feb 2012 ballot http://bit.ly/blYP2i (12 years in onehouse of CA legislature instead of 14 in both)

Thu Jul 29 2010 01:59 PMPPIC poll: 2/3 of voters favor Calif greenhouse gas policy; voters now oppose offshoredrilling http://bit.ly/at6J9s

Thu Jul 29 2010 02:06 PMCalif cash for appliance clunkers program to expand to more applianceshttp://bit. ly/dbm4Lf

Thu Jul 29 2010 03:48 PMGuv vetoes farm labor overtime bill http://bit.ly/9PX9V9

Thu Jul 29 2010 05:44 PMJump in new claims for unemployment insurance in Calif attributed to layoffs in serviceindustries http://bit.ly/fTC9

Fri Jul 30 2010 01:17 PMIn yr ended June, private wages up 1.0% in LA area; 1.3% in Bay Area; lower than USrate of 1.6% http://bit.ly/chAmO (tables 9, 13)

Sat Jul 31 2010 03:15 PMBay Area high-tech business group angered by local city opposition to high speed railhttp://bit.ly/cmm2v5

Sat Jul 31 2010 04:14 PMProposed sale of EdFund student loan program to raise cash for state killed by federalruling http://bit.ly/cy9Lke

Sun Aug 01 2010 03:13 PMHike in Bay Bridge tolls said to have reduced congestion & increased transit ridershiphttp://bit.ly/at3oyA

Mon Aug 02 2010 01:55 PMReport indicates Calif is shortening school yr for budget reasons contrary to natl trend

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http://bit.ly/dp7VjS

Mon Aug 02 2010 02:01 PMReport: Some notable past supporters of legislative term limits now have regretshttp://bit.ly/9mss09

Mon Aug 02 2010 02:04 PMEnvironment bill to ban plastic bags in CA moving in legislature; reportedly has guv'ssupport http://bit.ly/bmzj3z

Mon Aug 02 2010 02:24 PMStudy finds rising unemployment in Calif lowers public's environmental prioritieshttp://bit.ly/9lt5ZJ

Mon Aug 02 2010 11:28 PMPERB rejects charges by public doctors union that furloughs were imposed in retaliationfor opposition to guv's agenda http://bit.ly

Mon Aug 02 2010 11:40 PMCalif State Bd of Ed approves national standards for K-12 http://bit.ly/bve9lj Gives statepossible advantage in obtaining fedl funds.

Tue Aug 03 2010 02:30 PMCalif Supreme Court upholds Prop 209 of 1996 limits on affirmative actionhttp://bit.ly/a8odIz

Tue Aug 03 2010 03:27 PMReport to CA FPPC supports tighter regulation of political advertising thru social mediahttp://bit.ly/boTiZs

Tue Aug 03 2010 04:18 PMGov. Pat Brown (1959-1967) opens a new freeway http://twitpic.com/2ba7lz

Tue Aug 03 2010 10:57 PMIn wake of City of Bell scandal, state controller requires publication of city & countysalaries http://bit.ly/977YMp

Wed Aug 04 2010 02:40 PMUS Geological Survey study links global warming to wildfires in S Calif but not N Califhttp://bit.ly/cPCpUS

Wed Aug 04 2010 04:05 PMStanford U researchers report more efficient solar energy breakthru http://bit.ly/cuol4A

Wed Aug 04 2010 05:39 PMDemographics of Calif high school grads entering UC, CSU, & community collegesreported at http://bit.ly/9dIh9X

Thu Aug 05 2010 02:05 PMNonbinding report of State Water Resources Control Bd: Major reduction in draw of NCalif water needed for ecology http://bit.ly/9nAeTS

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Thu Aug 05 2010 02:10 PMCalif weekly new claims for unemployment comp fall by over 19,000; attributed to drop inservice layoffs http://bit.ly/3HBMIh

Fri Aug 06 2010 01:45 PMSanta Monica plans real-time signs for bus stops indicating arrivals http://bit.ly/9vM2dT

Fri Aug 06 2010 03:33 PMCalifornia has been interested in electric cars before the current flurry, e.g., 1967http://twitpic.com/2c4yy9

Sat Aug 07 2010 12:00 AMDUICP (Driving Under the Influence of Cell Phone) crackdown in Sacramento areareported http://bit.ly/98XtEw

Sat Aug 07 2010 12:12 AMGuv files court brief asking resumption of gay marriage in Calif http://bit.ly/8ZF9x8

Sat Aug 07 2010 03:05 PMCourt ruling opens door to more bike lanes in San Francisco streets http://bit.ly/alsxL1

Sat Aug 07 2010 06:09 PMMajestic Crest Theater in Westwood with its art deco decor and murals will close thisweek http://twitpic.com/2cj0p7

Sun Aug 08 2010 02:29 PMUCLA's Royce Hall is named after Josiah Royce (1855-1916), philosopher & Califhistorian http://twitpic.com/2ctrwe

Mon Aug 09 2010 02:04 PMReport on collaborative math website created by Stanford and UC-Berkeley athttp://bit.ly/cn9v4d

Mon Aug 09 2010 02:08 PMCalif setting up high-risk health insurance plan for people with pre-existing medconditions http://bit.ly/9hYYl0 (Bridges gap until 2014)

Mon Aug 09 2010 03:18 PMSolar energy plan in Marin County potentially blocked by federal mortgage regulationshttp://bit.ly/9WUJlO

Mon Aug 09 2010 06:18 PMLA City hotels back room surcharge for special district to market tourismhttp://bit. ly/cKuKET (partial replacement for $$s raided by city)

Mon Aug 09 2010 08:17 PMSan Francisco Federal Reserve Bank report says double dip recession possiblehttp://bit.ly/9WNUH8

Tue Aug 10 2010 05:14 AMPEW report released on characteristics of LA residents who do not have bank accountshttp://bit.ly/daUSpq

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Tue Aug 10 2010 04:33 PMWater bond taken off 2010 ballot; delayed until 2012 http://bit.ly/bdDPTx

Tue Aug 10 2010 04:36 PMOn appeal, Prop 25 for Nov 2010 ballot will keep language saying majority vote forbudget, but not taxes http://bit.ly/aZHuSN

Wed Aug 11 2010 03:06 PMCA legislative committee studies UC-Berkeley freshmen orientation involving DNAhttp://bit.ly/bpZmIs (Micro-management? Where's the budget?)

Thu Aug 12 2010 02:49 PMLAO & Calif Budget Project say legislative plan raises middle-class taxes; LAO endorsesshift to fedl-deductible taxes http://bit.ly/dx2yeZ

Thu Aug 12 2010 03:12 PMA different take on the uphill fight for rail transportation in LA at http://bit.ly/c5PFFu

Thu Aug 12 2010 03:41 PMProposed legislation would impose taxes, penalties on overpaid city officials in wake ofBell scandal http://bit.ly/bgm9vh

Fri Aug 13 2010 02:54 PMBill to increase fines on cellphone use/texting while driving blocked in Calif Assemblycommittee http://bit.ly/dnJ6ST

Fri Aug 13 2010 04:39 PMUCLA Anderson Forecast-Ceridian econ index for July suggests reduced risk of doubledip recession http://bit.ly/dpUEEx

Fri Aug 13 2010 04:47 PMAngels Fl ight in i ts or ig inal locat ion, a bi t east of i ts current locat ionhttp: / / twi tpic.com/2ecyc9

Sat Aug 14 2010 04:09 PMLate LA County Sup Ken Hahn with son, future LA mayor Jim, & daughter, future LAcouncilwoman Janice http://twitpic.com/2eoz4g

Sat Aug 14 2010 05:38 PMHerb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass play at various sites in downtown LA including the MusicCenter & Olvera St in 1966 http://bit.ly/6DJply

Sun Aug 15 2010 02:30 PMUCLA found out in 1965 what happens to you when you drink too much vodkahttp://bit.ly/9eVATa

Sun Aug 15 2010 04:26 PMLAUSD developing an online high school http://bit.ly/cOaYfA

Sun Aug 15 2010 04:59 PMCalif reported as among states without authority to regulate health insurance costs

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Mon Aug 16 2010 02:57 PMStanford and UC-Irvine med schools give iPads to incoming students to save on paperdistribution http://bit.ly/aB0QjN

Mon Aug 16 2010 03:08 PMLAUSD teachers union calls for boycott of LA Times due to newspaper's plannedpublication of teacher outcome database http://bit.ly/cmHkx5

Tue Aug 17 2010 02:26 PMBill in Calif legislature would increase public access to records of UC & CSU campusfoundations http://bit.ly/cvvEYT

Tue Aug 17 2010 04:20 PMConcern expressed about impact on LA/Long Beach port pollution of Prop 23(suspension of greenhouse gas law AB32) http://bit.ly/aIViCM

Tue Aug 17 2010 05:08 PMUC & others to launch broadband health service for poor & rural areas in Calif Aug 17http://bit.ly/bQtbPe

Wed Aug 18 2010 01:46 PMDeal reported to build Broad museum next to Disney Hall in LA http://bit.ly/aiF66k

Wed Aug 18 2010 01:47 PMGuv reported ready to veto anti-spiking public pension bil l as insufficienthttp://bit. ly/9fojTV

Wed Aug 18 2010 02:04 PMInternet/Google TV plan reported to cause concern over competition in Hollywoodhttp://bit.ly/av2GPO

Thu Aug 19 2010 03:58 AMLegal experts doubt LA Times can be successfully sued for publishing teacher evaluationdatabase from LAUSD http://bit.ly/9fa3yy

Thu Aug 19 2010 04:01 AMFurloughs of state workers resume while Calif Supreme Ct deliberates http://bit.ly/c9u9d7

Thu Aug 19 2010 04:04 AMThere could be state IOUs again in Sept according to state controller http://bit.ly/aYaizJ

Thu Aug 19 2010 12:28 PMGuv signs law penalizing adults who serve liquor to those under age 21 at parties, etc.http://bit.ly/byjR0p

Thu Aug 19 2010 09:44 PMDepression-era bridge to Santa Monica pier may be replaced http://bit.ly/aNhpWb

Fri Aug 20 2010 01:04 PMCal Grants at community colleges delayed due to lack of state budget http://bit.ly/bTnxgw

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UC & CSU front the money to their students

Fri Aug 20 2010 04:13 PMCalif accounted for over a fourth of mass layoff events & over a fifth of laid off workersunder those events in July http://bit.ly/L0hKj

Fri Aug 20 2010 09:59 PMMost recent job dynamics data show gross job gain exceeded job loss in CA in 4th qtr2009 http://bit.ly/9UeXT7 Loss>gain in prior qtrs

Fri Aug 20 2010 10:09 PMNIMBY complaints about route of high speed rail in Bay Area suffer legal setbackhttp://bit.ly/agT3Cf

Sat Aug 21 2010 12:29 PMEffort to operate online voter registration system in Calif reportedly delayedhttp://bit.ly/dxELfE

Sat Aug 21 2010 12:45 PMWorkers install Botts' Dots on freeway in 1966 to warn drivers wandering out of lanehttp://twitpic.com/2gsz1p

Sun Aug 22 2010 01:01 PMCalif 's health plan for people with pre-existing conditions to start in Septhttp://bit. ly/aXYSAA

Mon Aug 23 2010 12:40 PMLawsuit will test requirements that Indian tribes compensation local govts for gamblingexpansions http://bit.ly/adyqqj

Mon Aug 23 2010 04:30 PMNew bus fares announced for Santa Monica Big Blue Bus http://bit.ly/cYpWoz (BruinGofare for UCLA to be 35 cents; SMC is free)

Mon Aug 23 2010 04:58 PMNew fact sheet from UCLA gives estimates of Calif uninsured by countyhttp://bit. ly/deUgDQ

Tue Aug 24 2010 02:32 AMLAX is world's 7th largest passenger airport; 13th largest cargo airport http://bit.ly/9kMbj8

Tue Aug 24 2010 12:27 PMPG wants to increase hydro storage capacity http://bit.ly/b4kopz (Water pumped uphillduring off-peak hours; flows down during peak)

Wed Aug 25 2010 12:34 PMCalif loses out in getting round-2 "Race to the Top" federal education fundshttp://bit.ly/cvp2c2

Wed Aug 25 2010 12:57 PMImprovement in rate of passing high school exit exam in Cali f reportedhttp:/ /bit . ly/b8UYnB

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Wed Aug 25 2010 01:08 PMBallot initiative imposing cigarette tax for cancer research qualifies for Feb 2012 Califballot. Tabs at http://bit.ly/bYpb36

Wed Aug 25 2010 01:17 PMBudget-linked plan to lay off Calif state prison guards reported http://bit.ly/9c4cGT

Thu Aug 26 2010 01:43 PM41 med marijuana stores found to be legal in LA City but others to stay open pendinglitigation http://bit.ly/bkrDEx

Thu Aug 26 2010 02:46 PMCalif community colleges end deal with for-profit Kaplan U which allowed students to takeKaplan courses at discount http://bit.ly/brQySU

Thu Aug 26 2010 03:53 PMSanta Clarita votes to take library out of LA County system & contract out for libraryadministration http://bit.ly/bBGq3X

Thu Aug 26 2010 04:36 PMGov & Controller spar in court on paying state workers min wage until budget passedhttp://bit.ly/drtoIB (Nothing will happen anytime soon)

Thu Aug 26 2010 04:45 PMBill to create CA health insurance exchange for individuals/small businesses passedpursuant to new federal law http://bit.ly/dhZGp0

Thu Aug 26 2010 04:55 PMAs whooping cough cases rise, San Francisco parents of unvaccinated school kidswarned kids may be sent home http://bit.ly/cf6SJt

Thu Aug 26 2010 05:39 PMBig solar energy project approved for Mojave desert http://bit.ly/a5fr0a

Fri Aug 27 2010 02:42 PMUC library budget-related boycott/dispute with publisher of journal Nature reported to beon road to resolution http://bit.ly/9U1cfS

Fri Aug 27 2010 02:46 PMHealth providers to get IOUs from state instead of cash due to budget crisis and impassehttp://bit.ly/9oAm6v

Sat Aug 28 2010 04:16 PMFolsom prison riot reported http://bit.ly/cbpFpJ Could raise issues about state prisonbudget, prisoner releases, guard layoffs, etc.

Sat Aug 28 2010 04:21 PMFederal action on Calif EdFund ends concept of selling fund to raise state cashhttp://bit.ly/9ZGQ5y

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The romantic novel Ramona was required in Calif schools for many years & made intoseveral films http://twitpic.com/2jdne9

Sun Aug 29 2010 03:05 PMFamed comedian Bob Hope opens a new Calif freeway http://twitpic.com/2jdodm

Mon Aug 30 2010 12:54 PMVarious UC, USC, and Stanford faculty removed from state environmental panel thatidentifies toxic substances http://bit.ly/9gZmWt

Tue Aug 31 2010 03:23 PMReport suggests housing bubble in LA, compared with other cities, still has notcompletely deflated http://bit.ly/9DNXs4

Tue Aug 31 2010 03:30 PMUCLA report on growing obesity/diabetes problem in Calif http://bit.ly/bc1DGK

Tue Aug 31 2010 03:48 PMMajor upcoming union representation vote at Kaiser Permanente: SEIU vs breakawaylocal involving 44000 workers http://bit.ly/boKT0n

Tue Aug 31 2010 04:17 PMBill to ease transfers from community colleges to CSU sent to guv http://bit.ly/defVr8(Also urges UC to assist)

Wed Sep 01 2010 01:49 PMGuv cautions state officials about non-essential hiring but does not order a freezehttp://bit.ly/cWeQ5J

Wed Sep 01 2010 02:26 PMUC likely to take more out-of-state students who pay full tuition due to budget pressureshttp://bit.ly/92hGNx

Thu Sep 02 2010 02:31 PMEmergency phones to be removed from Contra Costa community colleges on groundsthat students/staff can use cellphones http://bit.ly/awopVY

Thu Sep 02 2010 02:35 PMCSU student loses court case challenging tuition hike http://bit.ly/a9a374

Thu Sep 02 2010 03:56 PMCalif Supreme Court to hear state worker furlough cases next Wed; if guv loses, largebackpay award could result http://bit.ly/aloq4S

Fri Sep 03 2010 03:09 AMSmart PG electric meters found to be accurate in study sponsored by CPUChttp://apne.ws/buWqZR

Fri Sep 03 2010 02:09 PMSanta Monica is part of "Election Programming Best Practices Project": cable & Internetfor candidate & issue debates http://bit.ly/bNOXCT

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Fri Sep 03 2010 03:23 PMSacramento Bee reports progress in English language learning in Calif schoolshttp://bit.ly/bnGQqi

Fri Sep 03 2010 03:49 PMCalif Board of Equalization reports 1.8% decline in assessed property values for state asa whole http://bit.ly/cBMkBg

Sat Sep 04 2010 03:12 PMUC president and community college chancellor drop out of CalChamber to stay neutralin governor race http://bit.ly/9Qm1tD

Sat Sep 04 2010 03:48 PMSan Francisco-based Craigslist blocks "adult" ad section on its website in UShttp://tcrn.ch/98z69G

Sat Sep 04 2010 04:21 PMLA Subway-to-the-Sea environmental report summary available at http://bit.ly/brzDDe

Sun Sep 05 2010 03:15 PMAlameda Corridor freight rail connection to ports of LA & Long Beach reported to havefinancial problems http://bit.ly/cLVmnC

Sun Sep 05 2010 03:29 PMPostcard view of UCLA in the 1930s http://twitpic.com/2ljtzx

Sun Sep 05 2010 05:58 PMUn-t rans i t : Removal o f s t reetcar t racks in LA on Vermont Ave 1948ht tp : / / tw i tp ic .com/2 l l5qh

Mon Sep 06 2010 04:21 PMLabor Day parade in downtown LA, 1936: Marchers from Ladies Garment Workers Unionhttp://twitpic.com/2lv85u

Mon Sep 06 2010 07:01 PMLabor Day parade in downtown LA, 1937: Marchers from Screen Actors Guildhttp://twitpic.com/2lwkla

Tue Sep 07 2010 01:32 PMTV report on San Francisco program to provide college savings accounts to kidshttp://bit.ly/9A3Bi4 (brief ad before video appears)

Tue Sep 07 2010 02:14 PMUCLA management school plans to move away from state funding due to Calif budgetcrisis http://bit.ly/afSGzd

Tue Sep 07 2010 03:35 PMUCLA report: Unionization rate in Calif declines during current economic slumphttp://bit.ly/b5ZUWm

Wed Sep 08 2010 03:05 PMLA school district shortens school year due to budget woes; school opening delayed

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beyond usual post-Labor Day start http://lat.ms/bAqEfO

Wed Sep 08 2010 11:19 PMGood advice for parents & teachers concerned with the LA Times publication of teacherratings in LA school district at http://lat.ms/cIbef1

Thu Sep 09 2010 02:05 PMNews accts say CA Sup Ct will reject claims state furloughs were invalid based onquestions in hearing. See hearing at http://bit.ly/cONKSm

Thu Sep 09 2010 02:15 PMOther states may sue Calif to invalidate its greenhouse gas law if Prop 23 suspendinglaw doesn't pass in Nov http://bit.ly/aIkFFT

Thu Sep 09 2010 03:19 PMCalif Supreme Ct won't order governor or attorney genl to defend Prop 8 (anti-gaymarriage law) http://bit.ly/9iU2IH

Fri Sep 10 2010 02:39 PMSanta Monica farmers market 30th anniversary celebration planned for 2011http://bit.ly/bITmXA (No mention of 2003 car accident/10 killed?)

Fri Sep 10 2010 02:51 PMReport by UC-Berkeley law school criticizes Prop 23 (suspension of greenhouse gas law)on Nov ballot http://bit.ly/dczEcd

Fri Sep 10 2010 03:09 PMUC Regents to change policy & allow public videoing/recording of public sessionshttp://bit.ly/92fI8H

Sat Sep 11 2010 05:40 PMLawsuit filed against state of Calif regarding fees charged in public schoolshttp://bit.ly/a1Stbi

Sun Sep 12 2010 12:24 AMTwo women don gas masks to deal with LA smog in 1943 http://twitpic.com/2nk115

Sun Sep 12 2010 02:30 PMPhoto of policewomen in 1950s from LA Daily News on history of women in LAPD athttp://bit.ly/a2NLNP http://twitpic.com/2nrrmp

Mon Sep 13 2010 03:02 PMUC-Berkeley ranks #15 & UCLA ranks #17 in national Wall St Journal survey of collegejob recruiters http://bit.ly/aT8s0t

Mon Sep 13 2010 03:44 PMSurvey by League of Calif Cities of city manager pay available at http://bit.ly/bafokb(Cities listed in alphabetical order)

Mon Sep 13 2010 04:02 PMCal State San Bernardino prez argues for higher tuition to recycle as aid to low-incomestudents http://bit.ly/bQXSeK

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Mon Sep 13 2010 04:24 PMToll lane coming to Bay Area road (similar to some S Calif roads) http://bit.ly/9Rrw08

Mon Sep 13 2010 04:52 PMReport: C-sections more frequent in Calif for-profit hospitals relative to nonprofithttp://bit.ly/9GDNXW

Tue Sep 14 2010 02:22 PMControversy likely to develop at CPUC over degree to which PG customers will pay forSan Bruno gas explosion http://bit.ly/aTyUQm

Tue Sep 14 2010 02:29 PMUCLA study produces alternative poverty index for seniors in Calif ("Elder Index")http://bit.ly/9FXqya (higher than federal poverty line)

Tue Sep 14 2010 04:48 PMChinese firm to work with LADWP on electricity storage project connected with wind farmhttp://bit.ly/aic30k

Tue Sep 14 2010 04:54 PMProp 19 initiative to legalize marijuana in Calif said to get support of SEIUhttp://nyti.ms/cGjoa7

Tue Sep 14 2010 05:12 PMLA County may apply ABC restaurant sanitat ion grading to food truckshttp:/ / lat .ms/c4DqaD

Wed Sep 15 2010 01:03 PMUCLA forecast: Sluggish growth for Calif but no double dip http://bit.ly/cdDNZL

Wed Sep 15 2010 01:07 PMAnaheim creates a tourism promotion district funded by hotel tax http://bit.ly/bMI6aT

Wed Sep 15 2010 01:21 PMUCLA video promotes commuting by bike http://bit.ly/axZDHX

Thu Sep 16 2010 04:31 PMBoeing to pay for environment cleanup of Fresno airport (firm it acquired had pollutedarea after WW2) http://bit.ly/b6le3x

Thu Sep 16 2010 04:58 PMSEIU raises concern about reported Guv's plan to borrow from CalPERS pensionhttp://bit.ly/atR9HC

Fri Sep 17 2010 03:37 AMEconomic slump leads to rise in Calif poverty rate http://bit.ly/aIj2li

Fri Sep 17 2010 03:46 AMLA City controller report: Few jobs created by City with stimulus fundinghttp://bit. ly/dzERlA

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Fri Sep 17 2010 01:28 PMUnlike last year, Calif expected to have sufficient flu vaccine this year http://bit.ly/btrPQX(combined seasonal & H1N1 flu shot)

Fri Sep 17 2010 03:53 PMReport shows class size in K-3 Calif grades increasing due to budget squeezehttp://bit.ly/aAdS1i

Fri Sep 17 2010 08:57 PMBART approves airport connector to Oakland Airport (elevated people mover systemrather than bus) http://bit.ly/bm3c8R

Sat Sep 18 2010 03:02 PMLAO says Calif EdFund business likely to transfer to out-of-state firm despite legislativeappeals http://bit.ly/9hmZNt

Sat Sep 18 2010 03:28 PMLegal dispute over ownership of OC Fairground could hinder state's budget-relatedattempt to sell it http://bit.ly/de3lJQ

Sun Sep 19 2010 02:01 PMReport on Tesla electric car mfr takeover of closed Bay Area NUMMI (GM-Toyota) plantstarting Oct at http://bit.ly/cr3t3I

Mon Sep 20 2010 03:00 PMVarious Calif cities considering or implementing ranked choice voting system which doesaway with runoffs http://bit.ly/cbrptb

Tue Sep 21 2010 02:55 PMGreenhouse gas regs to be issued by CA Air Resources Bd soon http://bit.ly/cHC0kl(Under SB375 - NOT the law Prop 23 would suspend)

Tue Sep 21 2010 03:14 PMAfter San Bruno explosion, PG releases map of top 100 pipeline segments of concern.Map at http://bit.ly/btBtLM

Tue Sep 21 2010 03:21 PMCalif ranked third (behind Nev #1 & Mich #2) among state unemployment rates in latestdata http://bit.ly/19IlsL (Table A)

Wed Sep 22 2010 03:13 PMSanta Monica-based electric car mfr announces pricing for its car to compete with GMand Nissan models http://lat.ms/aoOJUD

Thu Sep 23 2010 01:18 AMPPIC study for 1992-2006 shows job loss due to business relocation out of Calif is below2% http://bit.ly/d7rNS6

Thu Sep 23 2010 01:41 PMNon-vaccinated adults and teens causing spread of whooping cough in Califhttp://lat.ms/b1l1ky

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Thu Sep 23 2010 01:49 PMDept of Labor data: New unemployment comp claims show drop in CA by 10,000+(shorter workweek/drop in service layoffs) http://bit.ly/3HBMIh

Thu Sep 23 2010 03:46 PMOver 1/3 of workers under "mass layoff events" in Aug were in Calif http://bit.ly/L0hKj

Fri Sep 24 2010 12:39 PMSanta Monica to consider digital advertising signs on sides of Big Blue Bus; would requirechange in state vehicle code http://bit.ly/bO03G9

Sat Sep 25 2010 03:30 PMVarious Calif high-tech firms agree with DOJ to abandon anti-competitive no-raid policy inemployee recruitment http://bit.ly/beAvq9

Sat Sep 25 2010 04:09 PMLA City mulls over tax credits for firms that add workers http://bit.ly/bJ1Zxf

Sat Sep 25 2010 09:16 PMGuv vetoes bill that would have made charter schools subject to various school districtregulations http://bit.ly/9XYoLO

Sat Sep 25 2010 09:31 PMUC's attempt to participate in appeal of stem cell decision meets resistancehttp://bit.ly/9V5L9E (Decision blocks fedl research funding)

Sun Sep 26 2010 01:59 PM47% of CA voters have used marijuana but few recently. Voters like medical marijuanabut split on full legalization http://bit.ly/cgzIbd

Sun Sep 26 2010 02:16 PMCalif lags in spending fedl road construction stimulus funds because it leaves decisions tolocal authorities http://bit.ly/dbscRJ

Mon Sep 27 2010 07:52 PMDespite lack of a state budget, CSU will resume spring admissions http://bit.ly/coJjZ9

Tue Sep 28 2010 01:37 PMGovernor slams micro-management by legislature in humorous bill veto messagehttp://bit.ly/9534KH

Tue Sep 28 2010 02:47 PMLA school district creates stress hotline after suicide linked to LA Times teacherevaluation database http://bit.ly/bA3AL3

Tue Sep 28 2010 03:28 PMGuv approves law requiring CSU campuses to hold public hearings on admissionschanges http://bit.ly/csbjRq (Doesn't apply to UC)

Wed Sep 29 2010 02:26 PMIn report on college health plans for students, UC-Berkeley gets poor marks in Wall St Jnlstory http://bit.ly/cGYFkm

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Wed Sep 29 2010 03:09 PMUnder the radar: Candidates for LIEUTENANT guv debated on KQED radio same day asguv debate. Listen at http://bit.ly/cMEW2K

Thu Sep 30 2010 01:46 PMLA city attorney gets court ruling that illegal billboards are not free speechhttp://bit.ly/du4ZFI

Thu Sep 30 2010 02:18 PMLatest data: Calif new unemployment claims up 15000+ attributed to return to 5-dayworkweek & service layoffs http://bit.ly/fTC9

Thu Sep 30 2010 02:20 PMGuv signs bills to ease transfers from community colleges to UC and CSUhttp://bit.ly/9K6gLD

Thu Sep 30 2010 03:34 PMThe elephant in the room or the elephant has no room? LA Zoo controversy continues incourt http://bit.ly/cF4WbC

Fri Oct 01 2010 02:46 PMGuv signs legislation creating Calif health exchange under new fedl programhttp://bit.ly/cTbcbd (1st in U.S.)

Fri Oct 01 2010 03:02 PMGuv vetoes 2 pension reform bills as inadequate http://bit.ly/cU8QrS http://bit.ly/9Ztw96

Sat Oct 02 2010 02:17 PMUCLA prof suggests remedy for US trade imbalance without having confrontation withChina http://bit.ly/bS5MOg

Sat Oct 02 2010 04:36 PMBoost in UC system undergrads receiving Pell Grants reported http://lat.ms/d0tnrX

Sun Oct 03 2010 02:01 PMReport: Labor union support for Calif marijuana initiative on Nov ballot (due to potentialmembers; tax revenue) http://bit.ly/9BHAAk

Sun Oct 03 2010 02:10 PMHistoric Oakland building linked to Transcontinental Railroad threatened with demolitionhttp://bit.ly/azYn02

Sun Oct 03 2010 02:12 PMGuv signs bill reducing small marijuana possession to "infraction" but opposeslegalization initiative http://bit.ly/b4ouIm

Mon Oct 04 2010 01:31 PMU of Calif notes jump in low income students receiving federal Pell grantshttp://bit.ly/bk01TK (39% of undergrads)

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AB 1871 signed by guv http://bit.ly/anksnw apparently would allow personal cars to beused as rentals http://bit.ly/apzXRS

Tue Oct 05 2010 03:19 PMCSU reported to be using a "value added" essay test similar to LA Times' controversialapproach to LA school district http://bit.ly/cIdCLP

Tue Oct 05 2010 05:38 PMPossible UCLA plan to send students to Middle East to promote peacehttp:/ /bi t . ly/cydRp3 (funds needed)

Wed Oct 06 2010 01:37 PMCA Supreme Ct reported skeptical of challenge to law allowing undocumented CAstudents to pay in-state tuition http://lat.ms/ctUQQi

Wed Oct 06 2010 01:59 PMLA school district modifies layoff policy to protect low-income schools in lawsuitsettlement http://bit.ly/9OF7J7

Wed Oct 06 2010 04:20 PMNew driver license coming from CA DMV to comply with federal homeland securitystandards http://bit.ly/bQgPX6

Thu Oct 07 2010 01:21 PMSanta Monica may lift 1954 ban on personal introduction services, marriage bureaus, &lonely hearts clubs http://bit.ly/cipbsz

Thu Oct 07 2010 02:46 PMCalif latest data on new claims for unemployment insurance: Rise of 8,960 attributed toservice layoffs http://bit.ly/3HBMIh

Thu Oct 07 2010 05:48 PMPPIC releases lengthy report on public opinion in 5 states including Calif on fiscal matters(spending, taxes, etc.) http://bit.ly/dgYG9u

Fri Oct 08 2010 04:10 PMNew Marin-area nonprofit electric agency to provide federally subsidized chargingstations for electric cars http://bit.ly/dglhX3

Sat Oct 09 2010 03:10 PMGovernor's official budget document including line-item vetoes now available athttp://bit.ly/gJo0Y

Sun Oct 10 2010 04:13 PMFree and easy parking at UCLA (in 1939) http://twitpic.com/2wey7h

Mon Oct 11 2010 04:02 PMUC 6-year graduation rates range from 90% at UCLA to two thirds at UC-Riversidehttp://bit.ly/cUdNlj

Tue Oct 12 2010 02:32 PMCalif FPPC lists large donors to campaigns for and against Nov ballot propositions

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Wed Oct 13 2010 01:54 PMUC admissions/credits denied by US Supreme Ct rejection of appeal for Bible-based highschools http://bit.ly/bcKzj1

Wed Oct 13 2010 01:57 PMLAO releases updated report (including Guv's vetoes) of newly-enacted Calif budgethttp://bit.ly/ajDXqM

Wed Oct 13 2010 03:29 PMLA County to give food trucks same ABC hygiene grades as restaurantshttp://bit. ly/b4KPCx (Back in the day, they were called roach coaches!)

Wed Oct 13 2010 03:41 PMRand report suggests legalizing marijuana in Calif as under Prop 19 would have limitedeffect on Mexican drug cartels http://bit.ly/9PVaoG

Thu Oct 14 2010 01:43 PMNew claims for unemployment benefits in Calif drop by over 6000 (fewer layoffs in trade& services) http://bit.ly/3HBMIh

Thu Oct 14 2010 02:14 PMUpscale sunglasses produced by OC firm played role in Chile miners rescuehttp://bit.ly/afwHt6

Thu Oct 14 2010 02:48 PMWeak economy in third quarter indicated by UCLA Anderson-Ceridian indexhttp://bit.ly/cBMuE6

Fri Oct 15 2010 02:54 PMSanta Monica bus line added to Google-transit mapping http://bit.ly/9baJeF

Fri Oct 15 2010 04:16 PMFeds wil l continue to enforce anti-marijuana law even if Prop 19 passeshttp://bit. ly/aAxrEH

Sat Oct 16 2010 01:46 PMSanta Monica-based electric car mfr Coda may assemble cars in Bay Areahttp://bit.ly/dcPZdu

Sat Oct 16 2010 02:00 PMNew light rail line planned in LA funded by federal loan http://bit.ly/9CSa7T

Sat Oct 16 2010 03:32 PMLA's solar powered parking meters reported to collect more $$s than older metershttp://bit.ly/dbAcuz

Sat Oct 16 2010 04:40 PMNY Times gives Santa Monica good tourism PR http://nyti.ms/9roMC0

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Progress reported in combat against bug threatening Calif wine crop http://bit.ly/aRdjbM

Mon Oct 18 2010 01:58 PMPollution fee surcharge on cars considered for San Joaquin Valley http://nyti.ms/dwwsyD(legislature approval would be needed)

Mon Oct 18 2010 04:41 PMVideo interviews with candidates for statewide offices at http://bit.ly/crFFAv (not all majorparty candidates participated, notably guvs)

Tue Oct 19 2010 02:37 PMUC-Berkeley study finds state/local govt workers in Calif receive about the same total pay(wage+benefit) as private http://bit.ly/cjrp68

Tue Oct 19 2010 03:39 PMCalif pay rising at about US rate but Santa Clara & San Francisco counties showrelatively high pay gains http://bit.ly/FDlkm (1st qtr 2010)

Tue Oct 19 2010 03:56 PMCalif sues feds over halt to homeowner solar financing loans http://bit.ly/ariYHm (Fedsfear liens to repay in cases of mortgage defaults)

Wed Oct 20 2010 04:27 PMReport finds CA community college students often fail to transfer to 4-yr colleges or finishdegrees http://bit.ly/buWKQM

Wed Oct 20 2010 04:42 PMFeds might sue Calif if Prop 19 (marijuana legalization) passes http://bit.ly/bSuK0l

Thu Oct 21 2010 02:06 PMLatest PPIC poll available on governor, senate races and four propositions on Nov ballothttp://bit.ly/cEDfjc

Thu Oct 21 2010 02:15 PMGoogle sued by Pasadena firm over patent infringements on streetview mappinghttp://bit.ly/b7yaDG

Thu Oct 21 2010 02:22 PMNew weekly claims for unemployment benefits in Calif up 7900+ in latest releasehttp://bit.ly/3HBMIh (layoffs in services reported)

Thu Oct 21 2010 03:07 PMA guide for the perplexed about the various Nov ballot propositions in song is athttp://bit.ly/apPCzr

Thu Oct 21 2010 03:13 PMSmoking ban coming to Long Beach parks http://bit.ly/aU6QcU

Fri Oct 22 2010 02:25 PMCalif had 29% of US "mass layoff events" in Sept & 25% of the workers affected by thoseevents http://bit.ly/L0hKj

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Fri Oct 22 2010 02:28 PMCalif unemployment rate in Sept was 12.4% compared to US average of 9.6%http://bit.ly/19IlsL

Fri Oct 22 2010 03:07 PMMind if I borrow your bus? Sacramento transit agency lends its buses to another agencyto relieve temporary shortage http://bit.ly/duXukB

Fri Oct 22 2010 03:57 PMExperiment with free Wi-Fi in low income areas in San Francisco http://bit.ly/d9gzC4

Sat Oct 23 2010 06:03 PMIn view of the earthquake drill this past week, it is worth recalling fast repair of the SMFreeway after the 1994 quake http://bit.ly/nNdvY

Sun Oct 24 2010 04:06 PMPhoto of Westwood in 1937 across lettuce field; UCLA at far left (LA Public Library)http://twitpic.com/30hvkf

Mon Oct 25 2010 02:21 PMLA Times poll suggests greenhouse gas suspension (Prop 23) dead; majority vote onbudget (Prop 25) will pass http://lat.ms/9o8Rc0

Mon Oct 25 2010 08:30 PMLAO issues new report encouraging distance (online) higher education http://bit.ly/dwse7t

Mon Oct 25 2010 09:57 PMTrucks that don't meet LA/Long Beach ports' pollution standards able to operate underloophole http://bit.ly/c5O5OX

Tue Oct 26 2010 03:37 PMFeds approve large solar project in Mojave Desert http://bit.ly/dsySZM

Tue Oct 26 2010 04:08 PMCalif city/county salary database available from state controller at http://bit.ly/ambh9G(Careful: some technical glitches)

Tue Oct 26 2010 04:16 PMFederal subsidy for less-polluting farm machinery in Calif http://bit.ly/a9GDfx

Wed Oct 27 2010 05:14 PMNew standards for "green" taxis over next 5 years set by LA City Councilhttp://bit.ly/bqCuXB

Wed Oct 27 2010 05:33 PMNew community college/CSU task force established to facilitate credit transfershttp://bit.ly/99Kv50

Wed Oct 27 2010 06:00 PMLA's Subway to the Sea will terminate in Westwood, not Ocean http://bit.ly/czioSQ

Wed Oct 27 2010 06:15 PM

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Bike-sharing project in Bay Area linked to transit http://bit.ly/cKgQ7N (Short trips to befree)

Wed Oct 27 2010 06:18 PMBay Area electric car charging stations/subsidies announced http://bit.ly/9qk2Pq

Thu Oct 28 2010 01:15 PMCalif new claims for unemployment benefits drop by 13,701 in latest reporthttp://bit.ly/3HBMIh (fewer layoffs in services reported)

Thu Oct 28 2010 08:46 PMMajor statistical report on Calif health insurance coverage from UCLA Center for HealthPolicy http://bit.ly/bC6WgF

Fri Oct 29 2010 05:58 PMPossible streetcar line for Pasadena under study http://bit.ly/bYToBD

Fri Oct 29 2010 06:00 PMAmtrak locomotives to be built in Sacramento http://bit.ly/aaCYEr

Sat Oct 30 2010 03:14 PMMid-year tuition hike seems likely at CSU http://bit.ly/actlrz

Sat Oct 30 2010 04:54 PMLA City Attorney seeks to tighten rules on who can vote in elections for neighborhoodcouncils http://bit.ly/9s2lTN

Sun Oct 31 2010 02:23 PMBus service from Venice in 1928. Santa Monica Public Library photo archives.http://twitpic.com/32m5vh

Mon Nov 01 2010 02:28 PMPlan for City of Vallejo in Bay Area to emerge from bankruptcy in a year reportedhttp://bit.ly/advyLZ

Mon Nov 01 2010 03:34 PMReport on of use of social media by various Orange County cities http://bit.ly/9XrXeX

Tue Nov 02 2010 03:32 PMProject to generate electricity from ocean waves abandoned by PG http://bit.ly/9Aa6K7

Tue Nov 02 2010 03:42 PMReport: LA school district has largest number of students in charter schoolshttp://bit.ly/9wxA0f (but its 10% of enrollment is not high)

Wed Nov 03 2010 11:17 AMS a c r a m e n t o B e e h a s a g o o d e l e c t i o n r e s u l t s t r a c k e r a th t t p : / / w w w . s a c b e e . c o m / e l e c t i o n r e s u l t s /

Wed Nov 03 2010 11:31 AMNew solar manufacturer set up in Sacramento area http://bit.ly/cslYU0

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Wed Nov 03 2010 10:40 PMAdditional federal dollars coming to Medi-Cal program http://bit.ly/9TvRT1

Wed Nov 03 2010 10:59 PMSanta Monica may replace Depression-era bridge to pier http://lat.ms/cLrR90

Thu Nov 04 2010 11:41 AMSanta Monica to accept small grant from UC-Berkeley for car seat belt safety campaignhttp://bit.ly/b94wEA (federal funds involved)

Thu Nov 04 2010 11:26 PMFirst electric train to Santa Monica (well before the Subway to the Sea or the Expo line)http://twitpic.com/33xmsm

Fri Nov 05 2010 11:58 AMLawsuit settlement to improve education at LA County juvenile facility http://bit.ly/aJZ5yQ

Fri Nov 05 2010 12:14 PMSanta Monica passes half cent sales tax hike; 50% for schools http://bit.ly/dBmAwA

Sat Nov 06 2010 11:46 AMHaving an electric car in Santa Monica is not a new idea as this 1919 photo illustrateshttp://twitpic.com/34e57h

Sun Nov 07 2010 11:57 AMThe Southern Pacific Railroad maintained a coaling pier towards Malibu; this photo from1893 http://twitpic.com/34qv9u

Mon Nov 08 2010 12:19 PMTwo actors' unions reach 3-yr deal with studios; if approved & ratified would end threat ofHollywood strike http://bit.ly/ckg34t

Mon Nov 08 2010 01:49 PMThe view west from UCLA in 1929 was quite di f ferent than i t is todayhttp:/ / twitpic.com/351wk5

Tue Nov 09 2010 05:39 PMGuv explains why he signed bill minimizing marijuana penalty while opposing Prop 19(legalized pot) http://bit.ly/8ZLVK0

Tue Nov 09 2010 06:41 PMReport: Significant job growth in Inland Empire still about a year away http://bit.ly/bYBG7i

Tue Nov 09 2010 07:49 PMState offering Revenue Anticipation Notes to public in mid-Nov. (short term tax exempt)http://bit.ly/9Dn65X

Wed Nov 10 2010 02:27 PMNew claims for unemployment insurance in Calif up by 6,387 in latest releasehttp://bit.ly/3HBMIh (layoffs in services)

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Largest state union SEIU #1000 ratifies concession contract signed earlier with governorhttp://bit.ly/c9gJkD

Wed Nov 10 2010 04:40 PMSan Francisco ban on high-calorie happy meals reported http://lat.ms/csPmaR (aimed atchild obesity)

Thu Nov 11 2010 01:18 AMLatest UCLA-Ceridian index suggests weak economy http://bit.ly/d8ikF4

Thu Nov 11 2010 02:19 PMLA City Council considering permit rules for food trucks http://bit.ly/ddthgt

Thu Nov 11 2010 04:34 PMDowntown toll system considered for San Francisco http://bit.ly/9OcSsx (Similar toLondon, Singapore)

Thu Nov 11 2010 04:45 PMHollywood-Bollywood film pact reported http://bit.ly/9NNEit

Fri Nov 12 2010 02:20 AMGovernor to call special session of legislature on budget in Dec http://bit.ly/cuv0hP

Fri Nov 12 2010 02:25 PMStanford spinoff creates low cost "incubator" for underweight babies in less developedcountries http://bit.ly/aexrLD

Fri Nov 12 2010 02:37 PMOpening of Santa Monica pier in 1909 http://twitpic.com/365pw0

Fri Nov 12 2010 03:32 PMCalif looking for bids to construct new death-row prison http://bit.ly/bDvA1S

Fri Nov 12 2010 09:08 PMIn 3rd quarter, roughly a third of mass layoff events & workers in mass layoffs were inCalif http://bit.ly/F2WRi

Sat Nov 13 2010 02:46 PMPhoto: Groundbreaking for Westwood campus of UCLA 1927. (UCLA digital archives)http://twitpic.com/36ha9z

Sat Nov 13 2010 03:43 PMCalif redistricting commission posts remaining names after legislative eliminations athttp://bit.ly/cYvkA5

Sat Nov 13 2010 04:11 PMLatinos make up more than half of enrollment in Calif K-12 http://bit.ly/9bQqfH

Sat Nov 13 2010 04:18 PMWhooping cough cases continue to rise in LA County. Failure to vaccinate is culprithttp://lat.ms/9kwvRn

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Sun Nov 14 2010 05:03 PMLA City fire dept stations may close as byproduct of labor negotiations strategyhttp://bit.ly/9Ueard

Sun Nov 14 2010 07:11 PMMarin water district gets limited authority to study desalinization http://bit.ly/cl0HRt

Mon Nov 15 2010 06:35 PMConcerns over long hours for taxi drivers & safety http://bit.ly/aGdZOO

Mon Nov 15 2010 06:40 PMSanta Monica city council somewhat softens cutbacks in number of taxis & taxi firms incity http://bit.ly/9ooLw1

Mon Nov 15 2010 07:11 PMBay Area school ban on cell phone use brings complaints & enforcementhttp://bit. ly/bvk8QX

Mon Nov 15 2010 08:07 PMCalif Supreme Court okays in-state tuition at public colleges for illegal aliens whoattended state high schools http://bit.ly/cUZPUP

Tue Nov 16 2010 03:21 PMCalPERS to halt policy of public scolding of firms that don't meet its standardshttp://lat.ms/cPy04n

Tue Nov 16 2010 03:49 PMLA City reported to be among highest in recycling trash http://bit.ly/afJU2q

Wed Nov 17 2010 03:41 AMUnited Way of Greater LA & LA Chamber of Commerce present housing plan to addresschronic homelessness http://bit.ly/d00yhw

Wed Nov 17 2010 04:31 PMLawsuit seeks to block controversial sale of state office building http://bit.ly/91joRo(Related suit filed on OC fairgrounds)

Thu Nov 18 2010 02:19 PMSanta Monica city council considers plan/contractor for safety barriers for farmer's marketto avoid 2003-type accident http://bit.ly/bdeSnl

Thu Nov 18 2010 02:25 PMSanta Monica city council considers plan for advertising in downtown public parkingstructures http://bit.ly/dr2rAr

Thu Nov 18 2010 05:48 PMControversy over bus-only lane on Wilshire Blvd in Westwood area http://bit.ly/bjD50I

Thu Nov 18 2010 06:12 PMUC-Berkeley physicists report success in capturing atoms of anti-matterhttp://bit . ly/apLQg1

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Thu Nov 18 2010 06:18 PMLA City Council to put oil extraction tax on March ballot http://bit.ly/dffTch

Thu Nov 18 2010 06:44 PMCommunity College League produces major report on CCs http://bit.ly/d88dbY

Fri Nov 19 2010 05:00 PMRecent Rand report on substance abuse among Calif middle school studentshttp://bit.ly/admmGD (22% alcohol, 10% tobacco, 7% pot)

Fri Nov 19 2010 05:06 PMFeds award Calif state & local govts $129 million for incarceration of criminal illegalimmigrants http://bit.ly/8Xrt6w

Sat Nov 20 2010 03:58 PMSmart electric meter controversy continues, now about electromagnetic radiationhttp://bit.ly/bmLxlu (Reports on issue due soon)

Sat Nov 20 2010 04:39 PMNeeded matching funds found for new subway project in San Franciscohttp://bit . ly/9acMgf

Sun Nov 21 2010 03:24 PMStudents interested in enrolling in Public Policy 10b can access a preliminary syllabus athttp://bit.ly/bvBKie

Sun Nov 21 2010 03:51 PMCeremony marks 1st takeoff of China Clipper airplane from Bay Area in 1935http://bit.ly/alCbtK Video on plane at http://bit.ly/c7WAFy

Sun Nov 21 2010 05:06 PMThe Goodyear blimp over UCLA. Not unusual, but this photo is from 1936http://twitpic.com/38x42o

Mon Nov 22 2010 03:53 AMPlaywright Athol Fugard at reception at Fountain Theater in LA; opening of his play TheTrain Driver http://twitpic.com/3920ok

Mon Nov 22 2010 04:21 PMVoter-approved pay cap said to hinder search for fire chief in Murrieta http://bit.ly/9RGkqb

Tue Nov 23 2010 04:12 PMCalif remains ranked with 3rd highest unemployment rate after Nevada & Michiganhttp://bit.ly/19IlsL (Nev depends a lot on Calif tourists)

Tue Nov 23 2010 04:28 PMCalif accounted for 34% of mass layoff events in Oct & 29% of workers involved in thoseevents http://bit.ly/L0hKj

Wed Nov 24 2010 03:46 PMNew claims for unemployment benefits in Calif drop by over 5000 in latest weekly releasehttp://bit.ly/3HBMIh (fewer service layoffs)

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Wed Nov 24 2010 04:45 PMReport on Calif efforts to establish a health insurance exchange linked to new federalhealth law http://bit.ly/i9WQDi

Wed Nov 24 2010 04:57 PMLarge Central Valley water district in water war with feds & other water interestshttp://bit.ly/fd1O5l

Thu Nov 25 2010 03:01 PMKorean War soldiers at USO in Los Angeles on Thanksgiving http://twitpic.com/3a1fpb

Thu Nov 25 2010 03:02 PMWorld War II soldiers at Hollywood Canteen on Thanksgiving http://twitpic.com/3a1fzh

Thu Nov 25 2010 04:18 PMLA City to place medical marijuana tax on ballot http://bit.ly/hzn3t9 (Some legalissues/problems raised by City Attorney)

Fri Nov 26 2010 02:41 PMReport: DMV drivers license delays due to new security measures & employee furloughshttp://bit.ly/e6U9yo

Fri Nov 26 2010 04:03 PMA DC1 aircraft at Santa Monica airport (Clover Field) in 1933 http://twitpic.com/3ado01

Sat Nov 27 2010 03:55 PMPhony landscape atop Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica during WWII to thwart fearedJapanese bombers http://twitpic.com/3apzj6

Sat Nov 27 2010 03:57 PMA DC7 lands at Santa Monica airport in 1959 where Douglas aircraft were still being builthttp://twitpic.com/3aq08x

Sun Nov 28 2010 03:12 PMNew law allows windshield video cameras to monitor fleet drivers but also in personalcars http://bit.ly/eIIvfG (safety vs privacy debated)

Sun Nov 28 2010 03:42 PMActress & soon-to-be Princess Grace Kelly arrives at the 1956 Academy Awards in LAhttp://twitpic.com/3b2g88

Sun Nov 28 2010 03:45 PMStudents & faculty described as studying atomic energy at UCLA in 1948 news photo(What exactly are they doing?) http://twitpic.com/3b2h78

Sun Nov 28 2010 05:18 PMCalif appeal of fedl court prison release case to be heard at US Supreme Ct this weekhttp://bit.ly/fP0V6t

Sun Nov 28 2010 05:25 PMNew Calif desert electricity power line meets resistance http://bit.ly/fP0V6t (Is it green

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Mon Nov 29 2010 03:35 PMLA City Council overrides DWP's move to cut back on solar power incentiveshttp://bit.ly/hBK4qt (But moratorium on new applications OK'd)

Tue Nov 30 2010 07:05 PM1/5th of Californians age 0-64 in households with employment have no access to job-based health insurance http://bit.ly/e5Ko2V (UCLA report)

Tue Nov 30 2010 07:37 PMPhoto: Marilyn Monroe files papers in 1954 to divorce Joe DiMaggio in Santa Monicacourthouse http://twitpic.com/3bop0t

Wed Dec 01 2010 02:17 PMSanta Monica seeks applicants for resident choreographer at Annenberg Beach/MarionDavies Guest houses for spring 2011 http://bit.ly/iiWvnc

Wed Dec 01 2010 02:27 PMCalif Supreme Ct to hear arguments over Prop 14 (nonpartisan primary) next weekhttp://bit.ly/i5jGCZ

Wed Dec 01 2010 04:07 PMLA City adopts project labor agreement for public works & requires 30% of workers to becity residents http://bit.ly/hEHzUm

Thu Dec 02 2010 03:17 PMSanta Monica Council considers law tightening regulation of street performershttp://bit.ly/gnv52g (Ban on sex offenders included)

Thu Dec 02 2010 04:17 PMReport on cost overruns on construction of LA's light rail Expo line http://bit.ly/gTiaEL

Thu Dec 02 2010 04:33 PMCalif new claims for unemployment benefits up 4400+ in latest release http://bit.ly/fTC9(service layoffs reported)

Thu Dec 02 2010 09:36 PMPP10b students: "Final" syllabus is at http://bit.ly/e5v0BA -Final video list is athttp://bit.ly/ed3Gdq (Any changes will be made in class)

Thu Dec 02 2010 11:38 PMPP233 students: Final syllabus is now available at http://bit.ly/fRWJUL Video list is athttp://bit.ly/fIKrf9

Fri Dec 03 2010 05:12 PMState pension funds CalPERS & CalSTRS profited from Federal Reserve under TALFloans http://bit.ly/hjOk02

Fri Dec 03 2010 06:13 PMPublic-private financing/construction of Bay Area road project challenged in court by stateunion http://on.wsj.com/gsscLH

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Fri Dec 03 2010 06:53 PMDesalinization water plant given go-ahead in Monterey http://bit.ly/i3WM6C (Costconcerns expressed)

Fri Dec 03 2010 06:59 PMPG given go-ahead on "smart" electric meters by CPUC http://bit.ly/fxLqH2

Fri Dec 03 2010 11:13 PMPP233 Students: A major typo in the syllabus previously sent has been corrected.Corrected version is at http://bit.ly/h6cgLL

Sat Dec 04 2010 04:17 PMVeterans Admin installing solar power generation at LA-area facilities using federalstimulus $$s http://bit.ly/gMLB2e

Sat Dec 04 2010 04:34 PMActress Kim Novak arrives by rail in LA at Union Station in 1956 http://twitpic.com/3cv4a2

Sat Dec 04 2010 04:52 PMNY Times report: Silicon Valley experiencing possible new dot-com bubblehttp://nyti.ms/guxzRz

Sun Dec 05 2010 02:44 PMPhoto: The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce in 1913 http://twitpic.com/3d6skd

Mon Dec 06 2010 03:35 PMHistorical find paints portrait of college life at UC-Berkeley in late 19th & early 20thcenturies http://bit.ly/i0zRC9

Mon Dec 06 2010 03:57 PMLA Daily News presents news items on Van Nuys from the 1920s http://bit.ly/fZa3HK(Scroll down to read about subway link to downtown LA)

Mon Dec 06 2010 04:04 PMSan Jose may ease "living wage" rules at airport http://bit.ly/dSEpRw

Mon Dec 06 2010 04:11 PMRules on installing wind power in San Francisco reported as difficult compared with solarhttp://bit.ly/eudI9F

Tue Dec 07 2010 03:05 PMFinal report of the U of Calif Commission on the Future Released http://bit.ly/gPRJ1c(Regents slated to approve Dec. 13)

Wed Dec 08 2010 06:40 PMLA County Bd of Supervisors considering plan to house 18,000 homeless by 2016http://bit.ly/hjJm6O

Wed Dec 08 2010 06:47 PMBill would require utility to offer customers choice of wired vs wireless Smart electricmeters http://bit.ly/huHaPF

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Wed Dec 08 2010 06:51 PMLA County to ban medical marijuana stores in unincorporated areas http://bit.ly/haUkHB

Wed Dec 08 2010 08:08 PMPanel generally supports UCLA police response to protests over tuition hikes at Nov2009 Regents meeting http://bit.ly/fmAwIB

Thu Dec 09 2010 01:59 PMCalif new claims for unemployment insurance drop over 8,300 in latest releasehttp://bit.ly/fTC9 (fewer service layoffs)

Thu Dec 09 2010 02:29 PMCharts on Calif state budget from Gov-elect Brown's Dec 8 meeting are athttp://bit.ly/hLwqy9 http://bit.ly/hlVfOA and http://bit.ly/fvP1jo

Thu Dec 09 2010 03:14 PMCalif poll reports public support for state cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gashttp://bit.ly/dXciQx

Thu Dec 09 2010 03:26 PMUCLA-Ceridian economic indicator suggests weak 4th quarter despite uptick in Octhttp://bit.ly/dKL2B7

Thu Dec 09 2010 06:14 PMCourt ruling may override seniority-based teacher layoffs in LA school districthttp://lat.ms/gVIxlt

Fri Dec 10 2010 12:16 AMProposed ballot initiative would split Calif electoral vote in presidential electionshttp://bit.ly/fp0PDk

Fri Dec 10 2010 02:53 PMReport: More federal $$$s for Calif high-speed rail as other states' funds are forfeitedhttp://bit.ly/dHVvDt

Fri Dec 10 2010 03:17 PMCalif population put at 38.6 million. Largest county = LA 10.4 mil. Largest city = LA 4.1 milhttp://bit.ly/dHVvDt

Fri Dec 10 2010 05:19 PMBear with me http://bit.ly/eJ3eFk (Seems like an environmental problem needs fixing inLake Tahoe area)

Fri Dec 10 2010 05:53 PMWilshire Blvd bus lane - with Westwood gap & not in Santa Monica - approvedhttp://bit.ly/dQo89f (Can it work with a gap?)

Sat Dec 11 2010 03:16 PMCity of LA loses a round in court in its efforts to limit medical marijuana shopshttp://bit.ly/h1TagD

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Sat Dec 11 2010 03:22 PMMembership of CA redistricting panel complete http://lat.ms/hBusVb (Panel to set newlegislative & congressional lines using 2010 Census)

Sun Dec 12 2010 03:23 PMReport on San Bernardino County's efforts to expand health insurance coveragehttp://bit.ly/dU5WTn

Sun Dec 12 2010 03:27 PMNatalie Wood & Tab Hunter arrive at Oscars in 1956 http://twitpic.com/3fazjc

Sun Dec 12 2010 08:40 PMPhoto: 1947 Fire at Downtown LA's historic Bradbury Building http://twitpic.com/3fdkvp

Mon Dec 13 2010 04:16 PMCulture war over whitewashing of MOCA mural? Effect on MOCA's shaky finances?http://bit.ly/h53hAq

Mon Dec 13 2010 10:43 PMBids received to construct new downtown LA Cleantech center http://bit.ly/eHBxhn

Mon Dec 13 2010 10:58 PMReport: Potential toll war between San Francisco and San Mateo http://bit.ly/hhDjLn

Tue Dec 14 2010 03:37 PMPurchase of medical marijuana ID cards reported to be limited by high feeshttp://bit.ly/fkEv1h

Tue Dec 14 2010 04:07 PMUC Regents adopt 2-tier pension plan to cut underfunding & adopt future plan for UChttp://lat.ms/g0FsZc Audio at http://bit.ly/guzqbU

Wed Dec 15 2010 02:33 AMPotential toll war in Bay Area called off http://bit.ly/dM2nkm

Wed Dec 15 2010 06:52 PMCalifornia timber companies said to benefit significantly from carbon credits under capand trade rules http://bit.ly/fdOXBE

Thu Dec 16 2010 06:19 AMIn decline against competition from Google & YouTube, Yahoo ends video servicehttp://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/video/

Thu Dec 16 2010 03:20 PMLatest release on new claims for unemployment insurance shows claims up in Calif byover 13,500 http://bit.ly/fTC9 (service sector layoffs)

Fri Dec 17 2010 02:44 PMCalif cap-and-trade system approved by CARB 9-1 http://bit.ly/dW0Obu (greenhouse gaslimitation program)

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4 strikes & you're out: Calif community colleges consider plan to limit student attempts topass a course to four http://bit.ly/fcODMn

Fri Dec 17 2010 03:46 PMCalif Nov unemployment rate put at 12.4%, essentially unchanged over past yearhttp://bit.ly/19IlsL (US rate was 9.8%)

Fri Dec 17 2010 03:52 PMBay Area Council report calls for Calif-China cooperation on cleantech developmenthttp://bit.ly/i0bTuT

Sat Dec 18 2010 02:29 PMLA City Council adopts plan for 30% city resident workers on construction projects &project labor agreements http://bit.ly/fASewD

Sat Dec 18 2010 03:56 PMBefore the current ar t moderne c i ty hal l , Santa Monica had th is oneht tp: / / twi tp ic .com/3h4nyd

Sun Dec 19 2010 04:28 PMFamed composer Arnold Schoenberg taught at UCLA in the 1940s http://bit.ly/gE2FZV

Mon Dec 20 2010 04:24 PMCalif plastic bottle recycling firm/start-up profiled http://bit.ly/dQpO9f

Tue Dec 21 2010 03:11 PMPorts of LA, Long Beach, & Oakland continue to show rising activity http://bit.ly/i0A56L

Tue Dec 21 2010 03:21 PMGuv appeals to CA Sup Ct to allow sale/leaseback of state office buildingshttp://lat.ms/icWBtq (Leg Analyst, others consider it a bad deal)

Tue Dec 21 2010 03:39 PMReport: Use of fuel cells to generate electricity expanding in Calif http://lat.ms/i3afb3

Tue Dec 21 2010 05:43 PMCensus says Calif population in 2010 was 37,253,956 http://bit.ly/gKt2ia (State keeps 53in Congress; 55 electoral votes)

Tue Dec 21 2010 05:49 PMCensus estimate of CA 2010 population well below Dept of Finance estimate: 37.3 vs38.3 million http://bit.ly/gKt2ia http://bit.ly/eMCmAR

Wed Dec 22 2010 02:34 PMSanta Monica City Council considers using Rand & another firm to develop airport planhttp://bit.ly/e3DwPQ (history of conflict with feds)

Wed Dec 22 2010 03:54 PMCalif had about a fourth of all US "mass layoff events" and a fourth of workers affected bythose events in Nov http://bit.ly/L0hKj

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All 7 CA Sup Ct judges recused themselves from Guv's lawsuit on sale/lease-back ofoffice bldgs http://bit.ly/gD8n2i (Ct is in 1 of them)

Thu Dec 23 2010 03:16 PMReport on CA high speed rail in Central Valley to be started with federal stimulus fundshttp://bit.ly/e16xwg (Fresno to Bakersfield)

Thu Dec 23 2010 03:31 PMFaced with legal questions, Oakland puts legalized marijuana farming law on holdhttp://bit.ly/fBFTq5

Thu Dec 23 2010 06:30 PMLawsuit against Santa Monica cutback on taxi franchises charges discrimination againstArmenian-Americans http://bit.ly/fGdx4I

Fri Dec 24 2010 03:20 PMAs noted in an earlier tweet, CA DOF has higher estimate of CA population than Census.DOF claims Census undercount http://lat.ms/fOyyoU

Fri Dec 24 2010 03:45 PMCalif law requires nursing homes to post ratings in 2011 http://bit.ly/g5Wsds

Fri Dec 24 2010 04:03 PM"Light rail" in LA in the 1950s http://twitpic.com/3j4uki

Sat Dec 25 2010 03:48 PMSinger Bing Crosby's Malibu house in 1931 http://twitpic.com/3jk6a4

Sat Dec 25 2010 06:30 PMAlameda Corridor bond rating cut on concerns about future of port trade volumehttp://lat.ms/fO5lgT

Sun Dec 26 2010 03:07 PMDDT spraying in Santa Monica in the 1940s when there were different environmentalviews http://twitpic.com/3jwrgv

Mon Dec 27 2010 03:17 PMOutgoing San Francisco Mayor & incoming Lt Guv Newsom pushes ocean-wave electricpower for City http://bit.ly/epSJsd

Tue Dec 28 2010 02:27 PMErnest Narjot painted the beach at Santa Monica in 1889 http://twitpic.com/3kjhuq

Wed Dec 29 2010 06:18 PMCourt ends Schwarzenegger plan to sell/lease state office buildings, at least while he isgovernor http://bit.ly/eukvV7 (LAO said bad idea)

Wed Dec 29 2010 10:11 PMDesign for new Broad art museum in downtown LA to be unveiled Jan. 6http://bit.ly/fvPhk3

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Calif new claims for unemployment insurance drop by over 7,600 in latest releasehttp://bit.ly/3HBMIh (Fewer agricultural layoffs)

Thu Dec 30 2010 04:00 PMNew CA law blocks excluding children with preexisting conditions from health insurancehttp://bit.ly/hXSMOI (related to new fedl health law)

Thu Dec 30 2010 04:33 PMSan Diego school district has problem in getting parents to pay for busing to magnetschools http://bit.ly/f2psSI

Fri Dec 31 2010 05:22 PMWho says it never snows in LA? (Well, sort of...) http://bit.ly/gBoJI4 Happy New Year.

Sat Jan 01 2011 03:38 PMThe Port of LA in 1937. http://twitpic.com/3m1niw

Sun Jan 02 2011 02:42 PMAn ice skating rink was constructed in the late 1930s near UCLA in Westwood. Shownhere being readied. http://twitpic.com/3md5zt

Mon Jan 03 2011 03:15 PMFor inauguration day, Sacramento Bee presents portraits of all past Calif governorshttp://bit.ly/hmQlSH

Tue Jan 04 2011 02:19 AMVideo of Gov Jerry Brown's inaugural speech at http://bit.ly/fZAqEc (Part 1) andhttp://bit.ly/eVZUBF (Part 2)

Tue Jan 04 2011 03:37 PMCalif Sup Ct by rejecting appeal upholds "no-burn" Bay Area environmental rule asapplied to Duraflame http://bit.ly/eIAGeO (unit 2 topic)

Tue Jan 04 2011 03:43 PMLA City ban on mobile billboards contested http://bit.ly/iaCIfN (Part of ban's rationale isreduced traffic & traffic safety) [unit 2 topic]

Tue Jan 04 2011 03:57 PMPossible CA state budget linked threat to eliminate redevelopment agencies panics localgovt officials http://bit.ly/hNRDkI (unit 6 topic)

Wed Jan 05 2011 03:55 PMGov Brown indicates that if voters approve tax extensions, K-12 will be "spared" from cutshttp://bit.ly/eoYxem [unit 3]

Wed Jan 05 2011 04:11 PMCensus data show a fourth of Calif residents (a third in S Calif & Bay Area) are foreignborn http://bit.ly/gVlNxw [unit 5]

Wed Jan 05 2011 04:17 PMBankruptcies in Calif up 19% in 2010 compared to 8% in US as a wholehttp://bit. ly/hCHedF [unit 8]

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Wed Jan 05 2011 05:25 PMCargo shifts between clean & dirty trucks evade LA/Long Beach ports' clean air programhttp://bit.ly/hEchPe [units 2 & 5]

Wed Jan 05 2011 05:38 PMAustralia reported to be top source of LA tourism in 2010 http://bit.ly/eeU84B [unit 9]

Thu Jan 06 2011 02:44 PMSanta Monica Pacific Palisades bluff stabilization project completed under budget with80% federal $$s http://bit.ly/dJ9mV4 [unit 6]

Thu Jan 06 2011 02:58 PMNew unemployment insurance claims in CA up almost 16000 in latest release; broadlayoffs reported http://bit.ly/fTC9 [unit 8]

Thu Jan 06 2011 05:15 PMPP10b & PP233 students: Calif Policy Options 2011 - required book - is now in thebookstore. Info based on actual sighting.

Fri Jan 07 2011 01:35 AMPreview available of plan for Broad Art Museum in downtown LA http://bit.ly/i5WSkW [unit6]

Fri Jan 07 2011 01:23 PMMuni bond default reported in small Calif City of Chowchilla http://lat.ms/eZVovM [unit 3]

Sat Jan 08 2011 01:48 PMThe Figueroa tunnels. Now part of Pasadena Freeway http://twitpic.com/3o4olo

Sat Jan 08 2011 01:54 PMJanss ad for Westwood. By giving land for UCLA, Janss enhanced value of its semi-vacant land. http://twitpic.com/3o4qbw

Sat Jan 08 2011 04:18 PMLACMTA & High Speed Rail may buy Union Station in downtown LA http://bit.ly/h91Ptb[units 2 & 6]

Sun Jan 09 2011 03:38 PMSpeculation that Calif state budget to be unveiled Monday could jeopardize future ofEnterprise Zones http://bit.ly/htpJ3h [unit 6]

Sun Jan 09 2011 04:37 PMNew Calif drivers' licenses made hard to counterfeit http://lat.ms/ieonkJ [unit 7]

Sun Jan 09 2011 06:30 PMLA City potholes and budget-related furloughs http://lat.ms/e2UJ2k [units 2 & 3]

Mon Jan 10 2011 02:48 PMPP10b students: Reminder that sign-up begins today - Monday 1/10/11 - for individualreports at the 3rd floor Dept of Public Policy office.

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Mon Jan 10 2011 05:40 PMReport that Fed won't help states such as CA http://lat.ms/fMnelM (Bernanke said hedidn't "expect" to/more ambiguous than report suggests)

Mon Jan 10 2011 06:17 PMCautious approach to regulating medical marijuana spreads from Oakland to Berkeleyafter legal warning http://bit.ly/gsVoBT [unit 7]

Tue Jan 11 2011 02:43 AMPreliminary analysis of Gov Brown's budget proposal at http://bit.ly/gPQqgN Includes linkto video of media conference [unit 3]

Tue Jan 11 2011 05:12 PMIn 2nd qtr of 2010, average weekly wage in Santa Clara County was 92% above UShttp://bit.ly/FDlkm Figures for SF & LA: 54%, 12% [unit 4]

Tue Jan 11 2011 05:20 PMProtest against Guv's plan to abolish Community Redev Agencies by head of LA CRA (&future PP10b/233 guest) & LA mayor http://bit.ly/guCmmW

Wed Jan 12 2011 04:41 PMLeague of Calif Cities opposes Brown plan to end enterprise zones & communityredevelopment agencies http://bit.ly/fi049S [units 2 & 6]

Wed Jan 12 2011 05:17 PMReport on "smart" electric meters that can vary pricing finds them safe from healthperspective http://bit.ly/hbOBBk [unit 10]

Wed Jan 12 2011 05:22 PMAll LACMTA buses will run on alternative fuel starting this week; no more dieselshttp://lat.ms/hx8XAg [unit 2]

Wed Jan 12 2011 05:49 PMCalif version of DREAM Act pushed in legislature http://bit.ly/furWCQ ($$$ aid toundocumented higher ed students) [units 5 & 10}

Wed Jan 12 2011 06:02 PMNew report out on Calif Paid Family Leave Act http://bit.ly/eIhKHp [unit 4]

Thu Jan 13 2011 02:53 PMLatest Report: Calif new claims for unemployment benefits drop by over 13000http://bit.ly/fTC9 (fewer service layoffs) [unit 8]

Thu Jan 13 2011 02:57 PMLACMTA modifies new connector light rail plan to lessen adverse impact on Little Tokyohttp://bit.ly/gPC2hS [unit 2]

Thu Jan 13 2011 03:14 PMLA City Council approves semi-privatization of city parking facilities to raise cashhttp://bit.ly/htAWQ8 Local businesses object [unit 2]

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UCLA-Ceridian index suggest resumption of econ growth towards end of 2010http://bit.ly/fA6TGv [unit 8]

Thu Jan 13 2011 08:31 PMNew solar electric plant planned; to sell power to S Calif Edison http://bit.ly/faZ72R [unit10]

Thu Jan 13 2011 08:32 PMPP10b students: Today is last day to sign up for individual reports. See email on how tosign up for team reports starting Tuesday.

Fri Jan 14 2011 03:43 PMSupervisor Yaroslavsky's email newsletter features this photo representing smogproblems in LA circa 1960s http://twitpic.com/3py6k9

Fri Jan 14 2011 05:45 PMSan Diego loses Carnival Cruise line business http://bit.ly/fopCUl [unit 9]

Fri Jan 14 2011 06:05 PMComplex state de facto borrowing plan involving selling/leasing state office buildingsraises yet more concern http://bit.ly/hJSZWC [unit 3]

Sat Jan 15 2011 03:15 PMJump in UC applications reported despite tuition hikes & proposed budget cuthttp://apne.ws/eD2zIN More out-of-state students [units 3 & 10]

Sun Jan 16 2011 02:07 AMPP10b readings/questions this week: Mitchell, Stark, Young. Team sign-ups start Tues.Those with week 3 topics meet Tues, 5-6 pm, 6362 SPA

Sun Jan 16 2011 04:37 PMHealthy San Francisco program reported to be insulated from proposed state budget cutshttp://bit.ly/hZmW8b [unit 4]

Mon Jan 17 2011 03:43 PMMartin Luther King speaks at UCLA in 1965 http://twitpic.com/3qwsi9

Mon Jan 17 2011 03:45 PMVigi l a t UCLA in 1968 for Mart in Luther King af ter h is assassinat ionht tp: / / twi tp ic .com/3qwt5y

Mon Jan 17 2011 03:53 PMImpact of proposed state budget end to Comm Redev Agency for downtown LA debatedhttp://bit.ly/hY20Z8 [PP10b guest speakers affected/unit 6]

Tue Jan 18 2011 04:20 PMFunds to subsidize Calif solar electricity installations running out ahead of planhttp://bit.ly/haABZg [units 2 and 10]

Wed Jan 19 2011 04:06 AMBig increases in LA/Long Beach port volumes in 2010 reported http://bit.ly/gB19Cm [unit5]

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Wed Jan 19 2011 03:22 PMLA freeway planning map from 1957 reflecting the high subsidies from the feds forinterstates enacted in 1956 http://twitpic.com/3rgn1j

Wed Jan 19 2011 03:40 PMUSC's public nonprofit classical music station KUSC expanding to Bay Areahttp://bit.ly/g6HH8t [unit 3]

Wed Jan 19 2011 04:37 PMUC-San Francisco develops blood test that predicts probability of Alzheimer's diseasehttp://bit.ly/i3PSAe [unit 10]

Wed Jan 19 2011 04:56 PMParent t r igger fo r char ter schoo l in Compton cont inues to genera tecont roversy /compla in ts h t tp : / /b i t . l y /eMbwfX [un i t 10 ]

Wed Jan 19 2011 06:52 PMEnergy saving of utility/rate-payer program of subsidizing green light bulbs in Califquestioned http://on.wsj.com/iex8YP [unit 10]

Thu Jan 20 2011 02:14 PMPP10b students: Reminder that you should be signed up for team projects by today (3rdfl office of Dept of Public Policy).

Thu Jan 20 2011 03:40 PMUC Regents push ahead on holistic student admissions system http://bit.ly/i5q3OW [unit10]

Thu Jan 20 2011 05:45 PMUC-Berkeley prof warns about flood danger in Sacramento area comparable to NewOrleans http://bit.ly/fQMgSK [units 2 & 6]

Fri Jan 21 2011 03:29 PMSanta Monica may require minimum charging for paper bags in retail storeshttp://bit.ly/fDpMdW [unit 2]

Fri Jan 21 2011 04:02 PMPP10b: 3 readings/questions due next week: 1) Impeding Earl Warren, 2) SomethingDifferent in the Air. 3) Job Loss Issues for Calif.

Fri Jan 21 2011 04:04 PMPP10b: Individual report outlines due next week. Week 4 students meet with instructorsMon 1/24/11, 5-6 pm, room 6362 Public Affairs.

Fri Jan 21 2011 04:17 PMCA legislative analyst calls for community college funding constraints aimed at focus onMaster Plan goals http://bit.ly/gJPXRz [unit 10]

Sat Jan 22 2011 05:13 PMCalif Attn Genl to file friend-of-the-court brief at US Supreme Ct in defense of Obamahealth act http://bit.ly/gId8lu [unit 4]

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Sat Jan 22 2011 06:00 PMSettlement in K-12 LA schools blocks seniority-based teacher layoffs in low-performingschools http://lat.ms/dGFDn3 [unit 10]

Sun Jan 23 2011 04:54 PMLA City creating lottery system to license medical marijuana stores http://bit.ly/fedVkO[unit 7]

Sun Jan 23 2011 05:00 PMProfile of Gov. Brown's budget director http://bit.ly/fbqsaG [unit 3]

Sun Jan 23 2011 06:04 PMWant a rail link to UCLA? Back in the day, there was one. Westwood Blvd. stop shownhere http://twitpic.com/3srdjb

Mon Jan 24 2011 04:08 PMSanta Monica to conduct annual count of homeless persons in city http://bit.ly/gkiYML[unit 4]

Mon Jan 24 2011 05:22 PMPublic meetings begin on LA Subway to the Sea (actually Westwood) http://bit.ly/fDjGkq[units 3 & 6]

Tue Jan 25 2011 02:53 PMNew emergency response center opens at LAX http://bit.ly/er4UNZ [units 5 & 7]

Tue Jan 25 2011 03:07 PMOne CA state agency is slow to get message that Brown replaced Schwarzenegger.(Picture as of 7 am today) http://twitpic.com/3taoqs

Tue Jan 25 2011 03:23 PMReport issued on homeless youth in Calif http://bit.ly/gypkN5 [unit 4]

Tue Jan 25 2011 03:47 PMCalif finishes 2010 with 2nd highest unemployment rate (behind Nev which depends onCA tourism); table 3 at http://bit.ly/19IlsL [unit 4]

Tue Jan 25 2011 06:07 PMReport profiles new groups trying to reform Calif K-12 system http://bit.ly/h7cfLF [unit 10]

Wed Jan 26 2011 03:03 PMDrive VERY carefully in Sacramento, unless you live there. New "crash tax" for out-of-towners http://bit.ly/hfTJXX [unit 3]

Wed Jan 26 2011 03:11 PMCA insurance commissioner gets new authority to enforce fedl Obama-care rule onminimum insurer payouts http://bit.ly/gtRUbN [unit 4]

Wed Jan 26 2011 05:16 PMSanta Monica bans most paper bags in environmental step http://bit.ly/etwoRn [unit 2]

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Wed Jan 26 2011 06:00 PMGoogle expanding into Santa Monica's "binocular" building (Google's Goggles)http://bit.ly/hRKlAb [unit 9]

Wed Jan 26 2011 06:24 PMCalif students rank below average in latest Natl Assessment of Educational Progressscores http://bit.ly/hvYSa3 [unit 10]

Thu Jan 27 2011 03:09 PMNew PPIC poll shows support for Gov. Brown's tax extensions http://bit.ly/dWrMuN [unit3]

Thu Jan 27 2011 03:37 PMLatest release shows new claims for unemployment comp down over 14300 in Califhttp://bit.ly/3HBMIh (drop in service layoffs) [units 4 & 8]

Thu Jan 27 2011 04:43 PM"Smart" parking meters with variable pricing being instal led in Bay Areahttp://on.wsj.com/fX9O5C [units 2 & 6]

Thu Jan 27 2011 05:47 PMLeg Analyst suggests hike in community college tuition; says would bring in more federalaid http://bit.ly/fOWLJR [units 3 & 10]

Fri Jan 28 2011 02:27 PMCA may allow political robocalls since current rule just pushes them out of statehttp://bit.ly/fnX6fG & http://bit.ly/dgjFb8 [unit 10]

Fri Jan 28 2011 02:55 PMUCLA & Cedars Sinai win research grants from Cali f stem cell inst i tutehttp://bit . ly/gM3N3x [unit 9]

Fri Jan 28 2011 03:07 PMReport: CA prisons moving money out of rehabilitation programs to cover other costshttp://bit.ly/hxBVxW & http://bit.ly/dI9bXG [unit 7]

Sat Jan 29 2011 04:46 PMPlan: Golden Gate Bridge will have only electronic toll collection by Sept. 2012http://bit.ly/dPfFL4 [unit 3]

Sat Jan 29 2011 04:51 PMSunday is Fred Korematsu Day in Calif in honor of protester of West Coast Japaneseinternment during WWII http://bit.ly/h0dibc [unit 5]

Sun Jan 30 2011 05:56 PMPershing Square in 1925 http://twitpic.com/3ux6ac

Mon Jan 31 2011 04:59 PMSanta Monica may broaden neighborhood notices for comments on planned new buildingprojects http://bit.ly/gMPXSk [unit 6]

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Governor's State of the State speech can be seen on KCET Ch. 28 in LA area today at 5pm.

Mon Jan 31 2011 05:18 PMOne version of why the Green light rail approaches, but doesn't go to, LAXhttp://bit.ly/eSxUij [units 3, 5, 6]

Mon Jan 31 2011 05:52 PMNew board, UC, & LA County plan to reopen MLK hospital in 2013 http://bit.ly/e5wp3f[units 5 & 9]

Tue Feb 01 2011 05:43 AMOn-demand video of Gov. Brown's State of the State speech is at http://bit.ly/hrFXZH

Tue Feb 01 2011 06:02 AMPercent of UCLA undergrads who graduate on time is increasing. Tuition boost cited asfactor http://bit.ly/gowKQk [unit 10]

Tue Feb 01 2011 05:07 PMSanta Monica reported to have headed off a lawsuit against its plastic bag banhttp://bit.ly/eBz5fB [unit 2]

Wed Feb 02 2011 03:59 PMLatest report on teen birth rate in Calif shows rate at record low; less than half of 1991peak http://bit.ly/eDH09o [unit 4]

Wed Feb 02 2011 04:46 PMDon't let your Eastern & Midwestern US relatives think we haven't had snow in LA, too (in1944) http://twitpic.com/3vt7w8

Wed Feb 02 2011 04:53 PMCalif gets low ranking in child health insurance coverage compared with other stateshttp://bit.ly/fvQeGj [unit 4]

Thu Feb 03 2011 03:32 PMBallot initiative that would split Calif's presidential electoral votes okayed for circulationhttp://bit.ly/dKsAb0 [unit 10]

Thu Feb 03 2011 03:42 PMNew Calif weekly claims for unemployment comp down by 13,775 in latest releasehttp://bit.ly/3HBMIh [units 4 & 8]

Thu Feb 03 2011 04:41 PMSubsidies available for installing electric car chargers in Bay Area http://bit.ly/fxFgUj [unit2]

Thu Feb 03 2011 05:50 PMLeg Analyst questions payoff to current Calif system of funding electricity researchhttp://bit.ly/hS5353 [unit 10]

Fri Feb 04 2011 03:17 PMLA Trade-Tech Community College & LA City create paid internships in auto repair with

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local dealership group http://bit.ly/erjoz3 [unit 10]

Fri Feb 04 2011 04:12 PMCourt delays implementation of Calif cap-and-trade/AB32 plan http://bit.ly/e19iCQ [unit 2]

Fri Feb 04 2011 04:17 PMUnited Way of LA campaigns to publicize availability of fedl Earned Income Tax Credit(EITC) for working poor http://bit.ly/ggZPvd [unit 4]

Sat Feb 05 2011 03:29 PMSolar panels installed in Canoga Park high school by LA school district; other installationsplanned http://bit.ly/eEL37O [units 2 & 10]

Sun Feb 06 2011 04:11 PMRecap of dueling plans for a football stadium in S Calif area & municipal financingrequested by sponsors http://bit.ly/hK2RdD [unit 6]

Sun Feb 06 2011 06:28 PMBill in CA legislature to ban piece rates for initiative signature gathers; time-based payonly allowed http://bit.ly/eRzrGe [unit 10]

Mon Feb 07 2011 02:44 PMFederal judge will review Calif's death penalty procedures in tour of San Quentin prisonhttp://bit.ly/flrk55 [unit 7]

Mon Feb 07 2011 04:00 PMOakland city atty refuses to advise city on plan for marijuana farming, apparently due todubious legality http://bit.ly/epyjMe [unit 7]

Mon Feb 07 2011 05:48 PMLeg Analyst proposes more flexibility and simplification in Calif K-12 state funding systemhttp://bit.ly/gpqA55 [unit 10]

Tue Feb 08 2011 05:45 AMPPIC report argues CA could create jobs with hiring credits for employer but cost mightbe high http://bit.ly/fm3D8p [unit 8]

Tue Feb 08 2011 03:15 PMCalif higher ed tuition could rise if voters don't approve tax extensions http://bit.ly/hccjuP[units 3 & 10]

Tue Feb 08 2011 11:42 PMLeg Analyst largely supports governor's proposal to abolish redevelopment agencieshttp://bit.ly/grbUQ3 [units 3 & 6]

Tue Feb 08 2011 11:49 PMReport released supporting construction of downtown LA streetcar http://bit.ly/gkjjNk [unit6]

Wed Feb 09 2011 02:39 PMSanta Monica conducts survey of other mid-size cities' selection processes for mayor &powers of mayor http://bit.ly/fqT6rH [unit 10]

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Wed Feb 09 2011 06:11 PMUCLA Anderson Forecast-Ceridian index continues to indicate continued economicrecovery http://bit.ly/gWt1zj [unit 8]

Thu Feb 10 2011 03:54 PMLAPD union opposes ballot Measure L that earmarks funding for libraries; fears loss of$$s for police http://bit.ly/gYw9S2 [units 3 & 7]

Thu Feb 10 2011 04:30 PMCalif new weekly claims for unemployment compensation rise by over 12,200 in latestrelease http://bit.ly/fTC9 [unit 8]

Thu Feb 10 2011 04:41 PMDowntown LA's Grand Ave project reported to be facing scale-back, more delayshttp://bit.ly/hmuLjl [unit 6]

Fri Feb 11 2011 03:30 PMCalif accounted for about 1/4th of mass layoff events & workers affected by those eventsin 4th qtr of 2010 http://bit.ly/F2WRi [unit 8]

Fri Feb 11 2011 03:36 PMSanta Monica had budget surplus last year; expects another surplus this yearhttp://bit.ly/exr3sF [unit 3]

Sat Feb 12 2011 05:31 PMLA City budget plan to lease city garages fails http://bit.ly/gQivVe Local merchants hadprotested loss of free parking [units 3 & 6]

Sun Feb 13 2011 03:37 PMA cautionary tale about the consequences of a Calif Enterprise Zone http://bit.ly/gRTuXL[unit 6]

Mon Feb 14 2011 04:35 PMUCLA receives $200 million gift for medical research, academic programs, & otheractivities http://bit.ly/i75gNR [unit 10]

Mon Feb 14 2011 06:28 PMLeg Analyst sees regional role for CSU campuses http://bit.ly/dSAiqt [unit 10]

Tue Feb 15 2011 03:43 PMSubstantial expansion of health insurance to Calif uninsured projected in UCLA studyunder federal law by 2014 http://bit.ly/hvIQRS [unit 4]

Tue Feb 15 2011 04:59 PMSanta Monica rejects proposal for elected mayor http://bit.ly/fEBUtk [unit 10]

Wed Feb 16 2011 03:17 PMSacramento Bee provides database on lobbying of state govt http://bit.ly/eyfThC [unit 10]

Wed Feb 16 2011 04:26 PMReport summarizes poor Calif K-12 performance in science http://bit.ly/gQfQO4 [unit 10]

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Thu Feb 17 2011 04:58 PMLeg Analyst suggests refocusing debate on Calif higher ed affordability away from annualtuition sticker price http://bit.ly/fyZ09K

Thu Feb 17 2011 05:36 PMLaguna Woods bans smoking on home patios http://bit.ly/dSRLrA [unit 4]

Fri Feb 18 2011 03:44 PMEdSource suggests Calif middle schools need to customize math curriculum to take acctof student preparation http://bit.ly/htgG9s [unit 10]

Fri Feb 18 2011 05:55 PMIRS audit may indirectly determine fate of medical marijuana in Calif http://bit.ly/hzLfsY[unit 7]

Sat Feb 19 2011 05:23 PMIn 1960, before there was an I-10 or 405, UCLA students bought bus tickets to get tocampus http://twitpic.com/41ibou

Sun Feb 20 2011 05:07 PMUCLA awards honorary PhD to former Pres Eisenhower in 1965. Also shown: ChancellorMurphy & UC Pres Kerr http://twitpic.com/41x2g2

Mon Feb 21 2011 04:51 PMTransit-oriented development for Bergamot Expo line station being planned in SantaMonica http://bit.ly/dFN9R1 [units 2 & 6]

Tue Feb 22 2011 02:45 PMSacramento lobbying totals $500+ million/year http://lat.ms/hbfTje http://bit.ly/geKAhWLocal govts top the list [unit 10]

Wed Feb 23 2011 05:25 PMCalif accounted for 21% of mass layoff events & 18% of workers affected by those eventsin January http://bit.ly/L0hKj [unit 8]

Thu Feb 24 2011 03:28 PMNew PPIC report on Calif water policy reviews current deficiencies & need for trade-offshttp://bit.ly/fZk86O [unit 2]

Thu Feb 24 2011 03:50 PMNew energy saving power converter reported developed by Calif companyhttp://bit.ly/dHbvfU [unit 9]

Fri Feb 25 2011 04:51 AMMetropolitan Transportation Authority to buy Union Station in downtown LAhttp://bit.ly/ecR1JU [unit 2]

Fri Feb 25 2011 04:29 PMBoeing tanker contract with Pentagon said to provide 4500 jobs in Califhttp:// lat.ms/hyG4fn [unit 8]

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Fri Feb 25 2011 04:48 PMSanta Monica resumes pumping/supplying water from its own wells after MTBE cleanuphttp://bit.ly/f3KF53 [unit 2]

Sat Feb 26 2011 06:13 PMChancellor Murphy, Coach Wooden, & Regent Pauley at 1964 groundbreaking of UCLAmedical complex http://twitpic.com/441c7j

Sun Feb 27 2011 06:01 PMTransit options to get to the soon-to-open Westwood UCLA campus were limited. PhotoSunset Bl nr campus 1927 http://twitpic.com/44fue7

Mon Feb 28 2011 03:40 PMLabor union forming of Sacramento City managers http://bit.ly/hVEF79 [units 3, 4 & 10]Former labor relations director is organizer.

Mon Feb 28 2011 05:48 PMSnow at UCLA, Jan. 1932 http://twitpic.com/44rha7

Mon Feb 28 2011 05:51 PMStudents enjoy snow at UCLA, Jan. 1932. http://twitpic.com/44ri1d

Tue Mar 01 2011 03:07 PMDowntown LA streetcar project gets funding http://bit.ly/i8YKKR [units 2 & 6] Note:Assumes no state take-away of fund source.

Tue Mar 01 2011 05:54 PMSanta Monica puts homeless count at 740, about same as in past http://bit.ly/gKgVZr [unit4]

Wed Mar 02 2011 04:12 PMRule defining coastal tidelands to prevent development on public land overturned bycourt http://bit.ly/huQ2WR [units 2 & 6]

Wed Mar 02 2011 04:38 PMSan Francisco to experiment with permits for peak-hour taxis http://bit.ly/hsAgzM [unit 2]

Thu Mar 03 2011 04:13 AMSanta Monica developing plan for water self sufficiency (using its own wells,conservation, etc.) http://bit.ly/h7s3VA [unit 2]

Thu Mar 03 2011 04:06 PMSnow in Pasadena back in 1932. It can happen. http://twitpic.com/45p78k

Fri Mar 04 2011 08:12 PMPhoto: Marilyn Monroe's funeral in Westwood, 1962 http://twitpic.com/463ndy

Sat Mar 05 2011 04:42 PMVarious business groups from N and S Calif have endorsed Gov. Brown's budget plan,including tax extensions http://bit.ly/idkqnD [unit 3]

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Federal immigration authorities will review fingerprints of everyone arrested in Califhttp://bit.ly/gcABds [unit 5]

Mon Mar 07 2011 03:34 PMFinancially dead "zombie" commercial buildings (debt > value) in downtown LA discussedhttp://bit.ly/hYpivX [units 6 & 8]

Mon Mar 07 2011 04:26 PMBudget-related delay in floating Calif transportation bonds delays projectshttp://bit. ly/hyKJTl [units 2 & 3]

Tue Mar 08 2011 02:49 PMEnvironment review process begun by private developer for downtown LA footballstadium; city would be involved http://bit.ly/ijfTKu [unit 6]

Wed Mar 09 2011 12:40 AMDetailed 2010 Calif Census data available by region and ethnicity http://bit.ly/g2DjDh [unit5]

Wed Mar 09 2011 01:49 PMRare color process photos of aftermath of 1906 San Francisco earthquake foundhttp://bit.ly/f5BG5A [unit 6]

Wed Mar 09 2011 02:03 PMLA City votes yes on marijuana tax, no on oil tax, yes on library fund earmarkhttp://bit.ly/4FMNRA [units 3 & 10]

Wed Mar 09 2011 08:53 PMCeridian-UCLA Anderson Forecast Pulse of Commerce Index continues to warn of sloweconomic growth http://bit.ly/fSphsG [unit 8]

Thu Mar 10 2011 02:15 PMNew c la ims for unemployment benef i ts in Cal i f drop by over 12,700ht tp : / /1 .usa.gov/3HBMIh {shor ter workweek c i ted as cause} [un i t 8 ]

Fri Mar 11 2011 05:35 PMSmart electric meter controversy continues in Bay Area; CPUC wants opt-out systemhttp://bit.ly/gDS9Vz [unit 10]

Sat Mar 12 2011 04:17 PMGroup that wanted to buy/lease-back state office bldgs now suing to compel salehttp://bit.ly/eqRfZ5 Shows what a good deal it was for THEM!

Sun Mar 13 2011 05:27 PMSnow in LA in 1932; it can happen http://twitpic.com/495zo0

Mon Mar 14 2011 03:34 PMSanta Monica plans a public-private partnership to rejuvenate its civic auditoriumhttp://bit.ly/dLvvKV

Tue Mar 15 2011 02:52 PMCourt challenge to opening a Wal-Mart distribution center in Merced on environmental

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grounds fails http://bit.ly/g1gtXb

Wed Mar 16 2011 01:53 PMLatest Field Poll suggests voter support for governor's proposed tax extensionshttp://bit.ly/hyyueF

Thu Mar 17 2011 03:01 PMLatest release: New weekly claims for Calif unemployment insurance up 13,388http://1.usa.gov/3HBMIh

Fri Mar 18 2011 01:11 PMSanta Monica not able to buy more gas/hybrid buses due to engine mfr bankruptcyhttp://bit.ly/e9Leru [Will buy natural gas engine buses]

Sat Mar 19 2011 05:45 PMUC-San Diego raises GPA standard for transfer admissions from community collegeshttp://bit.ly/emiE6q [Capacity constraint cited]

Sun Mar 20 2011 04:41 PMSF Chron article reminds that whooping cough vaccination is now required by Calif law toattend school http://bit.ly/e8diOe

Sun Mar 20 2011 06:54 PMBefore there was Union Station in LA, there were other RR stations. This is CentralStation in 1915 http://twitpic.com/4bj9rn

Mon Mar 21 2011 04:00 PMPPIC study finds LAUSD students who are required to repeat a grade make academicprogress http://bit.ly/i7PKCe

Tue Mar 22 2011 02:33 PMCalif accounted for over 1/3 of mass layoff events in Feb & over 1/3 of workers affectedby those events http://1.usa.gov/L0hKj

Wed Mar 23 2011 06:13 PMOne of the many Van de Kamp's windmill-shaped restaurants that were once common inthe LA area http://twitpic.com/4cic1z

Thu Mar 24 2011 01:57 PMLatest PPIC poll shows slippage in support for guv's tax extensions, although 51% stillsupport plan http://bit.ly/eKuATP

Thu Mar 24 2011 03:44 PMWeekly new cla ims for unemployment benef i ts in Cal i f drop by 5,490ht tp: / /1.usa.gov/3HBMIh [Fewer layof fs in serv ices reported]

Fri Mar 25 2011 01:17 AMLA City reported to have negotiated major concessions from city unionshttp://bit. ly/hfBYtu

Fri Mar 25 2011 02:21 PMPG proposes opt-out fee/higher rates for customers who don't want Smart wireless

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electric meters http://bit.ly/hgWnLZ

Fri Mar 25 2011 03:00 PMGrand plan for Santa Monica Bergamot Expo Line transit station development stallshttp://bit.ly/eTrSHc

Fri Mar 25 2011 03:12 PMCalif unemployment rate drops to 12.2% in Feb http://1.usa.gov/19IlsL [Still 2nd highest inUS behind only Nevada]

Sat Mar 26 2011 04:13 PMFormer LA streetcars being shipped to Egypt in 1965 after final trolley service endedhttp://twitpic.com/4djou8

Sun Mar 27 2011 03:07 PMUCLA converted an AMC Gremlin to hydrogen in 1972. Why didn't they wait for the '73models? http://bit.ly/etypua http://twitpic.com/4dy3b0

Mon Mar 28 2011 05:42 PMPossible accord between Italy & Getty Museum reported http://bit.ly/eMyypY

Tue Mar 29 2011 02:09 AMVenice "city hall" in 1918. The building is still there, used for community purposes [fromsmpl.org] http://twitpic.com/4eh04x

Tue Mar 29 2011 04:10 PMLA County has largest employment of any county in US despite job losshttp://1.usa.gov/FDlkm Santa Clara is highest wage county in US

Tue Mar 29 2011 11:32 PMUCLA's Faculty Center building in 1959, now - with much controversy on campus -threatened with demolition http://twitpic.com/4ervil

Wed Mar 30 2011 03:05 PMDowntown LA square near Music Ctr & Disney Hall named for former managing directorof LA Phil Ernest Fleischmann http://bit.ly/dL5iCf

Thu Mar 31 2011 04:45 PMPhoto of the first patient to have an operation at the UCLA hospital in 1955http://twitpic.com/4fd4nc

Fri Apr 01 2011 03:23 PMReport available on federal health law as applied to Calif from Calif HealthcareFoundation http://bit.ly/hpcfyK

Sat Apr 02 2011 04:18 PMMaintenance work on Angels' Flight at its original location back in the dayhttp://twitpic.com/4g51jq

Sun Apr 03 2011 01:40 PMReport questions LA City's red light cameras; says safety could be improved by re-timingyellow lights instead http://bit.ly/f5YZMt

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Sun Apr 03 2011 01:48 PMKey UCLA faculty senate committee nixes administration's plan to build luxury hotel oncampus as likely financial flop http://bit.ly/h9XVzD

Sun Apr 03 2011 02:02 PMExpert says pilots had only 10-20 seconds of consciousness to put on masks onSacramento-bound plane with torn roof http://bit.ly/eC2eIV

Mon Apr 04 2011 02:59 PMConcern over budget cost to Santa Monica of Expo line light-rail extensionhttp://bit.ly/gt3O9E [line to end at old Sears auto repair site)

Tue Apr 05 2011 04:02 PMTents were used at Santa Monica high school after earthquake damage in 1933http://twitpic.com/4ha1m0

Tue Apr 05 2011 04:30 PMLawsuit planned against governor's plan to use early childhood (First-5) funds for Califstate budget http://bit.ly/ggxeQW

Tue Apr 05 2011 04:51 PMField Poll: Calif voters more supportive of new federal health law than US average; verysupportive of Medicare http://bit.ly/gXimpO

Wed Apr 06 2011 04:29 PMHospitals wanting delay in meeting earthquake standard must pass collapse test underbill in CA assembly http://bit.ly/hxlyXE

Thu Apr 07 2011 12:49 PMCalif new claims for unemployment benefits up 3,580 in latest report http://1.usa.gov/fTC9[layoffs in mfg & agric-forestry-fishing sectors]

Thu Apr 07 2011 02:28 PMForum held on controversial project to replace UCLA Faculty Center withhotel/conference center; audio now available http://bit. ly/eVzXQp

Fri Apr 08 2011 02:55 AMRand study indicates fedl health law will increase number of Californians with healthinsurance by 6 million in 2016 http://bit.ly/gyVxm5

Fri Apr 08 2011 04:16 PMOpening day ceremony for LA's Union Station in 1939 http://twitpic.com/4icovj

Sat Apr 09 2011 11:40 AMUCLA archery at the old Vermont Ave campus http://twitpic.com/4ioy6o

Sat Apr 09 2011 11:41 AMArchery at UCLA's new Westwood campus in 1930 http://twitpic.com/4ioyo7

Sun Apr 10 2011 01:02 PMCar with experimental anti-smog device shown in LA in 1960 http://twitpic.com/4j83g6

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Mon Apr 11 2011 04:34 PMCalif death penalty drug passes chemical test ahttp://bit.ly/fkY2Yh [State imported it fromunusual supplier]

Tue Apr 12 2011 01:13 PMShocked, shocked to find that the LAPD had traffic ticket quotas http://lat.ms/hHvUFM

Tue Apr 12 2011 01:56 PMLADWP solar subsidy program suspended for 90 days http://bit.ly/g8Bakx

Wed Apr 13 2011 12:27 PMVermont trolley; UCLA students at old Vermont Ave campus board local transit in the1920s http://twitpic.com/4kc7cr

Wed Apr 13 2011 02:39 PMLatest UCLA-Ceridian index indicates continued economic growth but insufficient to bringdown unemployment quickly http://bit.ly/fLWWY7

Thu Apr 14 2011 12:38 PMCalif new claims for unemployment benefits drop by over 8000 in latest releasehttp://1.usa.gov/3HBMIh [Chavez holiday cited]

Fri Apr 15 2011 02:07 PMThe now-demolished Pan Pacific Auditorium in LA hosted an auto show in 1939http://twitpic.com/4l4pxi

Sat Apr 16 2011 04:10 PMSubstantial cutback in summer school offerings planned for LA Unified School Districtdue to budget squeeze http://lat.ms/fwwVKH

Sun Apr 17 2011 07:51 PMCharlie Chaplin receives special Oscar at Academy Awards in 1972 after a period of exilefrom the US http://twitpic.com/4m5l3v

Mon Apr 18 2011 02:58 PMSafeway lawsuit against San Francisco law banning tobacco sales in stores withpharmacies opposed by Calif Med Assn http://bit.ly/el9ehu

Mon Apr 18 2011 06:33 PMFunding approved for LA Downtown Streetcar project by LA City Councilhttp://bit. ly/eF59rm

Tue Apr 19 2011 03:03 PMCalifornia's latest 12% unemployment rate continues as 2nd highest in US (behind onlyNev) http://1.usa.gov/19IlsL

Tue Apr 19 2011 03:08 PMYet another large hotel project planned for downtown LA http://bit.ly/gFOsLV

Tue Apr 19 2011 05:55 PM$2.1 bill fedl loan guarantee for solar energy project in S Calif desert http://bit.ly/hZV8oi

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Wed Apr 20 2011 02:35 PMTown in Sacramento County has legal problems over licensing of marijuana farmhttp://bit.ly/g6zBZJ

Thu Apr 21 2011 02:18 PMCalif new claims for unemployment benefits jump in latest release by 25,646http://1.usa.gov/3HBMIh [return to 5-day week; service layoffs]

Fri Apr 22 2011 02:26 PMSanta Monica developing plan to work with authority building Expo light rail to cityhttp://bit.ly/fGpIpE

Fri Apr 22 2011 02:47 PMMove reported to ban raves at LA Convention Center http://bit.ly/fRjIeG [Costs of securitycited as reason]

Fri Apr 22 2011 02:52 PMCalif accounted for 25% of mass layoff events in March & 21% of workers affected bythose events http://1.usa.gov/L0hKj

Sat Apr 23 2011 05:56 PMNo rain forecast today but there was plenty in LA at 5th & Flower in 1948http://twitpic.com/4ojk40

Sun Apr 24 2011 06:18 PMOil wells in Venice, CA in 1929. http://twitpic.com/4p1bt6

Mon Apr 25 2011 02:13 PMEconomic woes of downtown LA commercial real estate market reportedhttp://bit. ly/fDf966

Tue Apr 26 2011 04:40 PMUC-Berkeley operated radio telescope program for hunting space aliens to shut due tolack of funds http://bit.ly/hUFFrq

Wed Apr 27 2011 03:40 PMLeague of Calif Cities makes available guide to fee limitations after passage of Prop 26 oflast Nov. http://bit.ly/hhdU4J

Thu Apr 28 2011 05:49 PMEisenhower campaign rally in 1952 at LA's art deco Pan Pacific Auditorium (now gone)http://twitpic.com/4qlrta

Fri Apr 29 2011 03:14 AMDid the late Phoebe Snow pick her name from this old RR ad? [Ad touts use of hard coalin the RR's steam engines] http://twitpic.com/4qrzm8

Fri Apr 29 2011 03:18 PMOakland port joins LA & Long Beach ports in implementing on-shore power supply forships to cut air pollution http://bit.ly/m1Fub8

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Fri Apr 29 2011 04:54 PMRecord # of applicants to CSU reported http://bit.ly/l1slsN [but enrollment will be limiteddue to budget squeeze; 10,000 to be excluded]

Sat Apr 30 2011 01:45 PMCal i f Dept of Finance issues state/ local populat ion data for Jan 2011http://1.usa.gov/kAGfUW [revised down from previous due to US Census]

Sat Apr 30 2011 07:21 PMAerial view of Westwood in 1922 before UCLA moved there from its old Vermont Avecampus http://twitpic.com/4rkmr5

Sat Apr 30 2011 07:29 PMEdward Janss, developer who gave land for UCLA Westwood campushttp:/ / twitpic.com/4rkpon [thus enhancing value of his surrounding land]

Sat Apr 30 2011 07:35 PMKorean-Americans at base of UCLA's Janss steps in 1940 http://twitpic.com/4rkryj[Before you thought there was immigration from Korea?]

Sun May 01 2011 03:14 PMTransit strike ends in LA (in 1958) http://twitpic.com/4rysoc

Sun May 01 2011 03:42 PMCity contractors in Santa Monica required to provide equal health & other benefits forpartners in same sex couples http://bit.ly/fVfnwE

Mon May 02 2011 02:04 PMCalif policy to restrict greenhouse gas wins court victory http://lat.ms/mbU5cr

Tue May 03 2011 01:37 PMSome PG smart electric meters reported to malfunction at high temperaturehttp://bit.ly/k2E69e [Replacements being made]

Wed May 04 2011 02:34 PMOil severance tax for education initiative goes into circulation http://bit.ly/kkB27v [Showme the money (for the campaign)]

Thu May 05 2011 01:50 AMAt one time, oil wells lined the Venice, CA beach area http://twitpic.com/4th8br

Thu May 05 2011 06:54 PMPresident Johnson gave a talk at the long-gone Santa Monica McDonnell-Douglas plantin the 1960s http://twitpic.com/4tt4l5 [date uncertain]

Fri May 06 2011 12:03 AMSanta Monica city council to consider relaxing certain limits on business advertisingsignage http://bit.ly/jYnWwJ

Fri May 06 2011 03:56 PMSan Francisco abandons planned strict cellphone radiation disclosure lawhttp://bit. ly/mfjipJ [legal & accuracy issues cited]

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Fri May 06 2011 04:42 PMSanta Monica buses might have digital side ads under bil l in legislaturehttp://bit. ly/kGQ495

Sat May 07 2011 03:35 PMLaying out Santa Monica Blvd in Westwood area in 1922 http://twitpic.com/4um6v1

Sun May 08 2011 02:04 PMCity of San Francisco plan reported to sell green electricity to residents http://bit.ly/lE25LL[Will cost more than PG power]

Mon May 09 2011 02:50 PMReport: Proposed LA streetcar route could be lengthened or otherwise modifiedhttp://bit.ly/j4ynw5

Tue May 10 2011 03:17 PML A M u s i c i a n s u n i o n c r e a t e s w e b m u s i c r a d i o s t a t i o nh t t p : / / w w w . p r o m u s i c 4 7 . o r g / p r o m u s i c 4 7 r a d i o . h t m

Tue May 10 2011 04:33 PMUCLA report indicates CA residents added to health coverage under fedl law in 2014 willtend to be lower average cost http://bit.ly/lpKly8

Wed May 11 2011 02:39 PM27% of workers in mass layoff events in 1st qtr were in CA http://1.usa.gov/F2WRi [LAarea ranked 1st among metro areas with such workers]

Wed May 11 2011 02:48 PMSan Francisco plans to ban delivery of unwanted Yellow Pages (for green reasons)http://bit.ly/luQ0Hf

Wed May 11 2011 03:28 PMUCLA-Ceridian index falls in April; overall trend suggests slow economic growthhttp://bit.ly/ja4Djp

Thu May 12 2011 03:20 PMDemographic data on Calif from the 2010 Census http://twitpic.com/4wo1r0

Fri May 13 2011 04:30 PMLight rail to the sea in Santa Monica: Pacific Electric trolley station at the pier in 1919http://twitpic.com/4x3s6z

Sat May 14 2011 03:49 PMOld Catalina postcard http://twitpic.com/4xk7sc

Sat May 14 2011 11:14 PMFree Youth Chamber Music Concert, May 15, 3 PM, 925 Haverford, Pacific Palisadeshttp://twitpic.com/4xpq20

Sun May 15 2011 05:29 PMDuring 1950s blacklist era, Lucille Ball's one-time membership in the Communist Party

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almost sunk her career http://twitpic.com/4y3xzh

Mon May 16 2011 02:26 PMNon-embryonic stem cells found to be inferior for certain medical purposes by UC-SanDiego researchers http://bit.ly/lp1V8J

Tue May 17 2011 02:27 PMAnalysis of the governor's May revise Calif state budget available at http://bit.ly/lKCbGP

Tue May 17 2011 03:00 PMSanta Monica's failure to explain parking ticket appeals challenged http://bit.ly/mjZt5f

Tue May 17 2011 04:18 PMThe gas station towers of Westwood near UCLA in 1937 and 1945 http://bit.ly/kjosGV

Tue May 17 2011 06:09 PMWestwood may lose its fly-away service to LAX [lower ridership]; other areas may gainservice http://bit.ly/kmoTRE

Wed May 18 2011 05:12 PMNew Goodyear blimps arriving http://lat.ms/lBoQlq Here is an old one over UCLA in 1930http://twitpic.com/4zbvrm

Thu May 19 2011 01:00 AMAnother initiative to regulate & tax marijuana has been filed http://1.usa.gov/iAJIC0

Thu May 19 2011 11:49 AMBest LA business name: Lipstick Bail Bond Hummer at UCLA med center yesterday;Slogan "Kiss Jail Goodbye" http://twitpic.com/4zmgxv

Fri May 20 2011 03:06 AMSanta Monica City College among community colleges supporting bill to allowunsubsidized courses http://bit.ly/lQ0cyD

Fri May 20 2011 12:34 PMSacramento plant to build streetcars for Atlanta http://bit.ly/k3wQWS

Fri May 20 2011 02:26 PMC a l i f u n e m p l o y m e n t r a t e d r o p s t o 1 1 . 9 % i n A p r i lh t t p : / / w w w . b l s . g o v / n e w s . r e l e a s e / p d f / l a u s . p d f

Fri May 20 2011 02:31 PMWestwood once had a sign (in 1945) http://twitpic.com/5032rn

Sat May 21 2011 12:45 PMCalif accounted for 20% of mass layoff events in April & 15% of workers involved in suchevents http://1.usa.gov/L0hKj

Sun May 22 2011 02:55 PM1970 photo of unidentified UCLA folks using its SIGMA-7 computer on the Arpanet (earlyInternet) http://twitpic.com/513qkj

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Sun May 22 2011 03:35 PMReport: Port of LA cruise line business in decline http://bit.ly/kLKlxO [drug-relatedviolence in Mexico a factor]

Mon May 23 2011 03:08 PMUnveiling of then-modern PCC trolley car in LA in 1937 http://twitpic.com/51jaez

Tue May 24 2011 06:26 PM6th and Olive Streets in the 1930s in downtown LA http://twitpic.com/520ifz

Wed May 25 2011 03:17 PMUC-Berkeley report argues tighter motor vehicle fuel standards will foster Calif economicgrowth http://bit.ly/ipzI9W

Thu May 26 2011 02:00 PMWilshire Grand Hotel in downtown LA to close Dec 31 & be replaced by new hotel/condotower http://bit.ly/lMvKAW [Hotel opened in 1952]

Thu May 26 2011 02:21 PMLatest release shows drop of over 6,800 in new claims for unemployment benefits in Califhttp://1.usa.gov/fTC9 [fewer service layoffs]

Fri May 27 2011 03:06 PMSpam on peaches brings California sunshine in 1956 ad. [Each to his/her own bad taste.]http://twitpic.com/537e1q

Fri May 27 2011 03:23 PMCalifornia in more prosperous times (1958) http://twitpic.com/537n3v

Fri May 27 2011 04:20 PMAs we head into Memorial Day weekend, ad from WW2 tells tourists "don't come to SanFrancisco" due to war workers http://twitpic.com/538fm8

Sat May 28 2011 02:07 PMFor Memorial Day weekend: A type of Calif license plate that will gradually disappearhttp://twitpic.com/53nynf

Sun May 29 2011 02:32 PMWine Advisory Bd of Calif advised drinking more wine as part of war effort in 1943http://twitpic.com/546jli

Sun May 29 2011 02:38 PMA second Calif Wine Advisory Bd ad from 1943 suggesting wine drinking for the war effort[See previous tweet] http://twitpic.com/546mju

Sun May 29 2011 03:20 PM1942 UCLA Daily Bruin reports on internment of Japanese-American students: Part 1[see also http://bit.ly/m1UHrZ] http://twitpic.com/547919

Sun May 29 2011 03:22 PM1942 UCLA Daily Bruin reports on internment of Japanese-American students: Part 2[see also http://bit.ly/m1UHrZ] http://twitpic.com/5479q4

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Mon May 30 2011 02:05 PMUCLA Naval ROTC cadets in 1941 http://twitpic.com/54mg2q and at a 1943 dancehttp://twitpic.com/54mh1a

Mon May 30 2011 02:20 PMAd for WW2 movie on aircraft workers says it was filmed at Lockheed without interferingwith production http://twitpic.com/54mp5b

Mon May 30 2011 02:24 PMLockheed ad shortly before US entry into WW2 already touts contribution to war efforthttp://twitpic.com/54mr5f

Mon May 30 2011 02:26 PMRyan Aeronautical Corp ad touts contribution to WW2 war effort in 1942http://twitpic.com/54msdk

Tue May 31 2011 03:11 PMUCLA report: Many teens in Calif public schools not getting state mandated physical edhttp://bit.ly/kmrgc4 [Data taken BEFORE recession]

Tue May 31 2011 03:32 PMSanta Monica city council narrowly votes for funding to renovate civic auditoriumhttp://bit.ly/mBHYDg

Tue May 31 2011 06:30 PMRand report: Calif school districts cut supplementary programs to deal with budgetsqueeze http://bit.ly/lLU31H [state now allows such cuts]

Wed Jun 01 2011 01:45 PMList of major Calif sales tax delinquents released http://1.usa.gov/Tt5I [many are autodealers]

Wed Jun 01 2011 02:54 PMLos Angeles' car culture as reported by a New York radio commentator in 1973http://bit.ly/mKLmUF [more speed; more smog]

Wed Jun 01 2011 03:19 PM1967 SDS SIGMA 7 computer at UCLA, later used for ARPANET (early Internet)http://twitpic.com/55hlm9

Wed Jun 01 2011 03:56 PMHill and 4th Streets in downtown LA in 1928 http://twitpic.com/55i2r5

Wed Jun 01 2011 05:04 PMhttp://twitvid.com/Z760I - Whose fault was it at UC-SC in 1971? (Earthquake, that is.)

Thu Jun 02 2011 04:40 PMLatest release shows new claims for unemployment benefits in Calif up over 7,000http://1.usa.gov/3HBMIh [service layoffs cited]

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Leg Analyst finds state reimbursement for local govt participation in PERB discouragessettlement of labor disputes http://1.usa.gov/mda2wk

Fri Jun 03 2011 02:17 PM1941 COLOR photo of Westwood Village. [Bank in foreground is now a Japaneserestaurant.] http://twitpic.com/56cckd

Sat Jun 04 2011 02:14 PMSanta Monica-based electric auto firm will start selling cars later this yearhttp://bit.ly/mlJBU1 [outlook for pricey car unclear]

Sat Jun 04 2011 04:01 PMIn his first incarnation as governor, Jerry Brown campaigns for re-election at UCLA in1978 http://twitpic.com/56wcj1

Sun Jun 05 2011 01:05 PMBeverly Glen Blvd near UCLA as a country road back in the day http://twitpic.com/57ctpb

Mon Jun 06 2011 12:11 PMSan Diego discovers that the C in DC (defined contribution) pension plan does stand forContribution http://bit.ly/mDVM1k [It costs!]

Tue Jun 07 2011 11:54 AMNew orders from India to keep Boeing/Long Beach aircraft plant in operationhttp://bit.ly/jDsZbq

Tue Jun 07 2011 12:28 PMStanford loses claim to patent by researcher at US Supreme Court http://bit.ly/m2FPFm

Tue Jun 07 2011 12:34 PMCA law allowing in-state college tuition for undocumented students from state highschools allowed to stand by Sup Ct http://bit.ly/kYcG4U

Wed Jun 08 2011 12:20 PMCash shortage may lead to cut in CA state rebate for electric cars http://bit.ly/lSR0Ck[budget impasse may lead to delays in payments]

Wed Jun 08 2011 12:23 PMSears store in Westwood Village, 1945 http://twitpic.com/58ngo8

Wed Jun 08 2011 09:13 PMNew Homeboy Industries diner opens at LA City Hall http://t.co/fA09oxy [HomeboyIndustries employers former gang members]

Thu Jun 09 2011 01:07 PMPossible move to privatize baggage screeners at LA airport http://t.co/8q4L2J4

Thu Jun 09 2011 07:34 PMUCLA-Ceridian Index points to poor recent economic performance http://bit.ly/iJ4ZU7

Thu Jun 09 2011 08:18 PMElectric trucks at Port of LA have battery problems http://bit.ly/k1E2Ml

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Fri Jun 10 2011 12:37 PMFlights to Cuba to originate at Oakland airport http://t.co/RZnpfk8

Fri Jun 10 2011 12:43 PMCalif K-12 testing will link to consortium associated with Stanford professorhttp://t.co/ZgNltG9

Sat Jun 11 2011 12:02 PMWestwood's original Bullocks Dept. store in 1945 http://twitpic.com/5a0d81

Sat Jun 11 2011 12:07 PMWestwood's rebuilt Bullocks Dept. store in 1953 http://t.co/xh8o0MR (now Ralphssupermarket)

Sun Jun 12 2011 06:24 PMCalif public middle school/high school students required to get whooping coughvaccinations http://t.co/0eoIlYV

Mon Jun 13 2011 05:34 PMIntersection of Wilshire & Santa Monica Blvds, Beverly Hills [undated; looks like 1920s]http://twitpic.com/5b3v3o

Tue Jun 14 2011 03:43 PMReport: Solar panel leasing arrangement in Bay Area avoids upfront cost to homeownershttp://t.co/WRtviIU

Wed Jun 15 2011 02:06 PMThe bridle path (!) on Rodeo Drive in 1925 http://twitpic.com/5bwdmx

Thu Jun 16 2011 03:32 PMPark plan in front of Santa Monica city hall & near pier debated http://t.co/6RUGpyt

Thu Jun 16 2011 11:44 PMSurvey indicates about 50,000 homeless in LA County http://t.co/GUW3yui

Thu Jun 16 2011 11:54 PMSanta Monica city council to weigh new policies regarding food trucks http://t.co/syOS2sZ

Fri Jun 17 2011 07:10 PMPershing Square in downtown LA in the 1940s http://twitpic.com/5cwn3d

Fri Jun 17 2011 08:37 PMCalif unemployment rate 11.7% in May; still 2nd highest in US behind Nevadahttp://t.co/qPxYopB

Sat Jun 18 2011 04:11 PMA view of the Goodyear Blimp over UCLA in 1930 http://twitpic.com/5dci7h

Sat Jun 18 2011 04:12 PMA view from the Goodyear Blimp of UCLA in 1930 http://twitpic.com/5dciqi

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Sun Jun 19 2011 03:14 PMLivermore celebrates 110 year old burning light bulb http://t.co/UKwaFoW [webcam athttp://t.co/1oQ8Uu9]

Mon Jun 20 2011 02:20 PMReport: Another ballot initiative to relax 3-strikes/prison law may be in the workshttp://t.co/ruvW6nl

Tue Jun 21 2011 07:03 PMSawtelle and Santa Monica Blvd. in 1900 http://twitpic.com/5euqtp

Tue Jun 21 2011 07:15 PMCalif controller issues press release saying he won't pay legislators due to unbalancedbudget http://t.co/wgEmbuG

Wed Jun 22 2011 02:23 PMCalif accounted for 21% of mass layoff events in May & 19% of workers affected by thoseevents http://t.co/3M34Vt2

Wed Jun 22 2011 05:00 PMThe LA Times has a report on on govt study of the econ effects of the Big One (quake) inS Calif. The govt report is at http://t.co/wJjub0v

Thu Jun 23 2011 01:48 PMCalif new claims for unemployment benefits up 3,884 in latest release http://t.co/KtcpbI4[layoffs in services & manufacturing]

Fri Jun 24 2011 12:46 PMSmoking would be entirely banned in newly-built hotels in Santa Monica under plan underconsideration by city council http://t.co/WT0ol31

Sat Jun 25 2011 01:32 PMFoundation for Royce Hall being laid as UCLA's Westwood campus is under constructionin the late 1920s http://twitpic.com/5gn9wz

Sat Jun 25 2011 01:34 PMModel of Royce Hall being examined as UCLA's Westwood campus is developed in thelate 1920s http://twitpic.com/5gnaz5

Sat Jun 25 2011 01:36 PMThe inside of UCLA's Royce Hall during the construction of the building & the Westwoodcampus http://twitpic.com/5gnbrs

Sat Jun 25 2011 03:05 PMKids get smallpox vaccination at LA school in 1949. Parents today should be ascooperative http://twitpic.com/5goonp

Sun Jun 26 2011 02:45 PMThe old “light rail” in downtown LA in the early 1960s http://t.co/EvJGA7E LA school kidsknew it well http://t.co/hd8TaZY

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Report on safety problems keeping Angels Flight in downtown LA shut down athttp://t.co/OvyIR2I

Tue Jun 28 2011 05:52 PMVenice in 1927 http://twitpic.com/5i7uc5

Wed Jun 29 2011 01:26 PMCalif law requiring training in food safety of restaurant workers takes effect July 1http://t.co/bCTEyz8

Thu Jun 30 2011 04:31 PMUCLA report: On the order of 200,000 non-citizen Calif children won't be covered by newfederal health law http://t.co/tLgpCAP

Thu Jun 30 2011 05:22 PMNew Calif claims for unemployment benefits up 4,393 in latest release http://t.co/rSHrx9s[service layoffs]

Thu Jun 30 2011 05:45 PMLA has more employees than any other county in the US, but Bay Area counties areamong the highest wage counties http://t.co/dnzboAC

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