Albertico Torrico Talks With California’s Capitol

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The fifth in a series of Interviews with statewide Democratic candidates who will be attending the Democratic State Convention in Sacramento, April 24 through April 26.

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(Assemblyman Alberto Torrico, a Fremont Democrat, is in his final two-year term in the lower house. A former union lawyer, he chaired the Committee on Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security prior to becoming Assembly Majority leader.    Read more »

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California’s Capitol Talks to Ted Lieu

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The fourth in a series of interviews with statewide Democratic candidates who will be attending the Democratic State Convention in Sacramento, April 24 through April 26. 

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(Assemblyman Ted Lieu, a Torrance Democrat, is in his final two-year term in the lower house. As he tells California’s Capitol, he has been the Assembly’s point person on foreclosure and mortgage issues.    Read more »

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Eight Days Left in April — Still Nearly $4 Billion Short

With eight days left in April, personal income tax receipts crested $5 billion – less than half the $12.8 billion collected in April 2008 and almost $4 billion short of the $8.9 billion, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Department of Finance estimates the state will take in during the month.

 April is a crucial budgetary month because it is when the state receives the most personal income tax revenue.    Read more »

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California’s Capitol Talks With Rocky Delgadillo

The Third in a Series of Interviews with statewide Democratic candidates who will be attending the Democratic State Convention in Sacramento, April 24 through April 26.

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(A native of the eastside of Los Angeles, Rocky Delgadillo was elected Los Angeles City Attorney in 2003. He ran for state Attorney General in 2006, losing in the primary to Jerry Brown.     Read more »

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The 10 Rules of Bureaucracy

1. Preserve thyself.  

2. It is easier to fix the blame than to fix the problem.  

3. A penny saved is an oversight. 

4. Information  deteriorates upward. 

5. The first 90 percent of the task takes 90 percent of  the time; the last 10 percent takes the other 90 percent. 

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Good but Not Great

Traditionally, the final two Mondays of April – after the income tax deadline on the 15th  — are the biggest collection days of California’s biggest income tax collection month.

On April 20, the Franchise Tax Board reported $1,150,715 billion in income tax revenue, pushing the month’s total collections to nearly $4.1 billion.    Read more »

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California’s Capitol Talks to John Garamendi

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The Second in a series of Interviews with statewide Democratic candidates who will be attending the Democratic State Convention in Sacramento, April 24 through April 26.  

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(Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi, the only Democrat officially running for governor, has been an Assemblyman for two years, a state senator for 14 years, the state’s first Insurance Commissioner from 1991 to 1995, a deputy secretary at the U.S.    Read more »

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So Goes California…

Bank of America recently posted earnings for the quarter ending March 31 of $4.25 billion or .44 cents per share – far outstripping the .04 cents per share predicted by the market.

Net earnings for the company during all four quarters of 2008 totaled $4 billion.

However, most of the gabbling on the ticker-tape cable channels was whether the earnings, on record income of $36 billion, stemmed from the giant corporation’s fiscal health or continued sickness.    Read more »

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(Editor’s Note: News Would Be If She Favored Filthy and Disease-Ridden Schools.)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  

April 20, 2009  

CONTACT: Linda Rapattoni 916-319-2041

 

Clean and Healthy Schools Act

Will Protect Students, Teachers

 

SACRAMENTO—Assemblywoman Julia Brownley, D-Santa Monica, was joined by a school district administrator and environmental and health advocacy groups today in calling for the passage of the Clean and Healthy Schools Act, Assembly Bill 821.   “Schools need to be safe havens for learning, not places where toxic chemicals are harbored in cleaning products,” said Assemblywoman Brownley, chairwoman of the Assembly Education Committee.    Read more »

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La Jolla Seal Deal

One of La Jolla’s most vexing crises could be on the road to resolution, thanks to bill approved by the state Senate April 16.

As anyone who walks along the shoreline in the ritzy San Diego neighborhood will plainly see, an enclave of harbor seals has selected as home a small cove near the intersection of Coast Boulevard and Jenner, just shy of Scripps Park.    Read more »

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