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Who Says the News Media is Moribund?
At 10 AM, September 9 , a Google search reveals 10 related articles regarding Yorba Linda GOP Assemblyman Mike Duvall’s July 8 indiscretions, which were captured on a committee hearing room’s open microphone.
Two and one-half hours later, the same Google search shows 206 related stories. By 2:15 PM, 376. Thirty minutes later, there are 408. Read more »
Can’t Make This Stuff Up
Pending a title and summary by California Attorney General Jerry Brown is an initiative that would allow Christmas music — as defined — to be performed in public school classrooms and assemblies. Parents would be notified in writing of the performances and could request their child not attend.
The initiative, submitted on August 28, declares in part:
“Listening to, or performing, Christmas music during the holiday season is a long-standing American tradition and a significant element of our cultural heritage as Americans. Read more »
Feel Lucky? Well, do ya, punk?
It’s now September 9, 2009.
09/09/09.
The television news says couples are spending money to lose more in Las Vegas — marriage first, tables later — because 9/09/09 is so lucky.
How many scheduled their nuptials to piggy-back on the deliriously vertiginous biorhythm spikes of 9:09 AM and 9:09 PM?
National Enquiring minds want to know. Read more »
Tax Dollars At Work
(Editor’s Note: Tuesday, September 8 is the first day of the last week of the 2009 legislative session. For the next 96 hours, hundreds of bills re hurriedly passed by lawmakers, usually with little debate, while lobbyists clog the halls outside of the Assembly and Senate chambers. To get a sense of the tumult and chaos of the final week, California’s Capitol spent 30 minutes in the 40-member state Senate. Read more »
Don’t Be Creeped by Crepe House Uni’s Plastic Food
Crepe House Uni doesn’t benefit from its location. There is nothing intrinsically bad about being located in the 100 block of E Street in Davis. Plenty of foot traffic, near movie theaters.
The issue isn’t the street or the city –it’s the country. Crepe House Uni would see a significant up-tick in business were it located in Tokyo or anywhere else in Japan. Read more »
Roll Your Own at Quan Nem Ninh Hoa
One of the most joyful parts of reviewing restaurants is discovering places like Quan Nem Ninh Hoa. Of course it is the genius of my editor that sent me there but that in no way diminishes the delight. It says right up front on the menu that the restaurant, south of 47th St. Read more »
“Education Finance Districts” Headed to the Governor
Awaiting a final vote on the Assembly floor is legislation aimed at making it easier for school districts to raise local revenue.
The measure, AB 267, was sent to the Assembly Sept. 3 by the 40-member Senate, which approved it on a party line 23 to 14 vote. The Assembly is expected to send the bill to Gov. Read more »
Turf War Between Auto Insurers and Repair Shops Still Rages
A decade-long turf war between insurers and new car dealers over policyholder choice over repair shops is still simmering on the Senate floor.
An insurance industry backed measure that, on its face, appears to offer stricter protections for consumers from “steering,” the practice by insurers of pushing customers to use an insurer-backed repair shop, actually makes it easier to do so, opponents of AB 1200 argue. Read more »
At Least One Problem Solved
The state Senate helped fix one of California’s many problems on September 3 — increasing oversight of the organic fertilizer industry.
On a unanimous vote, the upper house sent AB 856 to the Assembly for a final vote. It is likely to b signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger since it is supported by both his Department of Finance and Department of Food and Agriculture. Read more »
Mandate of the People — Bradford Wins 51st Assembly District
Steven Bradford, a Gardena City Councilman, won 52.93 percent of the vote in the September 1 special election to fill this Southern California seat vacated by Curran Price when he was elected to the Senate.
Turnout in the election was 7.53 percent.
According to the Secretary of State, the total number of votes cast was 13,500. Read more »
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