ONLY IN
CALIFORNIA....
The Governor:
Gov. Campaigns In San Diego +
Gov. trolls for votes at San Diego restaurant +
Gov. cools rhetoric in latest campaign stop +
Election advertising push shows Latinos' clout +
Central Valley: 250
protestors greet Gov. +
Gov. Is Paying the Price for Breaking His Promise to Schools+
Wal-Mart, Waltons weigh in on state vote +
Matier & Ross: Gov. losing star power in special election +
First Lady Appears to Be Sitting Out This Election +
Both Sides Go Trolling for Voters
Intellectual piracy tops list for Gov.'s China trip (SactoBee) "As it
is, California's Silicon Valley is somewhat reluctant to go into China," said
Ted C. Fishman, author of "China Inc". "Venture capitalists have been slow to
move in there - slower than the rest of California - because of fears about
intellectual protection." One reason for that fear may be that nine out of every
10 software programs sold in China are pirated. Another product apparently being
counterfeited is Napa Valley wine
Election (Propositions):
Analysis: Ballot measure ads deliver a personal pitch to voters (SactoBee)
Using the voices of teachers, firefighters, police officers and nurses, they
remind voters that Gov. broke a promise on education funding and began
collecting massive amounts of political cash. Now the Gov. is responding
directly, in a new ad in which he acknowledges that he's had a lot to learn.
The buzz: Verdict is in: Campaign mailer outrages foes (SactoBee) Jury duty
is good citizenship, but using that phrase to fool voters into reading your
political mail is not. That's the feeling of Proposition 77 advocates, who were
upset last week that opponents of the redistricting initiative sent mailers to
Republicans with the words "JURY DUTY" next to a postmark
Rules slow state worker probes (SactoBee) a frustrating part of State
Auditor Elaine Howle's job: She lacks enforcement authority, and, because of a
new state law, she cannot share sensitive financial records she gathers when
investigating state employee misconduct
The cost
of medical care for illegal immigrants
Bob Shallit: To bosses overseas, rule misses the pint (SactoBee)
California's new law requiring sexual harassment training for managers is
creating lots of work for HR consultants. The final regs for the training law
haven't been issued. But there's a good chance they'll require California-based
firms to train managers who work outside the state
Editorial: Shortsighted regulation (SactoBee) Beware hospitals have choices.
In Sacramento, where the Mercy and Sutter hospital chains are preparing
elaborate and expensive expansions, the City Council, under union pressure, is
responding with a proposal to start regulating them. In Sacramento, expanding a
hospital may trigger a review of the hospital's compliance with "community
benefit principles" and city examination of hospital debt collection practices,
nurse staffing, and labor negotiation tactics. The message is pretty clear:
Invest in Sacramento health care, and in return, get regulated even more. In
Folsom, where Mercy is looking to expand its emergency room, the City Council
has responded differently. Folsom is delivering Mercy a check ($1 million)
2 Californians at center of congressional storm (SactoBee) Dreier and Matsui
battle on House rules panel. Democrats said majority Republicans have adopted
tight rules that bar any amendments, convened emergency meetings late at night
to discourage press coverage and held the voting roll open for hours while the
Republican leadership twisted enough arms to win
Wine grape bonanza for state's vineyards
State Seeking Ways to Speed Cargo
Legislature:
Dan Walters: Legislators spent a lot of time deciding who can legally drive (SactoBee)
Effectively, a Californian without a driver's license and a car is doomed to
second-or even third-class status - which explains, perhaps, why extending or
withholding the privilege consumed much attention during the 2005 legislative
session. The syndrome was most noticeable in the hotly debated measure that
would allow illegal immigrants to obtain specially marked driver's licenses
Indian tribes:
Valley Center: Casino
crime must be reported to deputies
HOW
LOW
THE
LAW
GOES....
CALIFORNIA BREAKING LAW
NEWS...
SF State launches investigation into arrest of professor
Despite testimony, Jackson limits ex-wife's child visitation rights
Jackson lawyer praised
Sempra Energy reaches settlement in $9 billion
class-action lawsuit
Attorney General Bill Lockyer Announces Prison Sentences and Multi-Million
Dollar Restitution Order Handed Down In Securities Fraud And Tax Evasion Case
Attorney General Bill Lockyer Releases Annual Juvenile Justice Report
State warns charities to fold 'em (SanJoseMerc)
`CASINO NIGHTS' ILLEGAL. The recent surge
of interest in poker has many California charities turning to the games to raise
money. Now they're learning it's a bad bet.
Bren Aims to Keep Riches Private in Child Support Case
Sacramento & north:
Garcia
Charged With Murder In Christie Wilson Case +
'Operation
Boo' Targets Sex Offenders +
Domestic
Violence Sweep Nets Probation Violators +
Four Men
Sentenced In Chico St. Water Hazing Death +
Butte: Man,
woman arrested in fatal 2004 shooting
San Francisco, San Mateo:
SF: 3 different shootings leave 7 wounded +
Son arrested in Sunnyvale murder
Alameda:
Jail time for former Fremont firefighter +
Shumate maintains innocence 10 years later +
Oakland: Wayward bullet kills man in home +
Oakland: Gunman kills one, injures three
Contra Costa:
Apartment fire under investigation (CCT) A three-alarm fire that started in
a second-floor apartment early Sunday morning gutted a commercial-residential
building along the El Cerrito border
Marin:
Bolinas man in fracas with deputies +
Mill Valley girl bitten in face by dog
Sonoma:
Judge to rule whether 3 face trial in death of teen on New Year's Eve
Napa:
Attempt to
con renters out of their apartments
Central Valley:
Morgan Hill: Shootings a ‘wake-up call'
for gang intervention +
Merced County: Driver
strikes and kills two children, flees the scene +
Woman, 20, is charged in slaying of Norteño (MBee) A
20-year-old Modesto woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the May
2004 death of Auerelino Juarez, according to court records +
News from the San Joaquin Valley +
Fresno: Gang
member arrested +
Fresno: Police step up gang crackdown +
Fresno police identify school shooting victim +
Overwhelmed by serious crime, police say they lack the staffing to keep
up (MBee) While on patrol in Modesto recently, officer Rick
Applegate watched a call flash across a computer monitor mounted to the
dashboard of his car
Southern California:
Informant's Past Shadows His Testimony From '85 Murder Trial +
Serial-Murder Trial Hinges on DNA Evidence +
Aliso Viejo shotgun spree baffles police +
Human body parts found in two SoCal locations +
Human
body parts found in San Bernardino park +
Police try to uncover motive in SoCal rampage +
San Diego: Gang slapped with injunction +
Doctor links Camacho cop killing to drugs +
Ex-con gets 27 years for Carlsbad pimp business +
Affidavit outlines fleecing of schools