The News & Review’s Cosmo Garvin is reporting that Kevin Johnson is rumored to be considering a run for mayor and could announce his candidacy as early as tomorrow (I think; SNR says “Friday, January 24″). Garvin of course brings up the Bee’s report last fall about citations at KJ’s Oak Park properties. I wonder how Mayor Fargo will deal with that.
P.S. Thanks to FFT for posting it
The Presidential Primary Election is coming to Sacramento on February 5th. In an effort to encourage folks to vote, Regional Transit has been running ads featuring McClatchy High School students…
By the way, are we ready to retire the use of pop culture phrases in advertising? (this post is sponsored by Buick - It’s All Good).
At any rate, visit the County Web site for more details on the election. Not sure if you are registered? Use this handy look up tool.
Sadly, it’s not the list we were hoping for:
From north to south, here are the 48 state parks, beaches, reserves and recreation areas that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is proposing to close to help balance the state budget. The parks would be closed until enough money is available to reopen them. The governor’s office also said some parks could be turned over to local governments to operate.
Well hopefully this will help California get out of this pickle and our kids won’t have to suffer any other cuts…
157 years ago, on Sep 9, 1850, California was admitted to the Union as the 31st state. In order to celebrate this great day, there was a somewhat understated presentation at the Capitol including a barbershop quartet and a color guard. Maybe it’s just my Calicentric viewpoint, but I think is a day that we should celebrate with a little more oomph. There should be fireworks and parades and lots and lots of drinking. In fact, this is a day that we, as Californians, should reflect on the greatness that is our state, and how fortunate the other 49 states are to have us.
I mean, think about it. California provides 60% of the fresh produce, 35% of the commercial lumber, 68% of the wine, 90% of the movies, 80% of the attractive people, and 100% of the “California Cuisine” in America. (all of these stats are made up, and therefore, totally true) We need to celebrate all that is California this weekend. Fly your Bear Flag in front of your house. Shout “Eureka” a lot. And don’t ever forget that you live in the greatest state in the greatest country in the world.
Some can’t miss video this morning from CBS13.com (the show) on CBS13.com (the website): Chris Burrous and Jeff James acting out an - ahem - interaction at the Minneapolis airport that has been in the news recently, featuring a national politician. SFW, but you will want to burn your eyeballs after viewing…
Admittedly that title may be hitting slightly below the gigantic supposedly anti-capitalistic designer belt. Michael Moore is coming to Sacramento today to lecture the legislature on how to handle health care. Because the musings of a filmmaker who, by the way, couldn’t look less healthy, are relevant to such a complex problem. I guess in a state where portraying yourself as a robot from the future counts as gubanatorial portraying yourself as an expert on government conspiracies makes you qualified to pontificate on health care. Glad to know our legislature is spending its time so wisely. Perhaps to beat summer doldrums they can get George Clooney or Bono to come talk about Africa.
Just a quick note to let you all know that the labor dispute at the California State Universities has been all but settled with negociations to be finalized over the next few weeks.
The deal gives all CSU faculty guaranteed base salary increases of 20.7% over four years (retroactive to July 2006) and step salary increases of up to 2.65% each year. In addition, it assigns $28 million to fund two new merit-based programs that will provide raises for senior and junior faculty. As part of the deal, faculty would receive an extra 1% raise for each of the last three years of the contract, contingent on additional state budget funds for the university system.
A labor dispute is still brewing, however, over at the University of California over equitable pay for janitors and other maintenance staff.
We’ve banned lead paint. Lead dishes. Lead cookware. Lead pencils. Lead candy. Lead medicine (it’s a traditional Mexican cure for diarrhea).
But we still have lead bullets.
It appears that California might be moving towards a ban on the use of lead in bullets due to some new studies on the effects of lead on endangered species, especially the California Condor, the largest terrestrial bird in the United States.
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Today is the second annual Queer Youth Advocacy Day at the State Capitol. Representatives from the more than 600 Gay Student Alliances (which are at 45% of public high schools), and other youth under the age of 24, are meeting in Sacramento to lobby for Senate Bill 777 (Kuehl). This bill will standardize the anti-discrimination policies in all schools receiving public funds to give all students equal protection from harassment, bullying and discrimination.
The students attended a lobbying training at the Crest Theater before meeting with legislators this afternoon. A handful of protesters were on hand to inform the youth than they were sinners, but were scared off by the inclement weather (maybe God was trying to tell them something about tolerance, loving thy neighbor, and casting the first stone).
On Thursday, February 15 at 7pm the Arden Arcade Incorporation Committee will be holding a petition drive celebration and informational meeting at Arcade Church (3927 Marconi Avenue). For those of you who haven’t been accosted by the for hire signature gatherers in the area recently, some folks in the Arden Arcade area are trying to incorporate. In order to do so they must “obtain” a certain amount of signatures from the public.
Now I’m all for taking it to the streets and letting the people decide, but these signature gatherers are just plain jack-holes. So much so that I am all for voting against incorporation in protest.
Has anyone else encountered these scoundrels? Runner-eats? Sac-girl? What say you?
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