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State tells stimulus fund recipients how to count jobs

As criticism rages this week over whether the Obama administration overstated the number of jobs created by economic stimulus spending, California officials issued a memo Friday giving state departments some guidelines for reporting how the funds were ...

From MARISA LAGOS, San Francisco Chronicle,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Arnold Schwarzenegger

TV energy standard fight goes national

The group, Californians for Smart Energy, is "a growing coalition of consumers, small businesses, trade groups and associations dedicated to smart energy policy that won't harm the economy or destroy jobs," according to its release. It quotes several ...

From MARISA LAGOS, San Francisco Chronicle,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Steven Chu,  U.S. Congress

One Republican lawmaker escapes recall, but will another?

Well, that didn't work out. The much ballyhooed recall effort against Assemblyman Anthony Adams, R-Hesperia, died with a whimper today. Secretary of State Debra Bowen announced that of the 58,384... Bowen's office took a sampling of more than 1,800 ...

From MARISA LAGOS, San Francisco Chronicle,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Anthony Adams,  Debra Bowen

State's elected officials' pay to be cut

The decision means the state will cut the pay of all 120 lawmakers and nine constitutional officers a year earlier than expected, saving the state $2.8 million next year. A spokesman for state Controller John Chiang said he will cut the salaries Dec. 7 ...

From MARISA LAGOS, San Francisco Chronicle,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: John Chiang,  Darrell Steinberg,  Karen Bass

California restricts energy-guzzling TV sets

The new rules, adopted unanimously by the California Energy Commission, will require manufacturers to cut the power televisions use by one-third in two years and in half by 2013 by setting wattage ceilings. Consumers are expected to save $8.1 billion ...

From MARISA LAGOS, San Francisco Chronicle,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Doug Johnson,  Arnold Schwarzenegger,  Natural Resources Defense Council,  Hitachi, Ltd.

Wine, salmon and enviros: only in Cali

Think before you sip that Russian River Pinot Noir: environmentalists are warning that its production could be contributing to the death of threatened fish species. That's according to three environmental... Think before you sip that Russian River ...

From MARISA LAGOS, San Francisco Chronicle,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Center for Biological Diversity

Campbell gets real about soup fortune

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Tom Campbell (you know him, the five-time congressman, former state senator and one-time state finance director) swung through Sacramento Friday and, in between detailed handouts on the budget, managed to get a few ...

From MARISA LAGOS, San Francisco Chronicle,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Tom Campbell,  eBay Inc.,  Meg Whitman,  Steve Poizner

Same-sex marriage: Coming to a ballot near you?

Want to repeal California's ban on gay marriage? You now have five chances to get an initiative on the ballot. Pay attention, 'cause this could get confusing. No less than five initiatives have been cleared for takeoff by the Secretary of State's ...

From MARISA LAGOS, San Francisco Chronicle,  16 Nov 2009

It's not our fault -- it's theirs

Legislators should take a hard look in the mirror before they point fingers over "ballot box budgeting," according to an upcoming report by the Center for Governmental Studies. The study, expected to be finalized in the next week or two, will show that ...

From MARISA LAGOS, San Francisco Chronicle,  13 Nov 2009

Write a bill, win a trip to Sac

If you live in San Mateo County and want to be a state legislator, here's your chance. Well, kind of. Assemblyman Jerry Hill's office announced its second annual "bill idea contest," which offers residents of the 19th Assembly District the opportunity ...

From MARISA LAGOS, San Francisco Chronicle,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Jerry Hill

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