The State Economy
San Francisco Chronicle:
• Burton sees Davis' veto on farm bill
• Groups seek defections on budget; Goal may be to embarrass Davis
• Oracle
probe reveals lobbyist's dual role
• Jobless
rate drops as workforce shrinks
• Oracle
money went to many politicians with hands in pact
• California
poised to rise again
Los Angeles Times:
• Consumers Are the Key in Budget
• Democrats Bear Gifts to GOP Colleagues
• Budget Stalemate Faces Fresh Complications
• State
Deficit Forces Delicate Balancing Act
• Democrats
Pose New Threat to Davis Budget
• Standoff
Torpedoes Budget Deadline
• Senate
to Consider Budget Plan That Includes Higher Taxes for Wealthy
• Senator
Threatens Budget Gambit
• Ex-Oracle
Lobbyist Refuses to Testify as Panel Ends Probe of Software
Deal
• Oracle
E-Mail Urged Big Donations
• Unemployment
Rate in California Dips to 6.3% in May but Payrolls Fall
• State
Tech Czar Resigns Over Oracle Deal
• Lawmakers
Set Stage for Budget Talks to Begin
• Citizen
Soldiers Flock to Site of Budget Battle
• Analyst
Calls Budget Credible
Sacramento Bee:
• If you smoke, you'll fume
• Agencies told to ready the ax
• Public largely blind to battle of budget
• State budget could hit kids
• Analysis:
Capitol plays a blame game
• Behind
scenes of budget battle, squabbling erupts within parties
• Democrats'
state budget is an exercise in Enron-style flimflam
• Sales-tax
measure clinging to life
• Democrats'
tax hike plan defeated
• Budget
deficit larger than usual, but political dynamics are familiar
• A
week to go, and no budget
• Editorial:
Cox's roadblock
• Common
sense and fairness take a beating as state budget emerges
• Harsh
close to Oracle probe
• Budget
panel has yet to say the T word
• State
budget ballet performed on multiple levels as deadline nears
• Strange
state priorities in worst budget crisis ever
• Web
portal contracts scrutinized
• Tax
panel can weigh state budget impacts
• State
Budget Squeeze: Senate rejects budget as long battle is joined
• Republicans
take shots at Davis' budget but don't offer alternative
• Child-care
subsidy changes dropped
• Oracle
probe's leader dives in
• Oracle
papers are sent to panel
• With
revised budget due out, barbs fly
• E-mails:
Restrict Oracle deal data
• Davis:
Taxes, cuts to fill gap
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The Energy
Crisis
San Francisco Chronicle:
• Nationwide power plan criticized
• Heat prompts Stage 2 power alert
• State
energy agency docks power firms
• PG&E
revises plan to pitch reorganization
• Perot
firm offered to sell advice on 'gaming' energy system
• Energy
regulator says agency's inept
• New
plan to take over S.F. electricity City generates, PG&E transmits
• Hissing
noise issues forth from PUC
• Federal
energy board rejects California's expanded claim
• SF
agency Oks giant Hetch Hetchy rebuild
• Dynegy's
CEO forced out after 17 years
• Execs'
bright ideas to fix power mess
• No
sequel in store to state energy crisis
• Memos
show makings of power crisis
• State
Democrats want federal hearing on memos
Los Angeles Times:
• Proposal defies U.S. power plan
• State Nearing Deals to Redo Power Pacts
• Energy price ceiling jumps
• State balks at breaking up energy board
• State
Lists Fines in Energy
• State
Asks Judge to Void Sempra's Electricity Contract
• Senate
Vote on Power Official to Be Delayed
• Vote
Will Give 74,000 Creditors a Say on PG&E Payment Plans
• Paper
Trail Points to Roots of Energy Crisis
• Perot
Backs Off Promise to Cooperate With Probe
• Scandal
May Open New Doors in Energy
• Lawyers
Gave Early Warning to Enron
• Desert
Heat Prompts an Energy Alert in California
• Sempra
Energy Sues State Power Buyer to Keep Contract
• CMS
Chief Quits Amid Trading Inquiry
• Smoking
Gun Shoots Down Bush View of Power Crisis
• Lockyer
Says Probe Clears Power Buyers of Conflicts
Sacramento Bee:
• Fight looms over control of the state ISO board
• Energy officials say system can beat heat
• Panel
balks at returning Enron e-mail
• Report
blasts FERC's abilities
• State
asks businesses to volunteer to cut usage when power's tight
• PG&E
fraud suit clears a big hurdle
• FERC
acts to eliminate state power bottleneck
• Enron
memos help governor counter fallout from Oracle scandal
• Suits
filed against 26 of state's energy suppliers
• Enron
on hot seat: West fears that power plays persist
New York Times:
• Former
Officials Say Enron Hid Gains During Crisis in California
Fresno Bee:
• Powerful
switch in state energy scene
• Senate
testimony: Enron manipulated California power market
Bloomberg:
• PG&E
Has $631 Mln 1st-Qtr Profit After Year-Ago Loss
IN DEPTH:
Fresno Bee: California Power Crisis
San Francisco Chronicle: THE ENERGY CRUNCH
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Education
Sacramento Bee:
• School-transfer law loaded with questions
• Teachers
union bill is shelved
• Teachers:
Davis is in our debt
• Assembly
panel backs bill on textbook talks
San Francisco Chronicle:
• California education funding imperiled
• Schools
sue state over funding rules
Fresno Bee:
• Senate
passes $25 billion school bond issue for ballot
Los Angeles Times:
• Tough Times Force Cuts at 2-Year Colleges
• Education
Funds Shift Is Rejected
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Terrorism
San Francisco Chronicle:
• New
immigration computer to detect phony visas
• 40
security clearances pulled at area airports
Los Angeles Times:
• Airport
Security Stakes Rising
Sacramento Bee:
• Terrorism
insurance gets divisive
The Oakland Tribune:
• UC
Berkeley 'smart dust' set to fight terrorism
Contra Costa Times:
• Ridge
says lab employees, role to remain intact
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The Environment
San Francisco Chronicle:
• Fuel cell car gets environmental Oks
• California
frog loses 4 million protected acres
• White
House hints it may buy up oil leases
• EPA
plans rollback of Clean Air Act
• Laura
Bush offers slice of reality
• Davis
rebuffed on oil leases
• Shell
Oil to swap MTBE for ethanol by year's end
• Federal
court hears state plea to delay new offshore drilling
• Buying
back offshore oil leases
• Salt
ponds on way to becoming wetlands
• 10,000-acre
deal links Big Sur, Carmel parklands
• Judge
says fisheries service inadequately protected sea life
Los Angeles Times:
• Farm Smog Targeted by EPA
• River Water Use Must Be Cut, Official Says
• Southland Is U.S. Leader in Beach Closures
• Old Tactic Revived in Bid to Block Oil Drilling
• Where
Fields of Green Lead to Dirty Rivers
• It's
Birds vs. Bathers on Remote Beach
• Power
Plants Sprouting at Border
• Link
Between Sewage, Surfer Health Is Studied
• Injunction
Holds Up ZEV Program
• Judge
Upholds Protection of Habitat for 2 Species
• Web
Used in Fight Over Nuclear Waste Disposal
• Bush
Curbs Oil Drilling in Florida Coast Tract
• Fish's
Status a Contentious Issue
• Battle
Over Oil Drilling Turns to 2nd Alaska Site
• Judge
Rejects State Guidelines on Nuclear Waste Disposal
Sacramento Bee:
• Stretch of Big River is saved
• Davis signs 'greenhouse gas' bill amid hoopla, but impacts uncertain
• 'Greenhouse gas' bill signed by Davis
• Congress turns off the tap on Cal-Fed funds
• State hopes to pave way with emissions law
• Radioactive
waste rule stirs debate
• Tsakopoulos
farm case wins high court review
• Nature
will regain a bit of the bay
• State's
groundwater debate unquenched
• Senate
OKs bill to cut emissions
Fresno Bee:
• Environmental
groups fight water ruling
• Wildflower
gets federal protection
• North
Coast reservoirs and lakes are brim-full
• Fresno's
air third worst in U.S.
The Oakland Tribune:
• Cleaner
Bay may bode well for seafood lovers
• Oil,
corn lobbyists agree on ethanol
New York Times:
• Scientists
Seek Logging Ban on U.S.-Owned Land
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