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• The trial on prison overcrowding began today. This could blow another hole in our budget, or could end up in a mass release of prisoners. Either way, this is yet another sad day for a failed corrections system in the state.
• We've already run out of money in our fire fighting budget, and exceeded the budget allocation by over $200 million. Tack it on to the 12Billion in deficit, I suppose.
• Jerry McNerney as the Secretary of Energy? It seems like more rumor than fact, and his spokesman is denying any contact with Barack Obama. But this would start a chain reaction and would likely set up a contested special election. McNerney hasn't been the best Congressman, but he does have fairly substantial knowledge about energy issues, particularly wind power.
• Markos has an important post on the Prop. 8 protests, the Human Rights Campaign, and grassroots politics.
• Disgraced conservative former SF Supervisor Ed Jew pleaded guilty to lying about where he lived in order to run for Supervisor. Ed Jew lasted only a few months before trying to shake down a business in the City. SF is better for his absence.
• "America's Sheriff" Mike Carona's exploits are getting detailed in his corruption trial. Yesterday we learned that one of his contributors got something of a "get out of jail free" card. Fun, just like a board game!
• In election counting news, Tom McClintock's lead over Charlie Brown is down to 562 votes, with provisionals to come, which usually favor Democrats. |
