Posts about California’s Budget Deficit as of October 14, 2009

As I wrote the title I could hear the 60’s folk song playing in my head……I digress…..there has been a lot of talk about moderate Repubs and their ultra right brethren….but who are the moderates in the GOP?  (I will give you a time for thought)….. Sorry…I can wait much longer…..Sen. Collins and Snowe…that is the story, but I doubt that they are that moderate….more like independent thinkers within the GOP….the Senate lost a great liberal Repub when Hagel bowed out….in the House about the only one I can think of right now is Mary Bono of California….there maybe some others but I am not aware of them…..

In nonetheless an additional e.g. of a vital illness IT plan setback, in Aug you wrote about UCSF’s strong problems with illness IT doing which you schooled about by unknown comments during a HisTALK blog. At “ Lessons Unlearned: Health IT Failure, Act 2 ” you wrote: I find it conspicuous which this resource-wasting unfolding (with probable inauspicious studious caring repercussions) can occur: In a state that’s in a serious mercantile crisis, At an classification which unsuccessful

Written by:  Adam Gottlieb Researched by:  Daniel Kwak Edited by:  Eric Blaine Managing Editor:  Mary Anne Nash America is losing the war on drugs.  Over the past 40 years, the United States Government has spent more than $2.5 trillion dollars fighting the “war on drugs” yet the number of drug users in the United States has risen to a record 19.9 million Americans.  Meanwhile, each year Mexican drug cartels make billions from drug trafficking and there has been a steady increase in violence directly attributable to drug cartels, which style themselves after small paramilitary forces.

Los Angeles Times Arnold Schwarzenegger to be honored for protecting parkland Los Angeles Times The California governor will receive the award from the National Park Trust after he nearly closed a third of the state’s parks this summer to save money and recently vetoed two park-protection bills. By Michael Rothfeld Reporting from Sacramento - Gov …

California have accused Nevada of stooping to a “new low” with its $1 million year-long advertising campaign, which mocks California’s $26 billion budget deficit and uses the slogan, “Keep your business in California and Kiss Your Assets Goodbye.”

Last Updated: February 25, 2009: 12:14 PM ET President Obama wants former Washington governor Gary Locke for commerce secretary. FIRST 100 DAYS 200 days: Obama and the economy Obama’s tax promise: Too tall an order 9% of late home loans get help Bailout money we can kiss goodbye Have we hit the bottom? Deficit: Just too damn big Mayor reacts to Obama speech More Videos WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack Obama named former Washington Gov.

LISTEN UP PEOPLE, DO NOT THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE THE NO ON QUESTION 1 HAS RAISED MORE CASH, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THEY WILL WIN. DONATE, DONATE NOW!, BE PART OF HISTORY!It explains why they were able to be on the air with ads nearly three weeks before our campaign was able to begin advertising. Our polling shows that we are dead-even right now and in a good position to win the campaign.

Official Statement of Marc Mutty/ SFMM campaign spokesman Scott Fish here.
Someone get Bishop Malone some gawddamn smelling salts, STAT!!!

Dear Yes on Question 1 supporters,
We knew we were being vastly outspent from the fact that the No on 1 campaign was able to air their advertising upwards of 50% more than our Yes on 1 campaign ads.
We had a clue that the other side was awash in money because of the dozens of paid staff members they have on board their campaign.

Ya know, it’s one thing to be sour because your opposition has outfundraised you to the tune of $1.6 million . It’s quite another to act as if your opposition is doing something to you by raising the excess of cash, when you are the ones who’ve declared war on rights that would already be law if not for your own chosen demand to hold a “people’s veto” vote, and you are the ones who are forcing this money war in the first place! This from Maine’s “Yes on 1″ campaign: Dear Yes on Question 1 supporters, We knew we were being vastly outspent from the fact that the No on 1 campaign was able to air their advertising upwards of 50% more than our Yes on 1 campaign ads.

Oct.13, 2009 in barack obama Quote: Dems infight over health bill funding By PATRICK O’CONNOR | 10/13/09 5:12 AM EDT Speaker Nancy Pelosi has a tax problem: The so-called millionaire’s tax that her fellow House Democrats want to use to pay for the bulk of their health care legislation won’t keep pace with rising costs. For the California congresswoman, who’s been echoing President Barack Obama’s mantra that health care reform shouldn’t add a dime to the federal deficit, the prospect could result in a sea of red ink.

Doomer Porn Site Comment: Today, I will relate some statements that have jumped out at me, from my regional newspapers, the Daily Camera and the Denver Post. I do so, because I know stories such as these are being echoed across all of our states. From today’s front page: Delinquent property taxes up; Boulder County tax lien sale scheduled for end of the month. The number of property owners in Boulder County who still haven’t paid their taxes is up 73 percent compared with last fall.

guardian.co.uk Schwarzenegger approval slumps to all-time low AFP LOS ANGELES — California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s popularity has slumped to an all-time low after a budget crisis that has left the state near bankruptcy, a new poll showed Tuesday. The Field Poll showed the former Hollywood action hero turned …

by Javier Nest The Forrester research survey released a report that 60% of marketers intend to shift from their traditional marketing to a more interactive way of marketing, which can be done online. But it’s not only the marketers, entrepreneurs and celebrities who have realized the great impact of social media, the California governor candidates have seen it as well and are now up to a race to win and win big. Those who have witnessed the effectiveness of online campaigns are now trying to get the hang of this technology religion.

From ThinkProgress.org “Obama Triples Budget Deficit to $1.4 Trillion.” — Fox Nation headline, 10/09/09 VERSUS “President Obama’s agenda…is responsible for only a sliver of the deficits, despite what many of his Republican critics are saying. … Mr. Obama’s main contribution to the deficit is his extension of several Bush policies, like the Iraq war and tax cuts for households making less than $250,000.” — The New York Times, 6/09/09 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/10/business/economy/10leonhardt.html?_r=1 There are two basic truths about the enormous deficits that the federal government will run in the coming years.

EXISTING PROCESS IS THE BEST FOR CHOOSING PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE The existing system of selecting the Republican nominee for president of the United States works well. Wisely, it starts with small states: the first caucus in Iowa and the first primary in New Hampshire. Then the eyes of the nation turn to South Carolina, home of the first-in-the-South contest. It is a bellwether event in American politics. When you think about it, South Carolina has a fantastic track record in vetting the candidates.

The continued saga of California’s political and financial dilemma will lead to San Bernardino County once again asking its labor unions to give more. Last year, San Bernardino County asked its labor associations to defer cost of living adjustments for one year. Well, little did they know was that more asking was on the horizon. Not only can the unions kiss the last salary increase goodbye, they can kiss the next one goodbye as well. The liklihood of the deferred increases returning in the next few years is zero.

Note: This article is reposted from the Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, and written by Cheryl Holly. It can be viewed here . Distance education involves learning that takes place when the teacher and the student are in two different settings, learning and teaching at two different times, perhaps even in two different countries and certainly with different aspirations in mind. In the more traditional approach to higher education, students travel to a campus to learn in the presence of an instructor and other students.

1) Asian central banks to restrain gains in currencies “More Asian central banks yesterday signalled they would intervene to curb gains in their currencies against the faltering US dollar, fearing uncertain worldwide recovery and slower growth in their economies.” 2) Now even SmartMoney has an article called 4 Ways to Short the U.S. Dollar 3) Steep losses pose crisis for pensions “The losses were typical of what pension funds suffered around the country.

ABC News Schwarzenegger Fiscal-Repairman Defined by Deficit (Correct) Bloomberg (Corrects Mike Spence title to past president of the California Republican Assembly in 18th paragraph.) Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) — California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who vowed as a candidate in 2003 to tame the most populous US … Voters disgusted with governor, Legislature San Francisco Chronicle Animal advocates win some, lose some as Schwarzenegger sign bills Los Angeles Times Gov.

After threatening a mass veto to spur a big water deal, the governor reverses course and signs a surprising slate of legislation. It includes bills he had vetoed in the past. By Patrick McGreevy and Eric Bailey October 13, 2009 Reporting from Sacramento – This had been Sacramento’s lost year, a stretch marked by a budget meltdown and hyper-partisan rancor, mass veto threats and mounting public distrust of state government as usual. But as the curtain dropped, Gov.

theStar.com Re: Tory blasts senators for `gutting’ crime The Harper government’s proposed crime legislation, including mandatory sentences for some drug offences, is ideologically and politically driven, not evidenced-based, and smacks of everything that is wrong with our criminal justice system. A classic case of crime as politics. This legislation, if it ever sees the light of day, will prey on the socially, culturally and economically disadvantaged, especially aboriginals and the mentally ill.

CLICK HERE to listen to Today’s Edition ofthe BARN’s Morning Ag Newswith NAFB Broadcaster Brian AllmerNational Ag News for October 13, 2009Sponsored by the American Farm Bureau Federation“Senate Finance Committee Votes Today on Health Bill” The Senate Finance Committee is expected to vote today on Health Care reform. Majority Leader Harry Reid has been working to merge a bill passed by the committee with a companion measure from the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

Photo by Fred Camino via Flickr . This and other photos can be seen on the MetroRiderLA Flickr pool . Metrolink plans to raise its fares by January 1, increasing single-ticket prices 3 percent to 6 percent , making the price of 10-trip tickets the equivalent of 5 round trips, and suspending a discount for December monthly passes. The board of directors of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority, the official agency name of Metrolink, will vote on the fare hikes 10 a.m.

ABC News Governor OKs Harvey Milk Day, marriage bill San Francisco Chronicle Capping a remarkable year for slain San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill to create a state day of recognition for Milk, making him only the second Californian, after naturalist John Muir, to receive the honor. …

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who vowed as a candidate in 2003 to tame the most populous U.S.