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Climate
panel faces major review
By msnbc.com staff and news service
Wednesday,
March 10, 2010
UNITED NATIONS - The world's biggest scientific guns are
being called in to mop up after a trickle of unsettling
errors in the reports written by the U.N. climate panel..........more-
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Aides Knew of Massa Concerns
BY
The Wall Street Journal
Thursday,
March 11, 2010
WASHINGTON—Aides to House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi knew of concerns about the behavior of
former Rep. Eric Massa months earlier than Ms. Pelosi previously
acknowledged, a senior Democratic leadership aide said Wednesday.................................................Read
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Another
state to feds: Take your gun regs and stuff 'em
Local governments in massive revolt against rules
ordered by Washington
By Bob Unruh
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
9:24 PM
Utah has become the third state to adopt a law exempting guns and
ammunition made, sold and used in the state from massive federal
regulations under the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,
and supporters say about 30 more states have some sort of plan for
their own exemptions in the works...........................................Read
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vacation time could wash out state furlough savings
By Jon Ortiz and Phillip Reese
Thursday,
March 11, 2010
State workers last year used nearly a third less of their
paid vacation time than in 2008, a tangible sign that Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's furloughs will carry a deferred
cost to the state for many years to come.................................................Read
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groups spent $1 billion to sway policy
By Marisa Lagos, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau
Thursday,
March 11, 2010
The California Teachers Association spent $211.8 million -
more than any other special interest group - over the past
decade to influence state voters and politicians, according
to a state report released Wednesday ........................................Read
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Initiative Duel
Carp Councilmembers
Spar over Paredon Project
Santa Barbara Independent
By Nick Welsh
Thursday,
March
11, 2010
The Carpinteria City Council on Monday reaffirmed
its opposition to Measure J?—?the Venoco Oil-sponsored
ballot initiative that would pave the way for a
new slant drilling operation behind City Hall and
just down the coast from “The World’s
Safest Beach”.........................................Read
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Local
developer worries pilots at Oceano airport
KSBY.com
By Ariel Wesler, KSBY News
Wednesday,
March
10, 2010
11:13 PM
A local developer is stirring up controversy at the
Oceano Airport. Los Osos developer Jeff Edwards says
he wants to close the airport and use the land for
other purposes. However, the San Luis Obispo County
Board of Supervisors says the airport is not for sale.
Still, Edwards has called for a series of meetings
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Opposition
Builds Over County’s Proposed Construction Agreement
NOOZHAWK
By Giana Magnoli, Noozhawk Staff Writer
Wednesday,
March
10, 2010
In February, a proposal to create a Construction Stabilization
Agreement on bidding for county projects was approved unanimously
by the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, while the
local construction community remained mostly unaware. On Wednesday,
opponents rallied against the proposal, which they say would
cut down on competition for public works project bids and
increase the cost to taxpayers. ..............................Read
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Police
Brace for $3-Million Cut
Union Chief Blasts Impending Pink Slips
Santa Barbara Independent
By Nick Welsh
Thursday,
March
11, 2010
Even under the best of circumstances, relations between City
Administrator Jim Armstrong and Sgt. Mike McGrew of the Police
Officers Association (POA) are cautiously wary. But with the
city’s Police Department facing $3 million in budget
cuts, circumstances are hardly ideal...........................Read
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