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CAPITOL PUBLIC RADIO: Legislative Democrats Line Up Behind Brown's Tax Measure

January 09, 2012

Legislative Democrats seem to be lining up behind California Governor Jerry Brown’s tax initiative for the November 2012 ballot – even though some of them might prefer a rival tax measure.

By Ben Adler

KCBS Radio SAN FRANCISCO: Phil Matier: Bill To Cap Cal State University Salaries Taps Popular Anger

January 05, 2012

SACRAMENTO (KCBS) – A state senator has proposed capping the pay of California State University campus presidents and holding their salary negotiations in public.

Sen. Ted Lieu said he was frustrated the CSU trustees recently approved a 12 percent fee hike at the same meeting where a new campus president was hired for San Diego at a salary $100,000 more than his predecessor.

KCBS And Chronicle Insider Phil Matier:

 

NBC-TV LOS ANGELES: Santa Monica Residents Sick of Their Airport

December 02, 2011

Some say the air pollution, noise and danger should end

By Gordon Tokumatsu and Bill French
John Wilson's latest "wakeup call" about Santa Monica Airport came last August. His childhood home was just a few dozen yards from the scene of a plane crash. It's a neighborhood located right under the noisy flight path.

The images were seen around the world. A student pilot was pulled alive from the wreckage after his plane crashed into a wall, narrowly missing a home that belongs to one of Wilson's neighbors.

Audio recording of Nov. 30, 2011 Senate Select Committee on Air Quality Informational Hearing

November 30, 2011

SANTA MONICA - On Nov. 30, 2011, the Senate Select Committee on Air Quality, Senator Ted W. Lieu, chair, conducted an informational hearing on air pollution basics and the Santa Monica Airport.

to listen to the hearing, click on the links below: