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Prop 92
Prop. 92 backers to ask lawmakers for help
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - 13 hours ago
The proponents of Proposition 92, which was soundly defeated
Tuesday by voters, say their next move will be to ask the
state Legislature to boost funding ...
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Prop. 92'S Failure Is Blamed On Poor Timing -- Opponents
and supporters of Proposition 92, which would have lowered
fees for community college students, said Wednesday that
poor timing led to the measure's defeat. DANIELA PERDOMO in
the Los Angeles Times -- 2/7/08
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-colleges7feb07,1,6876760.story
Prop. 92 Backers To Ask Lawmakers For Help -- The
proponents of Proposition 92, which was soundly defeated
Tuesday by voters, say their next move will be to ask the
state Legislature to boost funding for community colleges.
TANYA SCHEVITZ in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 2/7/08
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/07/MNRLUT8TU.DTL
Heavy voter turnout for Yolo County
Daily Democrat, CA - 2 hours ago
Prop. 92, which would have provided funding for community
colleges, was defeated locally with 26925 no votes, or 59.8
percent, compared to 18137 yes votes ...
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Student center opens at SCC
TheReporter.com, CA - 3 hours ago
The grand opening came on the heels of a defeated
Proposition 92. The proposition, which failed with 57
percent "no" votes, would have established in the ...
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Disappointment at college over the failure of Prop. 92
Nevada Appeal, NV - 7 hours ago
Students, faculty and staff at Lake Tahoe Community College
are disappointed with the failure of Proposition 92. The
proposition would have lowered tuition ...
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The Golden State's ballot is cast
The Desert Sun, CA - 9 hours ago
Supporters of Prop. 92 had their hearts in the right place.
They designed a measure to create a separate funding stream
for community colleges that would be ...
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Election Day Winners and Losers: Schwarzenegger, Clinton,
Nunez ...
California Majority Report, CA - 10 hours ago
Community colleges -- None of the major polls had taken the
temperature on Prop 92. And despite the influx of youth
voters, it went down to a crushing ...
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Voters Squash Community College Funding Measure
The UCSD Guardian Online, CA - 10 hours ago
“This is my main criticism of Prop. 92.” The UC Board of
Regents, who openly challenged Proposition 92, expressed
similar concerns. ...
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Prop. 93 defeat to hit student wallets
Ventura County Star, CA - 10 hours ago
Community college students could be facing higher fees and
reduced services with Tuesday's defeat of Proposition 92,
combined with the faltering economy, ...
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Students hit by Prop 92 defeat
Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA - 12 hours ago
Proposition 92 would have capped future fee increases and
guaranteed a revenue stream for the budgets of California's
110 community colleges. ...
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General Education
Escalating costs for college students hurt our entire state
California's budget mess is about to hit college
campuses across the state, and the victims will be among
those we should be helping the most. Higher fees and
restrictions on admissions will cut some students out of the
opportunity that college offers, and that's a recipe for
long-term decline in the once-Golden State.
Wednesday, Feb 6, 2008
http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/story/376480.html
Voters Give California Schools High Marks -- Despite a
tanking economy, Californians agreed to pull out their
checkbooks to support their schools, overwhelmingly
supporting local education tax measures up and down the
state on Super Tuesday. JILL TUCKER in the San Francisco
Chronicle -- 2/7/08
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/07/BA99UT9M9.DTL
State News:
California voters spot term-limits deception
http://www.dailynews.com/editorial/ci_8187938
Primary pangs: woulda, coulda, shoulda
When California lawmakers moved up the primary election to
Feb. 5, we were critical of the decision for three reasons:
http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/story/379030.html
California Leaders Are Suddenly Lame Ducks -- Even as
they preserved the status quo on term limits Tuesday, voters
fired the starting gun on races for new Senate and Assembly
leaders. NANCY VOGEL and PATRICK MCGREEVY in the Los Angeles
Times STEVEN HARMON in the San Jose Mercury -- 2/7/08
http://www.mercurynews.com/localnewsheadlines/ci_8193858?nclick_check=1
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sacto7feb07,1,6850194.story
Defeat Of Prop. 93 Will Test Legislature -- California
voters' rejection of a ballot initiative that would have
allowed state lawmakers facing term limits to keep their
jobs longer is expected to create more challenges for the
Legislature, which already faces the huge problem of solving
the state's looming $14.5 billion budget deficit. MATTHEW YI
in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 2/7/08
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/07/MN1AUT9MR.DTL
2 Tribes In Southern California Can Each Expand Enough To
Surpass The Largest Casino In The Nation -- Now that
voters have approved a huge expansion of Indian gambling for
four tribes, California may soon be home to the biggest
casinos in the United States - and whether that is good for
the state budget and the communities near the expanding
casinos depends on who is talking. KEVIN FAGAN in the San
Francisco Chronicle -- 2/7/08
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/07/MN55UTEED.DTL
Sycuan's go-ahead
Tribe should understand worries over deal
After one of the most expensive initiative campaigns in
California history, voters followed their usual pattern this
week and decided to allow a big expansion of gambling by
four wealthy tribes.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080207/news_lz1ed7bottom.html
Steinberg Could Be Capital's First Senate Leader Since 1883
-- Sen. Darrell Steinberg is a former labor lawyer and
unabashed liberal widely considered one of the nicest guys
in the Capitol. He has also shrewdly positioned himself to
become the first president pro tem of the California Senate
from Sacramento since 1883, thanks to this week's election
results. AURELIO ROJAS in the Sacramento Bee -- 2/7/08
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/693900.html
Speculation Starts About Leader Posts -- Mark. Get set.
Go. Like an unofficial starting gun, rumbling in the Capitol
on Wednesday marked the beginning of the end for Assembly
Speaker Fabian Núñez and Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata.
JIM SANDERS in the Sacramento Bee -- 2/7/08
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/694009.html
On term limits
Prop. 93 may have been a ploy by Fabian Nuñez and Don
Perata, but voters also took a hit.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-prop93-7feb07,0,7836681.story
Editorial: History's lessons ignored
Governor, legislators seem intent on doing more of what
got the state into trouble
http://www.ocregister.com/opinion/tax-call-mortgage-1975626-sacramento-state
Editorial: Voters act sensibly on the propositions
Ballot-box budgeting for community collegesand longer
terms for lawmakers are rejected
http://www.ocregister.com/opinion/legislature-voters-handle-1975627-legislative-state
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Janice Hopcraft
Hopcraft Communications
Government Media Relations; Campaign Management
Phone.916.457.5546 :: Fax.916.457.5548
http://www.hopcraft.com
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