- Making News: Check Rules
Governor Schwarzenegger wants to increase the cost of vehicle registrations by $6. The trade-off is fewer smog checks-and reduced air pollution. Paul Rogers, who reports for the San Jose Mercury-News, says the additional revenue would help fund programs that reduce diesel pollution, the most harmful type of smog particulate. - Reporter's Notebook: Lakers' Loss Is Good for Game, League
The Lakers got crushed last night and lost a championship they were supposed to win. LA Times columnist Bill Plashke blames it on the -failure of excess and the danger of ego,- an apt account of a team of superstars that was excessively egotistical all season. Marty Burns, who writes for SportsIllustrated.com, says when a team like the Pistons, with no superstar, beats a team with four Hall of Famers, may be very good for professional basketball.
Governor Schwarzenegger's smog-reduction strategy
Rogers' article on the governor's clean-air proposal
California Air Resources Board (ARB)