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Barack Obama Storms Los Angeles
Barack Obama is coming to California at the beginning of his campaign, not just to collect contributions but to ask for votes. He'll be collecting Hollywood money tonight in Beverly Hills, on a day he also addressed real voters, signaling the importance of the state's plan for a February primary and it's significance to the liberal Senator from Illinois. We hear about both events. Also, Governor Schwarzenegger calls a court ruling a “threat to public safety” and, on Reporter's Notebook, just what is the State Transportation Commission, which outraged Mayor Villaraigosa and other local officials?
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenBarack Obama is coming to California at the beginning of his campaign, not just to collect contributions but to ask for votes. He'll be collecting Hollywood money tonight in Beverly Hills, on a day he also addressed real voters, signaling the importance of the state's plan for a February primary and it's significance to the liberal Senator from Illinois. We hear about both events. Also, Governor Schwarzenegger calls a court ruling a “threat to public safety” and, on Reporter's Notebook, just what is the State Transportation Commission, which outraged Mayor Villaraigosa and other local officials?
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3 storiesJudge Rules Governor's Interstate Prison Transfers Illegal
State Superior Court Judge Gail Ohanesian says Governor Schwarzenegger has violated the law and the constitution by transferring prisoners out of state to ease overcrowding. The Governor calls the ruling " a threat to public safety ." Mark Martin reports for the San Francisco Chronicle .
Read the story8 minBarack Obama in Los Angeles
Nobody's surprised when a presidential candidate comes to California almost a year before the primary voting begins--looking for money. What's rare is the candidate who's also looking for votes. But this year is different.
Read the story10 minState Transportation Commission Meets on Freeway Funds' Allocation
After lobbying motorists yesterday on the LA's Westside, Mayor Villaraigosa flew off to Sacramento for today's meeting of the State Transportation Commission . Local leaders were furious at the way the Commission staff allocated the first of $20 billion in bonds passed last November.
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