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Governor-Elect Brown Convenes Budget Forum
After Jerry Brown gets a reality check on the budget, one Sacramento veteran compares possible cuts to Conservative David Cameron’s when he became Prime Minister of Britain. Also, Beverly Hills police say the "person of interest" who shot himself to death last week used the same gun that killed Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen. The, Frank McCourt has lost sole control of the Dodgers, at least for the moment. Will he sell? Would Jamie want to buy? On our rebroadcast of To the Point, sex, WikiLeaks and the law.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenAfter Jerry Brown gets a reality check on the budget, one Sacramento veteran compares possible cuts to Conservative David Cameron’s when he became Prime Minister of Britain. Also, Beverly Hills police say the "person of interest" who shot himself to death last week used the same gun that killed Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen. Then, Frank McCourt has lost sole control of the Dodgers, at least for the moment. Will he sell? Would Jamie want to buy? On our rebroadcast of today’s To the Point, as the world copes with online document dumps by Wikileaks, Julian Assange has been jailed in England. Has he made the work of US diplomats harder than ever or created a new standard of openness and accountability? Has he violated the law?
Banner image: California state controller John Chiang (R) and California governor-elect Jerry Brown (C) look on as state treasurer Bill Lockyear speaks during a briefing on California's state budget on December 8, 2010 in Sacramento, California. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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4 storiesBallistics Tie Suicide Victim to Ronni Chasen Murder
The Beverly Hills Police Department said this afternoon that the gun used by a man who committed suicide when confronted with officers last week appears to the same one that killed Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen. Daniel Miller, staff reporter at the Hollywood Reporter , has the details.
Read the story6 minGovernor-Elect Brown Convenes Budget Forum
Jerry Brown isn't Governor yet, but he held a big event in Sacramento today. He called it a “ town hall forum ” on the budget, designed to give legislators and local officials a dose or reality on just how bad the state's fiscal crisis really is.
Read the story10 minJamie McCourt's Win on Round One
The agreement saying that Frank McCourt owns the Dodgers was thrown out yesterday in Superior Court, leaving him co-owner with ex-wife Jamie. Since they never want to do business together again, does that mean a sale is in store? David Boies, says, maybe Frank will sell out to Jamie.
Read the story9 minSex, WikiLeaks and the Law
Julian Assange spent last night in a London Jail, without bail on an arrest warrant from Sweden. He has not been charged with a crime, but Swedish authorities say two women have accused him of rape and sexual harassment. Assange says it’s really all about WikiLeaks .
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