Contra Costa Democratic Party

Treasurer Bill Lockyer raises the possibility of privatizing the world’s best public university system.
Read about it here.

Hank Shaw over at Recordnet.com has the details:
New voter registration numbers out
New voter registration data is out, and as expected, “decline-to-state” voters saw the largest increase. Interestingly, the overall numbers are down — a phenomenon that often happens after elections. Here’s the latest breakout for all of the area’s contested districts:
For the 11th Congressional District
Republicans […]

Dan Walters of the Sacramento Bee writes about the perpetual campaign. Recalls, special elections and special sessions are just a few examples of how we always have something happening politically here in the Sunshine state.

Read it here.

Paul Krugman on the right-wing envy of Gore. Here’s the link.
Thomas Friedman talks about the contrast between Bush and Gore. Read it here.
Maureen Dowd gave her column over to Stephen Colbert for the day. Favorite quote:
I’d like to thank Maureen Dowd for permitting/begging me to write her column today. As I type this, she’s watching […]

It is difficult to tell what will happen next year with both of these issues, especially in light of the recent attacks on Assembly Speaker Nunez. The Wall Street Journal has an article on the some of the background.
Read it here.

The Governor is failing to win from support from either side. Labor has come out against the plan.
Read details here.

Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez has responded to criticism of his use of campaign funds to pay for his travel abroad and gift purchases. He gave a more detailed explanation of how and why those funds were used.
Read about it here.

It has passed the Legislature and will await the Governor’s signature or veto. It is a bill that would extend state financial aid to undocumented students.

Read the LA Times editorial supporting it here.

The special session called by the Governor has been…well, not so special.
Read about it here.