A few Odds and Ends from this past week:
- The East Bay Express is reporting that Senate President pro Tem Don Perata may soon be indicted on federal charges stemming from a recent FBI corruption probe. In related news, the State Democratic Party gave Perata $250,000 to help fight the FBI Probe, and Shane Goldmacher of the Sac Bee reports that some Democratic Activists are none too happy about it.
- On the NFL stadium front, Yahoo News speculates on who might be the occupant of developer Ed Roski’s proposed Los Angeles Stadium. In the San Jose Mercury, Mark Purdy argues that San Jose’s vote in 1988 to build what is now the HP Pavilion Arena made San Jose a real city, and speculates that the same could be true for Santa Clara if the proposed 49ers stadium at Great America were to be built.
- California Republican Party Chairman Ron Nehring and Assemblyman Roger Niello react to the Democrats’ tax-laden budget proposal today on the Flashreport Blog.
- Assembly Republican Caucus Chair Bob Huff argues in the OCRegister that a Spending Limit is key to California’s Fiscal Health.