[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has endorsed former state Senator Jackie Speier in her bid for theDistrict 12 congressional seat. "I don't think anyone is morequalified, I don't think anyone is more experienced," said Newsom.

An independent budget analyst has called Governor Schwarzenegger's deep cut solution misguided.Legislative Analyst Elizabeth Hill wrote,  "While the administration'sapproach... has the appeal of fairness, it reflects little effort toprioritize and determine which state programs ... are most critical."

Proposition 92 has the state's two largest teachers unions pitted against each other:The California Federation of Teachers in favor, and The CaliforniaTeachers Association against. Proposition 92 would increase spending oncommunity colleges by $300 million per year and result in a $70 millionloss of student fee revenues per year.

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