Today's Fresh Meat

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

Governor Schwarzenegger has canceled trips to England and India in case he needs to call a special legislative session to addresshealth care, water storage, and redistricting, according to the SacBee. These issues, which the Governor identifies as among his toppriorities, have been delayed due to the budget impasse.

High temperatures are expected to continue into the Labor Day weekend, including in the Los Angeles area, whereincreased use of electricity has strained power grids and causedoutages, reports the San Jose Merc. Utilities are supplying recordamounts of energy, mostly due to increased use of air conditioning.

One third of California’s schools failed to meet benchmarksset by the No Child Left Behind program this year, according to the SanJose Merc. California schools also showed little improvement on thestate’s Academic Performance Index. The SF Chron further highlights the failure of 37 schools in the Bay Area.