CalWatchdog Morning Read – November 4
by CalWatchdog Staff | November 4, 2016 10:03 am
- Field Poll: Voters poised to pass a bunch of ballot measures
- October jobs miss mark, wages tick up
- Good drought news
- Out-of-area spending dominates two of the most important Assembly races
- SD Congressman to pay back campaign funds used for household expenses
Good morning. TGIF. A new poll out this morning suggests that voters will likely approve many of the 17 measures on the ballot. Of the 10 polled by the Field Poll/UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, voters appear ready to approve at least seven.
Included among those poised to pass is recreational marijuana. CalWatchdog[1] has more.
In other news:
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Important election data point: “The U.S. economy added a less-than-expected 161,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate stood at 4.9 percent as investors got to digest the final payrolls report before Tuesday’s presidential election.” CNBC has more.
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Drought improving? “A rainy October in Northern California has lifted about a quarter of the state out of drought conditions, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported Thursday. It’s the rosiest picture released by federal officials since the spring of 2013, when about 64% of the state was considered to be in “moderate drought” — or worse.” The Los Angeles Times[2] has more.
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Two top Assembly races: “Millions of dollars in outside money is pouring into two high-profile Assembly races in San Bernardino County, state records show.” The San Bernardino County Sun[3] has more.
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Just in time: “Congressman Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, says he will repay $49,000 to his campaign account after months of revelations that he used the fund for personal expenses.” The San Diego Union-Tribune[4] has more.
Legislature:
- Gone till December.
Gov. Brown:
- No public events announced.
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- CalWatchdog: http://calwatchdog.com/2016/11/04/california-voters-poised-legalize-marijuana/
- Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-federal-drought-report-20161103-story.html
- San Bernardino County Sun: http://www.sbsun.com/government-and-politics/20161103/two-san-bernardino-county-assembly-races-being-driven-by-out-of-town-money
- The San Diego Union-Tribune: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/sd-me-hunter-repay-20161103-story.html
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