Politics leads the day: The 21st Assembly Democratic candidates faced off for the first time yesterday in Redwood City. Rich Gordon, Yoriko Kishimoto, and Josh Becker were there and answering questions. And their respective camps have clearly found and saved Watch Dog's email address... thanks for the updates/spin everyone. We can tell you this: one camp thought it was 'corny' that Josh Becker brought his kid's Thomas the Train to the debate. At least everyone is focusing on the big issues...
One issue that was discussed (a lot, apparently) was High-Speed Rail. And Quentin Kopp chimes in too in today's Daily Journal.
Local budgets (cities and school districts) got lots of time at yesterday's debate too...
- Budget cuts, serious ones, coming to Burlingame...
- Fewer cuts are going to come from San Mateo-Foster City Elementary School District, because they won their parcel tax vote... officially. Congrats.
- And a preview of cuts in the Menlo Park City School District can be heard tonight -- including what will happen if the $178 per parcel tax doesn't pass in May...
- Not getting cuts is Belmont's money for "outreach" to residents on High-Speed Rail... which we thought was kind of the City Council's job.
The lawsuit filed against San Mateo County's elections office is moving forward. This is about electronic signatures captured via iPhone being used to sign State elections petitions and is being brought by Verafirma, a Silicon Valley start-up. San Mateo County Elections' chief Warren Slocum rejected the signatures because he couldn't figure out a way to verify the signatures under California law.
Amgen Tour of California will go Coastside... Rogue waves stay away...
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