Friday, July 24, 2009
Sacramento and Washington Choose Minnows over People..
Long story short; a delta built for irrigating the valley's rich soil has been now completely confiscated by environmentally concerned politicians so that water from the delta can run out to the sea. The decision this year to stop the pumps because of a mild drought is largely based on new findings that claim Orca whales eventually benefit from the Delta Smelt Minnow that populate the irrigation water in the delta.
It would be hard to imagine a worse time for CA to pursue a policy that kills thousands of jobs and cripples a significant portion of the valley that is responsible for a whopping 25% of the nations Ag production.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Please take a good look Mr. President....
(We interrupt regular our regular LA broadcast to bring you the latest from the G8 Conference in Italy.....)
Courtesy of The Comedy Hub (CHN):
Barack Obama Was Caught Checking Out Booty Today....
Likewise for French buddy Nicolas Sarkozy...L'Aquila, Italy- Seems like they both had time to take a good look. Maybe they are not used to seeing curly hair... on a 16 YEAR OLD BRAZILIAN GIRL??

But none of this was all that bad until a reporter at The Associated Press did a blow up of the pic (below) and found that Barack was indeed contemplating a second stimulus package...

Although the moment passed quickly, the pair were about to get an opportunity to discuss their day....

The two were in deep conversation the next day discussing how they both had learned their respective lessons; but Holy Cow; that's just not fair...

But(t), American's still have no choice to concede that this guy would have been no better.....

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Thursday, July 9, 2009
Budget Crisis Got You Down? Smoke a J dude.
Attitudes change; pot dispensaries multiply
gkim@sacbee.com
With a hard-line stance against marijuana crumbling at almost every level of government, advocates of the drug are pushing beyond legality for societal acceptance.
There are about 30 medical marijuana dispensaries in Sacramento that distribute cannabis to patients with conditions ranging from cancer to anorexia who have a letter from their doctor. According to those in the business, half have opened in the last six months, a result of the Obama administration vowing not to prosecute dispensaries if they're abiding by state laws.
The rapid growth has prompted dispensary operators and local activists to call city officials, asking for more oversight, even if it results in extra taxes or regulations. For some, it's an effort to curb skyrocketing competition. Many hope oversight will unmask a business they say should be as normal as a Rite-Aid.
"It would legitimize us in a big way," said Cody Bass, co-director of Capitol Wellness Collective in midtown. "And it would keep out a lot of different elements we don't want involved – we don't want any Joe Schmoe selling marijuana to a 16-year-old kid just to make rent that month."
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said in May that it's time for California to study whether to legalize and tax marijuana for recreational use.
A national marijuana advocacy group launched an ad campaign Wednesday in California's major television markets proposing that as a solution to the state's budget crisis. Some stations have said they will not air the 30-second ad, in which Fair Oaks resident Nadene Herndon contends that taxes could help offset cuts faced by schools, health care and police.
More: http://www.sacbee.com/capitolandcalifornia/story/2011888.html?mi_rss=Capitol%20and%20California
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Just now From CHN: Joe Jackson Wins Custody; Debuts "Jackson 3"
by: Mandy Westgate , CHN Hollywood Minute, 10:45 AM PST
LOS ANGELES: A high stakes custody battle between Jackson's parents and Debbie Rowe has finally been resolved out of court according to a Jackson family representative. The three children (Prince Michael, 12; Paris Michael Katherine, 11; and Prince Michael II (blanket), 7) have been with their grandparents since Michael's death on June 25th.
Joe and Katherine Jackson want to raise the children with 'love and guidance'. Additionally, they have disclosed that each child will receive a $7.00 per week allowance which is equivalent to what Michael made when he was their age, albeit after 3 platinum singles and several years of 'whippins'.Early feedback from America's newest pop group has varied widely. Their sound so far is likened to both Hansen and Alvin and The Chipmunks. Simon, one of three lead vocalists from the aforementioned animated group, was asked about the comparison to the 'Jackson 3' by CHN and replied "Bull Fucking-Shit" in a sped-up baritone voice.
Jermaine Jackson has already gone public with his anger that he has not been asked to perform in the group; telling multiple sources that Blanket's back-up vocals are atrocious.
"It's unclear if these kids will need to be disciplined the same way I unmercifully beat their father and the others" said Joe Jackson to a handful of reporters just hours after the King of Pop had been laid to rest. "I think it's different for each child; my 9 children all needed harsh systematic beatings, various types of sexual abuse, and lifelong battles with me over proceeds from their artistic work as minors".
"We can only pray that these three respond in much the same way", concluded Joe with a sheepish smile as he lightly stroked a giant wooden paddle behind his back.
AEG Live, Michael's promoter for the pending tour, has stated that refunds are clearly not necessary now that the 'Jackson 3' will be available for the entirety of the London concert series. "We wont be charging ticket holders any additional money for getting two more Jackson's than originally planned" stated AEG on their website.
Rowe, pictured right in a black shirt which portrays three wolves howling to the moon not unlike three motherless children, might be seizing her final opportunity to sell or profit from the two children that she crapped out under contract in 1997 and 1998 respectively.
Rowe's attorney, did not entirely agree; "When Joe and Katherine Jackson die we will get one more shot at a payday; we just want what's best for the children" said Almli, as she winked at her driver to close the bullet proof windows of her Mercedez-Benz Maybach which was being towed by a separate Maybach so that the sound of the motor could not be heard in her Maybach.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Schwarzenegger explores non-conventional options to close CA Budget
Two Year Budget Crisis Leaves Governor and State Legislature with Few Viable Optionsby: Rachelle Vicente-Dias CHN Political Team. 3:45 PM PST
Sacramento, CA:
Following last months rejection of several revenue increasing ballot measures, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger gave his staff one clear goal: find ways to save the state money and fast.
CHN has obtained an email from an anonymous staffer who helped narrow the list down to the 20 following proposals that are on currently on the Governor's desk and awaiting approval:
1. Considering an offer by Long John Silver's to buy naming rights to the state itself for 22.5 million.
2. Tax Free Cigarettes to be sold to spotted owls in exchange for access to valuable old growth forests
3. No cop Thursdays.
4. The four guys that stand around while one guy works on all California road and transportation projects will be cut to just four guys standing around.
5. Salary laden public school administrative jobs will be entirely eliminated; no change expected to test scores.
6. "Prevailing Wage" labor rates to be dropped from all State projects in favor of "whatever rate that Mexican will do it for".
7. San Diego beaches to be loaded and shipped to Missouri in exchange for "Show Me State" motto; expected value of revenues are described as 'sentimental' .
8. Will temporarily allow USC football team to play in the NFL.
9. Asks California poultry farmers to look really, really hard for a 'golden goose'.
10. Yosemite National Park to be dynamited/burned (savings to budget still unclear)
11. Formal review to determine cost effectiveness of fire trucks vs. the 'bucket system'
12. Find out what happened with that check that was supposed to come from the Nigerian Oil Minister's cousin.
13. Order Coast Guard to carefully search for additional islands... warns that he is already aware of Baja California.
14. Asks Cal Berkley economists to get him an honest assessment of the value of ocean water.
15. Announce a 2nd gold rush. Details TBA.
16. Remaster 'Conan The Barbarian' to Blu-Ray. Donate all proceeds to the ailing Department of Sanitation which has been over-run with discarded vhs, laser-disc, and dvds from Schwarzenegger films for over 25 years.
17. DMV workers to write parking tickets during 'enhanced' 2 hour lunch break.
18. Post office employees encouraged to 'Give a Damn' (even though this is a federal obligation the staff felt it should be included).
19. Expand 'Gas Tax' to include farting.
20. Or forget ideas 1-19 and solve the states fiscal crisis by having the 600,000 incarcerated illegal immigrants replace the 600,000 non-incarcerated illegal immigrants who currently provide for the States Agricultural labor.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Gary Condit supposedly off 'The Hook'... An Illegal Immigrant killed Chandra Levy...
Suspect formally charged in Levy death
WASHINGTON – Police on Wednesday formally charged Ingmar Guandique with the 2001 murder of Chandra Levy.
In a brief appearance, the Salvadoran immigrant was charged, booked, photographed and fingerprinted before being returned to a downtown Washington, D.C., jail cell. He's to be presented with first-degree murder charges in D.C. Superior Court this afternoon, nearly eight years after Levy's disappearance crushed her Modesto family and captivated a nation.
No Levy family member or representative was present during Guandique's hourlong initial processing or at the subsequent booking.
"I don't really need to know every little detail," Dr. Robert Levy, Chandra's father, said in a telephone interview Wednesday.
Levy added that he isn't sure if he or his wife, Susan, will travel from their home in California's San Joaquin Valley to observe how the man accused of murdering their daughter fares in court.
Still, the enduring fascination with Levy's murder and the circumstances surrounding it were apparent Wednesday afternoon. More than a dozen television camera crews, still photographers and print reporters clustered outside police offices awaiting Guandique's arrival.
Monday night, U.S. marshals had quietly delivered Guandique from a federal prison in Southern California, where he's serving a 10-year sentence for attacking two women in Washington's Rock Creek Park. That is the same park where Levy's skeletal remains were found in May 2002.
The three Washington detectives who painstakingly built the circumstantial murder case against him – Anthony Brigidini, Todd Williams and Emilio Martinez – escorted Guandique from the D.C. jail to the department's Violent Crimes Branch headquarters.
Clad in an orange jumpsuit, white socks and blue slippers, and with his hands and legs shackled, the 27-year-old Guandique shuffled in the detectives' grip from the unmarked car to the police office door. His arms looked bare, but the gang-related words Mara Salvatrucha appeared to be tattooed prominently around his neck.
Also known as MS-13, Mara Salvatrucha is a violent gang that began in Los Angeles. Guandique did not have any known gang tattoos when he was sentenced to prison in early 2002.
Now, Guandique has a short beard, and a police detective said his hair had grown out, obscuring a portrait of a devil said to be tattooed on top of his head. He glared briefly at reporters Wednesday but mostly kept his head down and did not respond to several questions asked in Spanish.
An illegal immigrant, Guandique is not known to be conversant in English. Wednesday afternoon, during his initial processing, he had his Miranda rights read to him in Spanish.
Prosecutors say Guandique attacked Levy in Rock Creek Park on May 1, 2001. A former federal Bureau of Prisons intern, Levy had apparently gone to the park for a jog. At the time, as subsequent developments revealed, she was involved in a relationship with then-Congressman Gary Condit. Police never considered Condit a suspect, but the relationship, once it became public, drew notoriety to Levy's disappearance and brought an end to Condit's long political career.
Though police lack DNA evidence, they have several witnesses who say Guandique confessed to the killing while incarcerated.
"As early as 2002, Guandique had discussed the murder of Chandra Levy with a witness," one police affidavit states.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Nobody Suspects That Pot Will Be Present When.....
Thousands Gather in Santa Monica Mountains for 12-Hour Movie about the National Parks
"We're not a travelogue, we're not a nature fim, we're not a recomendation on which lodge to stay in. It's the story how this place got started," a zealous Ken Burns said of his upcoming twelve hour documentary on the National Parks. He and his crew have spent what many dream about: six years of traveling the country from National Park to National Park exploring some of the country's most beautiful and historically and culturally significant places.
"We've been curious how our country ticks and for 30 years we made films trying to figure out who these strange and complicated people are who like to call themselves Americans," explained Burns, whose film repertoire includes documentaries on the Civil War, Baseball, Jazz and most recently, World War II. "One of the ways we reveal ourselves is in relationship to the land... There's nothing that reveals more of us than this best of all ideas that was to set aside land not just for rich folks but everybody and for all time. That's what National Parks are."
