Daily Green

Good afternoon, all. In the news today:

• Brown speaks to League of California Cities about the budget;
• Prop 26 threatens gas-tax swap;
• Water districts prepare for next drought;
• And much more...

Top of the Ticket

Multiple sources 1/19/11
Jerry Brown tells city officials to come to the table
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/01/jerry-brown-tells-city-officials-to-come-to-the-table.html
http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2011/01/19/brown-dishes-jokes-truth-to-locals/
http://calitics.com/diary/13052/brown-pleads-with-skeptical-cities

The San Francisco Examiner 1/20/11
Local transit funding depends on compromise in Sacramento
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/transportation/2011/01/local-transit-funding-depends-compromise-sacramento

Wall Street Journal 1/20/11
Amid Deluge, Districts Plan for Next Dry Spell
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703954004576090250854036160.html

CA Environmental News & Opinion

Contra Costa Times 1/19/11
Panel seeks public input on Delta water issues
http://www.contracostatimes.com/environment/ci_17140111

San Diego Union-Tribune 1/19/11
Ocean currents mean sewage pollution potential persists
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jan/19/ocean-currents-mean-sewage-pollution-potential-rem/

Los Angeles Times 1/19/11
California switches off 100-watt bulb for new incandescents
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/01/california-100-watt-bulb-new-incandescent-.html

Sacramento Bee 1/20/11
Mayor Johnson sees green economy in Sacramento's future
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/20/3337345/mayor-johnson-sees-green-economy.html

San Diego Union-Tribune 1/20/11
North County water pipeline moves forward after politicians intervene
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jan/19/water-pipeline-moves-forward-after-politicians/

Streetsblog Los Angeles 1/19/11
A Smashing Success: Pasadena’s Streets and Sidewalks in the Hands of the People
http://la.streetsblog.org/2011/01/19/a-smashing-success-pasadenas-streets-and-sidewalks-in-the-hands-of-the-people/

San Francisco Chronicle 1/19/11
High-speed rail agency to help buy LA rail station
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fn%2Fa%2F2011%2F01%2F19%2Fstate%2Fn161652S13.DTL

More State Budget & Politics

Los Angeles Times 1/20/11
The budget perils of mixing government and politics
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cap-20110120,0,4486047.column

PolitiCal 1/20/11
Jerry Brown to declare California in state of ‘fiscal emergency’
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/01/jerry-brown-to-declare-california-in-state-of-fiscal-emergency.html

Los Angeles Times 1/20/11
Brown to tap Mona Pasquil as appointments adviser
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/01/brown-to-tap-mona-pasquil-as-appointments-adviser.html

National & International Environmental News & Opinion

Politico 1/20/11
GOP staff, energy lobby in closed-door talks
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/47867_Page2.html

Multiple Sources 1/20/11
New Figures Confirm That 2010 Was a Hot Year
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/20/new-figures-confirm-that-2010-was-a-hot-year/
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70I30X20110120

Political Blotter 1/20/11
McNerney returns to science committee
http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/01/20/mcnerney-returns-to-science-committee/

Political Blotter 1/20/11
Garamendi to sit on resources, armed services
http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/01/20/garamendi-to-sit-on-resources-armed-services/

Politico 1/19/11
Interior moving on revamp of drilling-oversight agencies
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/47819.html

Switchboard, Natural Resources Defense Council Staff Blog 1/20/11
Upton's Plan is a Pain at the Pump
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rhwang/uptons_plan_is_a_pain_at_the_p.html

The Fastlane: The Official Blog of the U.S. Secretary of Transportation 1/20/11
DOT investments in American innovation help us meet energy challenges
http://fastlane.dot.gov/2011/01/dot-investments-in-american-innovation-help-us-meet-energy-challenges.html

Greenspace 1/20/11
Parking space management: Remove a spot, reduce global warming?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/01/parking-space-restrictions.html

Reuters 1/20/11
Thailand closes dive sites to halt damage to reefs
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70J1R120110120

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