Coffee Drives Inflation Hit In May Market Basket Report
AP survey shows a 3.1 percent May rise in a 15 item market basket with coffee pushing overall costs higher in 12 of 13 cities. Salt Lake City down 1.9 percent as coffee also fell there. Eggs declined in eight cities due to ample supplies and lower farm prices.
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Briggs abstains on death penalty veto override in California
Sacramento report says Republican state Senator John Briggs of Fullerton will abstain on the governor's death penalty veto override vote. Briggs argues keeping the issue alive matters, while others push to end the debate. The context centers on Gov. Edmund Brown Jr.'s veto and 1978 party strategy.
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California politics and public policy round up from San Francisco
A broad wire roundup reports on Brown vetoes and possible overrides in the Assembly with Mike Antonovich hinting at withholding support. It covers Connally proposing a Republican shadow cabinet, Brown urging unity on water projects, housing leaders predicting a strong year yet caution on mortgage rates, LNG supply concerns, labor and overtime restrictions, a blood bank lawsuit, UC abortion funding cuts, school safety incidents, a juror engagement experiment, sentencing reform, and other state notices.
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California environmental chief woos Japanese auto makers
California Air Resources Board chairman Tom Quinn left Los Angeles for Japan to urge Honda Toyota Nissan and Mazda to build assembly plants in California. He said a Japanese plant would create about 5600 jobs and help both jobs and clean air. He noted the administration is considering tax reforms to boost industry and employment.
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