California In Focus

September 17, 2008 @ 8:07 PM

KCBS: State Watches AIG Impact on California. In focus: "AIG owns 25 insurance companies in the state, covering everything from auto insurance to homeowner's insurance to worker's compensation."

Reuters: California Air Board says there's dollars in green. In focus: "California's landmark legislation to cut carbon dioxide emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 will help the state's economy in the long run, according to a report issued on Wednesday by the state agency charged with implementing the cuts."

Sacramento Bee: 2008 Ballot Watch: Proposition 12: Veterans Bond Act of 2008. In focus: "For the 27th time since 1922, California voters will be asked to authorize bonds for a program that makes low-interest home loans to California veterans."

Los Angeles Times: Southern California home sales rise in August, but prices sink. In focus: "While purchases of foreclosed houses pushed Southern California home sales up in August for the second month in a row, the presence of thousands of distressed properties on the market also drove prices way down -- to a median of $330,000 for the region as a whole."

San Francisco Chronicle: Poll: Palin no lure to California independents. In focus: "GOP presidential candidate John McCain is getting stronger support among California Republicans for his pick of VP candidate Sarah Palin, but he is not gaining ground on Democrat Barack Obama among the fast-growing armies of independent and decline-to-state voters in the state, according to a new Field Poll."

Los Angeles Times: High-speed rail campaign begins. In focus: "It says the train would "take travelers from the Bay Area to Southern California in 2+ hours, with stops in every major city on the way.""