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Schwarzenegger Heads to Asia to Sell Californian IT

As the self-described salesman-in-chief for California, Gov. Schwarzenegger will visit China, Japan and Korea in an effort to bring more jobs to the United States. – SANTA CLARA, Calif. California
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger visited the Silicon Valley
campus of semiconductor and mobile device maker Marvell Semiconductor Sept. 8 to announce a
trade visit with stops in China,
Japan and Korea.

The Republican governor will start the seven-day trip on Sept. 9 w…


California Telehealth Network Connects Doctors to Patients

The California Telehealth Network is an effort to create the nation’s largest health care IT wireless infrastructure so doctors can monitor patients remotely, particularly patients in rural areas. – California has formed what it
says is the United States’
largest telehealth
network to deliver medical care to patients in rural and underserved areas.

At a news conference at the University of California Davis Cancer Center, in
Sacramento, Calif.,
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and U.S. CTO Ane…


Schwarzenegger F-Bomb? Governor Gives Tom Ammiano The Finger In Veto Letter

The Terminator’s always had a way with words, but did Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger use a coded message to flip Tom Ammiano the bird in a veto last week? After all, the San Francisco assemblyman did make news by telling the conservative governor to “kiss his gay ass.”
It appears it is The Gov who may get [...]

Maria Shriver Donates Cell Phone To Charity

Maria Shriver is donating her old cell phone to charity after the California First Lady was busted by TMZ photogs earlier this week yaking on her cell phone while driving — a move her husband, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, made illegal in the state last year.

“I’m sorry,” Shriver in a statement Thursday. “I will be [...]

Maria Shriver Cell Phone Driving Slip-Up

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger promises there will be “swift action” taken after TMZ rovers snapped California First Lady Maria Shriver violating state law by driving while holding her cell phone….

On Tuesday, Shriver, 54, was caught chatting on her cell phone while driving, an illegal move based on a legislation her husband signed into law last year. [...]

Darrell Hammond Leaving “SNL” — Hammond Retires From “Saturday Night Live”

After fourteen seasons, comedian Darrell Hammond has announced his retirement from Saturday Night Live.

Hammond, who memorably impersonated President Bill Clinton, Sean Connery, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Donald Trump, Vice-President Dick Cheney, and dozens of others on the long-running sketch series, tells GossipCop.com that “retired from the show last year.”
The 53-year-old no longer appears in the [...]

Schwarzenegger Expected To Veto Social Programs

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday is expected to use his line-item veto power to make additional cuts to the California’s latest spending plan – a move advocates fear could hurt the poor.

Social service ad…

Warner Chabot: California is the Unwilling Star of a Slasher Film

The California budget situation is no longer a “suspense movie,” as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger referred to the negotiations, but now resembles a slasher film — full of deep and horrifying cuts.

California Budgt Deal: Schwarzenegger, Legislature Agree On Plan To Close $26B Budget Deficit

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and California’s legislative leaders agreed Monday on a plan to close the state’s $26 billion budget shortfall, potentially getting the state back on firm financial ground so it can stop is…

Judge Orders Seals Out Of Pool After Disgruntled Swimmer Files Lawsuit

SAN DIEGO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger cast a lifeline Monday to a colony of federally protected harbor seals that spend their days lounging around a popular San Diego cove and have become the subject a lengthy legal tussle over their fa…

Schwarzenegger Abruptly Postpones Talks Over California’s Budget

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lawmakers’ optimism about finally reaching a deal to close the state’s $26.3 billion budget deficit on Sunday turned out to be wishful thinking as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger abruptly postponed talks.

Legislative lea…

The Media Consortium: Weekly Immigration Wire: The Morality of Reform

This post features links to the best independent, progressive reporting about immigration.

Talks Resume In Addressing California’s $26B Deficit

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders resumed work Saturday on bridging California’s $26 billion budget shortfall, with one lawmaker saying a deal was possible within the week.

The negotiations that beg…