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Hello and good afternoon all. In today’s news:

• Senator Boxer and Carly Fiorina debate;
• Battle over Prop 23 on TV;
• SF Chronicle endorses Gavin Newsom's economic and environmental vision;
• and more.

Top News

San Jose Mercury News, Los Angeles Times 9/30/10
Fiorina, Boxer clash in radio debate
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16212651
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0930-senate-debate-20100930,0,6092478.story

Sacramento Bee 9/30/10
In debate, Boxer and Fiorina battle over who is too extreme
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/30/3067457/in-debate-boxer-and-fiorina-battle.html

Los Angeles Times 9/30/10
Battle over Proposition 23 gets airborne (Quotes CLCV Executive VP Sarah Rose)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prop-23-tv-20100930,0,7179998.story

San Francisco Chronicle (editorial) 9/30/10
Gavin Newsom's edge: vision
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/29/EDD81FLJO6.DTL

CLCV Blog 9/29/10
About our awards gala venue change
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/about-our-awards-gala-venue-change

Los Angeles Times (editorial) 9/30/10
Proposition 25 would help ease the budget gridlock and deserves passage; Proposition 26's attack on business fees is wrong [and] should be defeated
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-props2526-20100930,0,334530.story

State Environmental News

Green (NY Times blog) 9/30/10
Cocktails and Fist-Pumping: California’s Prop 23 Ballot Battle
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/cocktails-and-fist-pumping-californias-ballot-battle/

San Francisco Chronicle 9/30/10
Swimmer's itch strikes Alameda beach twice
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/30/MNAT1FLPHC.DTL&type=green

Greenspace 9/30/10
Audubon president to get bird's-eye view of Debs Park
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/09/audubon-president-to-get-birds-eye-view-of-debs-park.html

Los Angeles Times 9/30/10
Water quality improving at California's beaches
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0930-ocean-testing-20100930,0,7197419.story

San Diego Union-Tribune 9/30/10
San Diego beaches earn top marks in water quality
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/sep/29/san-diego-beaches-earn-top-marks-water-quality/

Sacramento Bee 9/30/10
New law requires California air board to explain its fines
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/30/3067067/new-law-requires-california-air.html

Contra Costa Times 9/30/10
Governor vetoes bill requiring schools to use least hazardous pesticides
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_16208404

Governor’s Race: Whitman’s Undocumented Former Employee

Multiple sources 9/30/10
Whitman admits using undocumented immigrant as housekeeper
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/la-me-whitman-maid-20100930,0,4731290.story
http://www.contracostatimes.com/politics-government/ci_16212474
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/30/3067345/whitman-discloses-she-employed.html
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/29/MNHK1FLKLF.DTL
http://www.calbuzz.com/2010/09/latino-voters-why-emeg-maid-saga-is-a-big-deal/

Los Angeles Times 9/30/10
Union ad to highlight Whitman’s undocumented former employee
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/09/union-ad-to-highlight-whitmans-undocumented-former-employee.html

Multiple sources 9/30/10
Allred produces evidence she says shows Whitman to be a “liar”
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/09/allred-produces-evidence-she-says-shows-whitman-to-be-liar.html
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/09/allred-whitmans-husband-saw-wr.html
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/30/MN3P1FMCVT.DTL

Los Angeles Times 9/30/10
Whitman campaign calls housekeeper issue a “coordinated political attack”
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/09/whitman-campaign-fights-back-calling-housekeeper-issue-a-coordinated-political-attack.html

More State Politics

Multiple sources 9/30/10
Gubernatorial and Senate poll roundup
http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/09/30/gubernatorial-and-senate-poll-roundup
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/09/new-polls-in-governors-race-show-very-different-numbers.html
http://www.californiawatch.org/watchblog/new-poll-shows-brown-whitman-dead-heat-boxer-leads-against-fiorina-5189
http://www.calbuzz.com/2010/09/ppic-brown-whitman-tied-boxer-leading-fiorina/

Jerry Brown Campaign Blog 9/30/10
Debate One Goes To Jerry
http://www.jerrybrown.org/blog/debate-one-goes-jerry

Los Angeles Times 9/30/10
Jerry was Jerry and Meg was Meg: Jerry takes the debate
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/la-me-cap-20100930,0,7276745.column

National & International Environmental News

Greenspace 9/29/10
Obama on Climate Change Strategy
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/obama-on-climate-change-strategy/

Washington Post 9/30/10
China leading the world in clean energy investment
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/29/AR2010092906595.html

Green (NY Times blog) 9/30/10
A Question for BP’s New Chief
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/a-question-for-bps-new-chief/

CNN 9/30/10
BP agrees to pay $15M for refinery violations
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/30/bp-agrees-to-pay-15m-for-refinery-violations/?hpt=T2

Greenspace 9/29/10
“Avatar” director urges slowdown for Canadian oil sands
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/09/avatar-director-urges-slow-down-for-canadian-oil-sands.html

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