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Good afternoon all. In today's news:

• New poll shows Janice Hahn ahead in tomorrow's CD-36 election
• California to consider "zero net energy" houses
• The high price of California's low car tax
• Speaking the Unspeakable: Los Angeles Mayor calls for repeal of Prop 13
• and much, much more.

Top of the Ticket

Groundswell 7/11/11
Get Out the Vote for Janice Hahn!
http://www.ecovote.org/blog/get-out-vote-janice-hahn

Daily Kos 7/11/11
CA-36: Janice Hahn (D) leads by 8 for tomorrow's special election
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/07/11/993391/-CA-36:-Janice-Hahn-%28D%29-leads-by-8-for-tomorrows-special-election

PolitiCal 7/10/11
Redistricting commission cancels next round of draft maps
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/07/redistricting-commission-draft-maps.html

North County Times 7/9/11
HOUSING: State may require 'net zero' energy homes by 2020
http://www.nctimes.com/business/article_df31cdef-fac9-5731-ba37-69fa901b4881.html

CA Environmental News

Sacramento Bee 7/10/11
What California has to show on high-speed rail -- pages of reports and a chorus of concerns
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/10/3759045/what-california-has-to-show-on.html

Los Angeles Times 7/11/11
George Skelton: Californians are paying a high price for a low car tax
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cap-budget-20110711,0,2345371.column

California Watch 7/11/11
Free cap-and-trade system beats carbon tax, study finds
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/free-cap-and-trade-system-beats-carbon-tax-study-finds-11395

Los Angeles Times 7/10/11
Central Valley rivers are flowing stronger, faster, more fatally
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-drownings-20110710,0,6247679.story

Sacramento Bee 7/9/11
Court sidelines move to streamline regulations after Tahoe's Angora fire
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/09/3757590/court-sidelines-move-to-streamline.html

San Francisco Bay Guardian 7/8/11
During America's Cup, clean-air program takes a step backward
http://www.sfbg.com/politics/2011/07/08/during-americas-cup-clean-air-program-takes-step-backward

Living on Earth 7/8/11
California State Parks Face Closure Despite Innovation
http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=11-P13-00027&segmentID=3

Heathy Cal 7/10/11
School-Grown Food for Lunch: Against the Law?
http://www.healthycal.org/school-grown-food-for-lunch-against-the-law.html

State Politics

Los Angeles Times 7/10/11
Speaking the unspeakable in California politics
http://www.latimes.com/news/columnists/la-me-0710-lopez-mayoronprop13-20110710,0,1145147.column

Contra Costa Times 7/10/11
Governor Brown taking stock of judge picks
http://www.contracostatimes.com/politics-government/ci_18451843

Political Blotter 7/11/11
Assemblyman claims retaliation for budget vote
http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2011/07/11/assemblyman-claims-retaliation-for-budget-vote/

National Environmental News

New York Times 7/10/11
Editorial: An Aggressive Ruling on Clean Air
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/11/opinion/11mon1.html

Think Progress 7/11/11
Huntsman Picks Mark McIntosh, Activist Environmental Justice Lawyer, As Top Advisor
http://thinkprogress.org/green/2011/07/11/264252/huntsman-picks-mark-mcintosh-activist-environmental-justice-lawyer-as-top-advisor/

Mercury News 7/10/11
Future of electric cars hinges on better batteries
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_18450778

SF Gate 7/9/11
Highway funds caught in partisan disputes
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/08/MNL41K7LR2.DTL

International Environmental News

Science Daily 7/10/11
Climate Change Reducing Ocean's Carbon Dioxide Uptake, New Analysis Shows
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110710132816.htm

BBC 7/10/11
Antarctic experts meet for conference in Edinburgh
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-14099822

The Independent 7/9/11
Tuna species urgently need protection: IUCN
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/tuna-species-urgently-need-protection-iucn-2309678.html

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