Daily Green

Good afternoon all. In today's news:

• Feinstein, Boxer, Schwarzenegger: We'll take federal high-speed rail funds other states don't want;
• Gov.-elect Brown likely to retain Schwarzenegger administration officials, including CARB Chair Mary Nichols;
• Despite special session, Dems want to hold off on budget until Brown gets in;
• And more.

Top Stories

Riverside Press 11/17/10
Feinstein, Boxer: divert high speed rail cash to California
http://blogs.pe.com/politics/2010/11/feinstein-boxer-divert-high-sp.html

Multiple Sources 11/17/10
Schwarzenegger: We'll take other states' high-speed rail funds
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/11/schwarzenegger-willing-to-take.html
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/11/schwareznegger-tells-obama-administration-well-take-whatever-money-others-dont-want.html

Los Angeles Times 11/17/10
Brown likely to retain most of Schwarzenegger's administration
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-1117-brown-20101117,0,4636698.story

Contra Costa Times 11/17/10
Democrats want to hold off on budget decisions until Brown gets in
http://www.contracostatimes.com/politics-government/ci_16630637

State Environmental News

Sacramento Bee 11/17/10
Tahoe will lose much of its snow in coming decades, UC Davis study says
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/16/3190094/tahoe-will-lose-much-of-its-snow.html

San Jose Mercury 11/17/10
Alviso receives clean bill of health from EPA
http://www.mercurynews.com/politics-government/ci_16630592

Sacramento Bee 11/17/10
Walters: California bets big on green future
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/17/3190994/dan-walters-california-bets-big.html

KQED Capitol Notes 11/17/10
Schwarzenegger's Huzzah, Brown's Huddle
http://blogs.kqed.org/capitalnotes/2010/11/16/schwarzeneggers-huzzah-browns-huddle/

KQED Climate Watch 11/16/10
Regions Make Their Own Climate Stand
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2010/11/16/regions-make-their-own-climate-stand/

Los Angeles Times 11/17/10
Schwarzenegger launches new climate-change group
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-climate-schwarzenegger-20101117,0,2416903.story

BusinessGreen 11/16/10
Governor Schwarzenegger bows out with attack on Big Oil
http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/1898161/governor-schwarzenegger-bows-attack-oil

Los Angeles Times 11/17/10
Richard Katz resigns from California's high-speed train board
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/11/katz-resigns-from-californias-high-speed-train-board.html

San Francisco Chronicle 11/17/10
Caltrans cited by EPA for water pollution
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/17/BADE1GCTPN.DTL

Bay Citizen 11/17/10
EPA to Caltrans: Clean Up Your Act!
http://www.baycitizen.org/environment/story/epa-caltrans-clean-your-act/

Los Angeles Times 11/17/10
Electric cars are charging into the marketplace
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-autos-electric-cars-20101117,0,4643951.story
Related: http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-autos-electric-car-market-20101117,0,7674709.story

Los Angeles Times 11/17/10
Automakers are finally plugged into the electric-car era
http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hiltzik-20101117,0,1339453.column

Sacramento Bee 11/17/10
Clean-tech advocates hail Schwarzenegger's legacy
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/11/17/3191160/governor-leaves-legacy-of-energy.html

More State Politics

Los Angeles Times 11/17/10
Harris increases lead over Cooley in attorney general race
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/11/harris-cooley-attorney-general-race-1.html

Los Angeles Times/PolitiCal 11/17/10
State regulators weigh crackdown on campaign 'robocalls'
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/11/state-regulators-weigh-crackdown-on-campaign-robocalls.html

Sacramento Bee (Capitol Alert blog) 11/17/10
3.2 million combinations in redistricting panel drawing
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/11/32-million-combinations-in-red.html

Riverside Press 11/17/10
LA complains about lack of redistricting applicants
http://blogs.pe.com/politics/2010/11/la-complains-about-lack-of-red.html

Multiple sources 11/17/10
Meg Whitman postscript: another $2.6 million invested in campaign
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2010/11/meg-whitman-postcript-another.html
http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2010/11/17/maybe-she-should-have-bought-them-polo-shirts/

National News

Los Angeles Times (Greenspace blog) 11/17/10
Feinstein pushes BPA restrictions in food safety bill
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/11/food-safety-bill-bpa-small-farmers-.html

Politico 11/17/10
House Democrats keep Nancy Pelosi as their leader
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/45285.html

Contra Costa Times 11/17/10
GOP wave no match for McNerney
http://www.contracostatimes.com/politics-government/ci_16629807

Politico 11/17/10
Sarah Palin says she's pondering 2012 run
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/45264.html

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