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

• Boxer widens lead vs. Fiorina, Field Poll shows
• Proposition 23 poll shows a dead heat among California voters
• ARB votes to require state's utilities to boost use of renewable energy
• Whitman, Utilities Commission Oppose Prop 23
• Whitman's muddled positions make a mockery of campaign promises
• And more.

Top News

Multiple sources 9/24/10
Boxer widens lead vs. Fiorina, Field Poll shows
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/24/3052698/boxer-widens-lead-vs-fiorina-field.html
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16162540
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/24/MNUM1FIOM5.DTL

Greenspace (LA Times blog) 9/24/10
Proposition 23 poll shows a dead heat among California voters
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/09/proposition-23-poll-global-warming-california.html

Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Chronicle 9/24/10
ARB votes to require state's utilities to boost use of renewable energy
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/24/3052828/arb-votes-to-requirestates-utilities.html
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/24/MNJD1FIMTQ.DTL

Climate Watch 9/24/10
Whitman, Utilities Commission Oppose Prop 23
http://blogs.kqed.org/climatewatch/2010/09/23/whitman-utilities-commission-oppose-prop-23

Whitman’s Waffle on Prop 23

San Jose Mercury News  (editorial) 9/24/10
Whitman's muddled positions make a mockery of campaign promises
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_16158367

San Jose Mercury News 9/24/10
In Newark, Brown takes Prop. 23 jab at Whitman (quotes CLCV CEO Warner Chabot)
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_16155646

Los Angeles Times 9/24/10
Brown presses Whitman on Prop. 23
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gov-campaign-20100924,0,104579.story

Salon 9/24/10
Meg Whitman sees the writing on the Proposition 23 wall
http://www.salon.com/technology/how_the_world_works/2010/09/23/meg_whitman_and_proposition_23/index.html

Sacramento Bee 9/23/10
Whitman opposes Prop. 23, takes stand on other ballot measures
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/24/3052695/whitman-opposes-prop-23-takes.html

Wonk Room 9/24/10
The Whitman Waffle: Former eBay CEO opposes both Prop 23 and AB 32
http://climateprogress.org/2010/09/24/the-whitman-waffle-former-ebay-ceo-opposes-both-prop-23-and-ab-32/

Associated Press 9/24/10
Whitman opposes measure delaying Calif climate law
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9IDQKD80.htm

San Francisco Chronicle 9/24/10
Meg Whitman joins Jerry Brown against Prop. 23
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/24/MNDN1FINRK.DTL

State Environmental News

San Jose Mercury News 9/24/10
Lack of budget means $3.9 billion in transportation funds on hold
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_16158124

California Watch 9/24/10
Are dust, smoke and diesel exhaust really killing 9,200 a year?
http://californiawatch.org/watchblog/are-dust-smoke-and-diesel-exhaust-really-killing-9200-year-5020

Fresno Bee 9/24/10
EPA fines 9 Calif. companies for waste violations
http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/09/24/2090980/epa-fines-9-calif-companies-for.html

San Diego Union-Tribune 9/24/10
Scripps wins $5M grant to advance ocean research
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/sep/24/scripps-receives-5m-grant-advance-ocean-research/

State Politics

Sacramento Bee, San Francisco Chronicle  9/24/10
Governor, lawmakers reach a budget framework -- not a deal
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/24/3052922/governor-lawmakers-reach-a-budget.html
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/24/MN6N1FIRIH.DTL

Los Angeles Times 9/24/10
Poll shows voters view Senate race as a referendum on Boxer
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2010/09/poll-shows-voters-view-senate-race-as-a-referendum-on-boxer.html

New York Times 9/24/10
Different Paths for Two California Republicans
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/24/us/politics/24campaign.html?hp

Associated Press 9/24/10
Koch Industries helps sponsor Fiorina fundraiser
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16155824

Sacramento Bee 9/24/10
Ad Watch: Pro-Prop.25 ad misleading
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/24/3052719/adwatch-pro-prop25-ad-misleading.html

Sacramento Bee 9/24/10
Newsom rips GOP rival for vote to raise taxes
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/24/3052720/newsom-rips-gop-rival-for-vote.html

National Environmental News

Washington Post 9/24/10
Signs of climate change fail to improve political environment for cap-and-trade
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/23/AR2010092302599.html

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