This is the archive area for December 1998.
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Volume 2, Number 22: December 7, 1998
The buzz word among journalists in the state
Capitol these days is "legacy" -- as in Pete Wilson's legacy -- and
political reporters are busily crafting what each believes to be the
definitive account of Wilson's eight years as governor.
Volume 2, Number 23: December 14, 1998
It's one of the most powerful government
agencies in California, and its decisions serve as models for other
states and the federal government. Yet the Air Resources Board has an
extremely low profile -- not one Californian in a thousand can name
the chairman, much less the members -- even though this panel has made
more decisions directly affecting more people than perhaps any other
state agency.
Volume 2, Number 24: December 21, 1998
Both beaming, U.S. Interior Secretary Bruce
Babbitt and lame-duck Gov. Pete Wilson looked on as a long-awaited
report on California's water future -- arguably the single most
important issue in state politics -- was finally released amid much
hoopla and self-congratulations at a mega news conference at the
Sacramento Convention Center.
Volume 2, Number 25: December 28, 1998
Every politician carries a pocketful of
outstanding IOUS, those political favors that must be repaid after a
successful election. And Gov.-elect Gray Davis, who takes office in a
week, is no exception.
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