The clock is ticking for all initiative campaigns vying to make it on the November ballot, but time's up for two buzz-worthy measures today.
One hitting the deadline today would peel back the Legislature's work calendar to part-time status and cut lawmakers' pay in half.
You'd think that would be a home-run with the 78 percent of voters who gave the Legislature a thumb down in the recent Field Poll.
But there haven't been any signs that the measure is going to qualify.
And, as the Riverside Press-Enterprise reported last week, it looks like the committee was burning their cash reserves on supporting former GOP Assemblyman Russ Bogh's bid to fill the vacant 37th Senate District seat, not making the 694,354 valid voter signature cut.
Another measure likely facing the music?
A push by an Redding substitute school teacher to require that public schools mandate that pupils have the chance to sing Christmas carols during the holiday season.
Proponents needed to gather 433,971 signatures to make it on the November ballot.
We haven't heard back from the merry band of signature gatherers, but based on their earlier comments, we're going to guess they won't have a lot to sing about today.
The Secretary of State Debra Bowen released Friday a preliminary list of the candidates who have filed to run in the June 8 primary.
While the gubernatorial race may seem like the Meg, Steve and Jerry show (or the all-Meg-all-the-time show if you're spending some quality time tuning into your TV), 23 candidates have filed to run to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger as the state's next governor.
BIRTHDAY: Sen. Alan Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, turns 69 today.
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