WASHINGTON -- Californians are lobbying hard amid steep competition for billions of dollars in federal high-speed rail funding. Full Article at McClatchy

On the heels of a good, old-fashioned sex scandal, it looks like California is about to have a big-time political corruption scandal to talk about. Full Article at Capitol Basement

Something's amiss with the Capitol building in Sacramento. Particularly in the Republican Senate caucus rooms where, last month all the oxygen was sucked out, clearly inhibiting the ability of senators to tell right from wrong. Full Article at Bakersfield.com