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V1N39VIAI yiovna 09121- I 1VNId 3383VS -Q- FIVE STORIES TO TALK ABOUT TODAY KINGS: At long last, a win on the road I CI A's TRADE ALL-STAR Pitcher Haren heads to Arizona for 6 players I C1 CALTRANS DEATH: Worker hit on 1-5 I Bl SHALLIT: Mall cameras send license plate numbers to cops I D1 CLIMATE TALKS: New global warming pact to be negotiated I A12 I 3Fith CELEBRATING OUR ANNIVERSARY The Sacramento Bee www.sacbee.com FINAL EDITION 50 CENTS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2007 Russian, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Spanish, Hindi-Punjabi, Hmong ALL-ETHNIC TV HAS GLOBAL VOICE Sacramento station bridges Valley communities STATE BUDGET Facing a 1 4 billion shortfall Budget crisis decree coming By Stephen Magagnini smagagninisacbee.com Ben Reyes, a Sacramento graphic designer, spent a recent Saturday night curled up in front of "Star In My Heart," a Korean soap opera dubbed in Spanish. "Star In My Heart" can be seen weekends on KBTV, Sacramento's all-ethnic TV station. "It's a good family drama, the way American soaps used to be," said Reyes, 45, who's of Mexican, Greek, Seminole, Jamaican and Arabic descent. Like Reyes, KBTV Global Television reflects the Central Valley's many flavors with programs in Russian, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Spanish, Hindi-Punjabi and Hmong. "We are the face of California it does not have a color," said advertising director Edgar Calderon, a Nicaraguan immigrant.

"We are a bridge between different communities we are the GLOBAL, back page, A20 Florence Lowflowsacbee.com From left, Lee Hudson, Michelle Robles and Atary Xiong are among the producers of TV shows broadcast on KBTV Global Television from Chico to Visalia. Some local shows are produced by station staff; others are by local producers who buy airtime and sell their own advertising. The governor says heTl declare a fiscal emergency in January. RACE FOR '08 Will Huckabee play nationally? to oe part of jtjqe community" FISCAL EMERGENCY What it means: The governor can declare an emergency when revenues fall substantially below forecast. The governor proposes solutions to be considered in a special session of the Legislature.

Solutions could include immediate cuts or tax increases. Most require two-thirds votes. If lawmakers don't approve a solution within 45 days, they cannot consider bills on other subjects or adjourn until they do. By Kevin Yamamura kyamamurasacbee.com Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday he will declare a "fiscal emergency" in January to reduce an anticipated $14 billion budget deficit, pressuring lawmakers to fast-track spending cuts and other solutions.

TheRepubli-INSIDE can governor has signaled Should you that he wants care about the to cut spend-deficit? ing across the Steve board in state Wiegand, A3 programs, while Democratic leaders have said that both spending reductions and tax increases need to be considered. It will mark the first time the Republican governor has used the "fiscal emergency" authority he asked voters to approve in a 2004 ballot measure. Proposition 58 allows the governor to declare an emergency when revenues are "substantially below" what was an- BUDGET, PageA19 WHO IS HUCKABEE? Born: 1955, Hope, Ark. Education: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1976-77; bachelor's degree, Ouachita Baptist University, 1 976 Resume: 1 980-92, pastor of Baptist churches in Pine Bluff and Texarkana, Ark. 1983-92, founded, ran two religious TV stations 1992-96, executive, then president, Cambridge Communications 1993-96, lieutenant governor of Arkansas 1996-2007, governor of Arkansas (first Republican since Reconstruction) 2003, lost 110 pounds after diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes 2007, starts presidential run Sources: Project Vote Smart, MSNBC, explorehuckabee.com HHHHi sSHBSMjr State lags in early warning system, quake experts say He impresses Iowa GOP, but real test comes later Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee provides a little entertainment on guitar at a stop with his wife, Janet, right foreground, in Bosca-wen, N.H., on Friday.

Huckabee's campaign has been riding a swell of support from conservatives. Cheryl SenterAssociated Press By Steven Thomma and Barbara Barrett sthommamcclatchydc.com DES MOINES, Iowa Is Mike Huckabee just an infatuation in Iowa, or is he someone Republicans nationwide are ready to marry? Three weeks before Iowa Republicans kick off the voting, they're poised to give a surprising victory to Huckabee and send him on to the rest of the country as one of the front-runners for the party's presidential nomination. But even if Huckabee wins Iowa, can the folksy unknown go on to win? He could be tripped up by three R's his religion, his record and his resources. Christian conservatives in Iowa like the former Baptist preacher and Arkansas governor. They warmed to him in recent weeks as they decided they couldn't rally behind any of his rivals.

In a state where Christian conservatives will make up 40 percent of the GOP vote at the Jan. 3 precinct caucuses, they could make him a winner. His lead is also helped by the cal- HUCKABEE, back page, A20 By Carrie Peyton Dahlberg cpeytonaahlbergsacbee.com What would you do with 10 seconds the last, steady 10 seconds before California's next big quake upends everything? Turn off the stove? Get away from a window? Put down that cell phone and place both hands firmly on the steering wheel? Japan is so confident those few seconds can protect people and property that in October it rolled out a nationwide alert system. Using TV and radio announcements as well as computer networks, the system warns those in a quake's path that the ground is about to start shaking. California is years behind, still studying which techniques are best and unsure who should sound the alerts and who should pay for setting up hundreds of quake monitoring sites.

"I think we're very remiss in this," said Thomas Jordan, director of the Southern California Earthquake Center. Earthquake warning systems already deployed in Mexico, Romania, Turkey and Taiwan as well as Japan can't predict quakes. WARNING, PageA17 Latest Republican polls in early state contests For more on the 2008 presidential race, including candidate profiles, goto: www.sacbee. comracefor08 INSIDE Huckabee taps veteran political organizer Ed Rollins to run campaign. Edwards makes bid as a populist.

Page A20 Iowa Caucuses Jan. 3 New Hampshire Primary Jan. 8 South Carolina Primary Jan. 26 Huckabee 31 Romney 31 Huckabee 24 Romney 22 Giuliani 18 Thompson 17 Thompson 9 McCain 17 Giuliani 16 Giuliani 9 Huckabee 9 Romney 16 McCain 7 Paul 7 McCain 13 Paul 7 Paul 11 Source: Quad-City Times. Poll conducted Dec.

1 0-1 3 Source: Concord Monitor. Poll conducted Dec. 1 0-1 2 Source: Opinion Research Corp. Poll conducted Dec. 9-1 2 of 500 likely caucus-goers.

Margin of error: Plus or of 400 likely Republican primary voters. Margin of error: of 555 likely Republican primary voters. Margin of error: minus 4.5 percentage points. Plus or minus five percentage points. Plus or minus four percentage points.

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