Top of the morning’s news:
- A new poll shows Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax initiative has more than two-thirds support among likely California voters. Chronicle
- The America’s Cup cleared a key hurdle, with the Board of Supervisors certifying the environmental report for the 2013 regatta. Chronicle
- Tony Bennett has booked a Valentine’s Day concert at the Fairmont’s Venetian Room to celebrate the anniversary of his introducing “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” there 50 years ago. Chronicle
- Concord settled on a master plan for the massive World War II-era Concord Naval Weapons Station’s redevelopment. Contra Costa Times
- Oakland police get another tongue-lashing from a judge for its continued failure to abide by a 9-year-old consent decree stemming from the Riders police corruption case. Chronicle
- Work on the Caldecott Tunnel’s fourth bore is moving smoothly. Update and slide show. Contra Costa Times
- Assemblyman Sandre Swanson abandoned his November election challenge to state senator and fellow Democrat Loni Hancock of Berkeley. Political Blotter
- Kevin Foster, Santa Clara University’s leading scorer, was suspended from the basketball team after a DUI arrest. Mercury News
