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One Legislative Story on the Budget
6-1-2011 4:03 pm
State Capitol
The Legislature is getting to the point where it must pass a budget. The good news is that the Democrats don't need a single Republican vote to pass that...
Another Ammo Bill Passes Out Of Senate
6-1-2011 11:37 am
North California
SB 124, a bill to further regulate and limit ammunition purchases passes the State Senate. It is a followup to AB 962 of last year that was found...
Jerry Brown - & His emerging crime wave
5-25-2011 10:56 am
Statewide
With the appropriately named Brown vs. Plata up to 46,000 felons will be prematurely released from California state prisons. The vast majority of these...
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More Acceptance Speeches Like This
Source: CA's Capitol- Greg Lucas
May 24, 2013 9:52 pm
I thank you kindly for this mark of your confidence. I hope I shall be able to meet your expectations but I fear that I will not for I bring with me to this position but little experience. To err I believe is the common lot; I cannot hope to escape i…
Toning down the green of the Spring Street bike lane
Source: LAT Opinion
May 24, 2013 8:06 pm
The fading yet controversial green bike lane that stretches through downtown Los Angeles on Spring Street may be getting a fresh coat of paint that all — including the temperamental asphalt — can live with.
On Benghazi, Obama vs. Republicans again
Source: LAT Opinion
May 24, 2013 7:52 pm
Maybe because President Obama said so many other things in his speech Thursday -- about drones, Guantanamo and a “new phase” in the war against terrorism -- a reference to Benghazi didn’t attract much attention. But, at the risk of …
Fear not, the IRS won't be collecting your medical records
Source: LAT Opinion
May 24, 2013 6:30 pm
Led by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), a number of House Republicans asserted this week that the newly scandalized Internal Revenue Service, in its role as Obamacare enforcer, would collect sensitive personal medical records . That was one of t…
Governor Jerry Brown Voices Support for Net Metering
Source: Dem Majority Report
May 24, 2013 5:21 pm
The battle over Net Metering in California has emerged as a central flashpoint in discussions on the future of the state’s electrical grid, and California’s elected representatives are beginning to get questions about where they stand on the poli…
Capture an asteroid? Piece of cake
Source: LAT Opinion
May 24, 2013 5:07 pm
“What could go wrong?”
Environmentalist Author Bill McKibben Comes to Orange County June 19th
Source: Liberal OC
May 24, 2013 4:08 pm
Environmentalist Author Bill McKibben Comes to Orange County June 19thBill McKibben, the author of more than a dozen books on the environment and the first journalist to publish a book about climate change for a general audience, will be speaking in …
Fresno Denies Public Records Request to Keep Swearenginâs Secret
Source: FlashReport
May 24, 2013 3:21 pm
This piece was originally published at JohnHrabe.com. Did Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin break the law? The City of Fresno is refusing to release the public records that could answer that question. During the past few months, the mayor has participat…
North-South water war brewing; LULAC assails Williams
Source: VC Star Timm Herdt
May 24, 2013 3:02 pm
A compilation of political news heading into the Memorial Day weekend ... NORTH VS. SOUTH: As plans move forward on a Delta water plan that would include the construction of two large tunnels to more reliably divert water to the State Water Project,…
Expanding Medi-Cal While Protecting Countiesâ Health Care Safety Net
Source: CA Budget Bites
May 24, 2013 12:28 pm
Expanding Medicaid to parents and childless adults who are currently excluded — a change that could extend health coverage to hundreds of thousands of low-income Californians next year — is a cornerstone of federal health care reform. While the…
California Anti-Fracking Bills Move Forward, Now Face Appropriations Vote
Source: CA Progress Report
May 24, 2013 12:24 pm
By Dan Bacher Despite intense political pressure by the oil industry, the Assembly Natural Resources Committee on April 29 approved three bills proposing to halt fracking (hydraulic fracturing), a controversial method of oil and natural gas extractio…
BOY SCOUTS DECISION ONLY GOES HALFWAY
Source: SD Politico
May 24, 2013 11:42 am
(Sacramento) Assembly Majority Leader Toni Atkins made the following statement regarding today’s decision by the Boy Scouts to admit gay boys but still ban LGBT adults:Today the Boy Scouts of America took a half step forward toward being an organ…
ASSEMBLY PASSES ATKINS BILL TO ADDRESS BOAT PAINT POLLUTION
Source: SD Politico
May 24, 2013 11:41 am
(Sacramento) The California State Assembly today unanimously passed a bill by Assembly Majority Leader Toni Atkins that will lead to a determination of how best to address the water pollution caused by copper-based boat hull paint. AB 425…
Simi Valley / Moorpark Democrats on Facebook
Source: VC Star Brian Dennert
May 24, 2013 9:31 am
The Simi Valley / Moorpark Democrats have a Facebook group. Join and connect with other Democrats. https://www.facebook.com/groups/71840080897/ If you have a Facebook group that involves Ventura County politics send me a link.
Strong Bipartisan Opposition To A Statewide Ban On Plastic Grocery Bags
Source: FlashReport
May 24, 2013 3:10 am
Freshman State Senator Ricardo Lara and I don’t see eye to eye on much. Lara has praised the “comprehensive immigration reform” package being considered in Congress — I think it is a public policy disaster. Lara fights for the…
The Ventura California Republican Assembly needs to fix their Facebook page
Source: VC Star Brian Dennert
May 24, 2013 1:52 am
I posted this on May 1st: On Facebook the Ventura County Republican Assembly, a group that wants the Republican Party to become more conservative, posted this: The problem? That man has been released and cleared by the FBI. In their rush to smear …
The wise move on the Leimert Park station
Source: LAT Opinion
May 23, 2013 10:31 pm
When the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's board took up L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas' proposal Thursday to add two stations to the new Crenshaw light-rail line, Lakewood City Councilwoman Diane DuBois asked the right question. The…
Good news for Simi Valley schools
Source: VC Star Brian Dennert
May 23, 2013 9:46 pm
( School Board Member Arleigh Kidd speaking at a recent townhall forum. Arleigh Kidd posted the press release about technology. Earlier, Dan White also posted on Facebook that the school board voted to fund this idea.) The Simi Valley Unified Schoo…
Boys Scouts change policy to allow Gay scouts; Ban on Gay scout leaders still in place
Source: Liberal OC
May 23, 2013 7:53 pm
Boys Scouts change policy to allow Gay scouts; Ban on Gay scout leaders still in placeThe Boy Scouts of America will now permit openly gay scouts into their organization due to a new change on policy passed today by BSA, but the organization will sti…
George Miller is heading for Bangladesh
Source: CCTimes/OakTrib Politics Blog
May 23, 2013 7:16 pm
A Bay Area congressman is Bangladesh-bound this week, intent on inspecting sometimes-deadly conditions in the world’s second-largest garment industry. Rep. George Miller, the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, w…
College grads, maximize your 20s before it's too late
Source: LAT Opinion
May 23, 2013 6:28 pm
The return of âQueen Megâ Whitman?
Source: CCTimes/OakTrib Politics Blog
May 23, 2013 6:27 pm
The new issue of Forbes magazine features Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman on the cover, but the headline harkens back to a less successful moment in her career. “Meg Goes to War,” the headline proclaims. “Can the queen of Silicon Valley save it…
Forget gay Scouts, the real threat is clueless dads
Source: LAT Opinion
May 23, 2013 5:37 pm
The Boy Scouts of America is voting on whether to allow gay boys to be Scouts. Which is, of course, really stupid, because gay boys are already Scouts, and have been for many years, even if Scouting chooses to think otherwise.
Lee & Hoyer offer âHalf in 10â² bill to cut poverty
Source: CCTimes/OakTrib Politics Blog
May 23, 2013 5:22 pm
Halving the number of Americans who live in poverty is the goal of a bill introduced Thursday by Rep. Barbara Lee with support from one of the House’s most powerful Democrats. With 46.2 million Americans living in poverty in 2011, including 16.1 mi…
Policies, tax dollars enrich Goodwill execs
Source: John Hrabe
May 23, 2013 4:43 pm
A majority of Goodwill organizations pay workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage, while simultaneously spending tens of millions of dollars in executive compensation and travel-related expenses
