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Report: CA economic outlook grim, but actual performance not so bad
California again sits near the bottom of a state-by-state comparison of economic competitiveness, but its economic performance has been more middle-of-the-road, according to an annual study by the right-leaning American Legislative Exchange Council. Judging by 15 policy measures, all of which
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AG Harris drawing fire over alleged San Onofre conflict of interest
Attorney General Kamala Harris threatens to be drawn into the controversy over the California Public Utilities Commission’s divvying up of the cost of closing the San Onofre nuclear power plant on San Diego County’s north coast. Activists are furious with
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – Aprili 20, 2016
License suspensions under pressure, Pot smokers rejoice, Trump’s winning, guns are losing and CA can’t breath Good morning! The ACLU of Northern California and other groups are pressuring Solano County Superior Court to stop suspending the driver licenses of people
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Civil liberty groups demand Solano County court stop suspending licenses of drivers too poor to pay fines
Solano County Superior Court fell under fire Tuesday from civil liberty groups demanding that judges stop suspending licenses of drivers without at least first determining if a driver has the ability to pay. By the end of 2015, more than 1.9 million Californians,
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Trump surges in key CA primary
Fulfilling analysts’ growing expectations and leaving some Golden Staters in disbelief, California has emerged as perhaps the most decisive contest in the contest for the Republican nomination. The June 7 primary looms at a moment when Donald Trump, battered and flustered
Read MoreCalWatchdog Morning Read – April 19, 2016 — The legend of Trash Island…
CalWatchdog Morning Read – April 19, 2016 The legend of Trash Island, plus ed funding, high-speed rail, law-enforcement opacity and hunting decision makers all under fire. By CalWatchdog Staff Good morning! Apparently, there is no Texas-sized trash island floating in the
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3 new studies rap how school ‘reform’ law is working
In 2013, after working with the Legislature for months on a comprehensive overhaul of California’s public school finances, Gov. Jerry Brown signed the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF). The governor called the law “historic” and hailed its dual goals: providing
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NOAA: Trash Island doesn’t exist
Despite stories to the contrary, there is no Texas-sized trash island floating in the Pacific, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency. While there is a Pacific Garbage Patch in the Pacific Ocean (apparently, there’s many of these patches throughout
Read MoreCalWatchdog Morning Read – April 18, 2016
CalWatchdog Morning Read – April 18, 2016 Courts question cap and trade, immigration and the ADA , while hardly anyone questions one state lawmaker By CALWATCHDOG STAFF Good morning! After the wife of Asm. Roger Hernández filed a temporary restraining order against
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Another top San Francisco official under fire
It’s not just San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and Police Chief Greg Suhr facing sharp criticism. Now another top city official is under fire: Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White, who is accused of being unresponsive to public concerns, indifferent to complaints from
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