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Vergara case backer files new lawsuit

The education reform group founded by a Silicon Valley billionaire entrepreneur that won a landmark 2014 lawsuit — Vergara v. California — over teacher job protections has opened a second front in its battle with the state’s education establishment. Student

State-funded disabled care center settles assault case with paltry $400,000

Steve Miller July 19, 2015

A care-giving facility for disabled adults and the taxpayer-funded groups that oversee it have settled a 2011 lawsuit that accused the center of numerous instances of abuse and violent attacks on patients. The incidents include the sexual assault of several

CA sardine fishing ban: Did regulators wait too long?

Chris Reed July 19, 2015

The federal government’s emergency moratorium on sardine fishing off the California and Pacific Northeast coast took effect July 1, in a major blow to commercial fishing operations, which directly and indirectly sustain thousands of middle-class jobs. The Pacific Fishery Management

Trump incites divisive opinions in CA

James Poulos July 18, 2015

On the strength of an explosive presidential campaign that has pushed him out to an early lead in some polls of Republican contenders, Donald Trump has changed the political conversation in California, where members of both political parties have not hesitated

Cap-and-trade funds targeted for high-speed rail project

Kathy Hamilton July 18, 2015

Bills being introduced that monitor or change terms for the state’s high-speed rail project are a rarity. However, there are two bills brewing in the Legislature. One has a shot at passing. The other doesn’t. Senate Bill 400 would require

Referendums on passed legislation gain steam

Joel Fox July 18, 2015

Referendums on legislative actions may be making a comeback in California. Earlier this week, opponents of Senate Bill 277, the mandatory vaccination measure, began their quest to refer that legislative action to the voters for the November 2016 election. Already

ADA reform bill advances

Josephine Djuhana July 17, 2015

Businesses will gain new incentives to comply under the American Disabilities Act, thanks to a bill authored by state Sen. Richard Roth, D-Riverside. SB251 would reform compliance rules with the ADA, by extending requirements for attorneys to report ADA-related violations,

Questionable practices at CA prisons criticized

James Poulos July 17, 2015

After years spent under the glare of judicial scrutiny, California’s effort to clean up its prison system has run up against a fresh wave of challenges and controversy. Lawsuits, violence and Draconian measures have all increased costs while chipping away at support

Pot farm regulations keep advancing in Legislature

Chris Reed July 16, 2015

A Democratic lawmaker from rural Northern California is finding plenty of support in Sacramento for his push for new state regulations on the growing of medical marijuana. Sen. Mike McGuire of Healdsburg is author of SB643, “The Medical Marijuana Public

Gov. Brown opposes CA minimum wage hike

James Poulos July 16, 2015

Opening another fissure with members of his own party, Gov. Jerry Brown has come down on the opposite side of a proposed statewide increase in the minimum wage. Changing course In an indication of the mood in the governor’s office, Brown’s