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CA Democrats challenge Lt. Governor Newsom on gun control
Seeking to bolster his early-bird campaign for governor, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom forged ahead with a controversial ballot initiative designed to put severe strictures on guns in California. But in addition to raising the ire of Republicans statewide, Newsom
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SCOTUS denies CA death penalty suit
The Supreme Court declined to hear a lawsuit intent on overturning California’s death penalty regime on that grounds that it was too slow to be constitutional, drawing a rebuke from just one of their members. “The case was brought by Richard
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Fear of PokerStars hangs over CA poker debate
California gamblers’ dream of having legal internet poker in the Golden State suddenly seems closer than ever, thanks to proponents’ decision to include in pending legislation a de facto subsidy of at least $60 million annually to struggling racetracks. But
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – May 6
Transparency measure close to qualifying Trump divides CA GOP Brown’s sentencing measure likely OK Lots of peeved nicotine addicts Republicans seeking low-income dental funding Good morning! TGIF Is it worth giving the public more time to consider major pieces of legislation if
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Transparency measure appears headed to November ballot
A ballot measure aimed at increasing legislative transparency crossed a vital threshold on Thursday and appears poised to be on November’s ballot. The initiative is a constitutional amendment requiring the Legislature to make available online the final version of a
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – May 5
Millennials matter in elections 21 to smoke SCOTUS on Gov. Brown’s sentencing initiative Education still near the bottom Influential liberal groups complain business group has too much influence Happy Cinco de Mayo. It’s also Thursday. Are California millennials a political bellwether?
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CA millennials play political bellwether
With Donald Trump riding high in statewide polls and Bernie Sanders committed to seeing through his youth-fueled campaign all the way to the convention, California has become a large and unlikely test case for how millennials might vote in the
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Longshot Senate candidate pledges to vote will of the majority of voters
What if there was a website where registered voters could log their opinions on the bills before Congress, which would direct lawmakers on how to vote? One U.S. Senate candidate is proposing just that. Von Hougo, an 8th grade science and video
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – May 4
CA’s primary once again irrelevant Unions and ride-sharing services near deal? Voters get to decide on legal pot Newsom gun initiative splits the partisan spectrum Good morning. Happy hump day. Business tycoon Donald Trump won the Indiana primary yesterday, forcing
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Organized labor circles Uber and Lyft in CA
Labor groups have sought out relationships with Uber drivers, whom the company recently settled with, but has yet to classify as employees. “A day after Uber announced a $100 million settlement with some drivers in California and Massachusetts, the Teamsters announced plans
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