CalWatchdog Morning Read – June 17
by CalWatchdog Staff | June 17, 2016 9:48 am
Assemblymember’s wife worries about retaliation- Lawmakers streamline water-to-pot process
- Garcetti says no to VP gig
- Pharmaceutical industry sighs relief
- Another IT failure for the state
Good morning. TGIF.
The wife of Roger Hernandez — the Democratic Assemblyman from West Covina against whom she has successfully sought a temporary restraining order for domestic violence allegations — said in court Thursday she is worried that he’ll blame his poor showing in his congressional race on her and “try to retaliate,” reports the Los Angeles Times[1].
In fact, Hernandez, who is currently in a tight race for a top-two finish, did blame the results on his wife, Susan Rubio, saying she played “a significant role,” according toThe San Gabriel Valley Tribune[2].
Hernandez is currently only 1,178 votes behind the second place finisher in the race to unseat Rep. Grace Napolitano, D-Norwalk, who finished first in the primary with 51 percent of the vote. Hernandez is termed-out of the Assembly.
In other news:
- State lawmakers approved a measure that would make it easier for marijuana growers to divert water from nearby rivers and streams, according to Capital Public Radio[3].
- Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti proactively turned down being the running mate of Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate. Garcetti was responding to a recent Wall Street Journal article that floated his name as a possible VP candidate. The Los Angeles Times[4] has more.
- “Los Angeles County supervisors have decided against establishing a program in the nation’s most populous county that would have required the makers of common products to be responsible for the cost of their disposal,” writes CalWatchdog[5], noting the decision was a big relief to the pharmaceutical industry.
- “California’s state auditor has labeled yet another California government technology project an expensive failure,” writes The Sacramento Bee[6]. This time, it’s the nearly $28 million system for the state’s Department of Veterans Affairs, which is years late, wastes staff time and is not fully implemented.
Assembly:
- Gone ’til Monday.
Senate:
- Gone ’til Monday.
Gov. Brown:
- No public events scheduled.
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- Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-essential-politics-roger-hern-ndez-susan-rubio-1466127211-htmlstory.html
- The San Gabriel Valley Tribune: http://www.sgvtribune.com/general-news/20160616/assemblyman-roger-hernandez-wife-had-significant-role-in-june-primary-apparent-loss
- Capital Public Radio: http://www.capradio.org/articles/2016/06/16/california-lawmakers-approve-new-regulations-for-marijuana-growers/
- Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-essential-politics-don-t-look-for-me-on-hillary-clinton-s-1466117752-htmlstory.html
- CalWatchdog: http://calwatchdog.com/2016/06/16/l-county-supervisors-vote-not-saddle-pharmaceutical-companies-cost-needle-disposal/
- The Sacramento Bee: http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article84292322.html
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