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CalWatchdog Morning Read – June 14

Lawmakers look to increase gun restrictions, but will that work? Car tax increase Climate agenda going up in smoke? Lawmakers to redefine rape Gut and amend on ballot measures? Good morning and happy Tuesday! In the wake of the tragic

‘Gut and amend’ tactics OK for ballot measures?

Chris Reed June 13, 2016

Gov. Jerry Brown has gotten the go-ahead to put his revised criminal justice reform measure on the November ballot after a 6-1 California Supreme Court ruling last week. The original version focused on juvenile justice reforms. The new version would

CalWatchdog morning read — June 13

CalWatchdog Staff June 13, 2016

CalWatchdog Morning Read – June 13 By CALWATCHDOG STAFF CA Republicans diversifying What can be done about mass shootings? Tragedy averted in Santa Monica Recalling a judge is harder than it looks Daylight savings time in Legislature’s crosshairs Good

New scandal hits Oakland police, nearby agencies

Chris Reed June 13, 2016

Less than a month after San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr was forced out because of misconduct by his officers, a new police scandal has hit neighboring Oakland and other local law enforcement authorities as well. Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf

Republicans in Legislature poised to increase diversity in 2016

Matt Fleming June 11, 2016

Buried beneath the headlines of Donald Trump’s comments of the day and the relatively new top-two primary format that weeded out Republicans from a statewide partisan race for the first time ever rests one nugget of good news for the

Trump’s Mexico-baiting roils CA, GOP

James Poulos June 11, 2016

Donald Trump’s primary victory in California came along with a big cost to his campaign, as the presumptive Republican nominee’s sustained attacks and insinuations against Mexicans and Mexican-Americans roiled the Golden State and slowed the party’s move to consolidate around him.

CA opens Affordable Care Act door to unlawful immigrants

James Poulos June 10, 2016

State Democrats forged ahead with legislation designed to fill out Covered California’s enrollment ranks with unlawful and undocumented immigrants. Following the state Senate, the Assembly has “passed a measure that would remove a critical barrier to Covered California and allow

Lawmaker gives award to brother, political consultant

Matt Fleming June 9, 2016

In deciding which small business from her district should win an award for “Small Business of the Year,” Assemblymember Nora Campos didn’t have to look far. The San Jose Democrat chose Voler Strategic Advisers, a fledgling political strategy firm that

CA GOP shut out of U.S. Senate race

James Poulos June 9, 2016

California Republicans emerged from a bruising primary election day without a candidate in the runoff race to replace outgoing Sen. Barbara Boxer — triggering an unprecedented new political calculus in which GOP voters will be courted by the underdog Democrat. “Democratic Orange

Greens lead push to kill Gov. Brown’s housing measure

Chris Reed June 8, 2016

Gov. Jerry Brown’s ambitious plan to increase housing stock is off to a good start, but environmentalists are ramping up the pressure on Democrats in the state Legislature to either gut it or kill it. The governor’s plan, unveiled last