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CalWatchdog Morning Read – September 21

Open-government groups fighting with political ethics watchdog Most state lawmakers draw per diem even when not at work Senate candidate Kamala Harris wants free college for the working poor CalPERS forecaster wants larger contributions from state, local governments LGBT group

CalWatchdog Morning Read – September 20

CalWatchdog Staff September 20, 2016

Union battles Caltrans over costly move Gov. Brown mulls bills overseeing psych meds for foster kids Energy company won big giveaway from Legislature More on CalPERS and the state’s rising pension debt Good morning! But alas, it’s only Tuesday. CalPERS and the

Gov. Brown mulls bills overseeing psychotropic drugs for foster kids

Steven Greenhut September 20, 2016

SACRAMENTO – California’s foster-care system has long been plagued with unaddressed problems, but a recent exposé about the system’s alleged over-prescription of psychotropic drugs has propelled the Legislature into action. Gov. Jerry Brown currently has on his desk three bills that

CalPERS pension fund defended by its most ferocious critic

Chris Reed September 19, 2016

The Los Angeles Times wasn’t the only big American newspaper with a big spread on the California Public Employees’ Retirement System this weekend. The New York Times had one as well. The West Coast Times focused on the misleading campaign

Union battles Caltrans over “inadequate” new office space, $1.7 million partitions

Matt Fleming September 19, 2016

A public employees’ union is questioning Caltrans’ pricey decision to move one of its district offices from one side of Orange County to the other, noting the high cost of new cubicle partitions and the lack of space to accommodate new

Directly drinking treated wastewater could be in Californians’ future

James Poulos September 19, 2016

For the first time, California regulators have warmed to the idea of directly serving up treated sewer water to residents, underscoring the difficulty officials have had in uniting around alternative means of setting the state’s water policy on stable

CalWatchdog Morning Read – September 19

CalWatchdog Staff September 19, 2016

Pensions cost taxpayers billions, but weren’t supposed to Group sues five coastal commissioners over hundreds of alleged transparency violations Sausage making on last night of legislative session Airbnb challenges laws it doesn’t like Senate odd couple actually work together to

CA Democrats target health care costs, seek Obamacare coverage for undocumented immigrants

James Poulos September 17, 2016

On several fronts, California Democrats have used the tail end of this political season to push for advances on their health care agenda — with mixed results. In Sacramento, they succeeded in passing legislation targeting health care cost sticker-shock

CalWatchdog Morning Read – September 16

CalWatchdog Staff September 16, 2016

City College of SF ballot measure shows financial woes not gone yet State proposes more water for fish, less for farms, cities If pot is legalized, where would all that tax revenue go? How will the expanded farmworker overtime law affect

Gov. Brown signs captive orca ban

James Poulos September 15, 2016

Capping off a protracted political battle focused around animal rights and aquatic entertainment at SeaWorld, the San Diego’s longstanding tourist attraction, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that will bring California’s iconic relationship with captive orcas to an end. Wave of criticism Authored by