CalWatchdog Morning Read – January 18

by CalWatchdog Staff | January 18, 2017 8:53 am

Good morning! Happy Hump Day. Even though the inauguration is approaching, the campaign seems as though it’ll never end.

At least 15 of the 39 House Democrats from California are planning to boycott the presidential inauguration of Republican Donald Trump, according to multiple reports. 

The reasons range from district work, to disdain for Trump, to responding to Twitter polls. In all, more than 50 House Democrats are planning on skipping the event.

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will attend, however, out of a sense of “responsibility” and to honor the “peaceful transition of power.” The two remaining undecided Californians are: Senator Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Xavier Becerra of Los Angeles. Feinstein had a pacemaker installed last week, while Becerra is going through the confirmation process to become California’s next attorney general.

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Endnotes:
  1. CalWatchdog: http://calwatchdog.com/2017/01/17/many-californias-congressional-democrats-skipping-inauguration/
  2. The San Diego Union-Tribune: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/sd-me-worker-callbacks-20170118-story.html
  3. San Francisco Chronicle: http://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Calif-bill-would-make-it-easier-for-pot-10863484.php
  4. The Sacramento Bee: http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article127109174.html#storylink=cpy
  5. The San Jose Mercury News: http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/01/17/california-drought-state-to-keep-modest-conservation-rules-for-now/

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