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Fracking watch: Germany figures out what CA hasn’t
April 27, 2013 By Chris Reed On Monday, AB 1301, which would halt hydraulic fracturing — fracking — in California, is expected to be voted on in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. Fracking has been scrutinized by the Obama administration,
Read MoreCalWatchdog predicted CEQA arena exemption
April 26, 2013 By Katy Grimes This is one of those “I told ya so” moments. On March 30 I contacted Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, and asked if he planned on authoring legislation to streamline or bypass the required
Read More‘Job killer’ bill could increase CEQA litigation
April 26, 2013 By Dave Roberts There has been discussion by Sacramento politicians in the past year about the need to reform the California Environmental Quality Act in order to remove litigious roadblocks to new development, thereby boosting the state
Read MoreJohn Vasconcellos era fades at CA DMV
April 26, 2013 By Chris Reed In 2008, when I renewed my vehicle registration online at www.ca.dmv.gov, I ended up laughing raucously. Why? Because when I finished the 90-second process, the DMV website had this message: “CONGRATULATIONS! “Your online registration
Read MoreFlawed study tries to link smog with childhood cancer
April 26, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi Anyone who remembers the choking smog of 1960s Los Angeles knows of the great advances since then in cleaning the air. But as Nobel economist Milton Friedman once quipped, “Nothing is so
Read MoreCalifornia’s new undocumented jurors
April 26, 2013 By Katy Grimes The dead Boston Bomber, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, would have been eligible to serve on a jury in California, if state legislators have their way. The Assembly passed a bill Thursday that would allow non-citizens who
Read MoreHas Dem supermajority ushered in incivility?
April 25, 2013 By Katy Grimes Since the Democratic supermajority was ushered in after the 2012 elections, I’ve observed an interesting shift at the Capitol. Democratic leaders promised they would “restrain” themselves on the ability to increase taxes. That hasn’t
Read MoreKey parts of the immigration reform bill
April 25, 2013 By John Seiler You’re probably not going to read all 844 pages of the new immigration bill being drafted by the Gang of 8 in Congress. Neither will your congressman or senator read all of it before
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