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CalWatchdog Morning Read – May 26

Clinton, Sanders tied in CA, both lead Trump San Jose Senate race splits Democrats Cap-and-trade credits ain’t selling High-speed rail behind schedule, short on funding Presidential circus Good morning! Happy Thursday. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are virtually tied

CalWatchdog Morning Read – May 25

CalWatchdog Staff May 25, 2016

Bipartisan coalition urging vote on civil asset forfeiture bill San Diego Mayor Faulconer won’t run for governor SF supes vote to amend sanctuary city policy Deal reached in Cal State faculty dispute Assemblyman supports ethics measure prompted by his uncle

CalWatchdog Morning Read – May 24

CalWatchdog Staff May 24, 2016

Bay Area court stops suspending driver licenses over unpaid fines SF to look at its sanctuary city policies Bernie and Hillary come to SoCal State Senate votes to ban private communications with Coastal Commission Under pressure from civil liberties

CalWatchdog Morning Read – May 23

CalWatchdog Staff May 23, 2016

After a year of controversy surrounding his department’s actions, including sending racist and homophobic text messages and questionable use of force incidents, San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr stepped down last week. But will his resignation quiet the political and

Besieged Berkeley chancellor’s home gets $700,000 protective fence

Chris Reed May 22, 2016

Twenty-four years after police killed a protester who had broken into the on-campus home of UC Berkeley’s chancellor and seven years after anarchists tried to burn the home down with the chancellor and his wife inside, the building now has

CalWatchdog Morning Read – May 18

CalWatchdog Staff May 18, 2016

Treasurer Chiang will run for governor Graduation rates rise Sen. Feinstein seeks compromise, drought relief Death penalty still divides Water agency seeks record fine Good morning! Happy Hump Day. It’s Twitterficial. Democratic state Treasurer John Chiang is running for governor, he announced

Three Democratic lawmakers make intentions for statewide office Twitterficial

Matt Fleming May 17, 2016

Nothing is official until it’s on Twitter, which is why several Democrats today announced their candidacies for higher office Tuesday in the Twittersphere. Treasurer John Chiang made it official that he would be running for governor after announcing he was

Gov. Brown’s stance on Prop. 30 tax extension still in limbo

Chris Reed May 16, 2016

Gov. Jerry Brown’s tune keeps changing when it comes to Proposition 30, the successful 2012 ballot measure that raised the state’s basic sales tax until the end of 2016 and income taxes on the wealthy until the end of 2018.

San Francisco police chief may be in jeopardy

Chris Reed May 16, 2016

San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr’s future has come into doubt in recent days as four members of his city’s 12-member Board of Supervisors have joined protesters in calling for his ouster. Now newspaper analysis pieces are wondering how long

Report predicts surprisingly strong CA turnout in primary

Chris Reed May 13, 2016

The conventional wisdom holds that primary turnout in California is generally weak unless there is a particularly contested election of note or a high-profile, high-stakes ballot measure. This June 7, with the presidential nominations largely determined for both parties, most