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Will backlash imperil $3.5 billion BART bond?
Three years after union strikes that infuriated hundreds of thousands of commuters, the Bay Area Rapid Transit system finds itself facing sharp new criticism over its management and budgeting practices. This backlash could make it difficult for BART to win
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – April 22, 2016
Education division widening. Guns, gasses and high-speed rail By CALWATCHDOG STAFF Good morning and happy Friday! Last week’s ruling by an appeals court that overturned the Vergara decision — which upended teacher tenure laws in the state — has
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – April 21, 2016
Economic outlook grim, reality not as bad. Plus minimum wage, pensions and taxes. Good morning. A new report on the economic forecasts and past performances of the states casts a grim view of California’s outlook, but shows past performance has
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AG Harris drawing fire over alleged San Onofre conflict of interest
Attorney General Kamala Harris threatens to be drawn into the controversy over the California Public Utilities Commission’s divvying up of the cost of closing the San Onofre nuclear power plant on San Diego County’s north coast. Activists are furious with
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – Aprili 20, 2016
License suspensions under pressure, Pot smokers rejoice, Trump’s winning, guns are losing and CA can’t breath Good morning! The ACLU of Northern California and other groups are pressuring Solano County Superior Court to stop suspending the driver licenses of people
Read MoreCalWatchdog Morning Read – April 19, 2016 — The legend of Trash Island…
CalWatchdog Morning Read – April 19, 2016 The legend of Trash Island, plus ed funding, high-speed rail, law-enforcement opacity and hunting decision makers all under fire. By CalWatchdog Staff Good morning! Apparently, there is no Texas-sized trash island floating in the
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3 new studies rap how school ‘reform’ law is working
In 2013, after working with the Legislature for months on a comprehensive overhaul of California’s public school finances, Gov. Jerry Brown signed the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF). The governor called the law “historic” and hailed its dual goals: providing
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NOAA: Trash Island doesn’t exist
Despite stories to the contrary, there is no Texas-sized trash island floating in the Pacific, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency. While there is a Pacific Garbage Patch in the Pacific Ocean (apparently, there’s many of these patches throughout
Read MoreCalWatchdog Morning Read – April 18, 2016
CalWatchdog Morning Read – April 18, 2016 Courts question cap and trade, immigration and the ADA , while hardly anyone questions one state lawmaker By CALWATCHDOG STAFF Good morning! After the wife of Asm. Roger Hernández filed a temporary restraining order against
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Another top San Francisco official under fire
It’s not just San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and Police Chief Greg Suhr facing sharp criticism. Now another top city official is under fire: Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White, who is accused of being unresponsive to public concerns, indifferent to complaints from
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