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AG Kamala Harris ensures she won't go down with bullet-train Titanic

Chris Reed October 15, 2013

The saga of the California bullet train took a twist on Friday that at first seems strange but at second look appears to be shrewd politics by an ambitious officeholder playing the long game. On Aug. 16, Sacramento Superior Court

Nevada Wins Tahoe Dispute

Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Saturday legislation that renews and alters the Lake Tahoe development pact between California and Nevada. The announcement can be considered a victory for Nevada, since the state threatened to withdraw from the pact unless

$Study questions whether fracking causes earthquakes$

Study questions whether fracking causes earthquakes

Wayne Lusvardi October 14, 2013

essay writing online A new 2013 study conducted by the University of Durham in the United Kingdom dispels the widespread contention that fracking is a major threat to triggering large earthquakes in California and the U.S. Fracking is the

Shutdown dents legislators' fundraising

Adam O'Neal October 11, 2013

Earlier this week, CalWatchdog.com mentioned some of the political implications that the partial government shutdown will have on Congress, particularly a few vulnerable representatives from California. Members are dealing with the competing demands of winning leverage against the other party, while

Can California lead online privacy issue?

Adam O'Neal October 10, 2013

It’s long been conventional wisdom that little, if anything, can be accomplished in the nation’s capital. The government shutdown, essentially a worst-case scenario of gridlock, only further reinforces the point. Story after story shows how toxic relationships, divided government, and

Santa Barbara picks drilling over greening

Wayne Lusvardi October 9, 2013

Santa Barbara is ground zero for the environmental movement in California after the infamous Union Oil Company oil spill in the Santa Barbara Channel in 1969. Almost 45 years later, the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission approved 136 new oil wells on

Kids lose when schools ban recess and sports

Katy Grimes October 9, 2013

Today in America, lawyers now dictate what kids can do at recess. adobe animation software A school district in New York has banned footballs, baseballs, lacrosse balls or any dangerous instrument that might hurt someone on school grounds. “Port Washington

Coming days could be pivotal in bullet-train fight

Chris Reed October 8, 2013

Friday — or sooner — will see a crucial development in the five-year fight over implementation of Proposition 1A, the 2008 ballot measure that provided $9.95 billion in bond seed money for a statewide bullet-train project while establishing a state

$SB4 green lights fracking despite enviro protest$

SB4 green lights fracking despite enviro protest

Katy Grimes October 8, 2013

Even with a Democratic supermajority, the California Legislature was unable to pass several bills this year to ban hydraulic fracking. All fracking bills died in committees, or were killed during the legislative process — except for one. Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill

Shutdown casts shadow over CA races for U.S. House

Adam O'Neal October 7, 2013

The partial government shutdown is now in its second week. Throughout the duration of the shutdown, national and local media have released myriad stories about the pain that different government workers — and those who rely on government — are