Morning Read

CalWatchdog Morning Read – January 13

Lawmaker targets Uber’s self-driving vehicles in new legislation Scientists rebuke Coastal Commission over desalination Does Consumer Watchdog actually help lower insurance rates? Brown cuts doctors out of tobacco tax money Democratic lawmakers pushing for cap-and-trade extension Good morning! TGIF. One lesson

CalWatchdog Morning Read – January 12

CalWatchdog Staff January 12, 2017

Minimum wage savings for the state mean multi-million dollar burden for counties Foreclosures shrink to 11-year low Brown withholds school bond funds without oversight plan in place Planned Parenthood worried about Washington 42 percent of state out of drought Good

CalWatchdog Morning Read – January 11

CalWatchdog Staff January 11, 2017

Brown budget projects deficit CA Democrats spent $90 million on intra-party campaigns in 2016 San Diego settles public comment lawsuit Donations from developers may be banned in L.A. Zuckerberg brings in bipartisan political bigwigs Good morning. Happy Hump Day! One

CalWatchdog Morning Read – January 10

CalWatchdog Staff January 10, 2017

After SF rail system hack, concerns remain Recent storms wash away drought in Northern California, SoCal issues remain Crunch time for Raiders, Chargers Newsom pitches CEQA to fight Trump wall Tobacco tax proponents fined for failure to disclose Tom Steyer

CalWatchdog Morning Read – January 9

CalWatchdog Staff January 9, 2017

Is the Legislature’s contract with Fmr. U.S. Atty. Gen. legal? CA bracing for no-growth future? Presumptive state AG to fight stop-and-frisk Solar power for all Trump Treasury pick praised in past Good morning! Happy Monday. The struggle between the state

CalWatchdog Morning Read – January 6

CalWatchdog Staff January 6, 2017

CA sales tax dips, tax burden rises Nurses union head hoping Trump turns to single-payer health care, “disgusted” with Pelosi SD crackdown on minimum-wage pass-through from businesses CA budget may be lean despite newly-passed taxes House Republicans reach out to

CalWatchdog Morning Read – January 5

CalWatchdog Staff January 5, 2017

CA cities’ pension costs rise to meet CalPERS expectations SD mayor running for governor? Legislator wants to move state’s primary date University of California wants to raise tuition Rep. Issa proposes high-skilled visa overhaul Good morning! TGIT. We begin this

CalWatchdog Morning Read – January 4

CalWatchdog Staff January 4, 2017

Lead levels plague eight CA areas O.C. assemblyman under fire from all directions for op-ed Democrats in Legislature hire Fmr. U.S. A.G. Holder to advise on Trump Report: CA housing situation worsens Drought dying? Good morning. Happy Hump Day. The Legislature

CalWatchdog Morning Read – December 28

CalWatchdog Staff December 28, 2016

New laws going in effect Gun sales on the rise Life expectancy plateau is good news for pensions Oakland for decades failed to inspect illegally converted warehouses like Ghost Ship Sierra Nevada snowpack below average Good morning. Happy Hump Day.

CalWatchdog Morning Read – December 16

CalWatchdog Staff December 16, 2016

Report: State building modernization plan lacks oversight, behind schedule Feds launch investigation into O.C. snitch scandal Loophole emerges in Prop. 54 transparency measure O.C. desal plant to test state’s environmental laws Online review protection law goes into effect Good morning!