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Gov. Brown appoints new chair to scandal-plagued CPUC
After months of damaging headlines and questions about its coziness with energy companies, the California Public Utilities Commission is getting new leadership. On Tuesday, Gov. Jerry Brown promoted Commissioner Michael Picker, a longtime Democratic political consultant and Brown’s former energy
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Report finds inaccuracies in Covered CA doctor lists
What good is medical insurance if you can’t find a doctor? A recent investigation by the California Department of Managed Health Care found a quarter of the doctors listed in the provider directories for two of California’s top Affordable Care Act insurance plans
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GOP can’t find bridge for troubled water bill
The fate of a bipartisan drought bill passed Tuesday by the U.S. House of Representatives is as cloudy as California skies in recent days. The bill was crafted by GOP congressmen with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., although she opposed the final version.
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VIDEO: The Cure in The Code: How Technology is Transforming Medicine
Revolutionary advancements in technology are transforming medicine. Manhattan Institute author Peter H. Huber joins Brian Calle to talk about how California’s tech industry is leading this revolution in medicine.
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CA bans wildlife hunting contests
Wile E. Coyote is smirking. Despite a robust and thriving population, coyotes have just received an unprecedented degree of legal protection from the Golden State. Bringing a longstanding rural tradition to an end, the California Fish and Game Commission cracked
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Meet the Mother Jones staffer who thinks the bullet train is nuts
There are bullet-train apostates among California Democrats, starting with Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, and bullet-train fans among state GOPers, starting with Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin. But by and large, the bullet-train debate in the Golden State is a partisan affair.
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Minimum wage debate: history and examples
With rallies in Los Angeles and Bay Area cities seeking a $15 minimum wage for fast food workers and state Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, introducing a bill to increase the state minimum wage over the recent boost the Legislature approved,
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VIDEO: Steve Forbes can fix California, but Sacramento won’t listen
Gov. Jerry Brown once supported a flat tax and Steve Forbes tells CalWatchdog.com’s Brian Calle that would be 真人麻将游戏平台 the first step toward unleashing the economic power of the Golden State.
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VIDEO: A CEO’s advice for Gov. Jerry Brown
Innovation is at the core of California’s identity. Now the Golden State needs to embrace innovation to build a better future. The CATO Institute’s John Allison joins Brian Calle to discuss the right ways to reform the state, including privatizing
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CA housing policies clash in Encinitas
How much can state and federal law dictate local housing policy? That confrontation has turned over headlines in Encinitas, where residents are debating which policy should be adopted by them at the ballot box in 2016. According to KPBS, “Under California law,
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