Regulations

SB 1 pushes high-rises over suburbs

Will the Manhattan Dream replace the California Dream? The Manhattan Dream is to live in a high-rise in a densely packed city. The California Dream is to live your own home, on your own lot so you can grill while

Cash flows to committee taking up optometry bill

John Hrabe August 12, 2013

When doctors expressed concerns about legislation to expand the scope of practice for pharmacists, the state’s medical professionals all agreed on a compromise. Only pharmacists that received additional training would be given the expanded authority to directly administer certain contraceptives,

State Dems eager to implement Obamacare train wreck

Dave Roberts August 12, 2013

The wheels may be starting to come off the Obamacare train as it rolls out nationally. But California Democrats are more interested in greasing the skids than preventing what critics fear will be a train wreck. SB 639, by Sen.

Mattress manufacturers get out in front of proposed tax

Katy Grimes August 11, 2013

Many still believe it’s a crime to remove the “Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law” tag from a mattress. Chances are they would never illegally dump an old mattress either. But, in many areas of the state, illegally dumped

Leftists seek SEC regulation of corporate speech

Dave Roberts August 9, 2013

This is the second in a two-part series on the battle over corporate political speech. Part one can be read here. “We see political spending as distorting markets in policy making and creating a skewed playing field,” said Bruce Freed,

Doctors rip idea of nurses playing doctor

Katy Grimes August 8, 2013

Medical doctors have qualifications no other medical employee has: four years of college, four years of medical school, three to four years of a residency program. Some also go on to a several-year fellowship for additional training in sub-specialties. That’s 12

Expect Richmond’s eminent domain mortgage ploy to backfire

Wayne Lusvardi August 8, 2013

Los Angeles attorney Gideon Kanner has for 40 years been a fierce opponent of the abuse of eminent domain law. His credentials are so extensive that it is impossible to list them all here. I always found his opposition to

Nurse practitioner bill on life support in Assembly

Katy Grimes August 7, 2013

SACRAMENTO – With Obamacare set to go into effect in January, state lawmakers anticipate millions of residents with newly obtained health insurance will tap California’s already stretched health care resources. In preparation, Sen. Ed Hernandez, D-West Covina, who is an

Bill targets ‘shakedown’ lawsuits

Dave Roberts August 6, 2013

Proposition 65, “The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986,” has morphed into “The Unsafe Doing Business in California and Toxic Lawsuit Act of 1986-2013.” It was intended to keep chemicals that cause cancer and birth defects out

Covered CA Director abruptly resigns

Katy Grimes August 1, 2013

Only 24 hours after meeting with small business owners at an early morning coffee arranged by state Sen. Bill Monning, D-Carmel, Covered California’s Sales Director Michael Lujan resigned. Insurance agents liked him because he was responsive to industry questions and