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5 bills target consumption of sugary drinks

The California Legislature’s determination to lessen the amount of sugary drinks consumed by state residents may never have been greater than now – at least if the metric used is the number of bills introduced. This session, five will be taken

Despite record surplus, Gov. Newsom wants new water, phone taxes

Chris Reed January 14, 2019

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s has called for a first-ever water tax and an added fee on phone bills at a time when the state is enjoying what recently departed state Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor called “extraordinary” budget health. Newsom said last

Proposal to put new state fee on water returns

Chris Reed April 30, 2018

A proposal to add new fees to water bills to help pay for improvements to water systems in rural areas with tainted supplies is back before the Legislature, and this time it has the support of the Brown administration. Last

Republican state Sen. Nguyen silenced by Democratic lawmakers

James Poulos February 23, 2017

In an unusual scene playing against type for California’s legislative Democrats, a party leader in the state Senate ordered sergeants to remove his Republican colleague state Sen. Janet Nguyen, R-Garden Grove. Interrupting Nguyen’s remarks on the late Tom Hayden, state Sen.

CalWatchdog Morning Read – September 6

CalWatchdog Staff September 6, 2016

The right-to-die law fight lives on SoCal state Senate race is a wild ride College student lobby group wins big with zero budget School bond on November ballot result of Capitol inaction Prescription drug costs ballot measure ready for war Welcome

‘Death with dignity’ law faces continued challenge

Chris Reed September 1, 2016

Gov. Jerry Brown’s decision to sign the End of Life Option Act on Oct. 5, 2015, triggered elation among the state groups which had fought for years to allow doctors to give people with terminal illnesses lethal doses of drugs

Farmworker overtime passes easy test in Senate, faces challenge in Assembly

Matt Fleming August 22, 2016

As expected, a bill expanding overtime pay for farmworkers passed the Senate on Monday along party lines. It moves to the Assembly next, where it died earlier this year. While farmworkers do get overtime, there is a much higher threshold than

CA judge scraps assisted suicide suit

James Poulos July 30, 2015

In another potent setback for California’s right-to-die advocates, a judge threw out a lawsuit brought by three residents trying to compel the courts to scrap the state’s ban on assisted suicide. A reticent judge “San Diego Superior Court Judge Gregory

CA assisted suicide bill advances

James Poulos June 5, 2015

With doctors’ groups divided, legislation that would authorize assisted suicide cleared a key hurdle in Sacramento, triggering a fresh round of controversy. Senate Bill 128, the so-called “End of Life Option Act,” was introduced earlier this year by state Sens. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, and

Doctors join push for CA assisted suicide

James Poulos April 2, 2015

In a medical community sharply divided on the issue of assisted suicide, momentum has shifted to the side that embraces the idea — with California at the forefront of the change. Two Golden State doctors with life-threatening illnesses have recently become plaintiffs in