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Pro-marijuana push begins in earnest
As election day nears, California’s likely vote on recreational pot has drawn policymakers, politicians and law enforcement into an uncertain but probably decisive debate. While many Democrats have generally come to view recreational marijuana as an inevitability in the Golden
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CA Democrats challenge Lt. Governor Newsom on gun control
Seeking to bolster his early-bird campaign for governor, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom forged ahead with a controversial ballot initiative designed to put severe strictures on guns in California. But in addition to raising the ire of Republicans statewide, Newsom
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – May 4
CA’s primary once again irrelevant Unions and ride-sharing services near deal? Voters get to decide on legal pot Newsom gun initiative splits the partisan spectrum Good morning. Happy hump day. Business tycoon Donald Trump won the Indiana primary yesterday, forcing
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – April 22, 2016
Education division widening. Guns, gasses and high-speed rail By CALWATCHDOG STAFF Good morning and happy Friday! Last week’s ruling by an appeals court that overturned the Vergara decision — which upended teacher tenure laws in the state — has
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Effort underway to require legislators wear emblems of top donors
The movement to emblazon state legislators with the logos of their donors has collected tens of thousands of signatures for its would-be ballot initiative. “The measure, formally called the ‘Name All Sponsors California Accountability Reform (or NASCAR. Get it?) Initiative,’ would
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Dems jockey to succeed Brown
The competition to replace Gov. Jerry Brown in 2018 has already heated up, with five prominent California Democrats already campaigning or angling to throw their hat in the ring. Along with Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who sought to get ahead of
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Legislators Steer Clear of Super Bowl
Though just over 100 miles from the Capitol, state legislators showed no love for Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers, at least not in person, likely an indictment of exorbitant ticket prices and an acknowledgement of ethics rules barring tickets
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Will 2016 be the ‘Year of the Initiative’?
The Legislature is back in town this week but in the major policy issues department the Legislature is likely to be a sideshow in what can be labeled the Year of the Initiative. With a rush to place measures on
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Gun sales continue statewide climb
California’s experience with gun control and gun sales has created an ironic situation with significant implications for policy: Tighter regulations have increased along with firearms purchases. The phenomenon cuts both for and against the prevailing party platforms on the political Left
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DMV won’t unleash robocars on CA roads
California’s Department of Motor Vehicles has put the brakes on driverless cars. Although the agency’s new proposed regulations would technically allow new self-driving vehicles on Golden State streets, the strict regulations surrounding their use would all but foreclose the fully automated future envisioned
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