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CalWatchdog Morning Read – September 29

SoCal school district using loophole to pay board members for meetings they didn’t attend CA suspends investment accounts with Wells Fargo over scandal Rep. Janice Hahn sued by opponent over $324,000 in illegal campaign funds in L.A. supervisors race Gov. Brown vetoes

CalWatchdog Morning Read – September 23

CalWatchdog Staff September 23, 2016

Is another NFL team joining the Rams in Los Angeles? Los Angeles City Council to battle high-speed rail? CA doing little to keep guns from felons and others disqualified Pot legalization political funding is difficult to track Ballot measures explained in haiku

Gov. Brown signs controversial new climate bills

James Poulos September 15, 2016

Over staunch opposition on his right, Gov. Jerry Brown signed several new climate bills into law, aiming to keep California on the regulatory trajectory first set during former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s administration. That suite of laws, “in which polluters pay to

Prop. 53 could have far-reaching consequences for state project financing – or not

Steven Greenhut September 13, 2016

SACRAMENTO – Most California voters are unfamiliar with the inner workings of the municipal-bond process. Many are likewise unfamiliar with the differences between, say, “general obligation” bonds and “revenue” bonds. Nevertheless, they will be asked Nov. 8 whether to require

Cap-and-trade carbon tax showdown looms

James Poulos August 12, 2016

Despite years of success in doing what it was supposed to do — cut emission levels — California’s controversial cap-and-trade system has run up against opposition that could be strong enough to sink it. But with nothing to lose

Poor cap-and-trade revenues batter bullet train budget

James Poulos May 26, 2016

In yet another blow to California’s besieged bullet train, revenues from this year’s cap-and-trade carbon credit auction fell drastically below the state’s goals, triggering a selloff that left analysts unsure of the system’s long-term viability. “The results of last week’s

CalWatchdog Morning Read – May 26

CalWatchdog Staff May 26, 2016

Clinton, Sanders tied in CA, both lead Trump San Jose Senate race splits Democrats Cap-and-trade credits ain’t selling High-speed rail behind schedule, short on funding Presidential circus Good morning! Happy Thursday. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are virtually tied

High speed rail pushed back 4 more years

James Poulos May 26, 2016

Falling short even of some critics’ expectations, California’s beleaguered high-speed rail was dealt another blow to its credibility as the state’s biggest and most ambitious infrastructure project, with news emerging that the federal government signed off on a massive reschedule that

High-Speed Rail Authority wins time in case brought by landowners

Kathy Hamilton April 2, 2016

A judge has denied a claim filed by opponents of California’s high-speed rail project, saying that while they raised compelling questions about the project’s viability, the project has not progressed enough for the court to evaluate their claims. The March

SoCal support for bullet train wavers

James Poulos March 30, 2016

California’s beleaguered high-speed rail project has hit yet another speed bump: a loss of confidence among Southern California officials already left hanging by plans that shifted first-stage construction northward. “The California rail authority’s failure to identify a source of funding