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CalWatchdog Morning Read – September 20

Union battles Caltrans over costly move Gov. Brown mulls bills overseeing psych meds for foster kids Energy company won big giveaway from Legislature More on CalPERS and the state’s rising pension debt Good morning! But alas, it’s only Tuesday. CalPERS and the

Union battles Caltrans over “inadequate” new office space, $1.7 million partitions

Matt Fleming September 19, 2016

A public employees’ union is questioning Caltrans’ pricey decision to move one of its district offices from one side of Orange County to the other, noting the high cost of new cubicle partitions and the lack of space to accommodate new

CalWatchdog Morning Read – September 15

CalWatchdog Staff September 15, 2016

Transparency ballot measure nearly unopposed Outside groups want transportation deal done in lame-duck Senate candidates fight over for-profit colleges, Trump University New law prevents renter blacklist Gov. Brown signs more environmental laws Good Thursday morning! While the governor pumps out

CalWatchdog Morning Read – September 14

CalWatchdog Staff September 14, 2016

Sales tax on tampons is here for another year Nearly 2/3 of Californians support November’s gun-control measure $2 billion bond for housing for homeless gets green light Ex-wife of Issa challenger defends man she once accused of stalking her Yes

Gov. Brown vetoes no-tax-on-tampons bill, host of others

Matt Fleming September 13, 2016

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a package of bills on Tuesday that would have eliminated sales tax on tampons and diapers. In total, Brown killed seven niche tax cuts totaling around $300 million in revenue, arguing the tax cuts should be

CalWatchdog Morning Read – September 13

CalWatchdog Staff September 13, 2016

Brown signs farmworker overtime bill Issa’s congressional challenger previously accused of stalking ex-wife and more Former assemblyman sentenced to a year in federal custody for laundering bribes Renewable energy usage is up while natural gas is down Will Prop. 53

Why hope for CA oil boom is fading fast

Chris Reed September 11, 2016

It took some time, but a 2011 report by the Federal Energy Information Administration that estimated that California’s Monterey shale underground land mass formation had 15.4 billion barrels of accessible oil and a follow-up study that put the figure at

CalWatchdog Morning Read – September 9

CalWatchdog Staff September 9, 2016

Law curbing labor abuses abroad not working well How the state plans to reduce GHG emission levels by another 40 percent How the state defines disadvantaged communities Senate candidate goes on the attack San Diego congressman wants free tobacco for

CalWatchdog Morning Read – September 8

CalWatchdog Staff September 8, 2016

Assemblywoman Garcia is a rising powerbroker and queenmaker New education assessment system coming soon State split on views of policing Coastal Commission opposes large SoCal development U.S. Senate candidates (finally) agree to a debate Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia is mere months

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