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CalWatchdog Morning Read – September 13

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

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

Democratic Senate candidate courts the right, walks fine line

Matt Fleming September 1, 2016

On the heels of a Los Angeles Times story saying she was making a play for voters on the right, Democratic Senate candidate Loretta Sanchez is pushing Gov. Jerry Brown to sign a bill increasing minimum penalties in sexual assault cases.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate picks up another Republican endorsement

Matt Fleming August 4, 2016

In her gambit to ride largely Latino and Republican support to the U.S. Senate, Democratic Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez picked up another high-profile endorsement on Thursday: Buck McKeon, the former Republican Congressman from Santa Clarita. McKeon and the Orange County Democrat

Why Prop. 47 fiscal critique may hurt Brown’s Prop. 57 push

Chris Reed August 2, 2016

Proposition 47 — the 2014 state ballot measure recategorizing many felonies as misdemeanors — has already faced heavy criticism. Prosecutors and police chiefs across California say it is behind a wave of petty crimes as offenders who previously were locked

CalWatchdog Morning Read – July 29

CalWatchdog Staff July 29, 2016

CalSTRS v. Volkswagen Congressional candidate issuing terrorist-hunting permits What you need to know about the vaccine law Earned Income Tax Credit misses estimates Many voters skipping Senate race Good morning! The legislative summer recess is coming to an end, so

State attorney general and charter school haggle over education settlement

James Poulos July 18, 2016

California Senate candidate Kamala Harris has kicked over a hornet’s nest in a big but contentious settlement with the nation’s largest online charter school. Not only has K12 refused to admit wrongdoing, despite Harris’s public allegations, but the organization has also

CalWatchdog Morning Read – July 11

CalWatchdog Staff July 11, 2016

Senate race competitive, but… VP Biden may be about to endorse the frontrunner More on lawmaker giving Veteran of the Year award to her BF Dark money dip in CA AG wins big settlement against for-profit university Good morning! Happy Monday.

Riordan, Hewitt, endorse Sanchez for Senate

James Poulos July 11, 2016

Signaling the depth of California’s uncharted political waters this election season, Richard Riordan, the Republican ex-Mayor of Los Angeles, endorsed Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif., to replace outgoing U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer. Calling her an “independent thinker,” as the Sacramento Bee