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CalWatchdog Morning Read – January 24
Enough blame for everyone with Oakland housing crisis Trade deal’s death hurts Central Valley farmers Key reform of environmental law hasn’t worked Orange County could model GOP success with Asian-Americans California has the highest real poverty rate in the country
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13 CA ZIP codes have lead contamination as bad as Flint
The water contamination scandal in Flint, Michigan, triggered national outrage and prompted Congress last month to pass a bill rushing $120 million in federal aid to the city. The local regulators who knew about the severity of lead contamination and
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – December 28
New laws going in effect Gun sales on the rise Life expectancy plateau is good news for pensions Oakland for decades failed to inspect illegally converted warehouses like Ghost Ship Sierra Nevada snowpack below average Good morning. Happy Hump Day.
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – July 12
State’s largest pension fund down since last year San Diego congressman swapping donations State controller dinged for late contribution reporting Oakland firm fined over $100,000 for laundering campaign contributions Big spending by pharmaceutical Good morning! Lots of ethics and campaign
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – May 9
Soda Tax just more revenue? Madeleine Albright opposed as commencement speaker Republican leaders hold off on Trump Race for second for U.S. Senate More questions over Hunter’s spending Good morning! Happy Monday. What is being billed as a “common sense” ballot
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Rams moving to L.A.; Chargers likely to follow
The drama over which of three cities would lose their NFL teams to Los Angeles ended decisively Tuesday night. On a 30-2 vote, NFL owners gave the go-ahead to having the St. Louis Rams move to L.A. next season in
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San Diego stadium plan: Ingenious? Fair? A ripoff?
The San Diego stadium task force’s proposal to finance a $1.15 billion stadium project to keep the Chargers from fleeing to Los Angeles has been subject to close looks for more than a week now. There’s no consensus at all about
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Job cuts precede Seattle minimum-wage hike
In the past couple of years, many states and localities have been increasing minimum wages. It’s part of the American federalist system in which the 50 states are the “crucibles of democracy,” trying different things to see what happens. Seattle’s
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Oakland arts tax slams poor
With Californians increasingly being priced out of owning homes, what does progressive Oakland do? Make housing even more expensive. Reported the Chronicle: “The City Council passed a law this month that requires private developers to set aside 1 percent of
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Minimum wage activists set sights on L.A.
The concerted push for higher minimum wages in California has spread from the East Bay to Los Angeles. On the heels of a recently approved $15 minimum wage in Seattle, advocates for dramatically increased hourly wages sensed an opportunity to select
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