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As California gas prices increase with new tax, GOP candidates see opportunity with repeal efforts

The price of gas spiked 12 cents per gallon in California earlier this month, as a result of the Democrat-backed transportation bill that now puts the Golden State in front of Hawaii for the highest gas prices in the nation.

Here’s 10 things about Tuesday’s election

Matt Fleming November 9, 2016

Tuesday’s election upended everything most experts thought they knew about politics, when Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton to become the next president with one of the most unconventional campaigns ever. But down the ballot, 10 things stood out. Nearly 50,000 people

CalWatchdog Morning Read – August 8

CalWatchdog Staff August 8, 2016

New bill rekindles old human egg fight Lawmakers push for mandatory minimums in sex assault cases OC Democrats almost overtake former Republican stronghold Bilingual education back on ballot Good morning! Happy Monday. Our top story is about a new bill

CalWatchdog Morning Read – June 29

CalWatchdog Staff June 29, 2016

Loretta, B-1 Bob and Hef Security failures prior to the O.C. jailbreak LASD lax on weeding out low-performing deputies Police transparency measures die When the state recompenses the wrongly imprisoned Good morning. Happy Hump Day. Sure as the sun rises

Government transparency effort faces union backlash

Dave Roberts September 23, 2015

Senate Bill 331, a bill sponsored by government employee unions that is on Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk, is touted as increasing transparency in contracting by certain local governments. But critics say the bill’s provisions are actually intended to punish agencies

Large counties could be required to increase number of Supervisors

Joel Fox August 5, 2015

The idea of increasing representation by having fewer constituents per elected representative is getting some attention. On the state level, an initiative filed by John Cox proposes to reorganize state governance by molding a Neighborhood Legislature whose goal is to reduce campaign

CA ‘conundrum’: Water use down, bills up

Chris Reed August 4, 2015

Californians reacted impressively to Gov. Jerry Brown’s late-spring call for major water conservation, cutting usage by 27 percent in June. But many aren’t happy about it — because for millions of ratepayers, conservation hasn’t led to cost savings. Newspapers around