Digital News Report – Senator Dave Cogdill (R-Modesto) today announced the appointment of Senator Mark Wyland (R-Carlsbad) to the Senate Select Committee on Surplus Property. Senator Wyland fills the vacancy left on…
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The Bill Factory: Lots of paper, few results
Since I began in the Assembly in 2001, I have been struck by the scant attention we as a Legislature collectively pay to the really big issues that plague California and weigh us down everyday. Like the budget – the document that expresses most of our policy proposals that a majority of lawmakers don’t even see until we’re asked to vote on it. Like the lack of attention to our most challenging obstacles, such as our unacceptable high school dropout rate, increasingly aging infrastructure and our inability to retain business investment and create jobs in California.
Herrera Hails Mayor Newsom, Cal-ISO for Potrero Power Plant Shutdown Accord
Potrero Power Plant source: sfgov Digital News Report – SAN FRANCISCO – City Attorney Dennis Herrera today praised Mayor Gavin Newsom and the California Independent System Operator for reaching an accord to…
Herrera seeks rule change to block PG&E efforts to kill consumer choice
Digital News Report – SAN FRANCISCO – City Attorney Dennis Herrera today petitioned the California Public Utilities Commission for tougher regulations to prohibit electric utilities from engaging in marketing campaigns and other…
Mushroom Festival Held Over Weekend
button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) source: cc Digital News Report – Santa Cruz – The 36th annual Fungus Fair happened this weekend at the Louden Nelson Center auditorium. The festival, sponsored by the…
Senate Democrats Oppose Senator Huff’s Measure to Protect Voters from Fraud
Assembly Districts Map Digital News Report – On a party line vote, Democrat members of the Senate Committee on Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments voted to stop Senate Bill 465, a bill…
Race To Top Legislation Headed To Governors Desk
Governor at Rosa Parks Middle School today Digital New Report – California parents may have new options if Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signs the bill that is likely to pass the state Senate…
Senator Hollingsworth Responds To Governor Schwarzenegger’s State of the State Address
Digital News Report – “In his State of the State Address, Governor Schwarzenegger plainly outlined the problems Californians face this year and provided some realistic solutions for getting our economy moving again,”…
Governor Schwarzenegger Praises Assembly Passage of Race to the Top Legislation
Digital News Report Digital News Report – Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after the California Assembly passed Race to the Top legislation, which now heads to the Senate for…
Senator Huff Responds to the Governor’s State of the State Address
Senator Bob Huff Digital News Report – Senator Bob Huff (R—Diamond Bar) released the following statement after hearing Governor Schwarzenegger’s 2010 State of the State address which was delivered to a joint…