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California bans hunting with lead bullets

Written on 14 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Friday that will ban the use of lead bullets by hunters. [LA Times] The lead bullet ban, introduced by Democratic Assemblyman Anthony Rendon, will take effect in July 2019. “There is simply... (Continue reading)

Brown sinks teacher firing legislation

Written on 11 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A so-called “bad teacher” bill intended to smooth the path for firing California school educators has been vetoed by Gov. Jerry Brown. (Sacramento Bee) The bill, which had the support of the California teachers Association, addressed concerns of some that... (Continue reading)

Brown vetoes bill to put legal immigrants on juries

Written on 8 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Monday that would allow legal immigrants to serve on juries. [LA Times] Had Brown signed Assembly Bill 1401 into law, California would have become the first state in the nation to allow non-citizens on... (Continue reading)

Abel says he’s able to beat Brown

Written on 7 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

Abel Maldonado thinks he is the answer to Republicans’ dreams of taking over the statehouse next year, and he spent last weekend articulating that belief at the California GOP biannual convention in Orange County. (Sacramento Bee) The Santa Maria politician... (Continue reading)

California to shield arrested illegal immigrants from the feds

Written on 7 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Saturday that bars California law enforcement officers from turning over arrested illegal immigrants to federal immigration officials. [Mercury News] AB 4, authored by San Francisco Democrat Tom Ammiano, prohibits placing U.S. Immigration... (Continue reading)

Brown approves driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants

Written on 5 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 41 comments

Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Thursday allowing people who have entered the country illegally to obtain driver’s licenses in California. [LA Times] Brown signed the bill in front of a large crowd outside Los Angeles City Hall.... (Continue reading)

California overstated health insurance exchange Web traffic

Written on 3 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 45 comments

California’s newly created health insurance exchange vastly overstated the traffic its website received Tuesday during the rollout of Obamacare. [LA Times] Covered California’s website, coveredca.com, received 645,000 hits Tuesday, far fewer than the 5 million it initially reported, state officials... (Continue reading)

Brown bans revenge porn in California

Written on 2 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law Tuesday banning the practice of posting graphic images or video of another person online with intent to cause emotional harm. [SacramentoBee] Posting “revenge porn” can now land offenders in jail for six... (Continue reading)

Welcome in Obama Care

Written on 1 Oct, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 112 comments

OPINION By STEW JENKINS For fear mongers who have tried selling doubt, facts already show that the Affordable Care Act is bringing down health insurance costs making coverage available to everyone. Passed by Congress and upheld by the United States... (Continue reading)

Majority of Californians want bullet train stopped

Written on 30 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 31 comments

The majority of California voters want the high-speed rail project stopped, according to a USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. [LA Times] Statewide, 52 percent of respondents to the poll consider the $68 billion bullet train project a waster of money... (Continue reading)