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Maldonado kicks off gubernatorial race in debt

Written on 2 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Former lieutenant governor Abel Maldonado finished the first half of the year in debt in his bid to become the next governor of California. [Tribune] The Santa Maria native spent $3,348 more than he raised in the first six months... (Continue reading)

Action needed on climate: poll

Written on 1 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 48 comments

Budget concerns do not deter Californians when it comes to environmental issues like global warming and its causes. A recent poll by the Public Policy Institute of California shows that residents of the Golden State think it is time now... (Continue reading)

SoCal house-flipping roaring back

Written on 29 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Signaling a potential statewide housing sector recovery, the practice of flipping houses in Southern California has suddenly reached near-record levels, matching the 2005 high. (Los Angeles Times) Flipping of residential units at the peak of the busing bubble was in... (Continue reading)

Whales nearly eat divers near Morro Bay

Written on 23 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Two humpback whales nearly swallowed two scuba divers Saturday near Morro Bay. [KCOY] The divers had just completed a dive and surfaced when two humpbacks leapt out of the water with mouths wide open, narrowly missing the humans. A cameraman... (Continue reading)

Domestic spying drying Obama support

Written on 23 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 35 comments

The Obama administration’s penchant for massive spying operations aimed at American citizens has cost him dearly in California support, a recent Field Poll shows. (San Jose Mercury News) Obama dropped 10 percent in favorability — from 62 percent to 52... (Continue reading)

Air Force considering tapping oil offshore from Vandenberg

Written on 22 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The U.S. Air Force is considering leasing portions of Vandenberg Air Force Base to private oil companies for extraction of offshore oil and gas with land-based drills. [LATimes] If approved, it will be the first new offshore lease in state... (Continue reading)

State’s Obamacare preparation lauded

Written on 22 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

California will be one of the first states to meet its federally-mandated health-care renovation requirements, the State Auditor’s office has reported in a new study. The insurance exchange was one of the earliest in the nation to be be formed,... (Continue reading)

Obamacare will help state’s mental patients

Written on 17 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act will significantly augment this state’s ability to provide mental health benefits for millions of people, a new study by the nonprofit California HealthCare Foundation suggests. (Los Angeles Times) According to details presented in the... (Continue reading)

Bill aims to give Coastal Commission teeth

Written on 16 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 29 comments

A bill providing the Coastal Commission with authority to issue fines for the first time in its 37-year history is moving through the state legislature. The 1976 law that set up the commission permits the agency only tocollect money from... (Continue reading)

State ignoring federal school mandate

Written on 15 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

California school officials have largely disregarded the Obama Administration’s direction for education, marking a rare state departure from adherence to federal policy. (Los Angeles Times) At issue is the practice of grading performances of teachers, and rewarding or punishing individuals... (Continue reading)