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California sells record amount of wine in 2012

Written on 9 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Wine sales in California reached a record high last year, totaling about $22 billion. [LA Times] California accounted for 58 percent of United States wine sales in 2012, shipping 250.2 million 9-liter cases nationally and internationally, according to the Wine... (Continue reading)

Environmental reform stalled

Written on 8 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Sacramento politicians have dabbled with reform of California’s far-reaching environmental law during the past few sessions, but now advocates of change fear their chances of success have significantly diminished. (San Jose Mercury News) The 43-year-old law — the California Environmental... (Continue reading)

Abel Maldonado vying for the governor’s seat

Written on 5 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Former lieutenant governor Abel Maldonado filed papers Thursday to explore a run for governor. [LATimes] By filing papers, Maldonado, who hasn’t officially said he is joining the race, can begin to raise money for a challenge against Democratic Gov. Jerry... (Continue reading)

Death rates dive in California

Written on 4 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A state agency has concluded that Californians are healthier and dying at a slower rate than people in other states. The bad news is that fatalities in the Golden State due to Alzheimer’s, chronic liver disease, and suicide are up.... (Continue reading)

Bullet train planning costs more

Written on 3 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 30 comments

Planning for California’s high-speed rail system will be more expensive than originally thought, officials said Tuesday. (San Jose Mercury News) It will cost taxpayers $97 million more for “office and field work” in the design of the so-called bullet train.... (Continue reading)

California clouds spending data

Written on 2 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

Transparency of its public spending practices by this state’s government is sadly lacking, according to the California Public Interest Research Group (CPIRG). In an annual report, “Following the Money 2013: How States Rank on Providing Online Access to Government Spending... (Continue reading)

SLO County unemployment falls to 7 percent

Written on 1 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

With 7 percent unemployment, San Luis Obispo County is now ranked fourth out of 58 California counties for lower numbers of unemployed workers, according to a report released Friday by the California Employment Development Department. In California, Marin County is... (Continue reading)

State sues everyone in high-speed rail case

Written on 28 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

In an effort to head off future lawsuits challenging California’s planned high-speed rail project, state officials have filed a civil case against “all persons interested.” (San Jose Mercury News) The move is intended to validate $8.6 billion in voter-approved bonds... (Continue reading)

Obamacare gaining state foothold

Written on 21 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

California officials responsible for implementation of the Affordable Care Act are in Sacramento to discuss the state’s entry into the program. One state lawmaker, Assemblyman Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, was spotlighting a new Health Access California report analyzing how this state... (Continue reading)

Assembly bill would ban smoking in many California homes

Written on 13 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

A California Democratic assemblyman introduced a bill last month that would ban tobacco smoking in all multi-unit residences in the sate. [Huffington Post] Assembly Bill 746, authored by Marc Levine of San Rafael, would prohibit smoking in all condominiums and... (Continue reading)