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Brown declares California budget balanced

Written on 15 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

Governor Jerry Brown said Thursday that the California budget deficit has disappeared, due in large to the passing of Proposition 30. [Sacramento Bee] The proposed balance budget marks the first time since the beginning of the recession that California legislators... (Continue reading)

Fewer children, more elderly in California

Written on 9 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The number of children in California is on the decline, while the number of elderly is on the rise and fewer people are moving to the state, according to a new report that argues the state will have to rely... (Continue reading)

State officials ready Obamacare

Written on 3 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 47 comments

California’s newly-formed “health exchange” has been approved by the Obama administration and becomes the 19th such program nationally to gain endorsement from the federal government. (Sacramento Bee) “Covered California” will provide subsidized coverage for hundreds of thousands of state residents... (Continue reading)

Homeless protection bill launched

Written on 3 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

A bill designed to protect “some of society’s most vulnerable members” has been introduced by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco). Ammiano calls his prospective legislation AB5 “The Homeless Person’s Bill of Rights and Fairness Act” and sets out to build... (Continue reading)

Newspapers shrink, one expands

Written on 2 Jan, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

While most newspapers throughout the state are shrinking, one California newspaper owner has chosen to increase quality and content. [Huffington Post] The Orange County Register has increased its community news section nearly five-fold, added more investigative reporting and about 75... (Continue reading)

New laws overlooked in 2012

Written on 31 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Californians began 2012 with the news that they could no longer purchase the delicacy of shark fin soup, and six months later they had to give up foie gras. Governor Jerry Brown signed nearly 900 bills into law in 2012,... (Continue reading)

State can’t escape “No Child…” law

Written on 26 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

California’s resistance to provisions of 2004’s No Child Left Behind school proficiency act has led to denial of waivers officials have been seeking from the federal government. (San Jose Mercury News) This state wanted to join 33 others and the... (Continue reading)

Environmental hazards of pot farms

Written on 24 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Marijuana growers  are siphoning water, spraying pesticides, chopping down trees and leaving California’s wilderness areas strew with litter, scientist said. [LATimes] State scientists recently studied aerial imagery of a small tributary of the Eel River, the spawning grounds for endangered... (Continue reading)

California gun sales skyrocket after school shooting

Written on 20 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 126 comments

In the aftermath of an election and another school shooting, firearm sales in California are at an all-time high. [PressEnterprise] Friday’s shooting at a Connecticut school in which a gunman shot and killed 20 children and six adults with a... (Continue reading)

Fracking gets government attention

Written on 19 Dec, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

Oil companies in California utilizing hydraulic fracturing — fracking — will be required to disclose that information if Gov. Jerry Brown has his way. (Sacramento Bee) The governor said Tuesday it would be the first application of such a regulation,... (Continue reading)