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Bills seek speedy teacher firing

Written on 1 Apr, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Two Democratic state lawmakers have introduced dual bills to speed dismissals of teachers accused of certain egregious acts against children. The proposed legislation, by Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan of Alamo and Sen. Alex Padilla, San Fernando, earned swift endorsement from the... (Continue reading)

Governor wants new fire retardant rules

Written on 26 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Chemical flame retardants in household furniture pose health hazards and “better ways” are available to provide public safety, Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday as he urged state regulators to take action against those “toxic” substances. (Sacramento Bee) “Toxic flame retardants... (Continue reading)

Plan to regulate pot touted

Written on 25 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

A new state bureaucracy to regulate medical cannabis is being proposed by a San Francisco Democrat who believes California “has been in chaos for years” over muddled marijuana laws. (Bay Area News Group) Assemblyman Tom Ammiano’s bill would create the... (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)

California legislators report gifts received in 2012

Written on 4 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

California lawmakers disclosed trips, sports tickets, meals and other perks they received in 2012 in a report released Saturday. [LATimes] In August, legislators killed a measure by former Sen. Sam Blakeslee that would have prevented companies that hire lobbyists from... (Continue reading)

California Democrats lose supermajority

Written on 26 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

A senator’s announcement Friday that he would immediately resign his seat in the state Senate removes the Democratic supermajority in the statehouse before the party’s legislators had a chance to flex their newly won political muscles. [ABC] In his announcement, Sen.... (Continue reading)

California Democrats push for younger voter turnout

Written on 15 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 37 comments

Democratic California lawmakers have introduced bills aimed at increasing the voter turnout among young people. [LA Times] The bills aimed at increasing younger voter turnout include two that would require polling places on college campus and one that would allow... (Continue reading)

California Democrats seek legislative control over ballot measures

Written on 11 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 44 comments

California Democrats hope to use their new supermajority to give the legislature more control over the initiative process. [Sac Bee] Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg plans to reveal initiative reform proposals this month, which may include removing the two-thirds... (Continue reading)

California lawmakers propose mandatory gun insurance

Written on 8 Feb, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 55 comments

Two California assemblymen have introduced a bill that would require gun owners to purchase liability insurance covering potential damage caused by the weapons. [LA Times] Democrats Jimmy Gomez of Echo Park and Phil Ting of San Francisco introduced AB 231... (Continue reading)

Quality of Life: The legislature may guarantee it of the poor too

Written on 7 Jan, 2013 in Featured, Opinion | 35 comments

OPINION By STEW JENKINS The inalienable right to life and liberty. So simply stated in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, would be guaranteed to desperately impoverished Californians by proposed amendments to multiple statutes if... (Continue reading)