Wednesday May 16, LIVE at 12PM Conference Committee on California’s Foreclosure Crisis (AB 278 and SB 900) WATCH LIVE The California Legislature is holding a series of hearing to discuss two pieces of legislation (AB 278 and SB 900) that would provide relief to Californians that have been affected by foreclosure and other real estate related hard ships. Previous Hearings: [...]
Protecting Education and Public Safety “Priority #1” in Revised State Budget SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. released a revised state budget today that protects funding for education and public safety while slashing $8.3 billion from government to close a $15.7 billion deficit and get California back on track. “This budget reflects the fact [...]
The California Assembly took up AB 1527 (Portantino) that would ban the open carry of long guns in public places in California. AB 1527, as amended, Portantino. Firearms. Existing law prohibits, with exceptions, a person from possessing a firearm in a place that the person knows or reasonably should know is a school zone, as [...]
Dr. Oz joined State Controller John Chiang and State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, to announce a pilot state government workplace wellness program that will chronicle investments made in health, and the impacts they have on both individuals health and the state’s economy. Department of Personnel Administration, California Public Employees’ Retirement Systems (CalPERS) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), in partnership with [...]
Governor Jerry Brown discusses how politics has changed “a hell of a lot” since his first stint as governor over 30 years ago with Bob Schieffer on Face The Nation. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg held a Select Committee on Autism and Related Disorders to address issues with fair and equal access to Regional Center Services for ASD. Senate Select Committee on Autism and Related Disorders – PART 2 Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
The Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, Subcommittee No. 5 on Corrections, Public Safety and the Judiciary discussed the effect of recent budget cuts on the public’s access to justice. Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye spoke on the effects of the cuts at a Press Conference earlier that day. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Assembly Conference Committee on AB 278 and SB 900 was held to address the foreclosure crisis in California. Part 2 Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
A candid discussion of the latest political events in California with political reporter Greg Lucas and guests: SECRETARY OF STATE DEBRA BOWEN, ASSEMBLYMEMBER RICHARD PAN (SACRAMENTO), AND H.D. PALMER (DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE). Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
This week CDCR Secretary Matthew Cate announces cost cuts to the state prison system, Assembly Speaker John Perez and actress Geena Davis announce funding for the CA Commission on the Status of Women, and several new bills are passed through various committees. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
SB 1221 would prohibit a person from permitting a dog to pursue a bear or bobcat at any time. This bill would exempt from that prohibition the use of dogs by federal, state, or local law enforcement officers, or their agents or employees, when carrying out official duties as required by law. Did you like this? [...]
Monday, May 7, 2012 – Leon Panetta Institute Lecture Series: Discussing the presidency will be Michael Beschloss, award-winning presidential historian and best-selling author and Douglas Brinkley, professor of history, Rice University and best-selling author. Judy Woodruff, co-anchor of PBS NewsHour, will moderate. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Imposes additional $1.00 per pack tax on cigarettes and an equivalent tax increase on other tobacco products. Revenues fund research for cancer and tobacco-related diseases. Fiscal Impact: Net increase in cigarette excise tax revenues of about $735 million annually by 2013–14 for certain research and tobacco prevention and cessation programs. Other state and local revenue [...]
Assembly Higher Education Committee heard AB 1501 by Speaker of the Assembly John A. Pérez. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
The High-Speed Rail Authority presented their Revised 2012 Business Plan to the California Assembly today to provide an opportunity to better understand changes made to the business plan since it was published in draft in November 2011 and the effect of those changes on the project and its feasibility. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Actress Geena Davis Joined Assembly Speaker John Perez and other Legislator to Announce Funding for CA Commission on the Status of Women. The Commission on the Status of Women Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Chuck Liddell appeared at the Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media to testify on AB 2100 (Alejo). The bill would require a promoter to provide specified written and sworn statements regarding his or her financial interests to the commission before the promoter can receive compensation from a [...]
In the wake of a declining prison population resulting from Realignment, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) today released a plan to cut billions in spending, comply with multiple federal court orders for inmate medical, mental health and dental care, and significantly improve the operation of California’s prison system. The plan is titled “The [...]
