State GovernmentCases Could Open Door To Pension Cuts For California WorkersDecember 29, 2017Cases before the California Supreme Court threaten to reverse the premise pension benefits can never be taken away, and open the door to benefit cuts for workers still on the job.
State GovernmentAnother Sudden Retirement Leaves 3 Assembly Seats Vacant In CaliforniaDecember 27, 2017 | Ben BradfordDemocratic Assemblyman Sebastian Ridley-Thomas announced his resignation Wednesday.
State GovernmentHow Many California Jurisdictions Will Allow Commercial Cannabis Come January 1?December 22, 2017 | Julia MitricIn less than 10 days California will launch a legal marketplace for commercial sale of adult-use cannabis. A third of the state will allow commercial cannabis business according to a cannabis consultant who's tracking local regulation efforts.
State GovernmentPoll Finds Low Recognition Of California Senate, Gubernatorial CandidatesDecember 21, 2017Most of the candidates at the top of next year’s California ballot still have to introduce themselves to voters.
State GovernmentLaw Expands Safety Requirements For New Swimming Pools in CaliforniaDecember 21, 2017 | Chris NicholsA law that goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2018 requires new and remodeled pools in California to have an additional safety layer to protect children from drowning.
State GovernmentCalifornia Democratic Party Leader Resigns Following Rape AccusationDecember 15, 2017 | Bob MoffittA high-ranking California Democrat- has been accused of raping a woman after last year’s California Democratic Party Executive Board Meeting.
Food and SustainabilityCalifornia Issues First Licenses For Legal Pot MarketDecember 15, 2017(AP) — Thursday California issued the first batch of business licenses to sell and transport recreational-use pot, just 18 days before legal sales will begin on Jan. 1.
PolitiFact CaliforniaTravis Allen’s Mostly False Claim On The California Gas TaxDecember 15, 2017 | Chris NicholsRepublican candidate for California governor Travis Allen claimed the state’s gas tax increase does nothing to solve California’s notorious traffic woes.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCapitol Chat: Senate Hires Attorneys To Handle Harassment InvestigationsDecember 15, 2017 | Jen PicardThe California Senate has hired outside attorneys to investigate harassment allegations at the Capitol. Bureau Chief Ben Adler joins us with the latest information in today’s Capitol Chat. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Senate Hires Outside Attorneys For Harassment InvestigationsDecember 14, 2017 | Ben AdlerThe California Senate has rolled out a new process for handling complaints and investigations of sexual harassment that the chamber’s leader is calling unprecedented. But it's not drawing universal praise. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
