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How An Exide Could Happen

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Mon, 10/26/2015 - 12:30
The Los Angeles Times’ editorial this week on the urgency of cleaning up Exide’s swath of contamination asks a legitimate question: Why hasn’t California launched an independent investigation into what went so wrong at the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and other agencies that hazardous waste levels of lead are threatening hundreds of East Los Angeles residents, especially children? 
 

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Capitol Watchdog: Meetings to Watch This Week

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Sun, 10/25/2015 - 10:52

When and how should you find out if your doctor was put on probation by the California Medical Board? Sloppy medical records, inappropriate behavior with female patients and overprescribing with deadly consequences are a few of the reasons your doctor might be on probation. The Board says that its website's licensing portal is adequate, but patient-safety advocates say that a doctor should tell their patients if they are on probation.

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Want Ad: Seeking Administrative Law Judge Who Has Not Had Ex Parte Communications With Utility Execs

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Thu, 10/22/2015 - 12:26
Is there a single person left who is involved with the California Public Utilities Commission that hasn’t had ex parte communications with utility executives that they regulate? It doesn’t look like it from the release of yet another bunch of emails about the San Onofre nuclear power plant’s decommissioning.

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Thursday Hot Meetings List: the PUC, CARB and Hearing on Possibly Remaking State Boards

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Wed, 10/21/2015 - 13:02
Could the membership of state boards lead to anti-trust lawsuits and put members in the legal crosshairs? That's what a 1 p.m. joint hearing will discuss on Thursday. 
 

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Utilities Drive Governor Brown In The Wrong Direction

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Tue, 10/20/2015 - 15:57

Why is everyone fixated on a $34 bathroom scale and Governor Jerry Brown’s move to the newly-renovated governor’s mansion when there are far more dollars at stake in the Governor's handling of the Public Utilities Commission?

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Eyes Open, Governor’s Panel Takes On Gas Price Manipulation By Oil Refiners

Submitted by Jamie Court on Fri, 10/16/2015 - 12:12
Being at the California Energy Commission to testify about how California oil refiners manipulated prices at the pump Tuesday was like prosecuting a case against a defendant who refused to show.
 

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