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Governor's Top Aide Needs To Prove Recusal Or Go

Submitted by Jamie Court on Sat, 03/12/2016 - 09:40

California public officials are not allowed to participate in decisions in their public office when they have an financial interest in the outcome.  Evidence uncovered  in wake of the PUC public corruption scandal fingers Governor's Brown top aide, Nancy McFadden, for doing just that.
 

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What’s Behind The Sundown Showdown Over Natural Gas Drilling At Porter Ranch In Assembly?

Submitted by Jamie Court on Mon, 02/22/2016 - 07:39

 Today So Cal Gas, and other proponents of the aging natural gas storage infrastructure, face off against Senator Pavley’s proposed moratorium on natural gas drilling at a very- late-in-the-day hearing in the Assembly Utilities Committee ( 3 PM start  for SB 380 and other bills).  It’s hardly a made-for-media moment, scheduled post-newspaper print deadline.  And Pavley’s enemies have not shown their true faces, but their powerful grip has been felt.

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#BrownOut Over Aliso? Sunlight for Moonbeam?

Submitted by Jamie Court on Wed, 02/03/2016 - 11:41
Porter Ranch

The rush of state officials to take on Southern California Gas at Porter Ranch, including the filing of criminal charges by Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey, brings the scandal over the largest methane leak in California history right to the doorstep of Gov. Brown.

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