Capitol Watchdog: Upcoming Meetings to Watch

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Tue, 02/09/2016 - 09:44

A Joint hearing will be held about the transportation sharing economy, a topic that has struggled getting approval from committee chair Sen. Ben Hueso. The Fair Political Practices Commission will be getting an update about California legislation now being considered that could affect transparency, including changes to advertisement disclosure, lobbying procurement contracts and disclosure of contributions deadlines.

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Demanding a Public Probe Into Porter Ranch Blowout

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Mon, 02/08/2016 - 16:16
The largest methane gas leak in California history began more than three months ago and has driven residents with nosebleeds, vomiting, rashes, and dizziness out of 5,000 homes. Shouldn't we know why, how and who caused the mess by now? 
 

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Will Convicted CA Dirty Doctor's Long Sentence Help End Opioid Crisis?

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Fri, 02/05/2016 - 10:08
Though it has been six years since she was caught, the California poster child for dirty doctors, and how they contribute to America's Opioid crisis, has finally and justly been sentenced to a long prison term. 
 

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Don't Blow Up The CPUC, Overhaul It

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Wed, 02/03/2016 - 16:40
Assemblyman Mike Gatto unveiled a big idea -- blow up the CPUC before anything else in our shoddy utility infrastructure goes Boom. In a nutshell, he wants to put a constitutional amendment on the 2016 ballot to “reconstitute” the PUC, i.e. blow it to smithereens by repealing its mandate and authority.
 

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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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Big Oil Lobbyist Leads in Spending, Most of Which Stayed Hidden

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Wed, 02/03/2016 - 11:03

Hiding how money has been spent by big industries to influence the California legislature has been rampant for years and has become a speciality of well-funded special interests such as Big Oil's Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA).

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