Jerry Brown

California Democratic Party Cleaning House Or Covering Its Ass?

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Mon, 11/21/2016 - 16:23
An investigation by the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) into whether the California Democratic Party laundered oil and energy company donations for Governor Brown looks like it’s having a side effect: The CDP issued a new decree that it won’t accept any more political donations from oil companies or their Sacramento reps.

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Message To Governor Jerry Brown: State Fracking Is Cracking

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Wed, 11/09/2016 - 16:15

Since assuming office in 2011, Governor Jerry Brown has protected oil drilling and fracking, despite his commitment to battle climate change. But it will be hard for him to ignore a ban on fracking in Monterey County just passed by voters who backed Measure Z.

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Self-Driving Cars, Drones, And The Western Grid: What They Have In Common

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Wed, 09/07/2016 - 17:22

Self-driving cars. Grocery deliveries by drone. A humming “Western grid” providing the cheapest, cleanest power ever. Governor Jerry Brown invoked them all during a lunch break at a special symposium in Sacramento on the future of California’s electrical grid.

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Brown's Fingerprints on Corpses of Bills To Allow Superior Court Review of PRA Denials

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Fri, 09/02/2016 - 13:15

The timing was breathtaking. On August 31, a state court ruled Governor Brown’s emails in a utility scandal could not be made public because the Superior Court had no jurisdiction. 

Late that night, as this year’s legislative session closed, Brown reneged on a summer agreement he made with lawmakers to create such court review in a sweeping package of Public Utility Commission reforms. 

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Jerry Brown's DOGGR Goes From Lapdog to Attack Dog

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Tue, 05/31/2016 - 12:12
Southern California Gas has a secret weapon. His name is Alan Walker. He works at the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR), and he anticipates and satisfies every SoCalGas need before the company even asks.
 

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Is Kamala Harris Playing Both Sides of the Field?

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Mon, 05/16/2016 - 16:09

A petition filed against the Coastal Commission to stop San Onofre nuclear waste from being burried in the sand shows how many conflicts Attorney General Kamala Harris has entangled her office in.

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