Co-Authors Express Disappointment on Status of SB 562
Eight Assemblymembers have come out with a joint statement in opposition to the decision by Assembly Speaker…
Will Getting the Grid Ready for 100 Percent Renewables Spike Electricity Bills?
By Leanna Sweha PG&E has been making improvements to its grid to meet the state’s mandate to…
Ineligible Votes Swung Democratic Party Chair Election to Bauman
(Editor’s Note: The following press release came from Kimberly Ellis’ campaign. Kimberly Ellis ran for chair of…
Bill in Response to Wells Fargo Scandal Passes Senate
From Press Release – A bill by Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) to protect victims of mass fraud…
Aguiar-Curry and Dodd Lead Charge to Protect California’s National Monuments
(From Press Release) – Assembly Joint Resolution 15, a bill expressing the support of the California State…
Media Gets CADEM Convention Narrative All Wrong
by Sean Raycraft I Like the majority of the country was in utter shock and disbelief over…
Forests Get the Short End of the State Climate Funding Stick
By Leanna Sweha One of the state’s critical climate goals is to maintain forests as net carbon…
Banking Committees Probe Wells Fargo Report, Reforms
(From Press Release) – Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) and Assemblymember Matt Dababneh (D-Encino), held a joint oversight…
Cap-and-Trade May Not Have Had a Chance to Work Yet
By Leanna Sweha The senate holds an oversight hearing on Cap-and-Trade this week. On the agenda are…
Cap-and-Trade 2.0 – A Lesser Version of Its Better Self?
By Leanna Sweha The Legislature is considering two bills to extend Cap-and-Trade beyond its 2020 sunset. One…
Bill in Response to Wells Fargo Scandal Clears Key Vote
(From Press Release) – A bill by Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) to protect victims of mass fraud…
$330 Million Dollar Deal to Bring Broadband and Digital Literacy to Rural Communities
(From Press Release) AB 1665, Joint-Authored by several bipartisan Assemblymembers, including Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D – Winters), Eduardo…
California’s Values
by William Kelly SB 54 has been called “the sanctuary state bill,” the “freeze out ICE [Immigration…
Kinda Intense: California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard
By Leanna Sweha The Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) seems to stand in the shadow of Cap-and-Trade….
Bittersweet: The Cap-and-Trade Court Ruling and Environmental Justice
By Leanna Sweha Last week, the Third District Court of Appeal upheld a lower court ruling that…
Aguiar-Curry Votes to Fund Crumbling State and Local Transportation Infrastructure
(From Press Release) – Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D – Winters) voted in support of SB 1 (Jim…
Cal AG Issues Letter to EPA Objecting to Withdrawal of Information Request to Oil and Natural Gas Industry
(From Press Release) – Attorney General Xavier Becerra, along with eight fellow attorneys general, sent a letter…
California Senate Passes State Sanctuary Act
On Monday, the California State Senate voted on SB 54 by Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de…
My View: Doesn’t Look Good This Time for Daleiden to Avoid Criminal Prosecution
Back in June, a judge dismissed the last of the charges against David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt,…
15 Felony Charges Filed by California AG against David Daleiden
After dodging consequences from several allegedly criminal acts, the law may be catching up on former DHS…
