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PARKS BILL COULD AID PALOMAR STATE PARK
September 15, 2012 (Palomar) – Assembly Bill 1478, now on Governor Jerry Brown’s desk awaiting signature, would issue a moratorium on state park closures until at least 2014. It also directs that a...
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KEHOE BILLS PASS LEGISLATURE, AWAIT ACTION BY GOVERNOR
September 19, 2012 (San Diego) – Senator Kehoe (D-San Diego) has several bills that have passed the Legislature and are awaiting action by the Governor, as well as one measure signed into law....
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PARENTS, PHYSICIANS CELEBRATE GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE ON NEWBORN SCREENING BILL...
Block’s AB1731 requires lifesaving testing of newborns for heart diseaseSeptember 17, 2012 (San Diego)--Little Caleb Peltier celebrated his second birthday today at the Balboa Park playground with his...
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GOVERNOR SIGNS BLOCK BILLS TO ASSIST TROOPS AND THEIR FAMILIES
September 24, 2012 (Sacramento)--Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday, September 21 signed into law three bills by Assemblymember Marty Block (AD-78) aimed at assisting military families and returning...
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EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: TOP LOCAL AND STATE NEWS
September 27, 2012 -- (San Diego’s East County)--East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top...
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EDUCATION TOUR: EXTRA! EXTRA! GIANT CABBAGES!
Education News and NotesBy Anat Tour, math teacher and children’s author/illustratorOctober 8, 2012 (San Diego’s East County)--Often when we imagine the month of October, witches, goblins and pumpkins...
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EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: TOP LOCAL AND STATE NEWS
January 10, 2013--(San Diego’s East County)--East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup”...
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EAST COUNTY ROUNDUP: TOP LOCAL AND STATE NEWS
January 30, 2013--(San Diego’s East County)--East County Roundup highlights top stories of interest to East County and San Diego’s inland regions, published in other media. This week’s top “Roundup”...
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REACTIONS MIXED TO GOV. BROWN’S STATE OF STATE ADDRESS
Governor calls for overhauls of Calif. Environmental Quality Act, Enteprrise Zone Program and moreBy Miriam RafteryJanuary 31, 2013 (Sacramento) – California has “confounded its critics” said Governor...
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PRISONER REALIGNMENT DRAWS CRITICAL ASSESSMENTS ON BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT
By Miriam RafteryGovernor Jerry Brown, in his State of the State Speech in January, praised legislators for casting “difficult votes to cut billions from the state budget. You curbed prison spending...
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CALVET CELEBRATES WOMEN VETERANS HISTORY WEEK IN CALIFORNIA MARCH 18-24
March 18, 2013 (Sacramento) – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. has proclaimed Women Veterans History Week in California, March 18-24, 2013 to honor their courage and sacrifice in defense of our...
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READER'S EDITORIAL: DID YOU KNOW--CAL FIRE HID FUNDS AND NO OVERSIGHT FROM...
By Assemblyman Brian JonesMarch 20, 2013 (San Diego’s East County)--Did you know that Cal Fire bureaucrats have joined the ranks of state agencies hiding taxpayer dollars? It’s sad, but true – recent...
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LEGISLATIVE ANALYST RECOMMENDS INTERVENTION TO PROTECT PATIENTS AT STATE...
April 13, 2013 (Sacramento) – In a surprise and unprecedented move, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) is recommending the State Legislature create an independent Office of Inspector...
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BILL IMPLEMENTING AFFORDABLE CARE ACT CONSUMER PROTECTIONS GOES TO GOVERNOR
Measure Ends Use of Preexisting Condition Exclusions, Excessive RatesMay 2, 2013 (Sacramento)--A bill by Senator Ed Hernandez, O.D. (D – West Covina), Chair of the Senate Health Committee, that would...
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EDITORIAL: PUBLIC RECORDS ACT GUTTED IN STATE BUDGET—ASK GOVERNOR TO RESTORE...
Update June 20, 2013 4 p.m. -- The Sacramento Bee reports that due to mounting public pressure, the Governor will abandon efforts to weaken the Public Records Act. The Bee also reports that...
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GOVERNOR SIGNS MEASURES TO REFORM ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM
By Miriam RafteryJuly 18, 2013 (San Diego) – Governor Jerry Brown has signed legislation into law that overhauls the state’s enterprise zone program of tax credits for employers hiring in designated...
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GOVERNOR HONORS CHP OFFICER FOR BRAVERY
September 26, 2013 (Sacramento) – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. recognized California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Dane Norem with the 2012 Governor’s Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor for...
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GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL GRANTING DRIVER’S LICENSES TO UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
By Miriam RafteryOctober 3, 2013 (Sacramento )— Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed AB 60, making California the tenth state in the U.S. to grant undocumented immigrants the right to obtain...
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GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL TO PROVIDE CHANCE FOR PAROLE TO JUVENILE INMATES
By Miriam RafteryOctober 3, 2013 (Sacramento)—Many juveniles who were tried as adults and imprisoned before their 18th birthdays will be able to ask for parole after serving 15 to 25 years, depending...
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CONTROVERSIAL NET METERING MEASURE SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR BROWN
By Paul Kruze“The way everything has turned out, the energy hogs are being rewarded…Now, no matter how much you conserve energy, no matter how much you generate, the residential ratepayers are stuck...
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