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Essential California: USC says it ‘could have done better’
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USC ‘could have done better’
USC President C. L. Max Nikias admitted Wednesday that the university “could have done better” in how it handled former medical school dean Dr. Carmen Puliafito, who a Times investigation found took drugs and associated with criminals and drug abusers. Nikias announced a new committee that would look at...
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Gov. Jerry Brown discusses his proposed tax initiative during his appearance at the 87th annual Sacramento Host Breakfast.
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Essential California: USC says it ‘could have done better’
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Thursday, July 27, and here’s what’s happening across California:
TOP STORIES
USC ‘could have done better’
USC President C. L. Max Nikias admitted Wednesday that the...
More California inmates are getting paroled because the board is focusing on this one question
An Alameda County probation report details facts that Kao Saelee can’t change: He was 17 and armed with a sawed-off shotgun when he and three friends opened fire on a group of teens they believed belonged to a rival Oakland gang.
The spray of bullets...
Questions remain as Gov. Brown signs legislation to address neighborhood-level air pollution
Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed legislation aimed at improving air quality in disadvantaged communities, a key step in shifting the debate over how the state fights climate change and an issue that has tested the influence of environmental justice...
Essential Politics: All eyes on the Senate for Obamacare’s fate
It took a tie-breaking vote from the vice president and the dramatic return of an ailing senator, but crucial debate on the year’s most pressing policy question has begun.
Even so, the outcome remains unclear. Will Republicans eventually coalesce...
Law places limits on interviewing alleged child sex abuse victims
Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed into law a measure placing limits on how alleged child sexual assault victims may be interviewed during civil legal proceedings.
State Sen. Jim Beall (D-San Jose) said he authored the bill after meeting with parents...
Gov. Jerry Brown signs law to extend cap and trade, securing the future of California's key climate program
Cementing California’s role as a leader on climate change, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Tuesday to extend the state’s cap-and-trade program while surrounded by a coalition of supporters including his predecessor, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger....
In San Francisco, Al Gore praises Gov. Jerry Brown's work against climate change
It has been a decade since Al Gore released “An Inconvenient Truth,” the Oscar-winning documentary that catapulted the one-time presidential candidate to the front lines of climate change activism. Now he’s back with “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to...
To save his climate change program, Jerry Brown sacrificed his bullet train
When he was cajoling lawmakers to extend the centerpiece of California’s ambitious climate change program, Gov. Jerry Brown talked a lot about hard choices and the compromises necessary to get politically controversial legislation passed. Turns out that...
Essential Politics: The new face of the Trump administration
There were no air kisses this time around, as Anthony Scaramucci made his weekend television debut as White House communications director.
I’m Christina Bellantoni. Welcome to the Monday edition of Essential Politics.
The newly appointed,...
Dave Cogdill, who paid a political price for his role in ending the 2009 budget crisis, dies at 66
Dave Cogdill, a Central Valley Republican whose support for temporary taxes during the state's economic meltdown ended his legislative ...
Some GOP lawmakers hail suspension of fire prevention fee as victory, but others see a bait and switch
A fire prevention fee levied on nearly 800,000 rural California properties was so reviled by Republican lawmakers, landowners and taxpayer groups that they tried a referendum, a lawsuit, and five pieces of legislation to repeal it during the last six...
Gov. Jerry Brown is 79, not a bit like Trump and very presidential. He should run.
To the editor: Jerry Brown is not only America’s best and most experienced governor, but as his deft negotiations to extend California’s cap-and-trade program show, he also remains very healthy and mentally sharp. (“Gov. Jerry Brown shows President...
California bill would boost electric car rebates by $3 billion, but where will the money come from?
Over seven years, California has spent $430 million on low-emission vehicle subsidies to help lower the cost for car buyers.
Now the state Legislature is looking to extend that by another seven years, but with a price tag of $3 billion.
Assembly...