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upcoming bill hearings

05/21/13 - Asm Judiciary

  • ACR 19 (Pan): Japanese American: discrimination: apology.
  • AJR 18 (Skinner): Equality of rights for men and women.

    • 05/23/13 - Sen Appropriations

  • SB 1 (Steinberg): Sustainable Communities Investment Authority.
  • SB 2 (Lieu and Yee): Political Reform Act of 1974.
  • SB 3 (Lieu and Yee): Political Reform Act of 1974.
  • SB 4 (Pavley): Oil and gas: hydraulic fracturing.
  • SB 7 (Cannella and Steinberg): Public works: charter cities.
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    05/24/13 - Asm Appropriations

  • AB 1 (Alejo): Water quality: integrated plan: Salinas Valley.
  • AB 5 (Ammiano): Homelessness.
  • AB 7 (Wieckowski): Oil and gas: hydraulic fracturing.
  • AB 8 (Perea and Skinner): Alternative fuel and vehicle technologies: funding programs.
  • AB 10 (Alejo): Minimum wage: annual adjustment.
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    06/04/13 - Sen Elections and Constitutional Amendments

  • AB 131 (Williams): Voter registration: affidavits: rebuttable presumptions.
  • AB 214 (Skinner): Voting: state of emergency.
  • AB 400 (Fong): Petitions: initiative, referendum, or recall.
  • AB 829 (Fong): Election management systems.
  • AB 882 (Gordon): Recall elections: state officers: signature verification.
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    06/04/13 - Sen Public Safety

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    06/04/13 - Sen Transportation and Housing

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    most followed bills

    1. AB 746 (Levine): Smoking: prohibition in multifamily dwellings.
    2. AB 277 (Hall): Tribal gaming: compact ratification.
    3. SB 234 (Walters): Recreational off-highway vehicles.
    4. SB 260 (Hancock): Sentencing.
    5. SB 491 (Hernandez): Nurse practitioners.
    6. AB 1230 (Donnelly): Mammals: use of dogs to pursue bears and bobcats.
    7. AB 162 (Holden): Wireless telecommunications: 911 emergency assistance.
    8. AB 4 (Ammiano): State government: federal immigration policy enforcement.
    9. AB 8 (Perea and Skinner): Alternative fuel and vehicle technologies: funding programs.
    10. SB 374 (Hancock and Steinberg and Yee): Firearms: assault weapons.
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    Las Vegas Casino Hosts Fundraiser For California Senator On Eve Of Key Vote  
    Laurel Rosenhall @ sacbee.com
    A Las Vegas casino that stands to make millions if the California Legislature approves a gambling compact for a Fresno-area Indian tribe is hosting a fundraiser this weekend for a state senator who is about to vote on the deal.
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    LA voters back measure to cap number of pot shops  
    utsandiego.com
    Los Angeles voters gave strong backing to a proposal that would limit the number of medical marijuana shops in the city.
    Submitted 17 minutes ago by eureka!
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    Loophole in health care law could stick doctors with tab  
    sacbee.com
    A loophole in California's upcoming health care overhaul could be exploited by families gaming the system or responding to hardship in a way that doctors say could leave a pile of unpaid bills.
    Submitted 7 hours ago by eureka!
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    GOP has lead in Central Valley state Senate race  
    utsandiego.com
    A Republican is leading a field of five candidates in a hotly contested Central Valley state Senate contest, while Democrats hope to force a runoff election in which they would have a better chance at winning.
    Submitted 41 minutes ago by eureka!
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    Immigration reform bill heads to full Senate  
    Lisa Mascaro and Brian Bennett @ latimes.com
    WASHINGTON – A sweeping bipartisan plan to overhaul the nation’s immigration system headed to the Senate floor after a key committee approved it Tuesday, but not before tilting the bill to the political right with amendments designed to attract more Republican support.
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    Reid to delay Senate votes on most Obama nominees until July  
    Michael A. Memoli @ latimes.com
    WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that he will delay votes on several of President Obama’s nominees for key posts until July, a decision raising the prospect that he’ll seek further changes to Senate rules that would allow executive appointments to be confirmed by a simple majority.
    Submitted 7 hours ago by eureka!
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    Editorial: Bills could shed light on secret ballot money  
    sacbee.com
    Since the infamous 2010 Citizens United ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, our elections have been inundated with gobs of secret donations for spending by outside groups on political ads.
    Submitted 31 minutes ago by eureka!
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    To Save California Taxpayers, Protect Proposition 13 :: Fox&hounds  
    foxandhoundsdaily.com
    Under the Proposition 13 formula, during economic downturns property tax revenue does not fall as much as the sales and income tax because many properties are not tied to current market values. If properties taxes were based on market values, as they were before Prop 13 passed, California schools and local governments would have taken an additional major hit during the recent recession because the taxable value would drop dramatically and the tax take would fall with it.
    Talked about on: Rough & Tumble | Submitted 10 hours ago by eureka!
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    In Disarming Testimony, Apple Chief Eases Tax Tensions  
    nytimes.com
    Tim Cook came to Capitol Hill prepared to face down senators furious over evidence that Apple had avoided paying billions in taxes, but he left having won many of them over.
    Submitted 3 hours ago by eureka!
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    Apple Ceo Tim Cook Stands Up To Senators On Company's Tax Policies  
    Troy Wolverton @ mercurynews.com
    Apple CEO Tim Cook defended the companys tax practices at Congressional hearing Tuesday that alternated between fawning and testy.
    Talked about on: Rough & Tumble | Submitted 10 hours ago by eureka!
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    The Buzz: Jerry Brown officials ponder how to recover those dimes  
    sacbee.com
    Absent legislative action, taxpayers will have to pay about 50 cents per letter to notify more than a million households that a 10-cent public benefit is about to expire.
    Submitted 41 minutes ago by eureka!
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    Sen. Ricardo Lara Cancels Las Vegas Fundraiser  
    Laurel Rosenhall @ blogs.sacbee.com
    Sacramento lobbyists and others looking forward to attending a mixed-martial-arts fight in Las Vegas with Sen. Ricardo Lara on Saturday will have to find another way to enjoy the holiday weekend.
    Talked about on: Rough & Tumble | Submitted 6 hours ago by eureka!
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    House immigration talks hang on health care  
    Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan @ politico.com
    If they can't resolve this issue, the four-year immigration negotiations could come to a crashing halt.
    Submitted 7 hours ago by eureka!
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    Calif. To Post Raw Campaign Filings Online Daily  
    mercurynews.com
    SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California Secretary of State Debra Bowen has agreed to expand the way her office presents campaign finance data online after initially rejecting the request from a coalition of good-government groups, research organizations and newspapers, her spokeswoman said Tuesday.
    Talked about on: Rough & Tumble | Submitted 10 hours ago by eureka!
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    Three Californians To Receive Harvey Milk Award At White House  
    Patrick McGreevy @ latimes.com
    Lara’s selection comes a month after the California Senate approved his measure stripping an exemption from state taxes for groups including the Boy Scouts of America that do not allow gays as members.
    Talked about on: Rough & Tumble | Submitted 10 hours ago by eureka!
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    Viewpoints: In casino debate, it's all about competition  
    sacbee.com
    Money flowing through Sacramento lately can mean only one thing: Gambling is front and center again in the Capitol.
    Submitted 31 minutes ago by eureka!
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    Ricardo Lara cancels Vegas fundraiser; casino vote postponed  
    sacbee.com
    Sacramento lobbyists and others looking forward to attending a mixed-martial-arts fight in Las Vegas with Sen. Ricardo Lara on Saturday will have to find another way to enjoy the holiday weekend.
    Submitted 41 minutes ago by eureka!
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    San Jose votes to raise pot tax, legal budget for pension reforms  
    John Woolfolk @ mercurynews.com
    The San Jose City Council voted Tuesday to increase the city's marijuana business tax to 10 percent and to increase its legal budget for pension reforms by $900,000.
    Submitted 9 hours ago by eureka!
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    Online Magazine Sues FBI Over Snooping - Sfgate  
    sfgate.com
    The controversy over government surveillance of the media reached a San Francisco federal court Tuesday when editors of an online antiwar magazine released documents showing the FBI started monitoring their website nearly a decade ago. In legal actions demanding that the FBI produce records and halt surveillance, the editors of Antiwar.com attached an April 2004 memo in which an FBI analyst appears to recommend an investigation of the publication as a possible threat to national security. The Justice Department obtained two months of Associated Press telephone records in an apparent attempt to learn the source of an article about an alleged al Qaeda bomb plot. While the publication is more advocacy-oriented than conventional media, it is equally entitled to constitutional protection from government intrusion, said one of its lawyers, Julia Mass of the American Civil Liberties Union.
    Submitted 7 hours ago by eureka!
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    Jerry Brown, On Script, Urges Berkeley Graduates To Combat Climate Change  
    David Siders @ sacbee.com
    Of all the speeches politicians give, one of the most difficult may be the commencement address, given as it is to an audience that is often hot and tired and preoccupied with its own excitement – or anxiety – about the future.
    Talked about on: Rough & Tumble | Submitted 22 hours ago by eureka!
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    Census Bureau Says California 36th In School Spending  
    Dan Walters @ blogs.sacbee.com
    California spent far more than any other state on K-12 education in 2011, but its per-pupil spending was $1,421 below the national average, putting it 36th in the nation, according to a new Census Bureau report.
    Talked about on: Rough & Tumble | Submitted 10 hours ago by eureka!
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    L.A. Elections May Be Decided By Older, White Voters, Poll Shows  
    Michael Finnegan @ latimes.com
    The survey of likely voters finds that non-Latino whites make up 32% of the city's population but are likely to total 51% of the vote.
    Talked about on: Rough & Tumble, FlashReport | Submitted 22 hours ago by eureka!
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    Apple case seen as possible spur to tax action  
    utsandiego.com
    Now that tech darling Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the catalyst for Congress to take action to close loopholes or reform the law.
    Submitted 3 hours ago by eureka!
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    Senate GOP divided on budget  
    Ginger Gibson @ politico.com
    Senate Republicans disagreed sharply on Tuesday over whether to send it to the House.
    Submitted 7 hours ago by eureka!
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    Prospective Kings Owners Are Buying Downtown Plaza - Business - The Sacramento Bee  
    sacbee.com
    An artist's conception shows a Downtown Plaza arena. A city term sheet estimates 18,500 seats for basketball, with up to 70 suites.
    Talked about on: Rough & Tumble | Submitted 10 hours ago by eureka!
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