Oil Math
Am I the only one that finds billionaire/environmentalist Tom Steyer siding with Consumer Watchdog’s attack on the oil companies counter intuitive? Consumer Watchdog and Steyer say the oil companies are manipulating production so Californians have to pay more for gasoline. They say it adds to the cost of gasoline for the consumer. Steyer’s goal is […]
Do We Have To Sacrifice Economic Growth To Reach Our Climate Change Goals?
“I say unquestionably [AB 32] is good for businesses. Not only large, well-established businesses, but small businesses that will harness their entrepreneurial spirit to help us achieve our climate goals.” ~Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor, State of California Almost a decade after the passage of California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), we can begin […]
The Employment Training Panel: 1982, Today, Going Forward
Over the past 33 years, job-training programs have come and gone in California. Some, such as the state California Worksite Education and Training Act (CWETA) were funded as pilots for a few years, but not extended. Others, such as the federal Job Training Partnership Act were restructured under new titles (the Workforce Investment Act). But […]
Change the Law so Cities Keep Illegal Immigrants Facing Prosecution in Custody
In the wake of the tragic killing of a young woman in San Francisco last week by a convicted felon who had previously been deported from the United States five times, I submitted legislation that will require all of California’s cities and counties to cooperate fully with Federal immigration authorities – especially when criminals in […]
California Chronic Disease Patients Need Common-Sense Insurance Reform
For patients living with a chronic disease such as lupus, barriers that prevent patients from accessing the care they need can mean weeks or months of unnecessarily living with painful and serious symptoms. One such barrier is insurance “step therapy,” which can require patients to try cheaper, often older and inferior medications before their insurer […]