Politics

Barbara Ortega is putting her money where her mouth is in her race for a Sacramento County Assembly seat. The Sacramento Republican has contributed $95,000 in loans to her own

Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission passed unanimously a new rule regarding net metering, a decision that will allow another 2.8 gigawatts of solar power customers to receive credit on their electricity bills for power they put on the grid. In a decision that is a step forward for clean energy jobs and...

Gov. Jerry Brown is scheduled to take his pitch for his compromise tax measure to the California State Association of Counties, whose members are in Sacramento today and Thursday for

By Callie Shanafelt The lack of dentists and specialists in rural Californian counties is leading to high rates of tooth decay and preventable dental emergencies, especially among low-income residents.

As the $3 billion California stem cell agency intensfies its efforts this year to push research into the clinic, a Canadian researcher is raising a host of serious questions about the drive towards commercialization in scientific research. Exh...

      CA debt much larger than reported http://www.calwatchdog.com/2012/05/29/ca-debt-much-larger-than-reported/ By Katy Grimes, Cal Watchdog,  5/29/12 Reports of California’s debt

    California’s Most Boring Election Ever http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=10192 by Randy Shaw,Beyond Chron,  5/29/12 On June 5, millions of California registered

      Loan forgiveness program to recruit doctors has few takers Peninsula Health Care District funded plan for years

    Despite higher prices, state gas consumption up for 1st time in a year By Andy Wright, Bay Citizen,  

    CTA: Politically Correct, Clueless and Shameless By Larry Sand, Union Watch,  5/29/12 Recently dubbed “the worst union in