California Political News and Views

  Union actuary says UC overstates pension costs Ed Mendel,  CalPensions,  5/13/13 A large technical-worker union that plans a strike at five University of California hospitals next week opposes the next phase of a pension reform, arguing that ...

  Report shows slowdown in California job growth A new private economic survey suggests California’s economic recovery may be slowing down, especially in jobs. Christopher Arns,  Sacramento Business Journal,5/13/13   A new private economi...

  How California will tackle image problem: Q&A with GO-Biz director GO-Biz, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, is the state agency working to make California more friendly to business by streamlining permits, cu...

  Bill would strip corruption protections from university employees By Katy Grimes, Calwatchdog,   5/13/13 Public contracts should always be subjected to stiff scrutiny. Without public scrutiny and oversight, spending other people’s money is t...

  LA mayor’s race: Greuel wants $15 ‘living wage’ for hotel workers; Garcetti won’t commit on amount Frank Stoltze KPCC,  5/13/13 As Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel crisscrossed Los Angeles in search of support, many voters wre...

  Will immigration reform mean drones over Southern California? Kitty Felde, KPCC,  5/13/13 The Senate’s immigration bill includes a proposal to allow drones to patrol the US-Mexico border One of the unintended consequences of the immigrati...

  SCHOOL LAND DEAL GOES SOUR Sweetwater’s plan for new headquarters millions in the hole By JEFF McDonald & ALLISON SAMPITE-MONTECALVO, San Diego U-T,  5/13/13   What began eight years ago as a deal to develop a new administration comp...

  New program to curb hospital return visits may burden smaller ones in poorer areas (map) Deborah Schoch, California HealthCare Foundation Center for Health Reporting, 5/12/13 Eight California hospitals — including four in the Los Angeles area ...

  Number of undocumented children who cross US border alone has tripled By PAMELA M. PRAH,| Stateline.org, 5/13/13 WASHINGTON — Every day, 80 to 120 children cross the Texas border illegally – and alone. What’s happening in Texa...

  How will Brown balance oil, environmental interests? By Daniel Weintraub, HealthyCal,  5/13/13 California’s economy has been powered for decades by technology, trade and tourism — businesses and jobs mostly near the coast from San Diego to ...