California Majority Report

Across the nation, Republicans have been working hard to crack down on illusionary voter fraud, passing laws that make it more difficult for citizens, particularly minorities, to register and vote. Which makes this Sacramento Bee investigative piece http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/13/4486043/public-eye-bounty-hunting-at-heart.html about a Republican voter registration program in Sacramento County that appeared on Sunday all that more...

State Senator Juan Vargas (D-San Diego) today called on the California Department of Insurance to take action on a state program that allows consumer groups to intervene in insurance rate cases and announced his intention to ask for a hearing on the program. According to the Department of Insurance, just one group has dominated the...

In an extraordinary move, the California Public Utilities Commission's legal counsel has issued an apology to Senator Alex Padilla (D-Los Angeles) for the fiscal analysis that the commission had submitted for Senate Bill 1161, legislation that ...

SACRAMENTO - The California Alliance for Jobs today praised votes by the Los Angeles City Council and the Fresno Board ofSupervisors this week strongly supporting California's high-speed rail project.  "The High Speed Rail Authority listened to concerns, made critical changes in the new business plan, and the result is a better, faster, and less expensive project that clearly has regained momentum,"...

The Golden State could lose its lead as the world's technology leader if the state's Public Utilities Commission (PUC) tries to extend its turf and make California the first to regulate the internet, the leaders of the technology industry's top two trade groups, TechNet and TechAmerica write in an op-ed that appears in today's Sacramento Bee. The blast comes as...

The Sacramento Bee   Letter to the Editor: On Friday, May 4, 2012, the Sacramento Bee published an editorial by former Assembly Member Fred Keeley regarding net energy metering.  This article incorrectly referenced my bill, AB 2514, which is a net energy metering study bill.  Mr. Keeley said that the bill changes the current net metering cap.  AB 2514 does nothing to change the...

In an op-ed that appears in today's Sacramento Bee, the author of the law that has helped California become the nation's leader in solar energy says utilities are trying to crush the fast-growing industry by misinterpreting the legislation he wrote. Former Assemblyman Fred Keeley, now treasurer of Santa Cruz County, says utilities are quietly pushing an amendment to legislation sponsored...

Sacramento television reporter John Myers has unearthed serious voter registration fraud in Sacramento County that the Attorney General might want to shut down. It's that bad. According to the News10 investigation http://www.news10.net/news/article/192033/2/Sacramento-elections-officials-GOP-voter-drive-suspicious, Sacramento-based Momentum Political Services was paid $49,000 by the Sacramento Republican Party to sign up voters. Apparently they were a wee bit too zealous. The report features a Democrat...

It hasn't drawn too many headlines, but there were several signs this week that California's high speed rail project may quietly be overcoming much of the criticism that has been leveled against it by critics. On Monday, Orange County Transportation Authority chief Will Kempton, who heads the Peer Review Group required to review the project's...

Leaders of California's fast-growing solar industry today blasted the state's investor-owned utilities for trying to block action by the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) that would make solar more affordable to low and middle-income home...