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Archive of California on Thursday October 29, 2009
CA: Unions don't wait for Brown to declare candidacy before donating
Unions all across the state and country have poured more than a million dollars into Attorney General Jerry Brown's campaign coffers – even though he has yet to officially announce his candidacy. Read More
CA: Bill to legalize, tax marijuana in California gets a hearing
Legislation to make California the first state to legalize marijuana for recreational use lit up a Capitol committee hearing Wednesday with three hours of lively but mellow debate. No joint consensus was reached. Read More
CA: GOP governor candidates tangle in Irvine
Billionaire former businessman Steve Poizner led with the swagger of sweeping tax-cut promises at an Irvine debate for GOP gubernatorial candidates this evening, while former state finance director Tom Campbell focused on the need for specific budget cuts to be made before slashing revenues. Read More
CA: Two torn families show flip side of 3 strikes law
Fifteen years ago, California voters passed the strictest three strikes sentencing law in the nation. It doubled the penalties for second felonies that were serious or violent. The so-called third strike carries a mandatory prison sentence of 25 years to life. Read More
CA: A new California law places paparazzi under the spotlight
A new law in California attempts to crack down on paparazzi whose aggressive tactics might endanger their subjects, stoking a debate over whether individual privacy should take precedence over freedom of the press. Read More
CA: Bay Bridge remains closed after steel rods break during wind
Five thousand pounds of metal from the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge fell on commuters Tuesday because vibrations, worsened by a windstorm, caused steel rods to break, a spokesman for Caltrans said Wednesday. Read More
MA: Nurses may join big union
Unionized nurses in Massachusetts are moving toward affiliating with their counterparts in California and more than 20 other states to create the largest nurses union in US history, a 150,000-member powerhouse that would lobby lawmakers for higher staffing levels and an overhaul of the nation's health care system. Read More
CA: California awards grants for research projects in nonembryonic stem cells
LOS ANGELES — In a tacit acknowledgment that the promise of human embryonic stem cells is still far in the future, California's stem cell research program on Wednesday awarded grants intended to develop therapies using mainly other, less controversial cells. Read More |
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