2009-10-07T14:22:58Z The California Progress Report tag:,2009:/15 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2009 2009-10-07T14:22:58Z 2009-10-07T14:16:41Z tag:,2009:/15.10406 2009-10-07T14:16:41Z

By Peter Schrag Columnist California Progress Report Last week’s rollout of the regressive tax reform plan cooked up by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Commission on the 21st Century Economy was almost as dodgy as the plan itself. Five members of 14-member panel, which was headed by Los Angeles financier and Republican...

California Progress Report Taxes By Peter Schrag Columnist California Progress Report Last week’s rollout of the regressive tax reform plan cooked up by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Commission on the 21st Century Economy was almost as dodgy as the plan itself. Five members of 14-member panel, which was headed by Los Angeles financier and Republican... 2009-10-07T14:14:58Z 2009-10-07T14:13:43Z tag:,2009:/15.10405 2009-10-07T14:13:43Z

by David M. Greenwald Editor California Progress Report A little over a week ago, the Chancellor and Vice Chancellor of UC Berkeley, Robert Birgeneau and Frank Yeary wrote an op-ed published on both coasts arguing for a new hybrid model as a means to save California's public universities. They...

California Progress Report Education by David M. Greenwald Editor California Progress Report A little over a week ago, the Chancellor and Vice Chancellor of UC Berkeley, Robert Birgeneau and Frank Yeary wrote an op-ed published on both coasts arguing for a new hybrid model as a means to save California's public universities. They... 2009-10-07T14:18:12Z 2009-10-07T14:06:20Z tag:,2009:/15.10404 2009-10-07T14:06:20Z

by Cynthia Craft Health Access California It’s heart-wrenching to see the long scars, some still deep red, crisscrossing the scalp of 19-year-old Penelope DeMeerleer, who has half a head of thick blond hair and the other half practically mapping out her medical history of 44 brain surgeries. But don’t feel...

California Progress Report Health Care by Cynthia Craft Health Access California It’s heart-wrenching to see the long scars, some still deep red, crisscrossing the scalp of 19-year-old Penelope DeMeerleer, who has half a head of thick blond hair and the other half practically mapping out her medical history of 44 brain surgeries. But don’t feel... 2009-10-06T14:41:30Z 2009-10-06T14:37:10Z tag:,2009:/15.10402 2009-10-06T14:37:10Z

By Christine Chavez Every year on March 31 Californians celebrate the life and legacy of my grandfather, Cesar E. Chavez. A Mexican-American son of migrant workers, he grew up at time when Latinos were treated as second class citizens. Having personally experienced injustice, he dedicated his life to achieving dignity...

California Progress Report Discrimination and Civil Rights By Christine Chavez Every year on March 31 Californians celebrate the life and legacy of my grandfather, Cesar E. Chavez. A Mexican-American son of migrant workers, he grew up at time when Latinos were treated as second class citizens. Having personally experienced injustice, he dedicated his life to achieving dignity... 2009-10-06T14:37:45Z 2009-10-06T14:32:04Z tag:,2009:/15.10401 2009-10-06T14:32:04Z

By Professors Thomas Jue and Jerold Theis UC Davis California has stamped out the Station Fire but not the crisis that threatens to engulf the University of California (UC) and destroy a premier higher education system. The UC Regents may have closed the $813 million dollar deficit by securing...

California Progress Report Education By Professors Thomas Jue and Jerold Theis UC Davis California has stamped out the Station Fire but not the crisis that threatens to engulf the University of California (UC) and destroy a premier higher education system. The UC Regents may have closed the $813 million dollar deficit by securing... 2009-10-06T14:29:37Z 2009-10-06T14:28:44Z tag:,2009:/15.10400 2009-10-06T14:28:44Z

By Dan Bacher Southern California fishermen exposed the environmental hypocrisy of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a protest in front of the Hyatt Regency Plaza in Los Angeles during the Global Climate Summit on September 30. The protesters charged that Schwarzenegger is ignoring ocean pollution while at the same time pushing...

California Progress Report Environment By Dan Bacher Southern California fishermen exposed the environmental hypocrisy of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a protest in front of the Hyatt Regency Plaza in Los Angeles during the Global Climate Summit on September 30. The protesters charged that Schwarzenegger is ignoring ocean pollution while at the same time pushing... 2009-10-06T14:33:00Z 2009-10-06T14:27:21Z tag:,2009:/15.10399 2009-10-06T14:27:21Z

By Clint Reilly The shocking story that California Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman – the 53-year-old billionaire former CEO of eBay – never cast a ballot before 2002 continues to astound. How can a candidate who never took the time to vote in any election until six years ago even...

California Progress Report California Governor Race 2010 By Clint Reilly The shocking story that California Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman – the 53-year-old billionaire former CEO of eBay – never cast a ballot before 2002 continues to astound. How can a candidate who never took the time to vote in any election until six years ago even... 2009-10-05T21:06:18Z 2009-10-05T13:58:32Z tag:,2009:/15.10397 2009-10-05T13:58:32Z

As the Board of Supervisors prepares to consider a proposal to restore due process rights to immigrant youth in the juvenile justice system on October 5th, legal experts from prominent civil rights organizations unveiled a key legal brief today responding to City Attorney Dennis Herrera’s August memo on the...

California Progress Report Legal System As the Board of Supervisors prepares to consider a proposal to restore due process rights to immigrant youth in the juvenile justice system on October 5th, legal experts from prominent civil rights organizations unveiled a key legal brief today responding to City Attorney Dennis Herrera’s August memo on the... 2009-10-05T21:12:22Z 2009-10-05T13:57:11Z tag:,2009:/15.10396 2009-10-05T13:57:11Z

California Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi joined doctors from the Union of American Physicians & Dentists’ (UAPD) at their triennial convention in San Francisco Friday as they called on Congress to stand up for a robust public option in national health care reform legislation. “We want a public option, and...

California Progress Report Health Care California Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi joined doctors from the Union of American Physicians & Dentists’ (UAPD) at their triennial convention in San Francisco Friday as they called on Congress to stand up for a robust public option in national health care reform legislation. “We want a public option, and... 2009-10-05T21:12:25Z 2009-10-05T13:53:42Z tag:,2009:/15.10395 2009-10-05T13:53:42Z

By Robert Cruickshank The #1 article on the Guardian's site (the British newspaper, not the SF alt-weekly) is an article from their Sunday sister paper, the Observer, titled Will California become America's first failed state? As any of you who've read Calitics for the last few months or years know,...

California Progress Report California State Budget By Robert Cruickshank The #1 article on the Guardian's site (the British newspaper, not the SF alt-weekly) is an article from their Sunday sister paper, the Observer, titled Will California become America's first failed state? As any of you who've read Calitics for the last few months or years know,... 2009-10-04T15:13:30Z 2009-10-04T15:08:17Z tag:,2009:/15.10394 2009-10-04T15:08:17Z

By Traci Sheehan Executive Director Planning and Conservation League While the California Legislature continues to work on a comprehensive package of Delta bills, the Obama Administration entered the fray on Tuesday with six federal agencies signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a Federal Bay-Delta Leadership Committee. Over the...

California Progress Report Environment By Traci Sheehan Executive Director Planning and Conservation League While the California Legislature continues to work on a comprehensive package of Delta bills, the Obama Administration entered the fray on Tuesday with six federal agencies signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a Federal Bay-Delta Leadership Committee. Over the... 2009-10-03T15:01:07Z 2009-10-03T15:00:24Z tag:,2009:/15.10393 2009-10-03T15:00:24Z

In this week’s Democratic weekly address, Assemblymember Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco), Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Domestic Violence and Assemblymember Norma Torres (D-Pomona), a former 911 operator, say that while Domestic Violence Awareness Month is observed this October, over 170,000 domestic violence-related calls for assistance continue to...

California Progress Report Legal System In this week’s Democratic weekly address, Assemblymember Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco), Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Domestic Violence and Assemblymember Norma Torres (D-Pomona), a former 911 operator, say that while Domestic Violence Awareness Month is observed this October, over 170,000 domestic violence-related calls for assistance continue to... 2009-10-02T13:50:28Z 2009-10-02T13:44:20Z tag:,2009:/15.10389 2009-10-02T13:44:20Z

By Marty D. Omoto Director/Organizer California Disability Community Action Network A new lawsuit was filed today (October 1st) in federal district court in Oakland to stop state budget cuts set to go into effect November 1st impacting over 136,000 children and adults with disabilities, the blind and low income seniors...

California Progress Report California State Budget By Marty D. Omoto Director/Organizer California Disability Community Action Network A new lawsuit was filed today (October 1st) in federal district court in Oakland to stop state budget cuts set to go into effect November 1st impacting over 136,000 children and adults with disabilities, the blind and low income seniors... 2009-10-02T13:47:35Z 2009-10-02T13:42:13Z tag:,2009:/15.10388 2009-10-02T13:42:13Z

By David Dayen d-day At first I thought that the headline writer was confused. "California tax reform plan much too bold for Capitol," it said above George Skelton's column today. "Too bold" could maybe have more than one meaning. Surely Skelton wasn't throwing in with the idea that massively...

California Progress Report Taxes By David Dayen d-day At first I thought that the headline writer was confused. "California tax reform plan much too bold for Capitol," it said above George Skelton's column today. "Too bold" could maybe have more than one meaning. Surely Skelton wasn't throwing in with the idea that massively... 2009-10-02T13:43:28Z 2009-10-02T13:36:40Z tag:,2009:/15.10387 2009-10-02T13:36:40Z

By Assemblymember Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa), Chair of the Budget Conference Committee (Originally posted on Evans’ budget blog at http://californiabudget.blogspot.com/ The Commission on the 21st Century Economy, tasked with crafting proposals to modernize California’s tax policy and ease the volatility of its revenues, released its final report the other day....

California Progress Report Taxes By Assemblymember Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa), Chair of the Budget Conference Committee (Originally posted on Evans’ budget blog at http://californiabudget.blogspot.com/ The Commission on the 21st Century Economy, tasked with crafting proposals to modernize California’s tax policy and ease the volatility of its revenues, released its final report the other day....