http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/ The California Progress Report en 2009-11-06T06:34:31-08:00 http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2009/11/feinstein_once.html By Robert Cruickshank With Gavin Newsom dropping out of the governor's race and leaving Jerry Brown as the only Democratic candidate, speculation was sure to rise about Senator Dianne Feinstein and whether she would seek to avenge her narrow 1990 defeat and run for governor in 2010. Sure, most observers... California Governor Race 2010 dmgreenwald 2009-11-06T06:34:31-08:00 http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2009/11/a_good_health_c.html By Anthony Wright Executive Director of Health Access California As the vote near on the House health reform bill, it is easy to sink into the specifics of the bill, be obsessed by the debate on key details, and mourn amendments that we really wanted but that weren't included. But... Health Care dmgreenwald 2009-11-06T06:33:10-08:00 http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2009/11/schwarzenegger_113.html By Dan Bacher Arnold Schwarzenegger, the worst Governor for fish and the environment in California history, today praised the Legislature for its passage of a water package including an $11 billion bond that provides a clear path to the construction of the peripheral canal and more dams. "Water is the... Water dmgreenwald 2009-11-06T06:32:27-08:00 http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2009/11/historic_water.html by David M. Greenwald Editor California Progress Report While the Governor and Democratic Leadership are lauding the water deal as an historic achievement, local leaders and environmental groups are lamenting it as the prelude to a peripheral canal that will end the delta as we know it by diverting water... Water dmgreenwald 2009-11-05T06:56:48-08:00 http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2009/11/republican_stat_1.html by Doug Moore Executive Director United Domestic Workers of America It is sad that the governor’s Republican enablers in the State Senate have chosen to ignore the pleas of countless California counties as well as thousands of homecare consumers, providers and advocates by allowing the In Home Supportive Services (IHSS)... Health Care dmgreenwald 2009-11-05T06:55:16-08:00 http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2009/11/assembly_budget_2.html By Marty D. Omoto Director/Organizer California Disability Community Action Network Citing major health and safety issues impacting over 462,000 children and adults with disabilities, the blind and seniors in the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program, the Assembly Budget Committee, chaired by Assemblymember Noreen Evans (Democrat – Santa Rosa) will hold... Health Care dmgreenwald 2009-11-05T06:54:13-08:00 http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2009/11/making_war_on_t.html By Peter Schrag Columnist California Progress Report A half generation after California began the national swing to legalizing the medical use of marijuana, the Golden State is becoming the central front in the drive to legalize, regulate and tax recreational and all other adult uses of the drug. Last week,... Criminal Justice dmgreenwald 2009-11-04T06:12:15-08:00 http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2009/11/ihss_delay_fail.html By Marty D. Omoto Director/Organizer California Disability Community Action Network With the State’s water crisis dominating attention at the State Capitol, the State Senate reconvened its floor session at 11:35 PM, over 8 hours since it recessed Tuesday afternoon, but failed to pass SB 69, a bill that would have... Health Care dmgreenwald 2009-11-04T06:11:03-08:00 http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2009/11/cavala_bored_pu.html By Bill Cavala A veteran of over 30 years in Sacramento Mayor Gavin Newsom’s decision to drop out of the race for the Democratic nomination for Governor of California has forced the state’s pundits to face the uncomfortable fact that they are stuck with a field of Poizner, Whitman, Campbell... California Governor Race 2010 dmgreenwald 2009-11-04T06:10:17-08:00 http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2009/11/proposed_ballot.html An exploratory committee comprised of parks supporters today filed a proposed statewide ballot measure, called the “California State Parks and Wildlife Conservation Trust Fund Act of 2010,” which would create a stable, reliable and adequate source of funding to protect state parks and conserve California wildlife. The committee, Californians... Environment dmgreenwald 2009-11-04T06:09:23-08:00 http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2009/11/report_shows_lo.html The Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes released a report today that shows the Governor’s furlough program has caused longer wait times and an overall deterioration of services at the Department of Motor Vehicles. The average time a walk-in customer waits for service has gone from 27 minutes to 45... California State Budget dmgreenwald 2009-11-03T06:49:05-08:00 http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2009/11/sierra_club_cal_5.html By Dan Bacher Sierra Club California is strongly urging everybody to take action NOW to stop legislation that could authorize the construction of two dams and a peripheral canal approximately the size and length of the Panama Canal around the Delta. "We need your help today in order to stop... Water dmgreenwald 2009-11-03T06:47:22-08:00 http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2009/11/senate_could_ta.html By Marty D. Omoto Director/Organizer California Disability Community Action Network The State Senate adjourned its long Monday evening floor session dealing with major bills addressing the State’s water crisis and will meet again Tuesday morning at 11:30 AM. The State Senate could take final action on SB 69 sometime on... Health Care dmgreenwald 2009-11-03T06:46:29-08:00 http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2009/11/the_presidents.html By Clint Reilly Barack Obama must succeed. After so many young people and first time voters invested their hopes in his presidency, his failure would elicit a level of despair that would plague the Democratic Party for decades to come. The Democratic message was resurgent in 2008. Millions of new... Health Care dmgreenwald 2009-11-03T06:45:48-08:00 http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2009/11/it_could_happen.html By Sam Gold A California Injured Worker There is no amount of corruption, incompetence and ineptitude sufficient to make it acceptable to take hostages at gunpoint in an office building, as an Edmonton, Alberta injured worker is alleged to have done last month. That much should be obvious. It... Workers' Compensation dmgreenwald 2009-11-02T06:07:15-08:00