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Entries for the year 2015

Thursday, Dec 31 - Futbol versus football
Wednesday, Dec 30 - Criminal probe of former PUC President Michael Peevey
Tuesday, Dec 29 - Data, data, who's got the data?
Monday, Dec 28 - Fill 'er up -- and pay
Thursday, Dec 24 - A Las Vegas mystery
Wednesday, Dec 23 - Let it snow, let it snow
Tuesday, Dec 22 - Easing the water flow -- very slightly
Monday, Dec 21 - Earth to Brown: Time to get back to work
Friday, Dec 18 - Critics: PUC is a mess that Jerry Brown won’t clean up
Thursday, Dec 17 - Refugee votes put California Dems in the hot seat
Wednesday, Dec 16 - Threat that closed 900 LA schools a hoax
Tuesday, Dec 15 - New options on the horizon for “gig” workers?
Monday, Dec 14 - Brown is back – what next?
Friday, Dec 11 - Massive California water bill dies in congress
Thursday, Dec 10 - Brown eyes 2016 ballot measure: 'We're going to do something.'
Wednesday, Dec 09 - Judge cuts PG&E’s max penalty in half for San Bruno explosion
Tuesday, Dec 08 - Trump calls for ban on Muslims entering US
Monday, Dec 07 - Schwarzenegger and Brown offer bipartisan message on climate change
Friday, Dec 04 - Congresswoman Speier calls for action, not silence, on guns
Thursday, Dec 03 - Sad day in San Bernardino
Wednesday, Dec 02 - Perea pulls a Palin
Tuesday, Dec 01 - Official at center of Jerry Brown’s oil map controversy resigns
Monday, Nov 30 - Investigation reveals cheating, altered tests at state’s fire academy
Friday, Nov 27 - Hetch Hetchy infrastructure: The $5 billion plan
Wednesday, Nov 25 - California GOP consultant helped sink Vitter in Louisiana guv’s race
Tuesday, Nov 24 - CPUC cuts funding to protect power plants from attacks
Monday, Nov 23 - Anti-rape activists demand changes in sex crime laws
Friday, Nov 20 - Some California Dems say “no” to refugees
Thursday, Nov 19 - Power players in paradise
Wednesday, Nov 18 - Coming El Niño looks like a record-breaker
Tuesday, Nov 17 - John Chiang mulling run for governor
Monday, Nov 16 - In California, mourning for the victims of terrorism
Friday, Nov 13 - Death dealer
Thursday, Nov 12 - A new Political Reform Act?
Wednesday, Nov 11 - SoCal water agencies negotiating to buy 20,000 acres in Delta
Tuesday, Nov 10 - Whistleblower complained of doing personal work for Governor
Monday, Nov 09 - Big Ballot
Friday, Nov 06 - Steve Westly looks at long haul in Governor’s race
Thursday, Nov 05 - Brown: we need to change sentencing laws
Wednesday, Nov 04 - Mirakarimi out, Ed Lee and Airbnb in
Tuesday, Nov 03 - Proposed constitutional amendment imperils Delta tunnel plan
Monday, Nov 02 - Owner of Orange County Register and Riverside Press Enterprise files for bankruptcy
Friday, Oct 30 - White guys rule
Thursday, Oct 29 - No breakouts for GOP hopefuls at Denver debate
Wednesday, Oct 28 - Steinberg to run for Mayor of Sacramento
Tuesday, Oct 27 - La Opinión goes for Kamala
Monday, Oct 26 - Experts say Bay Bridge could fail
Thursday, Oct 22 - Pot advocates offer competing visions of marijuana legalization
Wednesday, Oct 21 - Drought may kill one in five California trees
Tuesday, Oct 20 - Right-to-Die in limbo
Monday, Oct 19 - Road tax going nowhere
Friday, Oct 16 - Pete Wilson still supports Prop. 187
Thursday, Oct 15 - Guns, weed and porn
Wednesday, Oct 14 - Clinton touts California's paid family leave in debate
Tuesday, Oct 13 - ESPN pulls plug on Kevin Johnson documentary
Monday, Oct 12 - It’s a law: no more “Redskins”
Friday, Oct 09 - McCarthy pulls out of Speaker race; House GOP in disarray
Thursday, Oct 08 - Gov signs SB 350, most ambitious renewable energy law in US
Wednesday, Oct 07 - Busy week for Brown: Wage equity yesterday, greenhouse gases today
Tuesday, Oct 06 - Governor signs Right-to-Die bill
Monday, Oct 05 - Brown signs ivory ban and more
Friday, Oct 02 - King of the water wasters a mystery
Thursday, Oct 01 - Governor's office weighs in on farmer-labor wage dispute
Wednesday, Sep 30 - Independent Expenditures topped $80 million last cycle
Tuesday, Sep 29 - Monday's count: 32 bills signed, 5 vetoes
Monday, Sep 28 - Keeping Count
Friday, Sep 25 - ARB considering low carbon fuel standard renewal
Thursday, Sep 24 - Meet Anthony Rendón
Wednesday, Sep 23 - California Air Resources Board busted VW on emissions fraud
Tuesday, Sep 22 - Guv signs 28 bills
Monday, Sep 21 - California GOP softens tone on immigration
Friday, Sep 18 - 640 bills await action from Brown
Thursday, Sep 17 - Candidates thump Trump at GOP debate
Wednesday, Sep 16 - Protesters match Trump's feisty presence at LA Harbor on eve of debate
Tuesday, Sep 15 - Fire, fire everywhere
Monday, Sep 14 - Fires devastate northern California communities
Friday, Sep 11 - Second climate change measure fails to win support
Thursday, Sep 10 - Big Oil wins on SB350
Wednesday, Sep 09 - Climate change legislation struggles in final week
Tuesday, Sep 08 - The countdown is on
Friday, Sep 04 - As session winds down, politics winds up
Thursday, Sep 03 - Protesters "die-in" at the Capitol
Wednesday, Sep 02 - Right-to-die gains bipartisan support
Tuesday, Sep 01 - Brown talks climate – to anyone who will listen
Monday, Aug 31 - Legislative leadership in turmoil?
Friday, Aug 28 - Legislature shelves minimum wage hike and oil drilling ban
Thursday, Aug 27 - Brown to sign equal pay bill
Wednesday, Aug 26 - Capitol Weekly releases 2015 Top 100 List
Tuesday, Aug 25 - Brown: “Oil industry is in deep trouble”
Monday, Aug 24 - What happened to the women?
Friday, Aug 21 - Lawmakers vote to give students a pass on exit exam
Thursday, Aug 20 - Senate committee approves 12 cent per gallon gas tax
Wednesday, Aug 19 - Look who’s running for governor… maybe
Tuesday, Aug 18 - Right-to-die legislation back from dead
Monday, Aug 17 - They’re baaaack.
Friday, Aug 14 - Court question: is the right to die a civil right?
Thursday, Aug 13 - State of Jefferson backers pitch El Dorado County on secession
Wednesday, Aug 12 - Brown signs bill to ban Grand Juries in deadly police cases
Tuesday, Aug 11 - California FPPC hands out hefty fines
Monday, Aug 10 - State to pay for inmate’s sex reassignment surgery
Friday, Aug 07 - California reacts to raucous GOP debate
Thursday, Aug 06 - SF city officials accused in expanding “Shrimp Boy” Chow case
Wednesday, Aug 05 - 'Shrimp Boy' case: The mayor, the lawmaker and the wire
Tuesday, Aug 04 - Sturm und drang near Clear Lake
Monday, Aug 03 - Fire season hits with a bang
Friday, Jul 31 - Weed and dough
Thursday, Jul 30 - A powerful mix -- politics and charity
Wednesday, Jul 29 - Anti-vaccination forces give recall a shot
Tuesday, Jul 28 - Waiting for El Niño
Monday, Jul 27 - Life in the slow lane
Friday, Jul 24 - Have you ever seen the rain?
Thursday, Jul 23 - State Supreme Court smacks drought fighters
Wednesday, Jul 22 - Will California decide the 2016 GOP presidential primary?
Tuesday, Jul 21 - Water enforcers crack down
Monday, Jul 20 - Medi-Cal enrollment far exceeding expectations
Friday, Jul 17 - Will 2016 be the year California legalizes pot?
Thursday, Jul 16 - Judge calls for Uber to be suspended, fined $7.3M
Wednesday, Jul 15 - Sanctuary cities under fire after SF killing
Tuesday, Jul 14 - CalPERS reveals rotten returns
Monday, Jul 13 - Rich Delta farmer seeks public vote on tunnels plan
Friday, Jul 10 - Revised Delta tunnels plan released
Thursday, Jul 09 - Anti-tobacco bills snuffed out
Wednesday, Jul 08 - Right to die bill appears dead – this year
Tuesday, Jul 07 - San Francisco: A shooting death, sanctuary and immigration
Monday, Jul 06 - Aid-in-dying bill on life support
Friday, Jul 03 - A thumbs up from Wall Street
Thursday, Jul 02 - State to implement strict rules on fracking
Wednesday, Jul 01 - Disgraced ex-Senator Yee to plead guilty
Tuesday, Jun 30 - Decision clears path for California to resume death penalty
Monday, Jun 29 - U.S. Supreme Court upholds redistricting commission
Friday, Jun 26 - SB 277 passes; anti-vaxxer sprays reporter at protest
Thursday, Jun 25 - Budget signed, Brown turns to special session
Wednesday, Jun 24 - Court kills Sodomite Suppression Act
Tuesday, Jun 23 - Nearly 40 initiatives proposed for 2016 ballot
Monday, Jun 22 - Affluent Californians using much more water than average
Friday, Jun 19 - Budget, loaded with trailer bills, set for vote today
Thursday, Jun 18 - Labor Relations Board rules that Uber drivers are employees
Wednesday, Jun 17 - Budget gives healthcare for undocumented children
Tuesday, Jun 16 - Budget passed, but not ready for Brown
Monday, Jun 15 - Budget showdown
Friday, Jun 12 - Extreme drought, but hopes rise for a wet El Niño
Thursday, Jun 11 - New bill aims to boost anemic voter turnout
Wednesday, Jun 10 - Mandatory vaccine bill passes rowdy committee hearing
Tuesday, Jun 09 - DNA collection bill revived
Monday, Jun 08 - Oil and water
Friday, Jun 05 - New fears for the Bay Bridge bolts -- and bills, bills, bills
Thursday, Jun 04 - Survey: With the drought, even the economy comes in second place
Wednesday, Jun 03 - A healthy debate
Tuesday, Jun 02 - It's the water ...
Monday, Jun 01 - Know when to fold 'em
Friday, May 29 - Bills to revise Prop 47, mandate cop cams and drug test Uber drivers stall
Thursday, May 28 - Payback time for California chiropractors?
Wednesday, May 27 - SCOTUS may upend redistricting commission
Tuesday, May 26 - New taxes on the horizon?
Friday, May 22 - Covered California caps specialty drug costs
Thursday, May 21 - Some farmers to see 25% water cut
Wednesday, May 20 - Glazer wins costly SD 7 brawl
Tuesday, May 19 - Today’s Bonilla-Glazer Special Election tops $7 million
Monday, May 18 - Sanchez gaffe galvanizes convention coverage
Friday, May 15 - Revised budget underscores Gov's mantra of moderation
Thursday, May 14 - May revise to include earned income tax credit
Wednesday, May 13 - Is she or isn’t she?
Tuesday, May 12 - Amended vaccine bill heads for Senate floor
Monday, May 11 - Are sales tax changes on the way?
Friday, May 08 - Coalition launches campaign to change Prop 13
Thursday, May 07 - Brown to tunnel critics: "Shut up"
Wednesday, May 06 - State issues emergency order mandating 25% water use cut
Tuesday, May 05 - Tightening the tap
Monday, May 04 - Lawmakers consider 20 bills to oversee police
Friday, May 01 - Police body camera bill advances in Assembly
Thursday, Apr 30 - Brown scales back Delta conservation plans
Wednesday, Apr 29 - Governor launches bold greenhouse gas reduction plan
Tuesday, Apr 28 - Sacramento Justice holds key to gay marriage ruling
Monday, Apr 27 - Fifty California colleges abruptly close
Friday, Apr 24 - Realtors see ‘lost generation’ of homebuyers
Thursday, Apr 23 - Vaccine bill flies through committee amid protests
Wednesday, Apr 22 - Vaccine bill faces make-or-break vote today
Tuesday, Apr 21 - Court strikes down tiered water rates
Monday, Apr 20 - Private firm to investigate Fresno gas blast
Friday, Apr 17 - Water, water everywhere ...
Thursday, Apr 16 - Kamala Harris and her rising dough
Wednesday, Apr 15 - Pot farmers blaze new trail in Sacramento
Tuesday, Apr 14 - Opponents vow to homeschool if vaccine bill passes
Monday, Apr 13 - Report blasts PUC on safety oversight
Friday, Apr 10 - Regulator says water use changes are permanent
Thursday, Apr 09 - Emotions run high at hearing on vaccine bill
Wednesday, Apr 08 - Lawmakers announce new legislation to protect immigrants
Tuesday, Apr 07 - Kamala Harris raises $2.5 million for Senate bid
Monday, Apr 06 - Water restrictions under the microscope
Friday, Apr 03 - Loretta Sanchez poised to enter Senate race
Thursday, Apr 02 - Governor issues emergency water restrictions
Wednesday, Apr 01 - Jail for water wasters?
Monday, Mar 30 - California officials mix public, private email
Friday, Mar 27 - California loosens sex offender residency restrictions
Thursday, Mar 26 - PG&E used pipeline safety funds for executive pay
Wednesday, Mar 25 - Senate probes claims of gas price gouging
Tuesday, Mar 24 - Anti-gay ballot prop prompts calls for changes
Monday, Mar 23 - Jerry Brown goes to Washington
Friday, Mar 20 - Is drought package enough?
Thursday, Mar 19 - Guv announces emergency drought relief
Wednesday, Mar 18 - Glazer and Bonilla advance to runoff in SD-7
Tuesday, Mar 17 - Special election day
Monday, Mar 16 - Labor hammers Glazer in three-way race
Friday, Mar 13 - GOP seeks to eliminate half of new legislation
Thursday, Mar 12 - Chuck Reed to go after pensions - again
Wednesday, Mar 11 - Pavley bill would cut greenhouse gases 80%
Tuesday, Mar 10 - Study: "No" costs more than "Yes"
Monday, Mar 09 - Can California Republicans reboot?
Friday, Mar 06 - Rocky Chávez enters Senate race
Thursday, Mar 05 - Ammo ban clears court
Wednesday, Mar 04 - Napolitano: UC needs more money - or else
Tuesday, Mar 03 - SCOTUS redistricting decision may come down to Kennedy
Monday, Mar 02 - Sacramento slow down
Friday, Feb 27 - No party like a GOP Party
Thursday, Feb 26 - Atkins offers affordable housing plan
Wednesday, Feb 25 - Villaraigosa's out, Fuller's in
Tuesday, Feb 24 - Bay Bridge blues
Monday, Feb 23 - How early is too early?
Friday, Feb 20 - FPPC tightens rules on lobbyists
Wednesday, Feb 18 - Harris speaks!
Wednesday, Feb 18 - Kamala Harris number two in Field Poll
Tuesday, Feb 17 - Meet Patty Lopez
Friday, Feb 13 - BrEZe is a bust
Thursday, Feb 12 - Peevey Party
Wednesday, Feb 11 - Senate announces legislation to curb greenhouse gasses
Tuesday, Feb 10 - State proposes closing oil-field wells that taint aquifers
Monday, Feb 09 - Assemblyman Mike Gipson lied about ugly campaign mailer
Friday, Feb 06 - Villaraigosa is in - maybe
Thursday, Feb 05 - ACLU complaint alleges DMV botched Motor Voter Act
Wednesday, Feb 04 - Lawmakers prepping bill limiting vaccine exemptions
Tuesday, Feb 03 - FPPC's Gary Winuk resigns
Monday, Feb 02 - Election's dirty laundry aired
Friday, Jan 30 - De León sets legislative agenda
Thursday, Jan 29 - Investigators search home of ex-PUC chief Michael Peevey
Wednesday, Jan 28 - Kern County declares State of Emergency
Tuesday, Jan 27 - Nurses sign, doctors strike
Monday, Jan 26 - Battling Brown
Friday, Jan 23 - Steyer's out
Thursday, Jan 22 - Paul Mitchell says no Dem-on-Dem Senate race in '16
Wednesday, Jan 21 - Senators propose death with dignity act
Tuesday, Jan 20 - State Parks targeted for big changes
Monday, Jan 19 - Thank you!
Friday, Jan 16 - Steyer makes news by not making decision
Thursday, Jan 15 - Main figure in CalPERS bribery scandal kills self
Wednesday, Jan 14 - Kamala Harris makes it official
Tuesday, Jan 13 - Newsom out - Harris in
Monday, Jan 12 - Jerry Brown, the budget and California's poor
Friday, Jan 09 - Brown to release $113 billion budget today
Thursday, Jan 08 - Barbara Boxer announces she won't run in 2016
Wednesday, Jan 07 - The work begins
Tuesday, Jan 06 - Inauguration's done: off to Fresno
Monday, Jan 05 - Swearing in
Friday, Jan 02 - New driver's license law takes effect today
 
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