Gov. Jerry Brown continues to walk the line between environmental and oil industry groups.
David Siders reports in the Sacramento Bee: “The Democratic governor, who has made climate change a focus of his administration, told a meeting of The Environmental Council of the States, an association of state agency leaders, that reducing the use of fossil fuels requires broad support, including from within the oil industry.”
"I'm kind of a missionary here," Brown said.”
After the conference, Brown told reporters the corruption case involving Sen. Leland Yee is a “tragedy” for the state Senate.
David Siders reports for the Sacramento Bee: “…he reiterated his call for Yee and two other senators accused of crimes to resign.”
“The Democratic governor, speaking to reporters at an environmental conference here, said "there's nothing that seems normal or understandable" about the case. Yee was charged in federal court last week with corruption and conspiring to illegally import weapons.”
After a brief appearance in federal court yesterday, Yee’s attorney Paul DeMeester raised questions about the case against his client.
Bob Egelko reports for the SF Chronicle: “"What took three years?" DeMeester asked, referring to an FBI affidavit that indicated the investigation of Yee had started in 2011 and lasted until shortly before his arrest.”
State Sen. Rich Roth is mulling the idead of an ethics obudsman.
Jim Miller reports for the Sacramento Bee: "Roth, D-Riverside, chairs the Senate Legislative Ethics Committee. Monday's proposal, which Roth emphasized is a personal idea that he has yet to run past colleagues, follows last Wednesday's arrest of state Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, on federal corruption and weapons trafficking charges."
A surge of applicants enrolled for the new federal health care law in California, just in time for the midnight deadline.
Judy Lin reports for the Associated Press: “California's health insurance exchange experienced a high volume of users Monday, overwhelming its website, swamping its call centers and leading to an extension of the enrollment deadline for consumers who were stymied by the process.”
Three brief words can tell you a lot about a candidate.
Christopher Cadelago reports for the Sacramento Bee: “While many incumbents select a customary designation such as "United States Representative," others take the opportunity to get considerably more creative.”
An effort to lift California’s medical malpractice cap has the support of Sen. Barbara Boxer.
Josh Richman of Mercury News reports: “I will never forget meeting a child who was severely disfigured and forever confined to a wheelchair because of medical malpractice,” Boxer, D-Calif., said in a news release issued Monday by the campaign supporting the measure.”
Senior Sen. Dianne Feinstein resumes her concerns with intelligence tactics.
Burgess Everett and Josh Gerstein report for Politico: “The Senate Intelligence Committee chairwoman said Monday that she plans to hold a committee vote Thursday to make public the key findings and summary of the full 6,300-page report, which the panel has been working on for five years.”
“The Senate investigation has raised tensions between the Central Intelligence Agency and Feinstein (D-Calif.), who has accused the CIA of interfering in her committee’s probe into Bush-era detention and interrogation policies.”
Canada’s Liberal Leader is getting flack for using some not-so-choice words during a charity boxing match this weekend. Here’s a YouTube video.
Laura Payton reports for CBC: “But Trudeau, speaking to reporters Monday in Ajax, Ont., said he regretted dropping the f-bomb after getting scolded by his wife, Sophie.”
"If you had seen the scolding that Sophie gave me, you would have wished you'd used a different adjective as well," he said following a speech to the Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade.”