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By JW August, TIMES OF SAN DIEGO In our state it’s the job of the Medical Board of California to investigate complaints against doctors. The…
May 21, 2023By Dan Bacher, The Daily Kos https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/5/18/2170113/-California-taxpayers-could-be-stuck-with-paying-6-9-billion-to-close-and-clean-up-oil-wells?utm_campaign=recent The supposedly “green” state of California could be facing a $21.5 billion tab to decommission oil…
May 19, 2023By Sophie Austin, ASSOCIATED PRESS https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/18/california-legislature-oil-well-lawsuits/f33826b6-f5d0-11ed-918d-012572d64930_story.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers blocked two big environmental bills Thursday, one that would have ramped…
May 18, 2023Para proteger a las familias latinas, la Legislatura de California debe aprobar la ley SB 556 To protect Latino families, the California…
May 17, 2023By Marisa Endicott, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/endicott-homeowners-in-areas-of-high-fire-risk-hit-with-sudden-policy-canc/ Last year, JoAnna Price of Napa returned from vacation to a letter stating that her…
May 17, 2023
Community oil drilling threatens our public health. Senator Portantino has an opportunity to stand up for our communities.
May 17, 2023An open letter on behalf of Californians By Ellen Snortland, LA DOWNTOWN NEWS Read the PDF here. I’m pleased to see that…
May 15, 2023With deficit growing by $9.3 billion, Gov. Newsom pitches plan to float a climate bond to continue funding key projects. (opens in…
May 12, 2023By Titus Wu, BLOOMBERG LAW https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/california-privacy-agency-faces-lobbying-in-writing-ai-rules Tech companies and privacy advocates are lobbying the California Privacy Protection Agency as it prepares to…
May 12, 2023By Adam Beam, YAHOO! FINANCE https://finance.yahoo.com/news/environmental-group-sues-block-oil-221241683.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An environmental group sued Thursday to block nearly two dozen new permits…
May 11, 2023The Editorial Board, THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/editorials/story/2023-04-27/california-medical-board-reforms-doctor-discipline-bonita-case Operating under a bright spotlight, the Medical Board of California — the agency…
May 2, 2023By Tom Kisken, VENTURA COUNTY STAR https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2023/04/27/oxnard-california-parents-medical-reform-daughters-death-criminal-charges/70117200007/ Judy Gorcey wants change. Her 36-year-old daughter, Megan Espinoza, died after her heart stopped during…
Apr 27, 2023
Consumer Watchdog argues the updated law should give patients the right to know if their doctor has been accused of harming other…
Apr 25, 2023Paul Sisson, SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/story/2023-04-24/big-changes-proposed-for-state-board-that-investigates-doctors-patient-notification-still-not-on-the-list The Medical Board of California may soon get a significant boost to its enforcement powers,…
Apr 24, 2023By Nalleli Cobo, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-04-24/oil-drilling-setbacks-california-legislature I grew up 30 feet from an oil well. We couldn’t open the windows…
Apr 24, 2023By Dan Bacher, RED, GREEN AND BLUE Meanwhile, since the beginning of this year, CalGEM, the state’s oil and gas regulator, has…
Apr 19, 2023By Andrew Sheeler, THE SACRAMENTO BEE COALITION FORMS TO SUPPORT BILL HOLDING OIL INDUSTRY LIABLE FOR HEALTH PROBLEMS Californians who have developed…
Apr 19, 2023By Dan Bacher, THE DAILY KOS Los Angeles, CA— Despite the constantly repeated mantra by California politicians and media talking heads that the state is the…
Apr 12, 2023