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The Giving Is Easy in State Capitol, 2007 List Shows

March 5, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<!-- content --> <div class="postDetail"> Don't tell Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger it's better to give than receive. <div id="postContent"> <p> He got the darnedest gifts last year, dozens of them, ranging from $144 in spark...</p> </div> </div>

Fundraising season’s in full swing

March 3, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p> The Capitol Morning Report notes thirteen fundraisers are scheduled for tomorrow, a number that someone must have considered an unlucky omen until Sen. Tom McClintock was kind enough to cancel his event. The most exciting on the roster... </p>

Reporters want wi-fi in California capitol

February 28, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

Reporters covering the goings on at California's Capitol in Sacramento <a href="http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/capitol_alert/insider/archives/010831.html">want a WiFi network installed in the building</a> so they can go online to post...

Stem Cell Forum Attracts International Field, Shows State’s Influence

February 26, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- In an indication of California's growing influence in regenerative science circles, according to state officials, 21 stem cell research institutes from around the world are coming together in San Francisco for a two-day...

Stem Cell Agency Might Offer Loans

February 25, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<div class="postDetail"> A taxpayer-funded program capable of lending money to cash-starved California biotechnology companies has caught the attention of local stem cell industry executives who say they're struggling to attract traditi...</div>

Bill Takes Aim at CIRM Governance, Stem Cell Research Payback

February 22, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

California Sen. Sheila Kuehl introduced a bill Friday to study the structure of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine -- the agency created to distribute $3 billion in state bond funds for embryonic stem cell research -- and to...

Do as I say…

February 20, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

California's state legislative analyst <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-budget21feb21,0,6427050.story">just announced</a> that the projected budget deficit has jumped another $1.5 billion to $16 billion for 2008-09.<br /> <br /> Luckily...

Election Spending Tallied: Independent Expenditures Soared, State Watchdog Commission Reports

February 15, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

SACRAMENTO, CA -- Voters tried to curb campaign contributions in 2000, but an extensive study by the state's elections watchdog released Thursday shows that in the years since special-interest donors have skirted those restrictions by making...

CIRM fights allegations of ‘laundering’ PR advice

February 15, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<div class="postDetail"> SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), a public organization created by voter referendum, is fending off accusations from a watchdog group that it "laundered" PR...</div>

New Campaign-Spending Disclosure Rules Imposed on California Politicians

February 15, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<strong>Many elected officials will now have to explain how wining, dining and other expenses are tied to government business.</strong> <p> SACRAMENTO, CA -- The state ethics watchdog today made it tougher for politicians to use campaign... </p>

Hospitals sock it to the uninsured, study says

February 5, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<div class="postDetail"> <p style="font-size: 11px"> <span style="font-weight: bold">The San Francisco Chronicle</span><br/> February 5, 2008 </p> <p style="font-size: 10px"> by Victoria Colliver, Chronicle Staff Writer </p> ...</div>

Stem cell institute wants to make loans; Aim is to turn research into clinical therapies

February 3, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

California's taxpayer-funded stem cell institute wants to do something a lot of banks won't: make loans to biotechnology companies with no cash flow, very little collateral and a high risk of failure. <div id="postContent"> <p> Th...</p> </div>