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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>

Stem cell institute wants to make loans

February 3, 2008  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Aim is to turn research into clinical therapies</h3><p class="source">The San Diego Union-Tribune</p> <p>John Simpson, of the nonprofit Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in Santa Monica, said the institute spent two years hammering out a fair intellectual property policy that serves the public's interest. "This is an end run around that carefully deliberated policy and that is outrageous," Simpson said. He believes the institute should create grants to bridge the gaps in commercialization funding.</p>