California Road Plan Calls for Boosting Gas Tax, Vehicle Fees
California Gov. Jerry Brown and fellow Democrats who control the state Legislature are proposing to raise $52.4 billion over 10 years by significantly boosting fuel taxes and vehicle fees. The money...
View ArticleCalifornia Moving to Study Balcony Safety After Fatal Berkeley Collapse
California is moving to study state balcony standards after a fatal collapse in Berkeley sent shock and horror across the globe last year. Legislation Gov. Jerry Brown signed last week creates a...
View ArticleFormer California Rideshare Driver Charged with Assaulting Multiple Passengers
A former driver for Uber and Lyft has been charged with sexually assaulting several women while on the job, and Southern California investigators said that there are likely more victims. An 18-year-old...
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Wants to Expand Efforts on Climate Change
California Gov. Jerry Brown has launched a campaign to extend some of the most ambitious climate-change programs in the country and ensure his environmental legacy when he leaves office in two years....
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Approves Public Adjuster Reform Bill
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that establishes fair practices standards for public insurance adjusters and enhances consumer protections. Senate Bill 488, authored by state Sen. Marty...
View ArticleCalifornia Workers’ Comp Board Submits Amended Rate Filing to Department of...
The WCIRB has submitted a pure premium rate filing to the California Department of Insurance proposing Jan. 1, 2017 advisory pure premium rates lower than the corresponding industry average and less...
View ArticleLien Consolidation Court, Fraud Part of Focus at California Comp Conference
The state’s top two labor officials were understandably high on the impact they expect two bills recently signed by Gov. Jerry Brown will have on California’s workers’ comp system and bad actors who...
View ArticleCalifornia is Taking Global Warming Fight to Dairy Cows
California is taking its fight against global warming to the farm. The nation’s leading agricultural state is now targeting greenhouse gases produced by dairy cows and other livestock. Despite strong...
View ArticleTrump vs. California Climate Battle Brewing
California vs. Trump, so to speak, is shaping up to be a heavyweight match. On one side is the world’s sixth (or so) largest economy – home to Disneyland, Hollywood and Big Sur. On the other is the...
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Pitches $122.5B Budget, Issues Deficit Warning
California Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a $122.5 billion state spending plan this week and warned of a looming $1.6 billion budget deficit because of slow growth in tax revenues. Brown announced his...
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Calls for $437M in Spending for Flood Control
California Gov. Jerry Brown is calling for a boost in spending on water and transportation infrastructure as the waterlogged state grapples with an emergency dam repair, frantic levee fixes and...
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Wants to Unite Marijuana Laws
Whether one entity can legally grow and sell marijuana at the retail level in California is emerging as one of the biggest conflicts state authorities are wrestling with as they move to streamline...
View ArticleCalifornia Farmers Get First Full Water Supply in More than a Decade
Farmers in a vast region of California will receive their fully contracted amount of irrigation water this year for the first time in more than a decade. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced the...
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Pushing for Cap-And-Trade Deal Before Deadline
Gov. Jerry Brown is working with lawmakers, business groups and environmentalists to reach a deal on extending cap and trade, California’s landmark program aimed at slowing global warming. Brown wants...
View ArticleCalifornia Lawmakers Release Plan to Extend Cap And Trade
Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders have released a plan to extend through 2030 California’s cap-and-trade program, a key piece of the state’s quest to fight climate change by drastically reducing...
View ArticleLobbyists at California Comp Conference Call Tension between D.C. and...
The tension between Washington D.C. and Sacramento seems to have created extra work for some lobbyists. “It’s absolutely palpable,” Paul Yoder, managing director for the California Coalition on...
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Teaming with N.Y. Mayor to Track Climate Progress
California Gov. Jerry Brown announced yet another plan Wednesday to keep the United States on track to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the international Paris climate agreement. This time, he’s...
View Article50 Homes Destroyed in California Wildfire
The town of Mariposa, with its century-old saloons and covered sidewalks, normally bustles with summer visitors on their way to Yosemite National Park but the Gold Rush-era hamlet was mostly empty as...
View ArticleZalewski Named Chair of California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board
California Gov. Jerry Brown has named Katherine Zalewski chair on the California Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. Zalewski served on the board since her appointment by Brown in 2014. Prior to her...
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Signs Plan to Spend $1.5B in Climate Money
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed two bills that outline a plan to spend $1.5 billion on environmental initiatives using money from the state’s recently renewed cap and trade program. The bills...
View ArticleDrug Pricing Transparency Law Signed by California Governor
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed state legislation requiring drug companies to report certain price hikes for prescription medicines in a move that could set a model for other states to follow....
View ArticleCalifornia Workers’ Comp Institute Recaps Year in Legislation
The California Workers’ Compensation Institute this week released a report on a list of bills that will affect the workers’ comp system. The bills were recently signed into law at the end of the...
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Wants 5 Million Zero-Emission Cars
Gov. Jerry Brown outlined a $2.5 billion plan to help Californians buy electric vehicles and expand a network of charging stations as part of a goal of getting 5 million zero-emission cars on the road...
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Suspends Mobile Home Regulations to Help Fire Victims
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed an executive order removing barriers to mobile home construction and placement in an effort to help residents displaced by the recent Southern California mudslides and...
View ArticleCalifornia Wildfire Insurance Policy Notification Bill Signed
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation to requires insurance companies to let homeowners know whether their policies are sufficient to rebuild or replace their homes after a disaster....
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Taking PG&E Closer to Fire Law Changes
California utility giants PG&E Corp. and Edison International are one step closer to changing a state law that has exposed them to billions of dollars in wildfire liabilities. Late Tuesday,...
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Seeks Wildfire Aid from Trump as State Battles 17 Blazes
Gov. Jerry Brown over the weekend called on President Donald Trump to help California fight and recover from another devastating wildfire season. Brown, who inspected neighborhoods wiped out by a...
View ArticleWildfire Insurance Bill Signed by California Governor
California Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed into law a bill that is intended to combat what are believed underinsurance issues revealed by 2017 wildfires. AB 1797 by Assemblyman Marc Levine, D-Marin...
View ArticleCalifornia Passes Handful Bills Aimed at Protecting Wildfire Survivors
Five bills that their proponents say will protect wildfire survivors were signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday. The bills are aimed at addressing critical issues facing wildfire survivors...
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Signs Bill to Provide Workers’ Comp to Peace Officers...
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill into law peace officers can file a claim for workers’ compensation if injured or killed while in the line of duty while out of state. Brown signed Assembly...
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