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Daily Report: Money and Politics

State audit: City not living up to promises for government reform

June 29, 2012, 12:05 AM
Vernon has failed to develop several policies and procedures to make key government reforms, a state audit reported. While the city of Vernon – plagued by a corruption scandal and mounting debt – vowed last year to implement numerous reforms, it lacks the procedures to make those... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Audit: State agencies lack uniform policy on intellectual property

November 30, 2011, 12:05 AM
More than a decade after state auditors recommended ways that the state could make money from its intellectual property, only a handful of agencies have implemented policies for managing their copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets, a new report from the California State Auditor said.... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Tiny city of Vernon spends big on lobbying

August 5, 2011, 12:05 AM
The tiny city of Vernon is putting big money on its fight for survival in the state Capitol. The scandal-tarred city, which is fighting a disincorporation bill, spent about $1.6 million on lobbying this year, according to new disclosure reports. That makes Vernon the state's sixth-biggest... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

7 state lawmakers, including speaker, lack college degree

June 14, 2011, 12:05 AM
It turns out that Speaker John A. Perez isn’t the only college dropout in the California Legislature. In data posted yesterday, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that four California lawmakers left college without getting a diploma, and three more never went to college. The... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Perez takes responsibility for false claims about Cal

May 20, 2011, 11:17 AM
Assembly Speaker John Perez says he takes “full responsibility for the initial mischaracterization” that he graduated from UC Berkeley. Perez, D-Los Angeles, issued a statement late Thursday in response to California Watch’s report that over the years a series of... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Records of Assembly speaker as Cal grad went unchallenged

May 19, 2011, 12:05 AM
When Rep. Hilda Solis inserted remarks in the Congressional Record praising Los Angeles activist John Perez as “an asset to the labor movement,” she was recounting the life story of a man who would later become California’s Assembly speaker. “After graduating from the... + read more
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