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State Sen. Mark Leno requested a report on what would be a nightmare budget scenario for state Democrats.
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Democrats release Doomsday list for budget cuts

February 15, 2011, 12:05 AM
Classrooms packed with more students. Fee increases as much as 10 percent at public colleges. Fewer police on the street. Deep cuts to social services for the elderly and disabled. Banning children younger than 5 from kindergarten. Cutting state worker pay. That's the Doomsday scenario for... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

New battle poised over flame retardants in furniture

February 2, 2011, 12:05 AM
Citizens for Fire Safety, a nonprofit with ties to the chemical manufacturing industry, has fought – and won – numerous battles to keep an obscure California-only regulation in place that mandates the use of flame-retardant chemicals in upholstered furniture. But yesterday, Sen.... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

State hangs up on expansion of San Francisco phone law

June 22, 2010, 12:05 AM
After San Francisco banned the use of plastic bags in 2007, it took a few years for the idea to catch on throughout California. Just a few weeks ago, though, the state Assembly passed a bill calling for a similar ban, suggesting that it's perhaps carrying forward the will of the people. ... + read more
single payer California Watch Mark Leno Flickr photo by Steve Rhodes
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

As health reform stumbles in D.C., activists turn to California

January 21, 2010, 8:16 AM
For Democrats, perhaps the most frightening result from Tuesday's election in Massachusetts was this: At least 42 percent of voters said they went to the polls to defeat health care reform. The loss of former Sen. Ted Kennedy's seat to a Republican was widely seen as a warning sign to throttle... + read more
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