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California Governor Proposes Reforms to Proposition 65, Seeks To Prevent Abuse of Statute by "Unscrupulous Lawyers"

by Nancy Sher Cohen, Shawn Ledingham, Jr, Gail Port | Proskauer Rose LLP on 5/14/2013

California Governor Edmund Brown has added his voice to a number of California legislators calling for an overhaul of the state's Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 – better known as Proposition 65 (the...more

Reforming Proposition 65: Governor’s “Update” Is a Promising Start

by Michèle Corash, Robert Falk, Michael Steel | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/9/2013

Yesterday, Governor Jerry Brown’s office announced his intention to propose “updates” to Proposition 65 (Health & Safety Code section 25249.5 et seq.) supposedly designed to make the law less susceptible to the widespread...more

California Lawmakers Making a Strong Push to Ban Hydraulic Fracturing [Video]

by LXBN on 5/9/2013

For more than a year, hydraulic fracturing has been one of the country’s biggest hot-button issues—both inside and out of the legal space. The cry from opponents of the practice, which uses pressurized liquid to extract...more

Brown Administration Releases First Four Of Twelve Chapters of Bay Delta Conservation Plan

by Elizabeth Leeper | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 3/15/2013

Today the administration of California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. released the first four of 12 chapters of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP). The four chapters released today include: - Introduction:...more

Governor Appoints Retired Judge Frank C. Damrell To Delta Stewardship Council

by Hanspeter Walter | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 3/14/2013

Governor Jerry Brown has appointment retired federal district court judge Frank C. Damrell Jr. to the Delta Stewardship Council. Damrell will fill the seat previously held by Felicia Marcus, who was appointed to the State...more

Governor Announces Appointments To State Water Resources Control Board

by Hanspeter Walter | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 3/14/2013

Governor Brown today made the following anouncements with respect to the State Water Resources Control Board: Tam Doduc, 46, of Sacramento, has been appointed to the State Water Resources Control Board, where she has...more

Department of Finance Releases Local Control Funding Formula

by Nevin Trehan | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 2/22/2013

The Department of Finance released a long-awaited table today that shows how each K-12 District fares in Governor Jerry Brown’s new plan, aptly labeled Local Control Funding Formula, to direct more money to schools with...more

Perfect Storm for CEQA Reform In 2013? Former Govs Weigh In

by Arthur F. Coon | Miller Starr Regalia on 2/6/2013

Hot on the heels of Governor Jerry Brown’s 2013 State of the State address, which raised the need for CEQA reform (as noted in my immediately-preceding blog post), a trio of former California governors has echoed and...more

CEQA Reform Goal Is Noted In Governor’s State of the State Address

by Arthur F. Coon | Miller Starr Regalia on 2/4/2013

In his 2013 State of the State address delivered on January 24, 2013, Governor Jerry Brown focused on education, health care, jobs, and the interrelated areas of climate change, water, transportation and the high speed rail...more

California’s Medi-Cal Program Implements Affordable Care Act Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Provisions

by Danna Carmi, R. Michael Scarano Jr., Judith A. Waltz | Foley & Lardner LLP on 11/27/2012

On September 29, 2012, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that gives the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), the state agency which implements the California Medi-Cal (Medicaid) program,...more

Religious Dress and Grooming Are Now Protected under the FEHA

by Lara C. de Leon | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/22/2012

On September 8, 2012, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law AB 1964, the Religious Freedom Act of 2012, which amends Section 12926 of the California Government Code....more

Governor Brown Signs Law Barring Use Of Dogs To Hunt Bears And Bobcats

by Paul Weiland | Nossaman LLP on 10/1/2012

Governor Brown signed a bill into law that generally makes it unlawful to permit or allow a dog to pursue a bear or bobcat at any time. The bill, introduced as SB 1221 by State Senator Ted Lieu, is intended to curb the use of...more

CA Governor Signs New Law Expanding Protection For Religious Dress And Grooming In The Workplace

by Robert A. Jones | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/10/2012

On September 8, 2012, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) 1964 to amend Section 12926 of the California Government Code which embodies the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. The...more

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California Governor Proposes Reforms to Proposition 65, Seeks To Prevent Abuse of Statute by "Unscrupulous Lawyers"

Reforming Proposition 65: Governor’s “Update” Is a Promising Start

California Lawmakers Making a Strong Push to Ban Hydraulic Fracturing [Video]

Brown Administration Releases First Four Of Twelve Chapters of Bay Delta Conservation Plan

Governor Appoints Retired Judge Frank C. Damrell To Delta Stewardship Council

Governor Announces Appointments To State Water Resources Control Board

Department of Finance Releases Local Control Funding Formula

Perfect Storm for CEQA Reform In 2013? Former Govs Weigh In

CEQA Reform Goal Is Noted In Governor’s State of the State Address

California’s Medi-Cal Program Implements Affordable Care Act Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Provisions

Religious Dress and Grooming Are Now Protected under the FEHA

Governor Brown Signs Law Barring Use Of Dogs To Hunt Bears And Bobcats

CA Governor Signs New Law Expanding Protection For Religious Dress And Grooming In The Workplace

California Lawmakers Making a Strong Push to Ban Hydraulic Fracturing [Video]

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