Another fight about who pays for public disclosure
On the heels of last week’s California Public Records Act dustup, we’ve seen another sign that local governments don’t want to be told how, or foot the bills, to keep the public informed. The state...
View ArticlePoliticians react to same-sex marriage rulings
EVERYBODY has something to say about today’s U.S. Supreme Court rulings on same-sex marriage. Here’s the latest from your Bay Area elected officials. From U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.: “As...
View ArticleCampos blasts PUC’s Peevey for gifts and travel
Assemblywoman Nora Campos sent a scathing letter to Public Utilities Commission President Mike Peevey late Monday, taking him to task for accepting more than $165,000 in gifts and travel from...
View ArticleLast-minute blitz against data hack disclosure bill
Despite largely unanimous support among lawmakers so far, a bill to require local government agencies to notify workers and constituents if their electronic data has been hacked – as the state and the...
View ArticleBrown signs Campos’ three domestic-violence bills
Three bills authored by a South Bay assemblywoman to protect domestic-violence victims were signed into law Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown. AB 157 will make false impersonation via social media like...
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Campos aims to curb police militarization, drones
Local police forces’ militarization would be curtailed on the ground and in the air, under bills introduced Monday by a South Bay lawmaker. Assemblywoman Nora Campos, D-San Jose, introduced a bill that...
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No leadership post or committee chair for Campos
Notably missing from the lists of Assembly leadership and committee-chair assignments sent out in recent weeks was Assemblywoman Nora Campos. Campos, D-San Jose, who has just been sworn in for her...
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San Jose’s Ash Kalra to launch Assembly bid
It’s never too early to start that 2016 campaign, folks. Perhaps taking a page from California Attorney General Kamala Harris, who already is pumping out endorsements of her 2016 campaign to succeed...
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Campos’ office in disarray; chief of staff blamed
Assemblywoman Nora Campos’ office has continued to see tremendous staff turnover in recent years, and several former staffers say it’s due to a hostile work environment created by her chief of staff....
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Bay Area House members out and about Friday
Bay Area House members have a bunch of events planned for Friday. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, will take part in a discussion with employers of the benefits of hiring trained ex-convicts at 9 a.m....
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