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Gatto's measure to save state's citrus industry moves to Senate floor
A bill introduced by Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) to invest in a citrus-saving research initiative cleared its final committee in the state Senate on Tuesday. AB 571, which would appropriate $5 million for research and prevention of...Tags: Politics, Elections, Google+
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A way forward for L.A. County's child welfare department
The killing last month of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez of Palmdale led Democratic Assemblyman Mike Gatto of Los Angeles to demand a state audit of L.A. County’s Department of Children and Family Services. On its face, the demand appears to make...
Tags: Justice System, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Abusive Behavior, Philosophy
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Calderon ties to water district may be part of FBI investigation
SACRAMENTO — Ronald S. Calderon's knack for raising campaign cash and collecting gifts has attracted attention, often unwanted, since he arrived in Sacramento more than a decade ago. Now the Democratic state senator finds himself in the sights of...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Justice System, Charles M. Calderon, Grace F. Napolitano, Natural Resource Industry
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FBI's Ron Calderon probe has lawmakers feeling somber
SACRAMENTO -- The FBI raid of the offices of state Sen. Ron Calderon (D-Montebello) on Tuesday sent a chill over the state Capitol the day after. Normally talkative lawmakers were somber and declined to comment on the investigation, while others worried...Tags: Justice System, Police Investigations, Katcho Achadjian, Anthony Cannella, Ron Calderon
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Caltech professor wins another prestigious award
Caltech professor Frances Arnold has won an Eni Award for her work in renewable energy. Arnold shares the award with UCLA professor James C. Liao, who chairs the school’s chemical and biomolecular engineering department. They will be honored at...
Tags: Engineering, Technology, Barack Obama, Science and Technology, Human Interest
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Gatto's bill for part-time carpool lanes sails through Assembly
Lone motorists would be able to use car-pool lanes during off-peak hours on some of Los Angeles County’s most congested freeways under legislation approved by the state Assembly. The measure would allow single-occupant vehicles to use high-...
Tags: Patrick McGreevy, Highway Transportation
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Gatto's 'Swatting' bill passes assembly
Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Silver Lake) bill to up the penalties for abusing the 911 system – a crime known as “swatting” – passed the State Assembly in a unanimous vote Tuesday. The bill, AB 47, passed in a 76-0 vote. It...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice
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Gatto's 'Shakedown' bill gets halfway home
A bill by Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) that would protect businesses against "shakedown lawsuits" sailed through the state Assembly Friday on a unanimous vote. The bill was Gatto's attempt to remedy what small-business owners in his district...Tags: Justice System, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Litigation, Small Businesses, Business
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Assembly panel puts hold on condom, bullet tax bills
SACRAMENTO -- A state Assembly panel on Friday shelved 144 bills that would have cost the state $2.8 billion, including measures to require condoms for adult film actors and to put a 10% tax on bullet sales. However, bill authors said they would try...
Tags: Isadore Hall, III, Roger Dickinson, Norma J. Torres, Ben Hueso, Crime, Law and Justice
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Bill would prohibit ticketing cars at broken parking meters
Legislation introduced by Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) that would prevent cities from ticketing motorists who park at broken meters sailed through the state Assembly on Thursday. Assembly Bill 61 passed on a 71-0 vote and now heads to the state...
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Gatto's broken meter bill advances to state Senate
Legislation introduced by Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) that would prevent cities from ticketing motorists who park at broken meters sailed through the state Assembly on Thursday. and his colleagues have agreed with him, passing his legislation...
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Brown seeks to rewrite toxins law
SACRAMENTO — Responding to complaints from businesses, Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing an overhaul of California's 26-year-old landmark clean water and anti-toxins law that he said is being misused by "unscrupulous lawyers" filing lawsuits. At issue...
Tags: Justice System, Litigation, Executive Branch, Government, Politics
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May 8, 2013
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