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    Nov 29, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  1. State lawmaker to propose changes to Proposition 13

    PolitiCal
    A state lawmaker said Thursday he wants voters to alter Proposition 13 to make it easier to pass local taxes for schools. Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) said he will introduce a constitutional amendment that would allow local parcel taxes......
    2. Dec 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Rethinking Prop. 13

    You knew this was coming. Now that Californians have approved Proposition 30 to temporarily raise sales and income taxes, and now that voters have elected a supermajority of Democrats in the Assembly and the state Senate, a lawmaker has introduced a bill to require only 55% voter approval rather than the current two-thirds margin to adopt parcel taxes to pay for local schools. Advocates of Los Angeles County's Measure J, a sales tax extension for transportation funding, are frustrated that they fell just short of the required two-thirds in November, and they also are discussing a change to 55%, perhaps just for transportation sales taxes, or perhaps more broadly.
    You knew this was coming. Now that Californians have approved Proposition 30 to temporarily raise sales and income taxes, and now that voters have elected a supermajority of Democrats in the Assembly and the state Senate, a lawmaker has introduced a...

    Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Property Tax, Finance, Voting, Bonds

    3. Dec 12, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  3. Now is the time to adjust Prop. 13

    When nearly two-thirds of the citizenry vote to tax themselves to expand transit but don't prevail, then democracy has gone cockeyed.
    When nearly two-thirds of the citizenry vote to tax themselves to expand transit but don't prevail, then democracy has gone cockeyed. If a small minority can thwart the will of the vast majority on a routine local tax issue, it's absurd. This, of...

    Tags: Bob Blumenfield, Economy, Business and Finance, Ted Lieu, Finance, Jerry Brown

    4. Sep 30, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Gov. Brown vetoes requiring a warrant for cellphone location info

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    Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would have required law enforcement officers to get a search warrant to obtain location information generated by a cellphone, tablet computer or automobile navigation system....
    5. Aug 17, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Lawmakers pass bill on combating Medi-Cal fraud

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    California lawmakers gave their final stamp of approval Thursday to legislation intended to help the state fight Medi-Cal fraud. The Assembly passed the bill, AB 2492, on a 50-27 vote, sending it to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk for his signature......
    6. Aug 29, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  6. California lawmakers want better accounting for special funds

    PolitiCal
    California lawmakers gave their final stamp of approval to legislation beefing up accounting practices in hopes of avoiding the kind of scandal that engulfed the parks department this year. The Assembly passed the bill 49 to 23 on Wednesday, sending......
    7. Aug 30, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Bill would bar job posts from saying unemployed need not apply

    PolitiCal
    California legislation bans job ads that exclude unemployed...
    8. Oct 16, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Healthcare cuts questioned by lawmakers

    PolitiCal
    Lawmakers gathered on Tuesday to review one of the most controversial parts of this year's budget, the decision to dissolve a well-liked children's healthcare program....
    9. Aug 9, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. California lawmakers probe parks department, special funds

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    One day after California lawmakers asked for an independent audit of the parks department, the Assembly Budget Committee is set to meet to examine how the state accounts for more than 500 "special" funds....
    10. Jun 15, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. California Legislature approves $92.1-billion budget

    The California Legislature passed a $92.1-billion budget on Friday in a vote that avoided the drama and delay that long has characterized the Capitol’s annual spending debate.
    Los Angeles Times
    The California Legislature passed a $92.1-billion budget on Friday in a vote that avoided the drama and delay that long has characterized the Capitol’s annual spending debate. The vote, largely a foregone conclusion, was almost completely along...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Government, Executive Branch, Jerry Brown, Bill Emmerson

    11. Jun 12, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Jerry Brown meets with top Democrats again; still no budget deal

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    The Legislature’s top Democrats have just wrapped up another closed-door meeting with Gov. Jerry Brown, but failed to reach an accord on a state budget....
    12. Jun 12, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. California leaders seek budget deal in hearings and backrooms

    PolitiCal
    Lawmakers plan to convene budget hearings in the Assembly and the Senate, while behind closed doors Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders are racing to reach a deal on state spending....
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