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Caltech Nobel Laureate Frances Arnold Retracts Paper: ‘Not Reproducible’

January 8, 2020 6:21 amJanuary 8, 2020 6:22 am

‘Science that touches on political agendas has contributed more than its share of problems to the irreproducibility crisis.’ “I am totally bummed to announce that we have retracted last year’s paper on enzymatic synthesis of beta-lactams.” That was a...

Determining Whether Amendments Are Germane

January 8, 2020 6:01 amJanuary 8, 2020 6:28 am

In the California Legislature, as with several other legislative bodies around the country, there is an initial question regarding whether amendments to existing bills must be “germane” to the subject matter of the existing bill. As described in legislative glossaries,...

High-Density Housing Bill SB 50 Returns to the California Legislature Amid Protests

January 8, 2020 2:30 amJanuary 7, 2020 8:35 pm

SB 50, the bill that would alter local zoning laws to allow for more higher density residential buildings and allow the building of multiple-family buildings in areas currently zoned for single families, has returned to the Senate for the third...

Freelance Journalists’ Request for Temporary Restraining Order on AB 5 Denied by Federal Judge

January 7, 2020 3:31 pmJanuary 8, 2020 2:18 pm

U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez denied two freelancers’ temporary restraining order request challenging Assembly Bill 5, despite their claims that the new law will prevent them from making a living at freelancing. The judge said they waited too long after...

Gov. Gavin’s Go-To Guy

January 7, 2020 7:03 amJanuary 6, 2020 7:42 pm

As Sophia Bollag reports in the Sacramento Bee, “Gov. Gavin Newsom turned at least four times to global consulting firm McKinsey & Co. over the past year when he wanted to bring a private sector perspective to California government.” The...

California Assemblyman Bonta Announces the California Green New Deal Act

January 6, 2020 9:28 am

Assemblyman Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) will hold a press conference Monday at noon to announce the California Green New Deal Act. Bonta’s press announcement said the Act is needed “to boldly address the impacts of climate change and issues of equity...

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Sen. John Moorlach’s 2019 Financial Soundness Rankings for California’s 482 Cities

January 6, 2020 6:47 amJanuary 6, 2020 5:18 pm

Sen. John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) just released his new report on the finances of the state’s 482 cities. Gird your loins for more generally bad news – only 43 percent were in positive territory for 2018, down from 46 percent...