Lawmaker pressed land sale block for friend in Solano County
Oakland Assemblyman Dan Boatwright admitted pressuring a state agency to stop buying 317 acres next to Suisun Marsh for a wildlife preserve. He argued the land, worth far less than the proposed price, was intended for subdivision by Kenneth Hofmann, a Concord developer and associate.
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Peripheral Canal bill reconsidered after vow
Republican Assemblyman Stan Statham says he will break a committee deadlock on SB346 if the panel accepts his amendments backed by the Brown administration. The 7.1 billion measure would enable a Peripheral Canal to move Northern California water around the Delta to the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California.
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California
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Northridge
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Leo McCarthy
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Governor grants staff pay raise amid veto on own increase
In Sacramento UPI reports Governor Brown approved an across the board raise July 1 for his office staff and cabinet, including a $35 monthly boost plus 5 percent. Brown opposed a higher pay for himself. The package raises salaries across the governor's office from top aides to clerical staff, narrowing pay gaps with other state officials. Davis said the move rewards lower paid gubernatorial employees and adds parity with cabinet officers.
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Governor’s Office
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Davis
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Assembly passes state workers bargaining bill with amendments
The California Assembly approved SB839 a watered down collective bargaining measure for civil service and education employees with 110 000 workers represented by the state employer association The bill returns to the Senate for concurrence in amendments and would create a PERB style board to handle representation and unfair labor practices while barring the right to strike Marty Morgenstern the governor s chief labor negotiator called it a good balanced bill and urged the governor to sign it
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Brown pushes Senate bill to curb hospital spending
In Sacramento Gov. Brown backs a Senate-passed bill to tighten hospital construction rules. The measure would curb overbedding, require state approval for projects over 150000, and push bed reductions if occupancy falls below 80 percent, aiming to lower costs to patients amid a strong lobbying push by the hospital industry.
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