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For Good and Ill the California Legislature Met its Deadline (Almost)

September 29, 2009

Posted by Victoria Rome in Curbing Pollution , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
airpollution, californialegislature, environmentaljustice, globalwarming, greenbuilding, stateparks

When pushing up against a deadline, do you feel more productive?  There's something about human nature that causes us to submit a work product at 11:59 to meet a midnight deadline.  The California legislature is no different.  After going through...continued

California Leaders Pass Budget and Reject Offshore Oil Deal

July 31, 2009

Posted by Victoria Rome in U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
californiabudget, offshoreoil, publictransportation, stateparks, transit

During a recent family vacation in Colorado, I relished the absence of daily news about California's budget woes.  It was a welcome reprieve to spend a week recreating, visiting with family and friends, and forgetting the budget deficit and California...continued

Victoria Rome
Victoria Rome
Deputy Director, California Advocacy
San Francisco and Sacramento
I studied political science at UCLA and went to graduate school in Sacramento. After a...
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