California Gov. Jerry Brown is to sign a “landmark climate change agreement” in Sacramento Tuesday, his office announced Monday. The surprise move comes just days after potential Democratic presidential contender Sen. Elizabeth Warren delivered a stirring address to the California Democrats Convention.
The 39 California Democrat members of the House of Representatives almost unanimously oppose Barack Obama’s request for fast-track trade promotion authority, which would expedite his desire to pass the 12-nation Asian trade deal called the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Sacramento Bee reports.
To put it in Democrats’ favorite terms: how many people will die needlessly because Democrats in California refused to spend the money to make our roads safe?
Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) inadvertently revealed her plans to run against Attorney General Kamala Harris in a bid for retiring Sen. Barbara Boxer’s (D-CA) seat on Tuesday,then quickly changed course suggesting her campaign “mistakenly” sent an email to her supporters. The announcement was quickly retracted.
