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»	ABC’s Nightline exposes cruel dairy industry practices

»	Actor Martin Sheen joins call for Governor to sign raw milk bill, protect consumer choice

»	Ag chair leading charge for CA’s “Happy Cows”

»	Allred, Majority Leader Florez battle cyber harassment of crime victims

»	Allred, Majority Leader Florez fight to protect young crime victims from cyber harassment

»	Assembly committee supports no-burn rule equity

»	Assembly Rejects Maldonado Appointment

»	Celebs turn out to support responsible pet ownership

»	CPUC selects Smart Meter investigator, at long last

»	CPUC votes to require Smart Meter testing

»	Efforts to reduce pet overpopulation gear up for halftime negotiations, education

»	Florez addresses Governor’s attacks on agriculture

»	Florez blasts Governor for dousing charitable fundraising

»	Florez challenges PG&E on promised ‘investigation’

»	Florez convenes Fresno “Smart” Meter forum

»	Florez decries Smart Meter foot dragging by PG&E, CPUC

»	Florez demands answers for PG&E customers

»	Florez exits Lieutenant Governor’s race

»	Florez holds public forum for SmartMeter concerns

»	Florez investigates gruesome discovery of dead horses

»	Florez invited to stimulus talks with Administration

»	Florez joins Huerta in fast for health care reform

»	Florez lauds team effort for rail safety

»	Florez lays out path to Smart Meter confidence

»	Florez looks to fuel Lottery growth with gas giveaway

»	Florez moves to ban antibiotics from meat, poultry

»	Florez moves to ban antibiotics from school menus

»	Florez praises signing of comprehensive water bill

»	Florez questions big pay bonuses during cash crisis

»	Florez seeks end to unpredictable tuition spikes

»	Florez slams failure to get benefits to unemployed

»	Florez takes Smart Meter fight to Fresno

»	Florez ties Title IX compliance to state aid

»	Florez to Gov: Stop tweeting and get to work

»	Florez to launch Lt. Gov. campaign live on the web

»	Florez triples opponent's fundraising

»	Florez urges U.S. Treasury to invest in California

»	Florez warns against repeating L.A. vote debacle

»	Florez warns against shifting tax burden to middle class

»	Florez: Half million in pay bonuses returned to state

»	Florez’s “free gas” proposal becomes reality

»	Flu outbreak reveals public health shortcomings

»	Food, Inc. unveils power, problems of factory farms

»	Governor approves Valley air board reforms

»	Governor urged to detail infrastructure proposal

»	Horseracing board resolves flap over wagering glitch

»	HSLF Endorses Dean Florez for California Lieutenant Governor

»	Is California prepared for swine flu pandemic?

»	Law not on Governor’s side in wage cut threat

»	Local animal control leader testifies in support of new measure

»	Lt. Governor Candidate Tops Million Dollar Mark

»	Majority Leader leads fight against pet overpopulation

»	Majority Leader makes it official with statement

»	Majority Leader supports MLK hospital partnership

»	Majority Leader works to curb obesity, diabetes epidemic

»	Merits of keeping Ag agency up for debate

»	Pesticide approval reviewed in face of scientific concerns

»	PG&E required to get Smart meters evaluated

»	PUC approves $424 million refund for PG&E customers

»	Senate agrees to equity in no-burn rules

»	Senate bill tackles rise in hospital infections

»	Senate debates merits of keeping Ag agency

»	Senate digs into reports of “organic” fertilizer fraud

»	Senate explores soda’s link to youth obesity, diabetes

»	Senate lays framework to improve farm animal welfare in wake of clear Prop. 2 mandate

»	Senate Majority Leader Florez responds to Republican lawsuit threat

»	Senate moves to protect public from recalled foods

»	Senate readies for battle against H1N1 pandemic

»	Senate reverses course on spay and neuter legislation

»	Senate reviews community health impact of CA ports

»	Senate reviews Madoff scheme’s California impact

»	Senate reviews Madoff scheme’s California impact

»	Senate set to review Governor’s wage cut executive order

»	Senate sets new table for Food and Agriculture

»	Senator demands California supermarkets make use of technology to enforce food recalls

»	Senator launches Delano heat death inquiry

»	Senator seeks funds to prevent workers’ heat deaths

»	Senator sees air ruling as good step, much too late

»	Senators call for answers after recalled food products served to California students

»	Smart Grid panel takes on PG&E bill “estimations”

»	State Assembly takes on farm worker overtime

»	TV stars give voice to sad reality of shelter animals

»	UFW Endorses Senator Dean Florez in Lt. Governor Bid

»	In the News

»	$25 million widening project on 'blood alley' finally underway

»	'Fraud meter' fear

»	‘Secret’ bonuses raise Senator’s ire

»	‘Smart’ Electric Utility Meters, Intended to Create Savings, Instead Prompt Revolt

»	Ag barred from burning on no-burn days

»	Agriculture panel changes name, takes on wider role

»	Analysis: Even if animal control law passes, could Kern enforce it?

»	Anand Jon Victim Goes Public, Says She's Still a Victim

»	Anger over Smart Meters Heads to Fresno

»	Animal advocates win some, lose some as Schwarzenegger signs bills

»	Animal cadaver business investigated; vets say it's helpful

»	Animal protection bills await Gov. Schwarzenegger's signature following the close of state legislative session

»	Another View: Food safety should be a priority

»	Assembly passes bill providing overtime pay for farmworkers

»	Assembly passes bill providing overtime pay for farmworkers

»	Assembly Rejects Maldonado Appointment

»	Bill Addresses “Tragedy of Pet Overpopulation”

»	Bill aims to keep hormones out of school food

»	Bill could cap California college fee hikes CSU UC community college

»	Bill Deadline Brings New Proposed Environmental Legislation

»	Bill Increasing Transparency in Education Policy-Making Approved by Legislature

»	Bill proposed to pay farm workers overtime after 8 hrs

»	Bill seeks to crack egg competition

»	Bill wants to ban some agriculture burning

»	Bill would raise cost of sugary beverages

»	Bill would restrict antibiotics in food animals

»	Brouhaha over bonuses at Fresno nonprofit

»	CA LT Governor Race: Florez Strikes Gold In Hahn's Back Yard; Hahn Leaves Town To Seek Funds

»	CA Senator Dean Florez addresses Governoror's attacks on agriculture

»	CA State Senator Dean Florez Questions UC Davis Commitment to Equity

»	CA Strawberries: Pesticide approval reviewed in face of scientific concerns

»	Calif lawmakers rally around animal welfare issues

»	Calif officials postpone ban on burning ag waste

»	Calif. bill would block Texas textbook changes

»	Calif. bill would cap fees for college students

»	Calif. bill would ease unionization of farmworkers

»	Calif. lawmakers rally on animal welfare issues

»	Calif. senate holds food safety hearing

»	Calif. Senate revamps ag committee

»	Calif. Senator Wants To Ban Drugs In Animal Feed

»	Calif. senator wants to ban drugs in animal feed

»	California bill aimed at preventing cattle cruelty takes step forward

»	California Considers Tracking Animal Abusers Like Sex Offenders

»	California Department of Public Health Reports Large Increase in Pet Euthanasia

»	California Dreamin'

»	California Dreamin' Becoming Reality

»	California lawmaker introduces soda tax bill

»	California lawmakers have a lot to chew on

»	California Leads the Way on Farm Animal Welfare

»	California legislature approves bid to ban tail-docking for cows

»	California Legislature passes bill to ban tail docking of cows

»	California Lt. Governor Candidate Senator Dean Florez, D-Shafter, Wows Nevada County CA Democrats

»	California Lt. Governor Candidate Tops Million Dollar Mark-Small Donors Cited

»	California moves to nip tail docking

»	California Senate Bill 250: The Pet Responsibility Act

»	California Senate Explores Soda’s Link To Youth Obesity & Diabetes--Hearing Tuesday

»	California Senate holds first animal welfare hearings

»	California Senate Moves to Protect Public From Recalled Foods

»	California Senate probes modern-day value of milk pool

»	California Senator Questions Value of PG&E Smart Meters

»	California senators consider action on sweetened beverages

»	California State Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez plans to write legislation allowing students to sue their university for changing how fees they voted upon are used.

»	California to use $415 million from stimulus to aid the unemployed

»	Californian exclusive: Florez to propose strict animal control law

»	Californians Support Soda Tax

»	Callers experience problems with EDD

»	Cash registers ring up charges and safety alerts

»	Cat's mauling shows need for change

»	Cats, dogs and farm animals stand to benefit from California lawmakers' new bills

»	Central Valley Regional Center rescinds pay bonuses

»	Checkout alert system for recalled foods sought

»	Cost of PG&E's Not-So-Smart Meters: $424 Million

»	County begins enforcing pet sterilization rules

»	Cow tail docking made illegal in California

»	CPUC orders third-party review of PG&E’s ‘smart meters’

»	CPUC selects ‘smart meter’ investigator

»	Crisis On Tap: California's water reckoning

»	Customers Complain About Smart Meters

»	Deadly railroad intersection gets crossing arms

»	Dean Florez to launch lieutenant governor run online

»	Dean Florez to Launch Lt. Governor Campaign Live on Web at Noon Friday

»	Dean Florez, 2010 lieutenant governor candidate, meets his Facebook friends

»	DEAN FLOREZ: It's time to rethink how we deliver services

»	Death By Vaccine Shortage -- A Nation's Shame

»	Del Monte Foods is 'Enriching Lives With Light' via 1.9-Megawatt SunPower Solar Panel System

»	Disabled community questions pay bonuses in crisis

»	Dispute Over Pesticide for California Strawberries Has Implications Beyond State

»	Dreaming in the California Fields

»	Dual studies vilify sugar and salt in U.S. diet

»	Echoes of Tragedy Lead Florez to Urge Vigilance

»	Ed roundup: Florez seeks to limit college fee hikes

»	EDD Employees In Field Offices, Senator Dean Florez and 100 Thousand Delayed Unemployment Checks

»	EDD keeps offices open Saturdays

»	EDD keeps offices open Saturdays

»	EDD technology faces Senate scrutiny as unemployment rises

»	Editorial: Food safety net still has holes

»	Editorial: Pet neutering act a key step forward

»	End bias against farmworkers

»	Facilities have to reveal infection rates

»	Farm burning limit clears state Senate

»	Farm burning takes center stage in Sacramento

»	Farm overtime bill's fate up to governor

»	Farm Sanctuary Backs Illinois Bill To Ban Bovine Tail Docking

»	Farm worker overtime bill could soon become law

»	Farmers Lead a Bid to Create 2 Californias

»	Farmworker overtime bill passes Assembly

»	Farmworkers pray for Schwarzenegger to sign overtime bill

»	Farmworkers, overtime and days off: A California shame

»	Florez adept at attracting media spotlight

»	Florez calls hearing on SmartMeters

»	Florez Delivers SmartMeter Demands

»	Florez Demands Answers For PG&E Customers

»	Florez eyes change in agriculture panel

»	Florez focuses on PG&E SmartMeters, bills

»	Florez grills CDFA on budget efficiency

»	Florez Joins Huerta In Fast For Health Care Reform

»	Florez lauds Pepsi for low-cal beverage promise

»	Florez may grill PG&E officials

»	Florez meets with PUC president on SmartMeter concerns

»	Florez pay cut; new bridge; developer fees

»	Florez plans changes as chair of state ag committee

»	Florez proposes smart meter reforms

»	Florez Questions Wisdom Of PG&E´s SmartMeters

»	Florez reintroduces spay-neuter bill

»	Florez rips Schwarzenegger over EDD problems

»	Florez says Lt. Gov seat belongs in Democrats' hands

»	Florez says state should slow approval of methyl iodide

»	Florez Seeks End To Unpredictable Tuition Spikes

»	Florez speaks out on SmartMeters

»	Florez Takes On PG&E Smart Meters in Fresno Town Hall

»	Florez to Gov: Stop tweeting and get to work!

»	Florez To Hold Public Forum For SmartMeter Concerns

»	Florez to Investigate Higher Electric Bills, SmartMeters

»	Florez To Take SmartMeter Fight To Fresno

»	Florez wages campaign for farmworker overtime

»	Florez wants ‘smart meter’ installs stopped

»	Florez's state soda pop tax

»	Focus On Food: Calif. Senate Forms Committee

»	Food & Water Watch Supports California Legislation Banning Overuse of Antibiotics in Livestock

»	Fresno Hearing Raises Heat on SmartMeters

»	Fresno is site of next ‘smart’ meter hearing

»	Fresno nonprofit cancels $500k in staff bonuses

»	Fur flies over bill to neuter more pets

»	Future of California’s ag agency up for debate

»	Getting tough on food-borne disease outbreaks

»	Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger may decide on overtime proposal for farmworkers by next week

»	Government roundup: Senate OKs ag burning limits

»	Governor criticizes ag bills

»	Governor says he won't work on issues until budget is fixed

»	Governor vetoes farmworkers overtime bill

»	Governor: Deficit is ’rock upon our chest’

»	Growers worry about looming ban on burning agricultural waste

»	He's in and in to win

»	Hearing today on future of California ag agency

»	Helping children

»	Highway's death toll spurs calls for road improvement

»	Humane Society Legislative Fund Endorses Dean Florez for California Lieutenant Governor

»	Illegal immigrants deserve medical care for swine flu

»	Industry reps say milk pool needs stirring

»	Initial OK given to ban on routine dosing of farm animals with antibiotics

»	Investigation of Commission Member Begins over MLPA Votes

»	Jim Kellogg Asks Commission to Put MLPA Process on Hold

»	Key Food Bill Passes First Legislative Hurdle

»	Latino legislator seeks to fix bad farm worker policy

»	Laughter, jeers: Frustrated PG&E customers pack SmartMeter hearing

»	Lawmakers Consider an Animal Abuse Registry

»	Lawmakers Consider an Animal Abuse Registry

»	Lawmakers hit block over delta council

»	Lawmakers say they are going to work on state water problems

»	Lawmakers seek billions to expand, improve California's water supply

»	Lawsuit may affect clean air

»	Legislation targets people convicted of animal cruelty

»	Legislative hearings on state's water crisis begin

»	Legislators, look into PG&E fiasco

»	LENO CALIFORNIA HARVEY MILK DAY BILL WINS KEY SENATE COMMITTEE VOTE

»	Let's get our SmartMeter timing straight

»	Livestock antibiotics on chopping block

»	Madoff investment scam victims in California seek tax refunds

»	Madoff victims ask California lawmakers for tax relief

»	Madoff victims explore tax refunds on ‘phantom’ profits

»	Madoff’s California tentacles to be traced

»	Making California pistachios safe again

»	Many stung by lack of action on California's non-budget bills

»	Martin Sheen Makes Plea to Governor: Sign Farmworker Overtime; Available For Phone Calls To Discuss

»	Martin Sheen's Views on Dean Florez & Food Safety

»	MLPA is a slow go and might be stopped

»	Movie Review: Food Inc.

»	New Florez bill may let state order food recalls

»	New Senate Food and Ag Committee not following the herd

»	New Statewide Spay/Neuter Bill Introduced Today by Senate Majority Leader Dean Florez, Along With Animal Welfare Advocates and Celebrities

»	New tail-docking bill may make California's dairy cows happier

»	News Archive 2008

»	Nitrate contamination remedies expensive

»	No Relief Yet for PG&E Customers Who Claim Smart Meters are Causing Rate Hikes

»	Obstructionist Lawmakers Harm Animals and the Economy

»	Olivia Garcia: New crossing arms at railroad intersections become reality

»	OOPS! They Did It Again! EDD, Job Training, Benefits Delayed & For Some, Opportunity Lost

»	Opinion: This is your pig on drugs

»	Organic growers call for more fertilizer oversight

»	Organics fraud sparks industry discussions

»	Overtime is overdue for farmworkers

»	Pet Responsibility Act clears state Senate hurdle; bill would mandate spay/neuter for California dogs

»	Pet Responsibility Act Progress On “Paws”

»	PG&E feels more heat from class action lawsuit

»	PG&E is a study in how not to do smart meters

»	PG&E probe of SmartMeters to start soon

»	PG&E reports discuss SmartMeter problems

»	PG&E Required To Get SmartMeters Evaluated

»	PG&E Smart Meters Up For Debate

»	PG&E sued over new SmartMeters, soaring bills

»	PG&E to pay out 425-million dollars to customers

»	PG&E's 'smart meters' make dumb mistakes

»	PG&E's SmartMeter rollout off to rough start

»	Pistachio salmonella link uncovered

»	Politicians given grades on animal bills

»	Politicians Pinch the Straw to Lighten California's Obesity Crisis

»	Possible vacancy in lieutenant governor's office fuels talk of replacement candidates

»	Proposed California spay and neuter legislation aims to reduce cat overpopulation

»	Protecting California's animals

»	Public gets charged up about SmartMeters, bills at meeting

»	PUC Approves $424M Refund For PG&E Customers

»	Puppy beating may lead to tougher cruelty law

»	Rev. Jesse Jackson aims to help Fontana residents who endure foreclosure troubles

»	Sacramentans named to Hispanic 100 list

»	SB 250 raises questions, here are the answers

»	SB 250: A bill to end the kill

»	Schwarzenegger Says Deficit has ‘Incapacitated’ State (Update2)

»	Scientists tell state regulators methyl iodide is too toxic to be used on crops

»	Sen. Dean Florez's tail-docking bill approved

»	Sen. Florez will speak at Visalia luncheon

»	Sen. Florez's legislation on tail-docking is valuable bill

»	Senate Democratic leader says governor should focus on budget

»	Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Equality California-Sponsored Measure Opposing Prop. 8

»	Senate leader accuses PG&E, P.U.C. of collusion

»	Senate Majority Leader Calls For Oversight Hearing on MLPA Process

»	Senate Majority Leader Warns: “Education will take the single largest hit its ever taken in its history”

»	Senate OKs ban on removing cows' tails

»	Senate reverses course, passes spay-neuter bill

»	Senator demands investigation of blinded boy case

»	Senator Florez calls for testing of SmartMeters

»	Senator Florez Challenges PG&E SmartMeters

»	Senator Florez Wants State to Control Pet Population

»	Senator holding meeting on PG&E Smart Meters

»	Senator looking into SmartMeters, skyrocketing utility bills

»	Senator says SmartMeter hearing was "disaster"

»	Senator seeks cut in air district's funds over farm burn exemptions

»	Senator wants more done about food safety

»	Should There Be an Animal-Abuser Registry?

»	Slow And Steady Progress On Port Air Quality

»	Slow Food Potluck Draws Hundreds to Civic Center on Labor Day

»	Smart meters come under fire

»	SmartMeter reports to be made public by PG&E

»	SmartMeter: So much for PG&E's credibility

»	SmartMeters Will Be Tested By PUC

»	Soft drink tax battle shifts to states

»	Some smart meters not trasmitting usage data

»	Spay-neuter bill clears first committee

»	St. Agnes Investigated for Unfair Tactics

»	State Animal Abuse Registry Considered

»	State Assembly may vote on farm workers overtime

»	State Assembly Takes On Farm Worker Overtime

»	State Assembly Takes On Farm Worker Overtime

»	State hearing on PG&E Smart Meters

»	State lawmakers to push animal welfare

»	State lawmakers to push animal welfare

»	State mobilizes as Californians fall victim to swine flu

»	State Senate committee votes against some animal antibiotics

»	State Senate Hearing on Madoff Losses

»	State Senate revamps agriculture committee

»	State senator asks PG&E to prove smart meters are worthwhile

»	State Senator Dean Florez urges President, Governor to Focus on Sugar Threat

»	State Senator Dean Florez Warns Against Shifting Tax Burden To Middle Class

»	State senator questions 'smart' electric meters

»	State senator questions UC Davis' sports cuts

»	State to continue war on invasive moth

»	State's bid to OK toxic fumigant draws thousands of e-mail protests

»	State's largest biodiesel plant unveiled in Kern

»	Statement by Humane Society of the United States CEO Regarding California Anti-Cruelty Bill

»	Super bug on the horizon?

»	Testimony will allege St. Agnes misconduct

»	Thank you, Florez

»	The Buzz: Farmworkers deliver overtime bill to Schwarzenegger's office

»	The Marine Life Protection Act mess

»	Time Magazine Features Lt. Gov Candidate Dean Florez Animal Abuse Registry Legislation

»	Tough spay and neuter bill patterned after Riverside County ordinance

»	United Farm Workers (UFW) Endorses Senator Dean Florez For Lt. Governor

»	UNITED STATES-FOOD SAFETY

»	Uproar over energy bills leads PG&E to open answer center

»	US: Federal raid heightens concerns about fake organic fertilizer

»	US: State Senate sets a new table for Food and Agriculture Committee

»	Valley ag burning may be tied to fireplaces

»	Valley smog fighters wage media battle

»	Victim of Sexual Assault Speaks Out: 'I Will Fight for Any Girl'

»	Water crisis demands attention now

»	When you can't light a fire, why can ag?

»	Who locally could see state IOUs instead of cash?

»	Who's getting the tax breaks?

»	WIC shows off foods new to the nutrition program

»	Will Madoff Scandal Impact Calif. Finances?

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»	Senate Majority Leader, Dean Florez Annoucement as Candidate for Lieutenant Governor for the State of California

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