Vargas’ Pet Grooming Bill Approved by Appropriations Committee

State Senator Juan Vargas’ SB 969, “Lucy’s Law”, which would create a voluntary certification program for the pet grooming industry, was approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee (5-2) this afternoon. The bill, authored in an effort to prevent injuries and fatalities to pets resulting from visits to the pet groomer, now heads to the Senate Floor.

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Senator Vargas Calls for Hearing on Insurance Department “Intervenor” Fees

State Senator Juan Vargas (D-San Diego) today called on the California Department of Insurance to take action on a state program that allows consumer groups to intervene in insurance rate cases and announced his intention to ask for a hearing on the program.

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Vargas’ Pet Grooming Bill Approved by Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee (5-3)

SACRAMENTO, CA (April 23, 2012) – State Senator Juan Vargas’ SB 969, “Lucy’s Law”, which would create a certification program for the pet grooming industry, was approved by the Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development (5-3) this afternoon.

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Sandusky Sex Abuse Bill Clears Senate Public Safety Committee with Bipartisan Support (6-0)

State Senator Juan Vargas (D-San Diego) urged and received bipartisan support (6-0) for Senate Bill 1264, which would hold university coaching staff accountable for reporting acts of child sexual abuse by adding them to the list of mandated reporters.

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European sovereign debt crisis threatens US, California

I thought we had a capitalist system. Isn’t that what the financial class was propounding as they quoted Ayn Rand as justification for no regulation and allowing the “magic of the marketplace”?

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