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Gov. Jerry Brown’s vetoes pile up in final week
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown rarely speaks about pending legislation and routinely keeps even the most seasoned lawmakers guessing about which bills he’ll endorse and reject ahead of a bill-signing deadline that rolls around each fall.
On the last day that he could take action on bills sent to him by the Legislature in August, Brown signed legislation on Friday inspired by national outrage over former student-athlete Brock Turner’s light punishment for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman outside a Stanford frat party. He also signed measures to combat child abuse and protect LGBT students enrolled in private colleges from discrimination.
But experts say legislators looking for real guidance on Brown’s thinking should mine the tall stack of bills he added this week to the reject pile. In recent days, the governor used his veto pen to send a message to the Legislature about his priorities, dismissing dozens of measures he deemed too costly, too redundant or that simply go too far.
“This governor’s veto messages are pretty revealing and range from encouraging to damning to really quite negative,” said Larry Gerston, professor emeritus of political science at San Jose State University. “Lawmakers looking for success would be wise to follow the governor’s advice.”
In all, Brown, a Democrat known for his independent thinking, rejected 159 of the 1,059 bills the Democratic-controlled Legislature sent him for consideration this year, signaling in his veto messages that he considered some of proposals well-intentioned but poorly crafted, while describing others as frivolous. The 15 percent veto rate this year was higher than the 12-13 percent average in the previous five years.
Last Sunday, the governor vetoed five bills that sought to boost funding for “worthy” programs that support foster youth, seniors and low-income mothers seeking to re-enter the workforce who are enrolled in CalWORKS, the state-funded welfare program for needy families.
Together, the bills would have cost the state $240 million annually. While he emphasized that the intended recipients of the funding are deserving, Brown in his veto message accused the authors of scheming and called the legislation “an end run” around annual budget talks that he largely controls.
“The budget process allows for all spending proposals to be weighed equally through public hearings, negotiations and, finally, a balanced budget,” Brown wrote. “This process is even more important when the state’s budget is precariously balanced.”
Earlier this year, Brown signed into law a sweeping package of anti-smoking bills that raise the legal smoking age to 21 and regulate e-cigarettes as tobacco products for the first time in state history. But two pieces of legislation that sought to ban smoking on state beaches, in state parks and on California State University campuses went too far in the governor’s eyes.
“The governing boards of our public colleges and universities already have the authority and are fully capable of setting smoking policies on their campuses,” Brown wrote in his veto message for Assembly Bill 1594, authored by Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento.
Bills authored by Assemblymen Evan Low, D-Campbell, and Jim Wood, D-Healdsburg, sought to require health plans and insurers to pay for early refills of medicated eye drops and notify individuals who are no longer eligible for coverage that they can find information about Covered California and Medi-Cal online.
Brown said he rejected the measures because existing law on these topics is good enough.
“Applying eye drops is sometimes difficult and imprecise,” Brown wrote in his Wednesday veto message for Low’s Assembly Bill 1831. “However, in most instances of spillage or loss, health plans or pharmacists provide an early refill to those who need it. Moreover, new mandates, even small ones, add to the high cost of health care.”
In a few cases, the governor this week used his veto pen to signal his interest in collaborating with lawmakers to tackle the problems their bills aimed to solve.
Senate Bill 1157, authored by Sen. Holly Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, would have prohibited the exclusive use of video visitation at county jails. Brown wrote in a Tuesday veto message that the measure doesn’t provide enough flexibility but that he, too, is concerned about the recent trend of blocking inmates from seeing their visitors in person.
“This practice could have an adverse impact on achieving rehabilitative goals and might affect in a negative way the families and loved ones of those incarcerated,” Brown said. “(We must) explore ways to address these issues.”
Brown this week also committed to working with Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, on “an important matter that we have to get right” — the need for school districts to share more information with parents of students learning English about how the students are classified and what services they receive.
The governor’s decision to reject Assemblyman Rudy Salas’ Assembly Bill 2741 on Monday might have been the easiest choice he made all week. The measure would have shifted responsibility to approve the state Transportation Plan from the Transportation Agency to the Transportation Commission.
It would have limited the governor’s power, so it had to go.
“This would diminish my authority as chief executive, something that I am not inclined to do,” Brown wrote in his veto message.
MEASURES BROWN VETOED THIS MONTH
TAMPON TAX: Assembly Bill 1561, authored by Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, D-Bell Gardens, would have exempted feminine hygiene products from sales tax.
FAMILY LEAVE: Senate Bill 654, by Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, D-Santa Barbara, would have expanded unpaid family leave for some small business workers.
DRONES: AB 2724, by Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D-Los Angeles, would have required drones with GPS to come with automatic shutoff technology.
PROSTITUTION: AB 1708, by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, would have mandated jail time for solicitation.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING: AB 2147, by Assemblywoman Susan Eggman, D-Stockton, would have allowed the seizure of vehicles used to solicit sex.
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cancel or change your reservation.
2 Reserve
your hotel. Book the hotel you want by using the hotel's website, or an
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arrive and check out.
3 Determine
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Pay in full for the best rates. Many hotel sites and
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Provide the required deposit. If your plans may change
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·
Pay at the time of your stay. Depending on the hotel,
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not pay anything until you arrive at the hotel. Most online agents such as
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Pay by credit or debit card. The easiest way to pay
for a hotel booking online is by using a credit card. You will need a credit
card number to make a reservation online, and you can use that card to pay for
the hotel deposit or the full price of your stay.
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Pay with PayPal, if you want to use BookIt.com. PayPal
is a popular method of online payment, because you do not need to provide your
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PayPal account already set up.
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Pay with miles or reward points. If you are a frequent
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use to get some nights for free. Book online directly with the hotel, and
provide your rewards card number and other information.
5 Bid on
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name the price you are willing to pay, you will be given a list of hotel
options. Be aware that on sites such as these, you will not always know which
hotel you are getting before you book.
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You will need to pay in full with a credit or debit
card at the time of booking.
6 Understand
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Hotwire do not allow you to change or cancel your reservation at all. Others
such as Expedia and Orbitz will charge a fee. If you pay in full, or make a
deposit, be sure you read the cancellation policy online. If you are not paying
until the time of your stay, find out how far in advance you will need to
cancel before your credit card is charged for a night.
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The TBI Coach, Nathalie Kelly, explains cognitive fatigue in a way that everyone can understand. Brain fatigue is a huge debilitating issue for those with brain injuries and concusssions. See the full transcript below.
Do you want to understand one of the biggest impacts of Traumatic Brain Injury that is often misunderstood?
Do you want to know what happens when the brain is overloaded?
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Hello my beautiful and courageous friends,
Do you find it hard to understand that at some moments someone with a TBI can appear to function pretty well, and a minute later they are stuttering and stumbling?
It’s called Cognitive Fatigue. Cognitive fatigue happens because the injured brain is working very hard . Since the old pathways are broken, your amazing brain is having to find new paths. when the brain is overloaded and it is like your brain switch being turned off. One minute you are there, and the next minute, it was too much, a fuse blew, and you are gone.
It can be so extreme of a contrast, that people get accused of faking their brain injury. That hurts!
The best explanation I have ever heard comes from Dr. Clark Elliott in his fabulous book “The Ghost in My Brain”. He came up with a great metaphor. It is as if we have 3 energy batteries, an A, B, C battery.
The most efficient battery is the A battery. For most people, it gets charged up each night with sleep,and lasts throughout the day. When the A battery gets used, we have to turn to our B battery. The B battery does not last as long and takes a lot longer to charge.
When the B Battery runs down, we have to turn to our emergency battery, the C battery. The C battery should be for dire emergencies only. It only lasts a short while and it takes days to recharge. It’s kinda of like your laptop tells you you have 2% battery left. And then it shuts off and the screen goes black.
When you have a TBI, your A battery gets used up processing things that took no effort before. An enormous percentage of our brain’s energy goes toward processing vision. While it was no problem before, now Processing vision and sound, balance and motion, now takes most of your available energy. So your A batteries are always depleted.
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Significant businesses utilization of others' thoughts as
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How to Disconnect Yourself from Electronics
The Internet has absorbed the task of organizing work and social relationships and commitments. However, sometimes your online life can feel like it’s taking a toll on your waking life. If you want to disconnect yourself from devices, messaging and social media, you can use these tools and strategies to feel more directly connected to the world.
Part1
Designing Your Home Environment
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1Move your computers into a dedicated “computer room” or office. Your bedroom and another room or nook should be devoid of all electronics.
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2Move your chargers into the computer room. When a device needs to be charged, leave it in a room. The sounds and vibrations from a charging device can interrupt an otherwise calm experience.
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3Make your bedroom off-limit to electronics. Don’t bring your phone, tablet or TV inside. Blue light has been shown to interrupt sleeping habits.
- Most people don’t get enough sleep anyway because of their constant engagement with these gadgets.
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4Turn off your alarm on the weekends. Waking up on your own several days each week may help you feel more satisfied. If you don’t get enough sleep, fill 1 hour of time you would normally spend on the Internet.
- People who get 7 to 8 hours of sleep per day have less stress and are healthier. Lack of sleep can actually reduce the function of your immune system and increase anxiety.
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5Download an online timer that alerts you after 30 to 60 minutes of Internet use.You may be overusing the electronics because time passes so quickly when you are absorbing information.
Part2
Planning Non-Digital Activities
- 1Take a bath. Pour a coffee or glass of wine and read in the bath. Dim the lights and light a candle to relax and enjoy homemade hot tub.
- 2Invite friends over, with a phone call, not Facebook or text. Have an outdoor barbecue.
- 3Go on a hike in the forest. Getting out in nature has actually been shown to improve problem-solving skills and calm the brain. Pack your smart phone deep in your backpack (for safety) and don’t touch it during the hike.
- 4Join a sports league, scrabble club or other group activity.
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5Create a “fortress of solitude.” Choose 1 day per week when you plan to disconnect. Tell work, family and friends that you will not have your phone. Make a nice meal, read a book or do a craft.
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6Start an off-the-grid group. During an hour every week, arrange to meet without cell phones or computers. Having companionship in your quest to disconnect will make it easier.
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7Take an inventory of your hobbies. If you can’t name 2 or more hobbies that you enjoy inside and outside of the house, then the Internet may have replaced your healthy outlets for creativity and stress relief.
- Start a craft or take a class.
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8Plan a vacation for at least 2 weeks of the year. Prepare for the vacation well in advance, so that someone will take on problems that occur when you are away. Return the favor when they go on vacation. [1]
Part3
Reducing Electronic Addiction
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1Treat electronics and the Internet like an addiction - When someone likes your post on Facebook, it releases endorphins, much like alcohol or food. If you use the Internet more than 30 hours per week, you may consider talking to an addiction counselor. [2]
- People who use the Internet for their social interaction for more than 30 hours per week are at higher risk for suicide if they cut off their Internet use. It is especially bad for people who are forced to stop using the Internet. [3]
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2Choose 1 night per week when you are “off-call” for work. If you work more than 40 hours per week, suggest that your entire team has an off-call night when they don’t check emails or take work calls. [4]
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3Ask family members to join your goal to disconnect. Don’t force them. By forcing teenagers to quit using electronics, you will encourage defiance, so just get out of the house and ask your kids to put their phones away when they are outside of the house. [5]
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4Find a place, such as a beach or state park that doesn’t have cell phone reception. Go there a few hours a week and enjoy forced disconnectivity. [6]
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5Use your email vacation reply at night. Set it every night before you leave the office, so there isn’t a pressure to get back on your phone to answer personal or professional emails.
- Pick 1 or 2 nights each week when you attend to personal emails.
