Director of California’s Civil Rights Agency Resigned

Civil Rights Agency ‘ignored’ Doctors focused on Dogs On October 3, 2014 Gov. Jerry Brown announced appointment of an interim director of California’s Civil Rights Agency after accepting Phyllis Cheng’s resignation. Phyllis W. Cheng was Director of the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). She was appointed in January 2008 by Governor Arnold…

California Conferred a Civil Rights Award to Gov. Jerry Brown Amid Civil Rights Violations

On Dec 10, 2013, California’s Civil Rights agency (aka Department of Fair Employment and House (DFEH) held a Council meeting at the State Capitol. In that meeting, DFEH Council issued a Civil Rights award to Gov. Jerry Brown. Earlier in 2012, Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1038 that eliminated Civil Right’s agency’s adjudicative authority…

Chief justice: Layoffs likely under Brown’s budget

Citing years of budget cuts to the state courts, California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye unveiled her “Three Year Blueprint for a Fully Functioning Judicial Branch” at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)