Recently, the Sacramento Bee ran some news stories about some very unusual goings-on with the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. The stuff they were publishing was so outrageous that I thought I would do a little bit of nosing around myself. My take is that there was a ‘real story’ here, one that didn’t get told by the Bee’s version of what happened…
All of the hubbub has come about because of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s efforts to clean up years of abuse by the Board of Chiropractic Examiners (BCE) under the Davis Administration
Three people controlled the BCE since Davis took office in 1998. They seemed to enjoy unmanaged control of who was appointed to the BCE and had their way with enormous regulatory powers. Despite growing opposition from consumer and professional associations, scandals continued to plague the BCE until two weeks ago. With a Board filled with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s appointees, the BCE terminated Executive Director Catherine Hayes, and showed a lack of confidence with her ally and friend Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Jana Tuton by asking her leave the room for an Executive Session. Minutes later, Judge James Duvaras, a BCE public member, personally served ousted Ms. Hayes with a termination notice with state troopers on hand.
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March 23rd, 2007 at 12:00 am
Thank you Jon Fleischman. My cynically (sp?) and skeptical girl friend, Janice, maintains that all Newspapers and T.V. News are agenda driven gossip. Your report here is a breath of fresh air in reporting.
I am now a regular subscriber to your service.
Dr. Jm Dohn