
3 Must Reads for a Sunday Afternoon
With so much news being made this past week, there are a few items you may have missed. Here’s a quick wrap-up of some “must reads” this Sunday that will help you catch up on California politics.
First, is an editorial in today’s San Francisco Chronicle titled The Drugging of Foster Youth.
“ONE OF THE dark secrets of California’s troubled foster-care system is the way some young people are being drugged at the slightest sign of stress or misbehavior.
“State regulations provide a financial incentive for group-home ‘parents’ to request and administer psychotropic drugs — an option that the testimony of foster youth suggests is being exercised far too readily.”
The Chron challenges Attorney General Bill Lockyer to investigate, but we all know he won’t. Perhaps Senator Chuck Poochigian, who is facing off against Jerry Brown for the position of the state’s top cop, will commit to protecting children who, having been betrayed by parents who didn’t properly care for them and a social services… Read More