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Government

Mar. 14, 2013

Prop. 65 reform backer's cancellation could show divided front

A last-minute cancellation by Prop. 65 reform bill author Mike Gatto, D-Burbank, from an event by tort reformers could show influence of consumer attorneys in drive to change law.


By Paul Jones


Daily Journal Staff Writer


An abruptly canceled appearance by Assemblyman Mike Gatto at a public event to promote reform of Proposition 65, the toxics-alerts law, may signal Gatto and other reform proponents aren't a united front.


An early leader on Prop. 65 reform efforts, Gatto had been slated to appear at a Wednesday event co-sponsored by the Civil Justice Association of California, a business lobby advocating Pro...

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