Ash Kalra pulls his single-payer health care bill from Assembly vote

A bill to bring publicly funded universal health care to California is dead, after the bill’s author — Assemblymember Ash Kalra from San Jose — chose not to put it up for a vote Monday. “Despite heavy opposition and substantial misinformation from those that stand to profit from our current health care system, we were able to ignite a realistic and achievable path toward single-payer and bring AB 1400 to the floor of the Assembly,” the Democratic lawmaker said in a statement released…