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Gov. Jerry Brown unveils cautious budget for deficit-free state
SACRAMENTO — California may finally be free of deficits, but Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled a cautious budget Tuesday, saying the state's financial condition remains treacherously unstable. Brown put lawmakers on notice that he had no desire to ratchet...
Tags: Government, Finance, Health Insurance Cost, Dentistry and Dental Health, Elections
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Gov. Brown chided for plan to borrow from cap-and-trade funds
Gov. Jerry Brown sparked controversy Tuesday when he proposed to shift $500 million out of the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and loan it to the state general fund as part of the effort to balance the budget. The money would come from a...
Tags: Government, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Global Warming, Jerry Brown
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Brown, senator at odds over clean energy money
SACRAMENTO -- Six months after voters approved new taxes to fund clean energy projects, Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers remain at odds over how to spend the money on improving energy efficiency at public schools and community colleges. Brown, who is...Tags: Government, Jerry Brown, Energy, Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice
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First, fix the tax code
The federal government is expected to hit its statutory credit limit later this month, setting the stage for yet another battle between the Obama administration and the House GOP over raising the debt ceiling. Republican leaders of the House Ways and...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Barack Obama, Budgets and Budgeting, Public Finance, U.S. Congress
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Solar airplane begins first leg of trip across America
A spindly solar-powered aircraft took to the skies Friday from Moffett Federal Airfield, near San Francisco, on a pioneering coast-to-coast flight that will not use one ounce of fossil fuel. The plane, called Solar Impulse HB-SIA, has an immense 208-...
Tags: Kennedy Airport, Air Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration, Travel, Swiss Confederation
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Jerry Brown eases up on push to revamp California's environmental law
SACRAMENTO — As Gov. Jerry Brown toured China over the last week, he repeatedly contrasted that nation's speedy construction of modern transportation systems and other key public works with what he characterized as a lack of vision back home. A...
Tags: Government, California Department of Transportation, China, Environmental Politics, Laws
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Chevron profit down 4.5% on lower oil prices
Chevron Corp.'s net income fell 4.5 percent in the first quarter as oil prices fell and refinery output fell. Chevron, the second largest U.S. oil company, has seen better profit margins than the other energy majors in recent years because a big part of...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Earnings, Commodity Markets, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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Lakers need some offense, this instant
SAN ANTONIO — There's one big, blistering question facing the Lakers. So, uh, who's going to score for you guys? In three games without Kobe Bryant, the Lakers have shot 37.9% and averaged 89.7 points, the latter stat padded by nine points in...
Tags: Social Media, Kawhi Leonard, Kobe Bryant, Manu Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs
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L.A. City Council votes to move away from coal-fired energy
The Los Angeles City Council approved a plan Tuesday to begin moving away from coal-fired energy, despite warnings from a Department of Water and Power watchdog that the shift could cost more than $650 million. Like many utilities, the city-owned DWP...Tags: Electricity Production and Distribution, Antonio Villaraigosa, Energy Resources, Elections, Jose Huizar
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L.A.'s million trees, more or less
Nearly seven years ago, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa launched a program to plant 1 million trees. Since then, the city has planted more than 400,000 trees — in fact, 407,000 and counting. So is the program a success or a failure? As...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Local Government, Environmental Issues
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McManus: A tax everyone can love
The chairmen of Congress' primary tax committees, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), have launched a bipartisan effort to reform our messy, inefficient federal tax law. They've agreed to look for ways to lower tax rates on both...
Tags: Ecosystems, John McCain, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, White House
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In harmony in the Hollywood Hills
The goal of this Zen-inspired Modernist house in the Hollywood Hills was to create a tranquil and healthful-living environment filled with natural light. Recycled, biodegradable and organic materials take center stage in the gated, energy-efficient home....
Tags: Prices, Lauren Beale, Alternative Energy, Solar Energy, Environmental Issues
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