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Report: Mixed grades for Gov. Jerry Brown's school proposals
PolitiCalThe state’s top budget analyst praised several aspects of Gov. Jerry Brown’s school funding proposals in a report released Monday, but he repeated his concerns about the tax plan the governor says will save education from billions in cuts.... -
Some Gov. Jerry Brown appointees get pension and paycheck
Reporting from Sacramento -- Every month, Ann Ravel gets a paycheck from her salary as chairwoman of California's ethics watchdog agency and a second, bigger check from her public pension as a retiree.
The double payments, which total more than $305,...Tags: Entertainment Events, Interior Policy, Values, Justice System, Regional Authority
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Patt Morrison Asks: Benefit buster Lanny Ebenstein
Lanny Ebenstein wants you to vote to kneecap the state's public workers unions by banning their right to collective bargaining. Other measures scrambling to qualify for the November 2012 ballot would drop the hammer specifically on public employees'...Tags: Interior Policy, Entertainment Events, Unions, Work Rules Contract Issues, Public Employees
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Frank Kameny dies at 86; gay rights activist
Frank Kameny, who became a pioneer in the gay rights movement after he was fired from his job as a government astronomer in 1957 for being gay, died Tuesday at his home in Washington, D.C. He was 86.
Kameny had been in declining health, said Bob Witeck,...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Social Issues, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Minority Groups, Government
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'Glee' adoption plot sparks online petition
Show TrackerAn adoptive mother is using an online advocacy platform to distribute a petition calling on the producers of "Glee" to create a public service announcement that would offset inaccuracies in an adoption-based story on the series.... -
Celebrating Flann O'Brien
Jacket CopyUnderappreciated author Flann O'Brien is moving into the spotlight: his centenary will be celebrated in Ireland this weekend, and a film adaptation of his first novel may be on the way.... -
Israeli lawmakers among best compensated, report says
World NowA recent study found Israel's lawmakers earn nearly 38% more than most of their counterparts around the world in terms of buying power. The research surveyed the salaries of members of 24 parliaments and legislatures, including Israel's Knesset.... -
Exxon Mobil, this park bench is for you
Opinion L.A.If Exxon Mobil gets a park bench in Laurel, Mont., what do you think the residents of that town's oil-fouled river will want to inscribe on it?... -
ISRAEL: Protest tents launch Israel's summer of discontent
Babylon & BeyondTwo weeks into Israel's housing protest, demonstrations are sweeping the country. More than 150,000 people took part in protests nationwide calling for socioeconomic change and demanding "social justice." And what started with the odd tent has become... -
Vernon council adopts reforms as alternative to disincorporation
L.A. NOWVernon reforms: The Vernon City Council has voted unanimously to adopt reforms proposed by a state senator as an alternative to disincorporation.... -
Firings at L.A. building department are up sharply, G.M. says
L.A. NOWThe L.A. Department of Building and Safety has fired 10 employees for wrongdoing so far this year -- five times the number who lost their jobs for such reasons over the past decade, the agency’s top executive said.... -
Bring back the draft -- but with a twist
Opinion L.A.There are 3 billion reasons -- billions, as in dollars -- behind the pushback against cuts to the Defense Department's budget, which, along with Homeland Security and related programs, takes up more than half of the nation's discretionary budget. Here.......
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