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Lawmakers should close bullet-buying loophole
From what I've been reading, the Santa Monica killer was packing an illegal assault rifle and 40 high-capacity ammunition magazines. He sprayed 100 bullets and had access to 1,300. And, oh yes, he was a mental case. The guy's exact background and...
Tags: Jim Nielsen, Republican Party, Firearms, Kevin de Leon, Weaponry
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FBI raid highlights need for reform
SACRAMENTO — When federal agents raided state Sen. Ron Calderon's Capitol office last week, it jogged memories of the FBI's sweeping Shrimpscam sting 25 years ago. Fourteen politicos — legislators, lobbyists, staffers — were...
Tags: Corporate Crime, Healthcare Contract Issues, U.S. Department of Justice, Ron Calderon, Career and Workplace
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Gov. Jerry Brown is poised for a big victory
SACRAMENTO — California is close to making the most sweeping change in how it spends money on schools since Ronald Reagan was governor four decades ago. And Gov. Jerry Brown is on the verge of a monumental personal triumph — a legacy...
Tags: Jim Nielsen, Students, Jerry Brown, Joan Buchanan, Local Government
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The bottom line: It's time to restore dental care for the poor
SACRAMENTO — State Capitol politicians may have an extra $3.2 billion to play with. Or they may not. It depends on whose figures you believe: nonpartisan Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor's or contrarian Gov. Jerry Brown's. I tend to have more...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Public Finance, Jerry Brown, Unemployment Benefits, Hospitals and Clinics
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In new era, Brown has the clout to corral Legislature
SACRAMENTO — Dynamics have shifted dramatically in California's Capitol since Gov. Jerry Brown returned two years ago—both fiscal and political dynamics. The two are intertwined. And Brown is the beneficiary. In short, because the state'...
Tags: Regional Authority, Budgets and Budgeting, Voting, Republican Party, Parties and Movements
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Gov. Brown as Robin Hood
Now we know what Gov. Jerry Brown really cares about — what gets him riled and raring to rumble. "The battle of their lives," he promises opponents. "This is a cause." When a governor bares his soul like that, not only is he waving a nasty...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Students, Jerry Brown, Joan Buchanan, Regional Authority
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Chasm divides gun control and gun rights advocates
SACRAMENTO — "Living in parallel universes," is how Senate leader Darrell Steinberg describes it. Gun control and gun rights advocates "talking past each other." Emanating from different cultures, incapable of agreeing on how to make us all...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Antonin Scalia, Firearms, Kevin de Leon, Elections
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Welcome home, governor. Now get to work
SACRAMENTO—Let's welcome the governor back home. It must be sobering. The work has been piling up. The real, difficult work. Actually, it was piling up even before Gov. Jerry Brown departed on a weeklong "trade and investment" mission to China...
Tags: Regional Authority, U.S. Supreme Court, China, Politics, Jerry Brown
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Congressman brings common sense to gun control debate
SACRAMENTO — As the national firearms debate reaches a crescendo, a Northern California congressman is proving that you can be both a gun lover and a gun controller. Rep. Mike Thompson of St. Helena, a moderate "blue dog" Democrat who represents...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, National Rifle Association of America, Firearms, Dianne Feinstein, Weaponry
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Reinvigorating 'career tech' a worthy goal
SACRAMENTO — We used to call it "shop." Wood shop. Auto shop. Then the educators got fancy and renamed it "vocational education." Later, as the dot.com era dawned, it was rebranded "career tech." Now, throughout much of California, you can...
Tags: Science and Technology, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Teaching and Learning, Students, Jerry Brown
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Give credit to California voters
SACRAMENTO — The Capitol's three most powerful politicians danced a victory jig Tuesday to celebrate the pending passage of an on-time, balanced state budget. And they did deserve to enjoy the moment. Spiffed up in dark suits, buttoned jackets and...
Tags: Regional Authority, Budgets and Budgeting, Voting, Health and Safety at School, Politics
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Abuse pollutes state environmental law
SACRAMENTO — State Sen. Jerry Hill grew up in San Francisco and vividly remembers the rare suffocating days of late summer when the fog fled and people sweltered. The city's natural air conditioner clicked off, temperatures soared into the 90s and...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Parties and Movements, Jerry Brown, Environmental Politics, Jerry Hill
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