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California Gov. Jerry Brown unveils an 'ugly' prison plan
SACRAMENTO — Under threat of contempt of court, Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled a plan to ease prison crowding by releasing certain inmates early, sending others to county jails and relocating some to state fire camps — but added that he doesn't...
Tags: Government, Connie Conway, Wildlife, Regional Authority, Judges
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California Supreme Court upholds pot dispensary bans
SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court gave local governments the power Monday to zone medical marijuana dispensaries out of existence, a decision that upholds bans in about 200 cities but does little to solve Los Angeles' years-long...
Tags: Jose Huizar, Elections, Tom Ammiano, Lawyers, Medical Procedures and Tests
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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, Teaching and Learning, Joan Buchanan, Government, Regional Authority
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Brown's prison plan faces hard questions in Legislature
Gov. Jerry Brown's "ugly" proposal to federal judges to partially ease prison crowding by leasing empty jail beds in the state drew dismay from advocates on both sides of the criminal justice debate and a forecast of "dubious prospects" from a legislative...
Tags: Government, Prisons, Bob Huff, American Civil Liberties Union, Jerry Brown
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Skelton: Sacramento steps up to save the Kings
Without question, Mayor Kevin Johnson has been the central player in the effort to keep the Kings in Sacramento. But it's also clear, George Skelton says in his Thursday column, that he had an all-star team of high-powered politicos on his side.  For...
Tags: National Basketball Association, Kevin Johnson
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Savvy politicos block the shot
SACRAMENTO — There's an emotional risk to falling in love with a local pro sports team, because it can cheat on you. It can walk out and take up with another city. An owner sees greener pastures — more dollars — and jumps the fence....
Tags: Government, Kevin Johnson, Los Angeles Clippers, Christopher Hansen, National Basketball Association
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Feds take action over alleged patient dumping at Nevada hospital
SAN FRANCISCO -- Following state Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg's call for an investigation, federal authorities have taken disciplinary action against a Nevada hospital in an alleged case of "patient dumping" in California. In a letter...
Tags: Government, Hospitals and Clinics, Brian Sandoval, Schizophrenia, Medicare
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Democrats' education fight reveals rifts amid one-party rule
SACRAMENTO -- One day after a combative Gov. Jerry Brown promised Senate Democrats “the battle of their lives” if they opposed his education plan, lawmakers from Brown’s own party held their ground on Thursday and took jabs of their...
Tags: Government, Parties and Movements, Jerry Brown, Regional Authority, Politics
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Jerry Brown vows battle with Democratic critics of education plan
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown offered a spirited defense of his plan to overhaul the state’s education system Wednesday and warned Democratic critics of his plan that they were “going to get the battle of their lives” if they attempt to...
Tags: Government, Finance, Los Angeles Unified School District, Economy, Business and Finance, Parties and Movements
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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: Mark Leno, Personal Weapon Control, Elections, Lois Wolk, Laws
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State Senate leader said revamp of environmental law is on track
SACRAMENTO -- A day after Gov. Jerry Brown said overhauling California’s environmental laws was unlikely this year, the leader of the state Senate said Wednesday the effort is very much alive in the Legislature and he thinks it can be accomplished...
Tags: Government, Michael Rubio, Environmental Issues, Jerry Brown, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Government, Barack Obama, Petroleum Industry, Elections, China
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