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Letters: It's UC, not McDonald's
Re "Brown urges UC to speed graduations," May 16 Over the 15 years I have taught at UC Santa Barbara, I have seen repeated budget cuts and tuition increases. And yet most students are graduating in four years, not six. I am not sure what Gov. Jerry...Tags: University of California, Santa Barbara, Government, Politics
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Rall: Gov. Brown marking the start of 'poison pill politics'?
Gov. Jerry Brown has submitted a plan to ease prison overcrowding in California -- but says he doesn't support his own plan. Could this mark the start of "poison pill politics"? ALSO: Photo gallery: Ted Rall cartoons McManus: Obama's plan to...
Tags: Government, Politics
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California no longer shuffling funds to pay bills, controller says
SACRAMENTO -- For nearly six years, California finances were so weak that officials needed to constantly shuffle money between state accounts to ensure there was enough cash to pay bills on time. They would take money out of one fund, use it to cover...
Tags: John Chiang, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Maldonado, mulling gubernatorial bid, hits Brown's prison policy
Abel Maldonado, in his first public move since announcing that he was considering a run for governor, on Wednesday attacked Gov. Jerry Brown’s prison policy, arguing that Brown has made Californians unsafe by allowing certain criminals serve their...Tags: Abel Maldonado, Government, Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons
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HUD to shut down offices as a result of sequester
Across-the-board cuts in the federal budget will force the Department of Housing and Urban Development to close its offices on May 24 and possibly six other days. HUD, which provides assistance programs for low-income and homeless people, said Friday...
Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Shaun Donovan
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Maldonado uses 'early release' to spur ballot drive against Brown
Conceding there is a "pretty good shot" he'll run for governor, Abel Maldonado on Wednesday kicked off a ballot drive that targets Gov. Jerry Brown's handling of prison crowding, labeling it the thing Brown's administration has worked hard to avoid:...
Tags: Abel Maldonado, Prisons, Government, Regional Authority, Politics
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Analyst disputes Brown's budget outlook as too glum
SACRAMENTO — California's financial picture is much brighter than Gov. Jerry Brown suggested in his latest spending plan, according to the Legislature's top budget advisor, who said the state will have $3.2 billion more at its disposal than the...
Tags: Bob Blumenfield, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Justice System, Budgets and Budgeting
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Assembly speaker outlines budget plans
Gov. Jerry Brown won't unveil his revised budget plan until next week, but Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez detailed some of his own ideas Wednesday. Pérez (D-Los Angeles) wants to increase state-subsidized employment for welfare recipients to put more...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Government, Politics
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A return to the 'era of limits' in California
In a reminder of the boom years of the late 1990s, California's fiscal picture brightened in the first few months of 2013, leaving the state unexpectedly flush with cash. But when Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled his revised budget proposal Tuesday for fiscal...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Personal Income, Budgets and Budgeting, Government, Politics
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California can expect more tax revenue, analyst says
SACRAMENTO -- The Legislature's top budget advisor said Friday that California can expect much more tax revenue than Gov. Jerry Brown has estimated. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office projected that the state will receive a bit more than...
Tags: John A. Perez, Budgets and Budgeting, Government, Politics
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Legislature's analysts to weigh in on Jerry Brown's budget
SACRAMENTO -- Earlier this week, Gov. Jerry Brown surprised budget watchers with his pessimistic outlook for California’s future, predicting that state revenues will come in about $2 billion lower next year than his administration thought in...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Earnings Forecasts, Government, Politics
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Assembly votes to ban lead ammunition for hunting
SACRAMENTO -- The California Assembly voted Thursday to ban the use of lead ammunition when hunting wildlife. The ban would be the first of its kind in the country, said Jennifer Fearing, senior state director for the Humane Society of the United...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Humane Society of the United States, Hunting
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