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    Apr 29, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  1. Gov. Brown as Robin Hood

    Now we know what Gov. Jerry Brown really cares about — what gets him riled and raring to rumble.
    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: Politics, Government, Students, Justice and Rights, Darrell Steinberg

    2. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. California Assembly OKs $24 million to speed seizure of guns

    SACRAMENTO — The state Assembly approved $24 million Thursday to speed up the confiscation of guns from Californians who are not allowed to own them because of criminal convictions or serious mental illness.
    SACRAMENTO — The state Assembly approved $24 million Thursday to speed up the confiscation of guns from Californians who are not allowed to own them because of criminal convictions or serious mental illness. A day earlier, lawmakers rejected a...

    Tags: Politics, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Mark Leno, Education, Schools

    3. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Assembly panel rejects arming teachers against campus intruders

    A state legislative committee on Wednesday rejected a proposal to allow school districts to train teachers and administrators to use guns to protect campuses against armed intruders.
    A state legislative committee on Wednesday rejected a proposal to allow school districts to train teachers and administrators to use guns to protect campuses against armed intruders. Only one member of the seven-member Assembly Education Committee voted...

    Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Education, Schools, Teaching and Learning, Teachers

    4. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Assembly panel approves teacher dismissal bill

    SACRAMENTO -- A key Assembly committee has approved legislation that would expedite the dismissal process for California teachers accused of misconduct. Under current law, teachers who are fired can appeal their case to a three-member panel consisting...

    Tags: Education, Chicago Transit Authority, Teaching and Learning, Teachers

    5. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Skelton: Brown picks winners and losers in school funding

    Gov. Jerry Brown promised more money for schools if voters approved his tax hike plan, Proposition 30. But George Skelton says in his Thursday column that Brown didn't level with voters when it came to how that money would be distributed. The governor...

    Tags: Politics, Government, Elections

    6. Feb 27, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  6. Voters weren't told about plan to redistribute education money

    SACRAMENTO — A revenue redistribution scheme probably was not what Californians had in mind when they passed Gov. Jerry Brown's tax increase to salvage public schools. But as it turns out, the tax hike, Prop. 30, was essential to help pay for...

    Tags: Politics, Carol Liu, Voting, Government, Students

    7. Jan 29, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Assembly race will split key Jerry Brown allies

    PolitiCal
    The battle for the Bay Area Assembly seat being vacated by Joan Buchanan next year will be a typical Capitol struggle, with labor-backed candidates squaring off against more business-friendly moderates. What will make next year’s race a bit...
    8. Jan 29, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Jerry Brown aide announces state Assembly bid

    PolitiCal
    Steve Glazer, who managed Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2010 campaign, announced his own candidacy for state Assembly on Tuesday. Glazer, who serves on the City Council in the Bay Area city of Orinda, looked to stake out ground in the political......
    9. Jan 25, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  9. State legislators seek crackdown on expensive form of school finance

    L.A. NOW
    Two state legislators are leading an effort to rein in an increasingly popular method of paying for classrooms and other school improvements. So-called capital improvement bonds often carry repayment costs several times higher than the amount borrowed....
    10. Jan 13, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  10. Brown takes a page from Aristotle

    SACRAMENTO--Robbing Peter in the suburbs to pay Paul in the inner city seems politically perilous. Even unjust.
    SACRAMENTO--Robbing Peter in the suburbs to pay Paul in the inner city seems politically perilous. Even unjust. Particularly after we just soaked the rich to balance the state budget and keep public schools afloat. I mean, how much income...

    Tags: Politics, Government, Susan Bonilla, Economy, Business and Finance, Students

    11. May 16, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  11. On Campus: A map to the school bond

    The Modesto Bee
    Anyone whose hand has cramped while signing real estate documents knows the sticker shock of those huge numbers. Spending school bond money, on the other hand, usually happens with an "aye" and a community cheer. The disconnect of paying and spending...

    Tags: Bill Lockyer, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance

    12. May 16, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  12. EDITORIAL: Brown's budget revise wisely focuses on frugality, education

    The Fresno Bee
    Gov. Jerry Brown made a call for "prudence, not exuberance" in his revised May budget Tuesday. While Democrats in the Legislature call for more spending, Brown is taking the right stance given a one-time revenue surge as a result of tax changes, the...

    Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, Carol Liu, Government, Jerry Brown

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