Karen Bass

Bill Targets Improved Education For Foster Children

AP | KELLI KENNEDY | Posted 05.31.2012

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MIAMI — Federal lawmakers proposed a bill Thursday that would give social workers better access to school records in an effort to improve educat...

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David Lohr

Former Congressional Intern Mysteriously Found Dead In California River

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Video, California, Crime, Crime News, Mystery, California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, Karen Bass, Elgin Stafford, Missing Persons, Slidepollajax, Carson, Crime News

Authorities in California have positively identified the body found floating in a river channel last week as Elgin Stafford, a former intern of Los An...

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Iran Threat Reduction Act Actually Enhances Threat of War

Stephen Zunes | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Ed Markey, Ben Ray Lujan, Yvette Clark, Sam Farr, John Lewis, Barney Frank, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Obama Administration, Diplomacy, Karen Bass, Janice Hahn, Laura Richardson, Chaka Fattah, Jared Polis, Jerrold Nadler, Emmanuel Cleaver, Iran, Frederica Wilso, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Hank Johnson, Jr., Rosa DeLauro, David Cicilline, Elijah Cummings, Steve Cohen, Charles Rangel, Corrine Brown, Iran Sanctions, Michael Honda, Jesse Jackson, Bob Filner, Carolyn Maloney, Frank Pallone, William Clay, Jan Schakowsky, Peter Welch, Linda Sanchez, Marcy Kaptur, Peter DeFazio, Robert Brady, Mazie Hirono, David Loebsack, Louise Slaughter, World News
Stephen Zunes

Never in the history of this country has Congress ever restricted the right of the White House or State Department to meet with representatives of a foreign state, even in wartime. If this measure passes, it will establish a dangerous precedent.

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SLUMBER PARTY: One-Fifth Of House Freshmen Sleep In Offices

CBS News | Posted 05.25.2011

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(CBS) By Phil Hirschkorn & Wyatt Andrews WASHINGTON - Michigan Congressman Tim Walberg considers sleeping in his Capitol Hill office a luxury. ...

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New law jails paparazzi - now what? (Part 2)

Robin Sax | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robin Sax

By Robin Sax and Carmela Kelly Continued from yesterday (read Part 1) Can you imagine the out of control, desperate, illegal, reckless and dangerous...

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New Law Jails Paparazzi -- Now What? (Part 1)

Robin Sax | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robin Sax

By Robin Sax and Carmela Kelly The paparazzi have officially gone overboard. They are overzealous, over the top and will go to any lengths for a phot...

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Class Warfare Heats Up in California

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Meg Whitman, President Obama, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronald Reagan, Jerry Brown, California Politics, Attorney General Jerry Brown, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Republicans, California Governor's Race, California Democrats, Fabian Nunez, Karen Bass, John Chiang, John Perez, Don Perata, Darrell Steinberg, George Deukmejian, Pete Wilson, Los Angeles News
Joseph A. Palermo

No California governor, not Ronald Reagan, not George Deukmejian, not Pete Wilson, has so bludgeoned the state's employees to the extent Arnold Schwarzenegger has.

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We All Have a Responsibility to Speak Out on Arizona

Karen Bass | Posted 05.25.2011

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Karen Bass

What Arizona politicians have done is unconscionable -- and unconstitutional -- and it may not be neighborly to point that out, but it certainly is the American way.

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Safety Net Most Critical in Economic Crisis

Karen Bass | Posted 05.25.2011

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Karen Bass

There are some emerging, if still fragile, signs that the worst of the Great Recession is behind us: the closing of the Dow above 11,000, revenues in ...

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Gov 1.0 and Powerful Happenings

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gov 2.0, Camp Obama, South Central LA, Politics, Media, Congress, Public Affairs, Karen Bass, Government 2.0, California Assembly, Government, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Racial Politics, Citizens, Race, Civics, People, Tv, Camp Karen, Gov 3.0, Gov 1.0, Politics News
Alan W. Silberberg

We need more "Camp Karen" types of activities in all of our civic spaces. In bringing dignity back to politics, we all grow as a people.

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Meet Felton Newell and the Dubious LA Political Machine Opposing Him

Morris W. O'Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Morris W. O'Kelly

You have to love politics in all of its gory splendor. The elected officials charged with the stewardship often engage in questionable if not outrigh...

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This Foster Care Month Sees Hope Ahead

Karen Bass | Posted 05.25.2011

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Karen Bass

May is National Foster Care Month and for California's 65,000 foster children and those who advocate on their behalf, it's a month to raise awareness ...

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Diane Watson To Retire

Rep. Watson to retire | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Diane Watson (D-Calif.) is set to announce her retirement, according to Democratic sources. Watson's central Los Angeles district isn't expected...

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Yes We Can: Perez In California = Progress for the Nation

Rick Jacobs | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Jacobs

In the coming days, Perez may well make history, becoming the first openly gay speaker of any state legislature in the United States.

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Of Bricks And Boomerangs: Social Worker's Tuitions And California's Prisons

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 11.17.2011

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Daniel Heimpel

To save money the UC System was about to raise undergraduate tuition by 32 percent, in addition to hiking fees for professional degrees.

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Invest In Child Care, Invest In The Future

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 11.17.2011

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Daniel Heimpel

Shortsighted budgeting has befallen most public entitlements, including foster care. This despite years of research that has consistently shown that investing in children is met with positive returns.

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If Governor Schwarzenegger Had Taken Yes for an Answer - No IOUs

Karen Bass | Posted 05.25.2011

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Karen Bass

Small businesses, students, seniors, and taxpayers will all start receiving IOUS. This shameful day didn't have to arrive. In fact, Governor Schwarzenegger had several opportunities to prevent it.

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California Needs a New Constitution

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Enron, "Kenny Boy" Lay, California Constitutional Convention, Fiscal Crisis, Santa Clara County, California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, Karen Bass, California-Constitution, Governor Edmund "Pat" Brown, California State Government, Paul Krugman, California State Leaders, California Budget Cuts, California Fiscal Crisis, Sacramento, California Budget Crisis, State Capitol, California Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, Darrell Steinberg, Silicon Valley, California, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

If Arnold and the Democrats can waste state money holding failed ballot initiatives and "special elections" they can set aside a little cash for a Constitutional Convention.

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Getting Inspired by the Women's Foundation of California

Nour Akkad | Posted 11.17.2011

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Nour Akkad

One woman creating change is inspiring, but an entire organization of women creating change is groundbreaking.

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Obama's California: Angst and Irony for Winning Democrats

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve Westly, Labor, Karen Bass, Antonio Villaraigosa, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Gavin Newsom, Darrell Steinberg, Gray Davis, Democratic Party, Jerry Brown, Bulworth, Dianne Feinstein, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News
William Bradley

California Democrats are a lot happier about the elections next year than the one in a few weeks.

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California: The Far Right's Ritual Dance on the Edge of the Cliff

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

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William Bradley

As the Republicans have declined in California, they have become even more conservative. As they become more conservative, they are even less open to compromise.

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VIDEO: Arnold's Christmas Nightmare

Rick Jacobs | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Jacobs

2008-12-24-jacobs.jpgHere's a California Carol from the Courage Campaign in time for the Christmas Arnold wants to give us all.

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Do Mormons Deserve Equal Protection Under the Law?

Rick Jacobs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mormon Church, Michael Medved, LGBT Rights, Daniel Lapin, Courage Campaign, Karen Bass, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, Prop. 8, Orthodox Judaism, California, Politics News
Rick Jacobs

California's Proposition 8 is anti-American. When in history has this country grown stronger through division, through the premise that stripping away equal rights somehow strengthens us?

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From Organizer To Elected Official

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.25.2011

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Peter Dreier

Speaker of the California Assembly Karen Bass, for one, has been an incredibly successful leader. Her community organizing background has made her a very pragmatic problem solver. She doesn't look for ways to polarize issues.

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