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Loan Modification Plan Has Helped 20 Percent Of Eligible In California, Nevada And Arizona

AP | ALAN ZIBEL | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's plan to combat the foreclosure crisis has reached about 20 percent of troubled homeowners in the states ...

Porpoise Being Attacked By Dolphins (VIDEO)

Posted 11.09.2009 | Home


Bodies of dead porpoises off the coast of California have perplexed scientists for some time. Researchers now say they are most likely being killed by...

Medical Malpractice Tort Reform - We Are Already Suffering And Don't Need More

Joanne Doroshow | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Joanne Doroshow

If you listened to the rants and harangues of those trying to kill the House health care bill on Saturday, you couldn't miss the endless blathering ab...

Body Found At Hoover Pool: Gabriel Contreras Dead Beneath Pool Cover In Redwood City Public Pool

San Jose Mercury News | Posted 11.07.2009 | Home


A maintenance worker found the body of Gabriel Contreras, 21, of Palo Alto after lifting part of the cover from the swimming pool at Hoover Park. The ...

"Got MILF?" T-Shirt Makers Sued By "Got Milk?" Creators

Carlos Cagin | Posted 11.05.2009 | Business


Talk about a serious lack of sense of humor: The dairy producers behind the ubiquitous "Got Milk?" slogan are suing a small T-shirt company that switc...

Let's List Governor of California On eBay

Terry Gardner | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics


Terry Gardner

For months (if not years) we've been reading that the State of California is broke. Here are two possible solutions.

Timing For Newsom in Governor Race, All Wrong

Mira Veda | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


Mira Veda

Perhaps, in a few years when he's proven he has the character everyone admired in him in the first place he can jump into another race in politics.

Heidi DeJong Barsuglia Denies Mike Duvall Affair: Energy Lobbyist Reinstated After Recorded Sex Talk

AP | JULIET WILLIAMS | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics


SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An energy lobbyist who was the subject of an investigation after a former California lawmaker was caught on tape bragging a...

Two Percent Ain't Good Enough

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living


Daniel Heimpel

Within 18 months of leaving the system, 1/4 of children in foster care will have been incarcerated, 1/5 will have experienced homelessness and 1/3 will suffer major depression.

Job Losses? Not in North Dakota. A Stimulus Plan That Really Works

Ellen Brown | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business


Ellen Brown

Why is North Dakota doing so well, when other states are suffering the ravages of a deepening credit crisis? Its secret may be that it has its own credit machine.

A Sad Day for Californians: Gavin Newsom's Withdrawl from the Race for Governor

Sarah Granger | Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics


Sarah Granger

While I'm saddened he will not be continuing his run for Governor of California at this time, I feel lucky we still have Mayor Newsom in San Francisco to continue fighting the good fight.

Schwarzenegger: F-Bomb In Veto Letter Was "Wild Coincidence"

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics


It's just one of those wild coincidences, like Thomas Jefferson and John Adams dying the same day, exactly 50 years after they signed the Declaration ...

Henry Miller and a Sunday in Big Sur

Alex Henry | Posted 11.01.2009 | Style


Alex Henry

I was not far into Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch by Henry Miller, but I was sufficiently delighted by what I had read that I decided I must visit this place.

Costco: Food Stamps Will Be Accepted

Seattle Times | Melissa Allison | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business


Costco Wholesale plans to accept food stamps at its warehouse stores nationwide, a major shift for a company that earlier this year said it doubted th...

Push To Legalize Marijuana Gains Ground In California

nytimes.com | JESSE McKINLEY | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics


These are heady times for advocates of legalized marijuana in California -- and only in small part because of the newly relaxed approach of the federa...

Schwarzenegger "F*** You": Did Gov Send Lawmaker Obscene Message Through Acrostic Poem? (PHOTO): UPDATE

AP/ The Huffington Post | JUDY LIN | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics


UPDATE: Gov. Schwarzenegger has denied that he intentionally sent an obscene message to lawmakers. The Governor claimed it was one of those "wild coin...

California: An Example of State Action on Workplace Flexibility

David Gray | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics


David Gray

Work family conflicts are real and growing. There is a mismatch between the needs of families and the structure of work. Creative public policy is part of the solution.

A Reasonable Case For Regulation

Rep. Jackie Speier | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics


Rep. Jackie Speier

How would you feel if you discovered that a highly-rated bond received its grade not because the company is strong, but because the rating agency assumed the government would bail the company out?

Car Dealers Exempt From New Consumer Protection Agency

Steve Parker | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business


Steve Parker

The House Financial Services Committee approved a key amendment Thursday, 47-21, to keep automobile dealers exempt them from a new government consumer protection agency.

Schwarzenegger Delivers Gun Violence Prevention Advocates Victory In California

Paul Helmke | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics


Paul Helmke

Last week, Governor Schwarzenegger signed a law that requires handgun ammunition to be treated by retailers in much the same way that cigarettes, cold medicines and even spray paint are treated.

Schwarzenegger Blames Budget Woes On "Judges Going Absolutely Crazy"

The Sacramento Bee | Kevin Yamamura | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics


After railing against labor unions, waste and fraud in the past, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday found a new target to blame for California's ...

Is CNBC Pimping for State Street Bank?

Jerry Brown | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business


Jerry Brown

In my book, there's nothing 'quaint' about corporate fraud or ripping off pension funds. So, I'll continue to bring the high-priced rip-off artists like State Street Bank to justice, regardless of CNBC sneers.

Jerry Brown, California AG, Squabbles With CNBC (VIDEO)

Posted 10.21.2009 | Business


Yesterday, California Attorney General Jerry Brown announced an enormous, $200 million lawsuit against Boston-based State Street Bank. But, when Brown...

Divergence, of Course

Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business


Max Fraad Wolff

Despite the excitement over the stock markets, credit markets remain ground zero. They are where defaults destroy fortunes but they are also crucial to US industrial growth.

Holder's Baby Step On Medical Marijuana

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Obama's plan is good news for medical marijuana advocates, but although this is a historic shift in the War on Drugs, it does not go far enough because it does not resolve the illogic of the underlying legal issue.