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California Budget Cuts

Smart Profs, Teabagger Administrators -- UC Berkeley Proposes Shutting Invaluable Water Library

Patrick McCully | Posted 10.26.2009 | Green

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Patrick McCully

This is intellectual vandalism in keeping with the know-nothing, no-tax tendencies of the teabagging conservatives, but surely not of UC Berkeley administrators.

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California's Crisis: Coming to a Neighborhood Near you

Michael Meranze | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

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Michael Meranze

California's present crisis isn't an effect of outdated liberal irresponsibility. It's the logical outcome of a radically reactionary agenda that limits the State's ability to help the needy and invest in the future.

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Beyond Punishment: What Really Matters About Chris Brown's Sentence

Jaclyn Friedman | Posted 09.05.2009 | Entertainment

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Jaclyn Friedman

We need to ask what kind of sentence will help ensure Brown -- and men all over the country just like him -- never beats another woman.

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Jefferson's Epitaph...and Ours

Michael Meranze | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

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Michael Meranze

If Jefferson linked together education, freedom of thought, universities and national independence what can we say about our own political leaders?

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California State Crime Lab Escapes Budget Cuts

Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Ben Protess and Emily Witt | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

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This post was co-published with ProPublica. Good financial news out of California is rare these days, but one key crime-fighting agency has emerged f...

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California Budget Has Oakland Schools Turning to an Unlikely Solution...Crayfish (VIDEO)

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

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Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By: Austin De Rubira In Miranda Carrow's ...

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Governor Schwarzenegger's Proposed Cuts Hurt Elderly, Disabled, Hungry Most

Judy Patrick | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics

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Judy Patrick

At noon on Sunday mornings the church I attend in downtown Oakland distributes about 100 bags of food. Those who line up to receive these bags are usu...

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Cali Budget Cuts Could Cause 'Public Safety Emergency'

The Huffington Post Investigative Fund and ProPublica | Ben Protess (Huff Investigative Fund) and Emily Witt (ProPublica) | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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As California lawmakers tackle their state's $24 billion deficit, one little-known proposal on the table is a $20 million cut to the state crime lab. ...

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California Democrats: "Spreading the Pain" from Sacramento

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

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Joseph A. Palermo

When his term mercifully expires next year, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will be leaving the Golden State in the worst condition than at any time its history.

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California Wants To Cut Legal Aid Attorneys For Poor

AP | DEBORAH HASTINGS | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

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Lawyers for the poor, who say they already are stretched to the breaking point by huge caseloads and dwindling staff, face layoffs across the country ...

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Schwarzenegger Likely To Cut State Workers' Pay Again

Sacramento Bee | Jon Ortiz | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics

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Arnold's Cuts Would Make California "Unrecognizable," Nearly All Target Poor Residents

nytimes.com | JENNIFER STEINHAUER | Posted 07.01.2009 | Politics

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In a special election on May 19, voters rejected a batch of measures on increasing taxes, borrowing funds and reapportioning state money that were des...

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California Needs a New Constitution

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

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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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Pauline Beck: Obama Walked Day In Shoes Of Worker Who Now Faces Big Wage Cut Because Of Obama Decision

The Plum Line | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

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In August of 2007, candidate Barack Obama did a high profile "walk a day in the shoes" of California homecare worker Pauline Beck. The SEIU's video ...

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California Nightmare: Major Budget Cuts Ahead To Roads, Parks, Schools Under

Wall Street Journal | JIM CARLTON and BOBBY WHITE | Posted 03.13.2009 | Politics

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As Sacramento squabbles over the state's $42 billion deficit, Californians are getting a bitter taste of what's to come after the steep budget cuts th...

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