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A Local Stimulus Program that Works

Gavin Newsom | Posted 12.04.2009 | Politics


Gavin Newsom

Yesterday, President Obama convened a job summit to get Americans back to work. In San Francisco, we're already delivering solutions with a public-private partnership that is showing immediate, demonstrable results.

Divorce, Dodgers Style

Vicki Iovine | Posted 12.05.2009 | Living


Vicki Iovine

Dodgers owner Frank McCourt must have savored like a sugarplum the sensation of firing his wife Jamie as CEO of the team's organization.Who hasn't ever wanted to fire their spouse?

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

Rick Jacobs | Posted 12.03.2009 | Los Angeles


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.

Wildfires Don't Harm, But Benefit Yosemite National Park

BBC News | Posted 12.03.2009 | Green


In Yosemite National Park, in central California, fire is viewed differently. The forest needs to burn to survive, although fire was once thought to b...

Go West, Young Internet Newspaper: Introducing HuffPost Los Angeles

Arianna Huffington | Posted 12.05.2009 | Los Angeles


Arianna Huffington

This week marked the rollout of our latest local section, HuffPost Los Angeles. Check it out. READ MORE Journalism 2009: Desperate Metaphors, Desperate Revenue Models, and the Desperate Need for Better Journalism WATCH: Arianna, Jesse Ventura, and Ben Stein Discuss Afghanistan on Larry King WATCH: Arianna on Morning Joe: Afghanistan is Not a Right-Left Issue WATCH: Arianna Discusses Obama's Afghanistan Speech with Dylan Ratigan WATCH: Arianna Discusses the 2010 Impact of Tea Partiers on Countdown

Major Setback to Campaign to Restore California Marriage Equality in 2010

Chris Prevatt | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics


Chris Prevatt

The departure of Courage Campaign from the 2010 campaign removes a significant amount of volunteer resources from the signature gathering efforts to place an initiative on the ballot next November.

The History of Art, Through the Lens of Los Angeles

Michael Govan | Posted 12.02.2009 | Los Angeles


Michael Govan

Los Angeles has also given birth to a distinct moment in art history during the last 40 years. The modern world was invented -- or reinvented -- in LA. Everything gets reinvented in California.

Why Obama Won't Do What's Needed to Deal With the Mortgage Crisis

David Fiderer | Posted 12.02.2009 | Business


David Fiderer

In places like Phoenix, 54% of homeowners with mortgages have negative equity. That's about half a million underwater mortgages, more than the combined totals in Texas and New York state, where 10 times as many people live.

Movement Under Way In California To Ban Divorce

AP | JUDY LIN | Posted 12.01.2009 | Los Angeles


SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Til death do us part? The vow would really hold true in California if a Sacramento Web designer gets his way. In a movemen...

Manhattan Declaration -- Who Are They Kidding?

Fred Karger | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics


Fred Karger

Let's hope the Mormon leadership is truly softening its position on the issue of gay rights. It has been a huge PR nightmare for the Church and one that divides so many Mormon families.

Whitman Tries Courting Women In California Governor Race

AP | JULIET WILLIAMS | Posted 11.28.2009 | Los Angeles


SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As Meg Whitman has been introducing herself to California voters, she retells a line that usually generates a chuckle: "The...

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

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 11.27.2009 | Living


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.

California Governor's Race: Countdown To 2010

Posted 11.25.2009 | Los Angeles


A round-up of the week's developments in the California Gubernatorial race, as Newsom's withdrawal shakes things up and the other candidates put toget...

California Releases First Draft 'Cap And Trade' Plan To Cut Greenhouse Gases

Sacramento Bee | Jim Downing | Posted 11.25.2009 | Los Angeles


The California Air Resources Board on Tuesday released a preliminary version of its first-in-the-nation "cap and trade" plan to cut greenhouse-gas emi...

USDA: States struggle to administer food stamps

AP | HENRY C. JACKSON | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — With more Americans going hungry than ever before, the Agriculture Department is concerned that dozens of states aren't adequately ...

Changing the "Convict at All Costs" Culture of Prosecutor's Offices

John Terzano | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics


John Terzano

All too often, prosecutors' offices fall prey to a culture of conviction-seeking at all costs. Prosecutors who become singularly focused on conviction rates neglect their duty to protect the innocent.

People Of Illinois Should Get The Facts From California About Recalling Governors

Byron Williams | Posted 11.23.2009 | Chicago


Byron Williams

Take it from someone who remembers the last time a governor was recalled: Having the power to recall the governor might feel empowering, but that feeling is temporary at best.

California Recycling Program Is On The Rocks

Sacramento Bee | Jim Sanders | Posted 11.22.2009 | Los Angeles


For years California has courted a reputation as an eco-friendly, green-minded leader, but the state now finds its most basic program of recycling bev...

Sacramento Fisherman Arrested In Sea Lion Shooting

AP | Posted 11.22.2009 | Green


SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Authorities arrested a Sacramento fisherman Saturday in connection to shooting a sea lion in the head. California game war...

California Faces $20B Deficits For Years To Come

AP | JUDY LIN | Posted 11.20.2009 | Los Angeles


SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Despite multiple attempts to balance California's budget, the state can still expect to confront shortfalls approaching $20...

Richmond Gang Rape Prompts City's Reflection

AP | TERRY COLLINS and EVELYN NIEVES | Posted 11.18.2009 | Home


RICHMOND, Calif. — Not far from the pulsating music and dancing of the high school homecoming, young men were drinking in a dimly-lit courtyard ...

Pew Center: TABOR's Restrictions Putting Colorado In Fiscal Peril

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Emily Anderson | Posted 11.17.2009 | Denver


Colorado isn't in the top 10 states in "fiscal peril," according to a new report from Pew Center on the States. It's number 11. Along with Georg...

Race to the Top Officially Starts: Will NY's "Data Firewall" Hurt Its Chances?

Thomas W. Carroll | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York


Thomas W. Carroll

Given New York's fiscal troubles -- Governor David Paterson has warned that the state could run out of money as early as December -- this is not a competition the state can afford to lose.

Voting on Equal Rights is a National Disgrace

Wayne Besen | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


Wayne Besen

With a record of 0-31 in marriage initiatives, now may be a good opportunity to review our complicity in a process that doles out or strips away basic rights by majority vote.

10 States Face Looming Budget Disasters: Pew Report

AP | JUDY LIN | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In Arizona, the budget has grown so gloomy that lawmakers are considering mortgaging Capitol buildings. In Michigan, state ...