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California Can No Longer Kick the Can Down the Road

Byron Williams | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gray Davis, California Budget, California, California Budget Crisis, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Politics News
Byron Williams

Single mothers living below the poverty line do not need additional help. Libraries and school lunches are a waste of the public's resources. And low income students, you're out too. Deal with it.

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California's Death Throes: A View From Sacramento

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Budget Crisis, California, Dennis Hollingsworth, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Enron, Kenny Boy Lay, California Democratic Party, Gray Davis, Edmund Brown, California Democratic Clubs, Nancy Pelosi, The Terminator, Commonsense4CA.Org, California Governor Arnold Schwarznegger, California Budget Crisis, California Fiscal Crisis, Budget Cuts, Darrell Steinberg, State Legislature, Calpirs, Calworks, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

A grassroots movement working within Democratic Party structures might break the cycle of abuse the Republican minority has inflicted upon the state.

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Who Should we Blame for California's Failure?

George Mitrovich | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bob Monagan, California, Ronald Reagan, Proposition 13, Jim Mills, Golden State, Gray Davis, Willie Brown, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Leo McCarthy, Jesse Unruh, Politics News
George Mitrovich

How could California, the most populous and wealthiest state in the union, be reduced to such pathetic circumstances? It would be wrong to blame Arnold and only Arnold for what's happened. This is a collective failure.

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Obama's New California-Based Climate Policy: Six Key Things To Know

William Bradley | Posted 06.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Fran Pavley, Steve Westly, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gray Davis, Renewable Energy, Earth Day, Clean Air Act, California, Greenhouse Effect, Epa, Tesla, Barack Obama, Climate Change, Jerry Brown, Dick Cheney, Greenhouse Gases, George W. Bush, Elon Musk, Fabian Nunez, Tony Blair, Green News
William Bradley

Obama announced Tuesday that he is making California's standard for greater vehicle fuel efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions the new national standard.

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Obama's California: Angst and Irony for Winning Democrats

William Bradley | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

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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Obama's Earth Day Energy Declaration: California May Be The Model He Says, But It's Not Enough

William Bradley | Posted 05.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Climate Change, Iowa, Greenhouse Gas, Jerry Brown, George W. Bush, Geopolitics, Renewable Energy, V. John White, Earth Day, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, California, Nuclear, Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Gray Davis, Green News
William Bradley

For those who think that it's too hard to build an economy without pursuing the old course on energy, Obama pointed to California, the world's seventh largest economy.

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Yet Another California Campaign: Elections Abound In the Arnold Era

William Bradley | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Meg Whitman, Steve Westly, John McCain, Dave Cogdill, Leon Panetta, Far Right, Mike Murphy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican Party, Darrell Steinberg, Barack Obama, Bill Simon, California Recall, Dick Riordan, Gray Davis, Politics News
William Bradley

Every other year, including this, has seen the tarnished Golden State holding at least one statewide election. This May 19th it's another special statewide election, the fourth of the Arnold Era.

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Whitman's Sampler: The Ex-eBay CEO's Moves Mirror the Republican Crisis

William Bradley | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Darrell Issa, Meg Whitman, California, Bobby Jindal, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Climate Change, Sarah Palin, George Allen, Nevada, California Republican Party, Gray Davis, Ebay, John McCain, Glenn Beck, Jerry Brown, Adam Mendelsohn, Willie Brown, Steve Schmidt, George Stephanopoulos, Politics News
William Bradley

Whitman, pushing policies that resonate on the far right of American politics even as some doubt her sincerity, has her work cut out for her in winning the governorship of blue state California.

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Robin Hood 101

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Governor Schwarzenegger, California Tax Increases, California, Economic Crisis, Gray Davis, Budget Deficit, California Budget Crisis, President Reagan, Ssi, Politics News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

We suggest that California's governor and state legislature bone up on Robin Hood 101, and start taking from the rich and giving to the poor instead of the other way around!

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

William Bradley | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Karen Bass, California, Dave Cogdill, Barbara Boxer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Dennis Hollingsworth, Far Right, George W. Bush, Chuck DeVore, Darrell Steinberg, Mike Villines, Gray Davis, Republican Party, John McCain, John & Ken, Politics News
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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Escape From California!

Lee Stranahan | Posted 03.21.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Gray Davis, California Gay Marriage, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, Oregon, Comedy News
Lee Stranahan

California is so great it's impossible to live here. Putting a roof over your head is way too expensive. Everything is too crowded. California's budget problems are national news.

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Obama Turns Gray (Davis)

Jeffrey Klein | Posted 03.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tarp, Wall Street Bailout, Bailout, Obama Gray Davis, Gray Davis, Bank Bailout, Barack Obama, Politics News
Jeffrey Klein

By not punishing anyone -- excessive risk-takers, complicit bureaucrats, bait-and-switch bipartisans -- Obama looks weak.

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Obama and the California Way On Climate

William Bradley | Posted 02.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Fran Pavley, Climate Change, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Greenhouse Gases, Fabian Nunez, Gray Davis, Global Warming, Jerry Brown, California, Solar, Renewable Energy, Wind, Oregon, Green News
William Bradley

This president isn't going to sacrifice the environment for short-term economic expedience. In fact, he seems to view environmental progress as key to economic progress.

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John "Nuke Bailout" Bryson Must Not Be Secretary of Energy

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Solartopia, Bailout, Secretary of Energy, Barack Obama, Deregulation, Green Energy, Nuclear Power, SoCalEd, Southern California Edison, California Public Utilities Commision, Pacific Gas and Electric, Gray Davis, Enron, CPUC, John Bryson, Sustainable Energy, Pete Wilson, Gov. Schwarzenegger, Ralph Canvanagh, Natural Resources Defense Council, Electric Power, Greenwashing, Green News
Harvey Wasserman

Long gone from Southern California Edison, John Bryson's ascent to head the Department of Energy would send a disastrous signal to those who are committed to a post fossil/nuclear future.

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5 Guilty Governors Fight Prop. 5

Dave Fratello | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Prison Reform, California, Prison, Prisoners, Gray Davis, Proposition 5, Prop 5, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Politics News
Dave Fratello

Say you've got a huge prison crisis in your state. Who you gonna call? In California, you might call the five living governors together. And Thursday, someone did.

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