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Police raid raw food cooperative

Written on 5 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

Raw food enthusiasts in California took a hit this week as police raided a Venice Beach cooperative, removing $70,000 of raw, organic produce and dairy products from the shelves and placing the goods onto the back of a flatbed truck.... (Continue reading)

California’s ‘whale’s tail’ license plate gets remake

Written on 3 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

One of California’s most popular specialized license plates, the “whale tail,” got a makeover recently as a result of a legal battle between the California Coastal Commission and artist Robert Wyland. [San Francisco Chronicle] The commission unveiled the redesign Tuesday,... (Continue reading)

State agencies risk losing federal stimulus funds

Written on 2 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Some state agencies risk losing more than $250 million in federal stimulus funds that would benefit low-income households and provide retrofits on residential, commercial and government properties. [Sacramento Bee] If the money isn’t spent by next spring, the federal government... (Continue reading)

Opposition to nukes in California grows

Written on 28 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A new public opinion poll indicates that support for nuclear energy has dropped sharply in California. [SacBee] The poll by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) reveals that nuclear energy, which had been enjoying an upswing in public support,... (Continue reading)

Budget woes jeopardize plans for California’s bullet train

Written on 25 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 45 comments

Plans to build a high-speed rail system in California that would transport passengers from San Diego to San Francisco on a bullet train traveling 220 mph have been beset by a series of roadblocks that are now exacerbated by budget... (Continue reading)

California prison hunger strike: Authorities say it’s over but some inmates still refuse to eat

Written on 22 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 22 comments

Inmates in 13 prisons throughout California Wednesday appear to have ended a three-week hunger strike, according to prison authorities, that began as a protest against conditions at the high-security, “super max,” Pelican Bay State Prison in Del Norte County. [SF... (Continue reading)

California traffic fatalities lowest since 1944

Written on 21 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The number of California’ traffic fatalities in 2010 was the state’s lowest since 1944, when one-tenth the number of vehicles drove one-sixteenth the number of miles, said Chris Cochran, spokesman for the California Office of Traffic Safety. [Mercury News.com] California... (Continue reading)

Redistricting a win for Democrats

Written on 20 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 73 comments

Gov. Jerry Brown and Democrats in the Legislature were frustrated this year in seeking Republican votes to close the state’s budget deficit by asking voters to OK billions of dollars in tax extensions. [FresnoBee] Brown was unable to garner support... (Continue reading)

Courts hit hard in California budget cuts

Written on 18 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 6 comments

Courthouses throughout California may soon be forced to put up “closed for business” signs as the state grapples with record budget cuts. [Mercury News.com] The state’s 58 trial courts will be the hard hit as they prepare to absorb $350... (Continue reading)

California law requires schools to teach LGBT history

Written on 15 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 50 comments

Public schools in California will be required to teach students about the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans starting Jan. 1 after Gov. Jerry Brown  signed a controversial bill on Thursday. [SFGate] Social sciences curriculum textbooks now must... (Continue reading)