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California a not-so-golden state

Written on 28 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

A pair of extensive studies unveiled this week suggest that California doesn’t compare well to the rest of the nation in “fundamental” well-being in analysis of economic, fiscal, educational, and personal factors. The primary report was prepared by Harvard University’s... (Continue reading)

School funds may stymie reform

Written on 27 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

Approval by California voters of Proposition 30, the school finance measure, may have thrown a monkey-wrench into public education reform, some advocates of change are asserting. But teachers’ union representatives disagree. (San Jose Mercury News) The $6 billion injection may... (Continue reading)

Mother, father and son drown trying to rescue dog

Written on 27 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A Northern California mother and father and their 16-year-old son all drowned over the weekend while trying to save their dog from strong ocean waves. [LA Times] The family dog ran into the ocean to fetch a stick Saturday at... (Continue reading)

Solar power plants burden host counties

Written on 26 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

With many California counties struggling to keep out of debt, several have embraced the development of solar power plants and the bounty of jobs and taxes windfalls they promise. [LATimes] In Inyo County, officials grew giddy last year as they... (Continue reading)

Holy Harangue! Pastors preaching politics

Written on 21 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 45 comments

Testing the mettle of the federal government, some church leaders preached politics from the pulpit during the run-up to the election and are challenging authorities to pull their tax-exempt status. (San Francisco Chronicle) Federal tax rules mandate that religious groups... (Continue reading)

California office holders facing pay cuts

Written on 21 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

California elected officials from governor to legislator will see their pay cut by thousands of dollars next month under decisions made by appointees of former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. [KansasCityStar] On Dec. 3, Gov. Jerry Brown’s pay will drop to $165,288... (Continue reading)

Gay marriage more acceptable to blacks

Written on 18 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A majority of African Americans in this country now support gay marriage, a shift in attitude from just four years ago, according to the head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Ben Jealous. (San Francisco... (Continue reading)

Governor predicts tax will set example

Written on 13 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

More states will follow California’s lead in raising taxes for the wealthy, Gov. Jerry Brown said Tuesday on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Candy Crowley. (Sacramento Bee) Voters approved Brown’s Prop. 30 by a wide margin last week. It... (Continue reading)

DMV bureaucracy restricting voters

Written on 12 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Many Californians believed they had registered to vote at the Department of Motor Vehicles only to find themselves ineligible to cast a ballot on or before Election Day. [California Watch] Since its adoption in 1995, the federal “motor voter” law,... (Continue reading)

GOP fading rapidly in state

Written on 12 Nov, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 59 comments

Eventual fate of the national Republican Party may be mirrored by what has been happening in California. (San Francisco Chronicle) The state’s GOP is shrinking like cheap cotton in hot water, as Democrats have put a lock on almost every... (Continue reading)