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California faces more budget cuts in 2010

Written on 3 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 6 comments

California heads in to 2010 facing a nearly $21 billion shortfall during the next 18 months, despite a wave of deep spending cuts. [Associated Press] Pick an issue. Any issue. Class enrollment will swell. Public colleges will raises fees and... (Continue reading)

Survivor of 1906 S.F. earthquake dies

Written on 2 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | No comments

The oldest survivor of the historic 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire died earlier this week. Jeanette Scola Trapani, 107, passed away at her home in El Dorado Hills from pneumonia. A third-generation San Franciscan, Trapani was born on Telegraph... (Continue reading)

New state laws take effect today

Written on 1 Jan, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 6 comments

In with the New Year comes hundreds of new laws out of Sacramento, covering everything from plastic surgery, to trans fats, to controls over paparazzi. [Los Angeles Times] Lawmakers also added two new statewide days of recognition: March 30, in... (Continue reading)

GPS device designed for illegal immigrants

Written on 30 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

A new cell phone device, developed by two professors at the University of California San Diego, is being offered to help illegal immigrants crossing the desert into the U.S. find water and also hear encouraging poetry.  [San Francisco Chronicle] The... (Continue reading)

Saving for a rainy day

Written on 23 Dec, 2009 in Opinion | One comment

BY JEFF BLISS We have become 99 percent money mad. The method of living at home modestly and within our income, laying a little by systematically for the proverbial rainy day which is due to come, can almost be listed... (Continue reading)

Small-business bankruptcies rise 81 percent

Written on 21 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | One comment

More grim economic news for the Golden State: The L.A. Times reports that small-business bankruptcies in California are up 81 percent for the 12 months ending Sept. 30, compared with the previous year. That compares to 44 percent for filings... (Continue reading)

A constitutional convention?

Written on 21 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

Next November’s ballot could be brimming with various propositions. There’s already talk of voters being asked to decide legalization of marijuana and gay marriage. Now add a possible call for a statewide constitutional convention in Sacramento to the growing list.... (Continue reading)

Charles Lynch Federal Medical Marijuana Prosecution Story

Written on 20 Dec, 2009 in Screening Room | No comments

"Charles C. Lynch is the former owner and managing Caregiver for Central Coast Compassionate Caregivers in Morro Bay. The dispensary opened on April 1 2006 with the blessing of the city and even joined the Chamber of Commerce. The Dispensary... (Continue reading)

Expect court delays due to budget woes

Written on 19 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | No comments

California budget woes are likely to be felt throughout the state trial court system, threatening hundreds of legal jobs and bringing the judicial process to a crawl. Cash-strapped Sacramento cut almost $400 million from the judicial budget and California courts... (Continue reading)

State population growth slows

Written on 17 Dec, 2009 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

People still might be migrating West, but not necessarily to the Golden State. California’s population grew less than 1 percent in 2008, the slowest growth rate in more than a decade. The minimal growth barely kept up with the number... (Continue reading)