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The Californian provides a free death listing using information supplied by mortuaries. via Bakersfield Californian

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“While we support looking at ways to make the lottery more profitable to taxpayers, we have concerns about linking those reforms to a tax hike.”

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is hoping to raise $15 billion to jump-start a rainy day budget reserve by borrowing against future state lottery revenue, although administration officials bristle at the notion that ... via The Modesto Bee

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The California Senate has voted to prohibit the governor from negotiating gambling compacts with Indian tribes that do not have federally recognized land on which the casinos would be located. via Sacramento Bee

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Federal authorities say they are looking into working conditions at a Kern County cherry orchard where more than 100 workers reported they were denied adequate housing and access to safe water. via KTVN Reno

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Farm labor organizers say they have discovered more than 100 migrant fruit pickers living in a Central Valley cherry orchard where they have been sleeping outdoors and bathing in drainage ditches. via Fort Mill Times

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Last Update: 5/09 7:42 pm A Bakersfield man wanted to know what impact the dumping ground might have on a ecological preserve near by, and how the Kern County Environmental Health Department plans to address ... via KGET-TV Bakersfield

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“When a lobbyist or special interest group pays for lavish travel for a legislator, they're doing them a favor. That creates an expectation that somewhere down the road that favor is going to be returned.”

Governor Schwarzenegger yesterday urged them to see the world. "They come from those little towns and they don't have that vision yet of an airport. via KFSN

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“Senator Florez is misrepresenting the governor's comments and his constituents would be better served if their senator were more focused on participating in a budget solution than on grabbing headlines with frivolous resolutions”

An offended state senator challenged the governor to prove he has what it takes to run the state by taking a test - the one all California students must pass to graduate from high school. via Bakersfield Californian

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The sign outside the modest home near Bakersfield College tells you a little bit about its inhabitants: Photos: Louie and Lee Tessandori on their wedding day, June 12, 1942. via Bakersfield Californian

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“Working out here, you get even younger”

To keep them from being booted off their inner-city garden plots, actress Daryl Hannah occupied the upper reaches of a walnut tree. via Los Angeles Times

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