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1 hr ago | Politics in the Zeros

Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to 'fix' Sacramento Delta a classic water grab

The Sacramento Delta ecosystem will be devastated if the Bay Delta Conservation Plan happens, says the Sacramento News Review, being considerably more charitable towards Gov.

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2 hrs ago | The Press-Enterprise

52ND Assembly District: Special elections scheduled

Special elections have been set to replace Norma Torres, who resigned her Assembly district after winning a state Senate seat.

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4 hrs ago | Holtville Tribune

Governor Brown to Join More than 500 Scientists in Call to Action on Climate Change Tomorrow

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will join more than 500 world-renowned researchers and scientists to release a groundbreaking call to action on climate change tomorrow at the fourth annual Water, Energy and Smart Technology Summit and Showcase at NASA Ames Research Center.

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4 hrs ago | Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Capitol Alert: Disability-rights advocates flock to Capitol for day of lobbying

Californians with disabilities and groups supporting them gathered at the Capitol today for a daylong push to make their voices heard and to lobby for restoration of past budget cuts affecting them.

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4 hrs ago | Holtville Tribune

Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring "Harvey Milk Day"

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring May 22, 2013 as "Harvey Milk Day" in the State of California.

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8 hrs ago | Detroit Free Press

One California town's bankruptcy saga a lesson for Detroit, Bridge Magazine discovers

STOCKTON, Calif. - Here in Stockton, the standard postcards show a palm-lined City Center, without revealing that under those palm trees, the homeless sometimes outnumber the homed.

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Related Topix: Stockton, CA, Economics News, Bankruptcy, US Governors, Opinion

12 hrs ago | Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Capitol Alert: AM Alert: Gov. Jerry Brown breakfasts with CalChamber

Some of us like to start our day off with a quiet and leisurely cup of coffee and a copy of the paper , but today Gov.

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13 hrs ago | Examiner.com

California continues to lead nation in gun safety measures

Even as attempts to enact sensible gun safety legislation at the national level remain stalled and states like Missouri pass constitutionally-questionable measures to nullify all federal gun control laws, California continues to lead in the effort to stem the U.S. epidemic of gun violence.

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Related Topix: Guns, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, US Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger

17 hrs ago | Sacramento Bee Newspaper

The Buzz: Jerry Brown officials ponder how to recover those dimes

Absent legislative action, taxpayers will have to pay about 50 cents per letter to notify more than a million households that a 10-cent public benefit is about to expire.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Cal Fire warns of fire danger

With scant rain locally and little snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, local Cal Fire officials said Tuesday they are bracing for what could be a dangerous fire season.

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Related Topix: Ventura County, CA, Sonoma County, CA, Napa County, CA, US Governors, Santa Cruz County, CA

The Fresno Bee

Attorney named to Tulare County judgeship

Reyes, 60, has been in solo private practice since 1990. He has a law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law and Bachelor of Arts degree from St.

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Related Topix: Tulare County, CA, US Governors, Visalia, CA

KESQ-TV Palm Desert

Calif. sends rescue workers to Okla. tornado site

California is sending six specially trained urban search-and-rescue workers to Oklahoma to assist recovery efforts after Monday's tornado.

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The Press-Enterprise

Eastvale/Jurupa Valley: Positive news on finances

With the Riverside County Democratic Party throwing its support behind Senate Bill 56, which would restore crucial state funding to the four new cities, it will be interesting to see how Gov.

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San Diego Source

Court's hit at Brown actually helps him

Normally, it's uncomfortable at best to hear a federal judge - let alone a panel of three - thunder criticism from the bench.

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In El Dorado County

May Revise State Budget Places Fiscal Burden on Counties for Obamacare

To ensure adequate funding remains at the county level for safety net services, dollars would only be redirected based on actual county-by-county experience.

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In El Dorado County

Legislators call on Nevada and California to adopt bi-state compromise

"A unified, functioning bi-state agency is the best thing for the health and well-being of Lake Tahoe and the community at large," said Sen.

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Inside Bay Area

Gov. Jerry Brown: Bay Bridge 'not going to open unless it's ready'

A little more than a week before engineers are expected to disclose whether the Bay Bridge's new span can open as planned Labor Day weekend, Gov.

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East Bay Express

Tuesday Must Reads: Bridge Expert Says Bad Bolts Should Be Replaced;...

The bolts were designed to be too hard and brittle and could snap in an earthquake; 32 of the rods have broken already.

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Tehachapi News

Board learns about 'Common Core'

On the same day that California Governor Jerry Brown proposed spending $1 billion to implement statewide education standards, Tehachapi school officials listened closely to a plan that will remodel the district's own testing system and curriculum.

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Mon May 20, 2013

The Fresno Bee

EDITORIAL: Enterprise zones need to produce bigger jolt

Gov. Jerry Brown has renewed his push to eliminate the $700 million to $750 million a year business tax break known as enterprise zones, this time with the goal of using that money in ways that actually would stimulate economic development.

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