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Employment Development Department another name for titanic disaster
The California Employment Development Department has been a titanic disaster of late and Gov. Gavin Newsom bears the onus of its failures.
Dan Walters
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Court upbraids Jerry Brown on ballot measure
California's Supreme Court has upbraided former Gov. Jerry Brown for sloppily drafting his sentencing reform ballot measure.
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California’s population may be declining
California's 170 years of strong population growth have ended and the state may be in decline, with powerful economic and poliical effects,
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COVID-19 may have permanent economic impacts
The latest and most severe flareup of COVID-19 is hammering the state's economy and could have permanent and life-changing impacts.
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Changing election rules alters outcomes
In sports, when you change the rules, you affect outcomes. That's also true in politics as two new California proposals demonstrate.
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No federal bailout for California budget
California's state and local governments won't be getting any new direct aid from latest federal pandemic relief package.
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California’s 21 century witch hunts
Cancel culture is erasing names of historic or current figures from public places if they deviated from contemporary ideology
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Vaccine rollout could make or break Newsom
California Gov. Gavin Newsom faces a pivotal COVID-19 vaccine rollout that could make or break his governorship.
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Three mayors and three defeats
November's election saw three Northern California mayors who had won acclaim outside of their cities suffer rejections.
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California may be losing its business mojo
California is losing some of its highest profile corporate residents to Texas, raising questions about its business climate.