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Last stop: On these 2018 California bills, it’s the governor’s call

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Last stop: On these 2018 California bills, it’s the governor’s call

Last stop: On these 2017 bills, it’s the governor’s call

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Last stop: On these 2017 bills, it’s the governor’s call

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State coastal agencies urge pushback against federal cuts to research and grant programs

Economy

A Tale Of Two Sectors

INSIGHT WITH BETH RUYAK | California Pension Crisis: Richmond

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INSIGHT WITH BETH RUYAK | California Pension Crisis: Richmond

Economy

Richmond Makes Cuts To Services As Pension Costs For Public-Sector Workers Mount

El Monte’s mayor wants to end bonus pensions costing millions but his hands are tied

Economy

El Monte’s mayor wants to end bonus pensions costing millions but his hands are tied

When city retirement pays better than the job

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When city retirement pays better than the job

Economy

A Case Study On Pension Reform: San Jose’s Grand Compromise

How state and local government budgets will be affected by CalPERS’ trimmed investment expectations

Economy

How state and local government budgets will be affected by CalPERS’ trimmed investment expectations

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Trump and California at it again

STANFORD, CA - August 28, 2016: Hayley Hodson at Maples Pavilion. The Stanford Cardinal defeated the University of Minnesota 3-1.

A modest proposal to deregulate NCAA sports

The day Jerry Brown stood me up and Ross Perot came to the rescue

Episode 4: The Line

The violent 1994 Northridge quake caused the collapse of the upper floor of the Northridge Meadows apartment complex, killing 16 people.

Battle for PG&E, a coming housing crisis, transit funding, oil divestment and child care

Preschool California

With early childhood education on CA’s agenda, preschool teachers ask why ‘cashiers at McDonalds’ get better pay