October 2, 2012, 12:05 AM
A surprising number of Americans are supportive of controversial Bush-era tactics used to undermine terrorism, and are even open to more extreme measures like using nuclear weapons. That's what professor Amy Zegart discovered when she asked the research firm YouGov...
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October 1, 2012, 12:05 AM
Ardian Totolaku, an unemployed restaurant worker, believes in his God-given right to smoke cigarettes. He likes to smoke while he is hanging out on the streets of downtown San Rafael and in the comfort of his three-bedroom condo on a tree-lined street not far from Highway 101. Soon, however,...
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October 1, 2012, 12:05 AM
A new survey is the second report in recent months indicating that what some have called an epidemic of prescription drug abuse is showing signs of tapering. The latest survey shows a 14 percent decline in nonmedical use of prescription drugs by teens and young adults from 2010 to 2011. Last...
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September 30, 2012, 12:05 AM
Psychological, substance abuse and education profiles of inmates reveal high numbers of addicts, but fewer at high risk for violent crimes.
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September 30, 2012, 12:05 AM
The state’s crackdown on habitual criminals was fueled by a Fresno father whose daughter had been murdered.
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September 30, 2012, 12:05 AM
Amid another debate over California’s three strikes law, never-before-released inmate profiles show a high number of substance abusers but much fewer prisoners with high-risk “criminal thinking” scores.
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September 28, 2012, 3:59 PM
Veterans across the nation are waiting an average of 260 days for a decision on a war-related disability claim – three days longer than last week and 80 days longer than in mid-2011, according to data recently released by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. More than 815,000...
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September 28, 2012, 12:32 PM
UPDATE, Sept. 28, 2012: This story updates to include comment from the Department of Developmental Services. Gov. Jerry Brown signed two bills yesterday to require California’s developmental centers to alert outside police and a disability protection organization when patients die...
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September 28, 2012, 11:54 AM
Long acknowledged as "the nation's salad bowl," California's farm belt is facing some thorny challenges from our changing climate: rising temperatures, an uncertain water supply and more abundant pests that threaten multi-billion-dollar crops. This is a co-production of KQED and the Center for...
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September 28, 2012, 6:11 AM
With climate change, insurance companies are assessing the potential financial exposure. Weather-related damages have jumped from $2.1 billion to $12.1 billion.
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September 28, 2012, 12:05 AM
A large earthquake in one part of the globe can trigger earthquakes elsewhere, according to new research by scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and UC Berkeley. The global aftershocks are fairly immediate, taking place within a week of the original large quake, the researchers said....
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September 28, 2012, 12:05 AM
The rate was startling: Nearly six in 10 teachers at California's lowest-performing schools were not properly credentialed for the classes they led. It's a rate California has worked to shrink for the past six years. It's also a rate that was wrong. The percentage of teachers...
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September 27, 2012, 12:09 AM
California’s water wars have shaped the course of the state’s economy and demography for more than a century. For farmers on the west side of the Central Valley, long dependent on federal and state water projects, climate change is introducing another factor into the water equation: salt.
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September 27, 2012, 12:08 AM
For a few weeks each spring, the cherry orchards of California’s San Joaquin Valley burst into a sea of pink blossoms. It’s a beautiful sight and a sign that the harvest will be good. But in recent years, farmers have noticed a change in this pattern, and it signals drastic changes ahead for the...
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September 27, 2012, 12:05 AM
On the front lines of climate change, the state’s agriculture industry faces a new landscape with less water, warmer winters, unexpected rain and rising salinity.
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