November 12, 2012, 12:05 AM
Jonathan Eldridge wanted to vote for president. The Santa Rosa resident had registered to vote – or so he thought – at a Department of Motor Vehicles office several months ago. But when he called the Sonoma County registrar last week to find out why he hadn’t...
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November 9, 2012, 12:05 AM
A new survey of Californians' attitudes on domestic violence found that the vast majority of respondents believe that the abuse can happen to anyone, and 66 percent said that they have a friend or family member who has been a victim. The survey is a rare measure of public attitudes...
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November 9, 2012, 12:05 AM
After California regulators refused to allow the U.S. Air Force to label residue from radioactive aircraft instruments as “naturally occurring” – declaring it unsuitable for a Bakersfield-area dump – the military turned to Idaho with the same story. There, military...
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November 8, 2012, 11:03 PM
November 8, 2012, 12:05 AM
Facebook’s move to Menlo Park late last year has created a small windfall for one of the richest communities on the Peninsula. The town of Atherton, a wealthy enclave near the new Facebook campus, received $350,000 from the social media giant last month to allay its concerns over...
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November 7, 2012, 1:24 PM
Multimillionaire activists, big labor unions and major corporations combined to pump more than $363 million into political fights over 11 propositions on Tuesday’s state ballot, a California Watch analysis shows. That’s about $20 in political spending for each of California’s...
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November 7, 2012, 12:05 AM
The state medical board has investigated a mounting number of people posing as doctors and offering risky treatments, including a San Francisco man who performed liposuction while smoking a cigar and a San Diego woman who sickened a patient with lengthy IV infusion treatments. The Medical...
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November 7, 2012, 12:05 AM
Would it surprise you that former California community college students have some of the nation's highest loan default rates? According to The Fresno Bee, nearly 1 in 5 community college students in the Central Valley who took out federal loans defaulted on them...
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November 7, 2012, 12:01 AM
Some California agencies and departments have been slow to distribute proceeds from bond sales for local projects, costing the state at least $49 million in interest each year even as it has struggled to address chronic budget shortfalls. As of June, according to the most recent figures...
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November 6, 2012, 12:05 AM
Considered one of the most widely abused and addictive recreational drugs, researchers may be one step closer to knocking down the destructive pull of methamphetamine. A team of scientists at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla has developed a vaccine that appears to protect...
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November 6, 2012, 12:05 AM
Cash-strapped colleges seem to take every opportunity to rustle up funding from donors for naming rights – College of the Desert recently named two buildings after two different donors, and City College of San Francisco even attempted in 2009 to get donors to sponsor individual classes. ...
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November 5, 2012, 12:05 AM
As California struggles to meet a court-ordered reduction of its prison population, newly released figures show corrections officials overstated the number of low-level offenders eligible to be diverted to local jurisdictions as part of Gov. Jerry Brown's public safety realignment plan. At...
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November 5, 2012, 12:05 AM
They help drug addicts in the Tenderloin, feed hungry children and aid struggling public schools. They’re also big fans of tax breaks for America’s millionaires. Bay Area nonprofits, which often advocate for some of the neediest Americans, are finding themselves the unlikely...
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November 4, 2012, 12:05 AM
A tax on soda would carry the greatest health benefits for black and Latino Californians, who face the highest risks of diabetes and heart disease, according to recent research findings.
The study found that if a penny-per-ounce tax was applied to soda, cuts in consumption would result in an 8...
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November 2, 2012, 12:05 AM
The companies that make those candy bars leftover from Halloween don’t want Californians to be spooked by scary tales of “Frankenfoods.” The Hershey Co., Nestlé USA and Mars Inc. – makers of such trick-or-treat favorites as Butterfinger, Kit Kat and Snickers bars...
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