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Daily Report: Money and Politics

Riverside County Democrats claim fraud in voter outreach project

September 26, 2012, 12:05 AM
UPDATE, Sept. 26, 2012: The Golden State Voter Participation Project gave additional perspective. Republican voter registration in California is in a long downward spiral. Still, in 31 of the state’s 58 counties, the GOP still holds sway. Then there’s Riverside County,... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare, Money and Politics

Report: Major cities not prepared for growing retiree health costs

August 10, 2012, 12:05 AM
Most major California cities are failing to address the growing health care costs of government retirees, which have ballooned to more than $1 billion in some areas and soon could threaten municipalities' ability to pay other expenses, according to a recent financial analysis by a nonprofit... + read more
Daily Report: K–12

State to fight for oversight of six Aspire charter schools

July 26, 2012, 12:05 AM
The California Board of Education will contest a recent court order that terminated its oversight of six schools owned by one of the largest charter school companies in the state.  Sue Burr, executive director for the state education board, said she couldn't comment on the specific... + read more
Daily Report: K–12, Money and Politics

Judge revokes state oversight of 6 Aspire charter schools

July 9, 2012, 12:05 AM
A superior court judge has invalidated the State Board of Education's oversight of one of the state's biggest charter school companies, giving six schools until June 2013 to gain approval from local school districts or be forced to close.  Alameda County Superior Court Judge Jo-... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Some senators want dramatic shift in bullet train plan

June 27, 2012, 12:05 AM
Three months ago, Gov. Jerry Brown hit the reset button on the California bullet train, slashing $30 billion from its $98 billion budget and promising to reorder the controversial project’s priorities. Now, some Democrats in the state Senate want to hit the reset button again. They... + read more
Daily Report: General Assignment

'When will California fall into the ocean?' and other revealing Google searches

August 11, 2010, 12:05 AM
What the heck are we thinking? If you look closely, Google provides some depressing news about our hive mind these days, especially when it comes to California. Slate magazine – calling Google "the new oracle at Delphi" – asked its readers to find the least intelligent... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Study: California leads U.S. in drive-by shootings

July 22, 2010, 12:05 AM
California led the nation in drive-by shootings during a six-month period in 2008 with 148 reported shootings that killed 40 and injured 129, according to a study released yesterday by a national nonprofit educational organization. The Violence Policy Center used Google News to collect... + read more
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Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Medical board executive director to resign

January 15, 2010, 11:25 AM
Update: The California Medical Board released a statement today about the departure of its executive director, Barbara Johnston: After achieving many of her goals, including implementing the Telemedicine pilot in partnership with the UC Davis Health system and integrating technological... + read more
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