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Whitman's fortune entwined with Goldman Sachs

April 10, 2010, 8:01pm | Lance Williams
Meg Whitman
Meg Whitman touts her experience at eBay, the online auction house that made her rich, but her career and personal fortune are entwined with another major company: Goldman Sachs, the investment bank at the heart of America’s financial meltdown.
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Whitman far outspending Poizner, Brown
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State employees pile up vacation time, exceeding caps and costing millions

Amid a crippling fiscal crisis, managers throughout California’s government have routinely allowed their employees to amass unused vacation time,...
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Federal stimulus program pours $54 million into Wine Train project

An Alaska company swung a deal for one of California’s largest stimulus grants — $54 million for work connected to the famed Napa Valley Wine...
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Stimulus funds aiding companies fined for pollution, accused of fraud

Large corporations working in California have reaped tens of millions of dollars in new federal stimulus funds, despite previous pollution...
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Flurry of bills, 98 in all, pass Legislature before deadline

September 2, 2010, 12:05am
California State Capitol
Tuesday at midnight marked the rancorous end to yet another legislative session here in California. And like many sine dies before, it was filled with hours of last-minute wrangling to cram through as much unfinished business as possible. By our...
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Maldonado takes aim at Newsom with new video

September 1, 2010, 12:05am
As the Bay Citizen noted, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom was “conspicuously absent” from the City Hall steps last month when a cheering crowd gathered to celebrate the landmark ruling overturning Prop. 8. Newsom’s early and...
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Legislators raise more than $380k in days before session closes

August 31, 2010, 12:04am
Sitting members of the California Legislature have raised more than $380,000 during the last five days, as lobbyists and special interest groups scramble to push their bills through the Assembly and Senate before this year's legislative session...

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