UC still funds pro-union think tank

AUGUST 16, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO Despite well-publicized tuition hikes and other various increases in student fees, the University of California somehow still manages to fund the Miguel Contreras Labor Program, a pro-union think tank with offices at the Los

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Jerry: What are your pension numbers?

John Seiler: The Orange County Register ran a great story today about Jerry Brown’s mysterious pensions. The paper’s reporters spent many days trying to figure out what he will get once he finally leaves the state government, and still got

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State: a sea of cluelessness

AUGUST 13, 2010 Earlier this week I beat up on the California High Speed Rail Authority for failing to provide a coherent number of the number of contractors working for it. While this is indeed a stunning example of a

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Jerry Brown: State will take 'problem' gamblers' winnings

Steven Greenhut: An astute reader sent along a new press release from Attorney General Jerry Brown announcing a program to “help” gamblers. Problem gamblers sign up for an exclusion list (voluntarily for now). If they go to a casino, here’s

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CDPH Alters Cal DNA Experiment

Laura Sucheski: After Tuesday’s debate over the ethics of UC Berkeley’s “Bring Your Genes to Cal” freshman orientation activity, the California Department of Public Health nixed the plan as it stands, claiming it violates federal and state statues that govern

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