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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
Read MoreJerry: 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
Read MoreJerry 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
Read MoreCDPH 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
Read MoreSchrag Sees Racism In Tea Parties
Laura Sucheski: I attended the California Latino Legislative Caucus’s speaker series in the Capitol this afternoon for a talk by famed Californian political columnist Peter Schrag on his new book Not Fit for Our Society: Immigration and Nativism in America.
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