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Caltrans accused of improperly dumping dead animals again
After discovering work crews had dumped a bunch of dead animals in a state waterway, a state Water Code enforcer is investigating if Caltrans ever created and implemented roadkill disposal policies, which was a requirement from the last time Caltrans got in
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Gov. Brown: No new spending
Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday repeatedly warned against new spending programs as he introduced his revised budget, heeding advice from Moody’s and others to bunker down and prepare for an eventual economic downturn. While the state’s finances have substantially improved from the
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Is the state stubbornly running toward financial trouble?
It’s politically popular to rail on the One Percent and demand top earners pay their “fair share.” But they actually already pay a large share, fair or not, which analysts predict could be disastrous to California in the event of an
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Caltrans requesting millions to “resolve” decades of improper drilling
Two years after admitting it defied state and local laws protecting against groundwater contamination for nearly a quarter century, Caltrans has yet to disclose how much it will cost to “resolve” the thousands of improperly-drilled and improperly-sealed exploratory wells throughout the state. CalWatchdog has
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Transparency measure appears headed to November ballot
A ballot measure aimed at increasing legislative transparency crossed a vital threshold on Thursday and appears poised to be on November’s ballot. The initiative is a constitutional amendment requiring the Legislature to make available online the final version of a
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Longshot Senate candidate pledges to vote will of the majority of voters
What if there was a website where registered voters could log their opinions on the bills before Congress, which would direct lawmakers on how to vote? One U.S. Senate candidate is proposing just that. Von Hougo, an 8th grade science and video
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CAGOP extends term limits for chairman
Burlingame – California Republican Party Chairman Jim Brulte, who was set to be termed out in 2017, was granted eligibility for up to two more terms by the party on Sunday. Brulte was elected in 2013, when the party was near
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Carly Fiorina likens presidential politics to football
Burlingame – Carly Fiorina broke out a football metaphor Saturday night to illustrate her ticket’s chances to win the the party’s nomination for president. Earlier this week, Texas Senator Ted Cruz announced the former Hewlett-Packard CEO as his prospective running mate,
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John Kasich’s presidential primary challenges
On paper, John Kasich is the presidential candidate Republicans have been waiting on for years. The Ohio governor represents an important swing state. As a member of Congress, he chaired the House Budget Committee, where he was considered the architect
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@realdonaldtrump hits the Bay Area
Any questions about which Donald Trump would show up to the California Republican Party Convention in Burlingame on Friday were dispelled immediately. Would it be the same insult-slinging, filterless personality Americans have grown accustomed to seeing on T.V., who protesters waited for
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