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LA & San Francisco Embroiled in Political Turmoil: Walters

January 31, 2018

Los Angeles Unified epitomizes the difficulties that large urban school districts face in selecting a superintendent to guide them through troubled waters. Superintendent Michelle King resigned earlier this ...

Brown’s Delta Tunnels & Bullet Train Are in Deep Trouble: Walters

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January 29, 2018

In his Jan. 29 CALmatters column, Dan Walters describes the challenges facing Gov. Jerry Brown's $70 billion High-Speed Rail Project and his Delta tunnels effort. Walters notes that "During his second gover...

‘It’s a Massacre.’ Taliban Bomb Kills at Least 95, Injures 158 in Kabul.

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January 27, 2018

The New York Times reported Saturday morning (Jan. 27) that Taliban terrorists drove an ambulance packed with explosives into a crowded Kabul street, setting off an enormous blast that killed at least 95 people...

Cato Institute: GOP House Immigration Proposal Is an Economic Disaster

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January 26, 2018

The conservative Cato Institute doesn't mince words about the economic harm that the Securing America’s Future Act (H.R. 4760) would inflict on the United States. Key House Republicans, with the support of t...

Is Sen. Dianne Feinstein Anti-Immigrant at Heart?

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January 26, 2018

CALmatters columnist Dan Walters examines U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein's hopscotch positions on immigration in his Jan. 25 column and places them in the context of her run for reelection against Kevin de León, th...

Here’s the Text of President Trump’s Immigration Reform & Border Security Proposal

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January 26, 2018

Jan. 25, 2018 THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary WHITE HOUSE FRAMEWORK ON IMMIGRATION REFORM & BORDER SECURITY BORDER SECURITY: Securing the Southern and Northern border of the United Sta...

Here’s the Text of Gov. Brown’s Final State of the State Speech

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January 25, 2018

Gov. Jerry Brown touched on a bit of everything in his final State of the State speech delivered Thursday morning — including a spirited defense of his highly controversial "bullet train" and "Delta tunnels" pr...

California Schools That Need Help Aren’t Getting It: Walters

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January 23, 2018

In his Jan. 21 CALmatters column, Dan Walters zeroes in on a troubling statistic uncovered via the dogged effort of his colleague Jessica Calefati, who covers education. Writing about the state's stumbling a...

California Plastic Bag Cleanup Figures Wrong, Says Researcher

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January 22, 2018

Opinion by Steve Stein In a recent post about California beach litter, GV Wire erroneously compared all littered items made from any type of plastic bag or film (e.g. garbage bags, ice bags, s...

Walters: Legislature’s Employees Should Be Allowed to Unionize

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January 22, 2018

In his Jan. 22 CALmatters column, Dan Walters points out that it was the young Gov. Jerry Brown who more than four decades ago "decreed that public employees had the right to join unions and bargain for salarie...

Trump Immigration Policies Inflict Lasting Harm, Democrat Says

Fans Choose Sides in the ‘Chicken Sandwich War’ of Our Time

With Another Search Looming, Hall Named Fresno PD Chief

Who is Taking Bullard Students Off-Campus for Birth Control Pills?

How Much Could PG&E’s Rates Rise? What You Need to Know.

At UC Merced, a Pipeline for More Diverse Faculty

What’s Holding Up Start of $38M Affordable Housing Project?

When Will Politicians Stop Repeating Myths About Mass Shootings?

MSNBC's Wallace Apologizes for Remark About Trump, Latinos

Rolling Stones Get Name on Martian Rock That Rolled

Trump Awards Medal of Freedom to NBA Star Bob Cousy

Column: Antonio Brown Is All in. At Least for Now

Walters: New State Budget a Windfall for Unions

Walters: A Resurrection for Redevelopment?

How Much Could PG&E’s Rates Rise? What You Need to Know.

Brand’s Police Chief Choice Reflects His Integrity, Not a Charade

District 2 Candidates Weigh in on Homeless, Police, Potholes

Can You Hear Us Now? Give the GV Wire ‘Listen’ Feature a Try.

NW Fresno Council Candidates Clash Over Police, Homeless

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Kamala Harris Up, Biden (Way) Down in Latest California Poll

A Clovis Unified Trustee Will Retire in 2020. Who Wants the Seat?

Trump Ties US Success to 2nd term: ‘You Have to Vote for Me’

Colorado’s Hickenlooper Ending 2020 White House Bid

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LA & San Francisco Embroiled in Political Turmoil: Walters

Brown’s Delta Tunnels & Bullet Train Are in Deep Trouble: Walters

‘It’s a Massacre.’ Taliban Bomb Kills at Least 95, Injures 158 in Kabul.

Cato Institute: GOP House Immigration Proposal Is an Economic Disaster

Is Sen. Dianne Feinstein Anti-Immigrant at Heart?

Here’s the Text of President Trump’s Immigration Reform & Border Security Proposal

Here’s the Text of Gov. Brown’s Final State of the State Speech

California Schools That Need Help Aren’t Getting It: Walters

California Plastic Bag Cleanup Figures Wrong, Says Researcher

Walters: Legislature’s Employees Should Be Allowed to Unionize

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