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California Near to Ending 150-Year-Old Posse Comitatus Law

August 16, 2019

SACRAMENTO — California is moving to eliminate what state legislators call an outdated Wild West law requiring that citizens help police upon demand. Lawmakers on Thursday sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a measure eliminating the California Posse Comitatus Act of 18...

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Needy School Districts Getting More Money. What About Needy Kids?

CALmatters

August 9, 2019

Six years into California’s effort to target school funding more to disadvantaged students, new research has found that high-need districts are getting substantially more money. But the report released Wednesda...

One Reason Housing Is so Expensive in California? Cities, Counties Charge Developers High Fees

News

August 9, 2019

The Los Angeles Times Subscription SACRAMENTO — A long-awaited study detailing how much cities and counties charge developers to build housing in California found that such costs are often hidden, ...

Walters: Housing Shortage Crisis Looms Large

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

August 7, 2019

When the state Legislature returns to Sacramento this month after its summer vacation recess, it will have just four weeks to do something meaningful about California’s single most important issue – a housing shortage that takes a heavy economic and psychologi...

4 Sue to Block California Tax Return Law Aimed at Trump

AP News

August 6, 2019

SACRAMENTO — Four California voters have sued to block a new state law aimed at forcing Republican President Donald Trump to release his income tax returns. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law last wee...

Let’s Be Blunt: Cannabis Consumers Need Protection

CALmatters

August 2, 2019

California boasts the strongest “lemon laws” in the country. Another law helps Californians make decisions about avoiding chemicals that could cause cancer or birth defects. A third law requires manufacturers o...

On Trump’s Tax Returns and More, Newsom’s Agenda Isn’t Jerry Brown’s

CALmatters

August 2, 2019

As governor, Jerry Brown vetoed a 2017 measure to keep presidential candidates off the California primary ballot unless they release their tax returns. With a stern veto message, he said the Trump-trolling bill would create a political “slippery slope.” ...

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Why California’s ‘Grayest’ Generation Needs Master Plan for Aging

CALmatters

August 1, 2019

Watching Gov. Gavin Newsom focus some of his youthful energy on the issue of aging is both refreshing and clearly required, especially given his observation that California is getting grayer in staggering numbe...

Walters: California’s Other Fiscal Crisis

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

July 29, 2019

Gov. Gavin Newsom and his predecessor, Jerry Brown, have repeatedly stressed the need to build state budget reserves to cushion the impact of the next recession, whenever it hits. Dan Walters CALmat...

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Resumed Federal Executions Raise Death Penalty’s 2020 Stakes

AP News

July 26, 2019

WASHINGTON — The question to Michael Dukakis, the Democratic presidential candidate in 1988, was brutally personal. "If Kitty Dukakis were raped and murdered, would you favor an irrevocable death penalty for the killer?" Bernard Shaw, a CNN anchor, asked, r...

'My God, I'm in Iran': A California Woman's Eye-Opening Journey

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

Slatic Recall Group Takes First Step to Remove School Trustee

Grandson of Indian Immigrants Is Fresno State Ag One President

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

When Will Politicians Stop Repeating Myths About Mass Shootings?

Is Ethnic Studies Plan Too Politically Correct Even for California?

California Steers Toward a Future of Self-Driving Cars

'Supernatural,' 'Arrow' Makers: CW Dramas Ending on a High

California Freeway Crossing to Give Wildlife Room to Roam

Raiders GM to Brown: Time to Be ‘All in or All Out’

Food Fight: Company Says It Owns ‘Taco Tuesday’

Questions for Mueller From the Left and the Right

‘Christian Left’ Gathers Steam, Appalled by Treatment of Migrants

Walters: Is a Recession on Our Horizon?

When Will Politicians Stop Repeating Myths About Mass Shootings?

District 2 Candidates Weigh in on Homeless, Police, Potholes

NW Fresno Council Candidates Clash Over Police, Homeless

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Brand to Human Traffickers: All of Fresno Is Coming After You!

Karbassi Takes Fresno District 2 Council Seat in Runaway Win

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

California Near to Ending 150-Year-Old Posse Comitatus Law

Needy School Districts Getting More Money. What About Needy Kids?

One Reason Housing Is so Expensive in California? Cities, Counties Charge Developers High Fees

Walters: Housing Shortage Crisis Looms Large

4 Sue to Block California Tax Return Law Aimed at Trump

Let’s Be Blunt: Cannabis Consumers Need Protection

On Trump’s Tax Returns and More, Newsom’s Agenda Isn’t Jerry Brown’s

Why California’s ‘Grayest’ Generation Needs Master Plan for Aging

Walters: California’s Other Fiscal Crisis

Resumed Federal Executions Raise Death Penalty’s 2020 Stakes

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