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2013/05/22 06:38
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State Assembly Approves Williams’ College Access ...
AB 955, authored by Assemblyman Das Williams, D-Santa Barbara, would allow colleges to offer courses at cost to students who choose to take them during summer and winter intersessions. “This is a...
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2013/05/21 00:53
2013/05/21 00:53
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Bill adds community college classes at higher cost
Class offerings at California community colleges have been reduced as a result of state budget cuts, Williams said. Proposals to restore money for higher education would reinstate only part of the...
Public Policy Institute of California Public Policy Institute of California Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan Senate
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2013/05/20 18:19
2013/05/20 18:19
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Enterprise zones need to produce bigger jolt
Employers who locate in one of the zones can collect tax credits for people hired years earlier. That amounts to a giveaway for decisions already made, not an incentive to hire new employees. Some...
Fresno San Francisco Public Policy Institute of California Public Policy Institute of California Brown
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2013/05/20 07:59
2013/05/20 07:59
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Pacific Rim fest a treat -- and maybe a lesson in...
Noel Coward once sang that only "mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun," but he never attended the Pacific Rim Street Fest, where more than 10,000 visitors poured into Old Sacramento on...
Sacramento Noel Coward Ashley Hill Public Policy Institute of California Public Policy Institute of California
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2013/05/18 07:59
2013/05/18 07:59
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Brown suggests tax break deal that could work
Gov. Jerry Brown has renewed his push to eliminate the $700 million to $750 million a year business tax break known as enterprise zones, this time with the goal of using that money in ways that...
Jerry Brown San Francisco Public Policy Institute of California Public Policy Institute of California CHICAGO
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2013/05/17 19:30
2013/05/17 19:30
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Student loan debt: Student Bill of Rights in Cali...
A college degree is still the best road to financial security, helping to improve quality of life for millions of American families. But with the soaring cost of higher education the route is paved...
2013/05/17 07:53
2013/05/17 07:53
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State might cut enterprise zones, including Merce...
There are 42 enterprise zones in California, selected based on criteria such as residential income, unemployment and poverty levels. Jennifer Krumm, chief operating officer of the Greater Merced...
2013/05/17 00:49
2013/05/17 00:49
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Governor holds the line on spending
Local governments are learning, if they didn't already know it, that Gov. Jerry Brown means what he says. Back in 2011, the governor vowed to get rid of both redevelopment agencies and enterprise...
Jerry Brown WATSONVILLE Department of Housing and Community Development Public Policy Institute of California Public Policy Institute of California
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2013/05/14 17:24
2013/05/14 17:24
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Seth Rosenfeld: How one Golden State icon helped ...
Once upon a time, the University of California was a sacred trust, the top tier of a model educational system that helped lift the state to unprecedented prosperity. It was jealously protected from...
2013/05/13 19:53
2013/05/13 19:53
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Closing California's education gap
But this opportunity and success have not reached everyone, and the California dream is in danger of slipping away. Today, California ranks first in the country in the number of working low-income...
College Opportunity Public Policy Institute of California Public Policy Institute of California Michele Siqueiros
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2013/05/11 08:55
2013/05/11 08:55
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Lack of learning among low-income families could ...
A new report released Wednesday cautions that the lack of higher education among California's low-income families could further hurt the state's economy over the next decade. According to the Los...
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2013/05/11 04:29
2013/05/11 04:29
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Drilling for middle ground on fracking debate
... Just last fall, the oil industry in California spent a good chunk of its considerable political money to try to defeat Democratic Sen. Fran Pavley in her toss-up district that includes eastern...
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2013/05/10 01:53
2013/05/10 01:53
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Ronald Reagan and the fall of UC
Now UC is more often described in profane terms. The state's entire higher education system has been under assault for decades — free access is long gone; investment per student has shrunk; some...
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2013/05/09 14:01
2013/05/09 14:01
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The Riggs Report: Abel's warm-up act
Former Republican legislator Abel Maldonado said this week in Sacramento, he’s focused on qualifying a ballot measure that deals with public safety, not on his pending campaign for governor. It’s...
Abel Maldonado Jerry Brown Republican Party Arnold Schwarzenegger Sacramento
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2013/05/07 16:31
2013/05/07 16:31
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5 Potholes and 4 Reasons For Hope: California Pol...
After years of slashing budgets and experiencing political gridlock, California might be climbing out of its ditch. The economy is picking up, a handful of government reforms have been implemented,...
KQED Sacramento LOS ANGELES Justin Sullivan San Francisco
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2013/05/05 16:14
2013/05/05 16:14
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There Is In Fact A Tech-Talent Shortage And There...
For America to maintain its fragile role as the most innovative nation on earth, it must perpetually attract the world’s best and brightest. There will always be trailblazing engineers that stay in...
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2013/05/05 10:47
2013/05/05 10:47
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GOLIS: See the inevitable shrinking government
... Among the chattering classes in Sacramento, the talk is all about the arcane subject of prison realignment. In 2011, the state Legislature rushed to embrace Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to move felons...
Jerry Brown Sonoma Public Policy Institute of California Sacramento Public Policy Institute of California
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2013/05/05 03:53
2013/05/05 03:53
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Prop. 13 loophole gives edge to big players
A few months later, Dell tore up the contract. He still wanted the hotel. But his attorneys had found a simple way to reshuffle the deal to avoid a legal change in ownership. The maneuver saved...
Dell Superior Court Christopher Thornberg Beacon Economics UCLA
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2013/05/03 21:49
2013/05/03 21:49
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Immigration reform could unite children, parents
WASHINGTON -- Thousands of foster care children in California may be reunited with their parents if immigration reform passes in Congress. Currently, millions of children -- even those who are U.S....
CONGRESS Wendy Cervantes Senate Washington federal government
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2013/05/02 08:03
2013/05/02 08:03
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Immigration reform: Silicon Valley hiring practic...
As Congress tries to tackle the many sides of immigration reform, one of Silicon Valley's most contentious debates is getting renewed focus: Should high-tech companies be required to hire Americans...
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