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4 hrs ago | Newsday.com

Jerry Brown again? Some Calif. Dems express unease

In this file photo taken Saturday April 25, 2009, Attorney General Jerry Brown is seen speaking at the California Democratic Party convention in Sacramento , Calif.

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Related Topix: California, Sacramento Metro, Sacramento, CA, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

Tue Nov 10, 2009

My Mother Lode

Cogdill Will Not Seek Re-election in 2010

The race for the 14th District California Senate seat will be wide open in 2010, as Senator Dave Cogdill has announced that he will not seek re-election. Cogdill has issued a statement reading, "Representing the citizens of the Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada for almost a decade has truly been an honor and a blessing.

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Modified Mustangs & Fords Blogs

SEMA and California Agencies Solve Titling Dilemma for Hobbyist Vehicles

SEMA, working on behalf of California enthusiasts of specialty vehicles and in cooperation with the Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Automotive Repair, Air Resources Board and Attorney General's office has resolved a complex and threatening issue to this market segment and the industry it serves.

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Star Tribune

Calif. AG's office: Press aide taped 6 interviews

A report by California Attorney General Jerry Brown's office says a spokesman secretly recorded phone calls with five reporters, even though he was explicitly warned not to do so.

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Related Topix: California, Criminal Defense Law, Law, US Politics, US News

NBC Bay Area

Survey Says? Californians Are Pessimistic About State's Future

Californians may still be in love with President Barack Obama but this year's gubernatorial candidates don't have what it takes to save a sinking ship, according to a new poll.

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Related Topix: California, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

The Daily Democrat

Earmarks fill water bond to the brim

An $11.1 billion water bond approved this week by California lawmakers is filled with special interest earmarks that reward legislative districts in nearly every corner of the state, from $20 million for economic development in a rural northern county to $10 million to a University of California climate change institute.

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Related Topix: California, Sacramento, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles Metro

KCBS

Governor Signs Water Bond

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a far-reaching water bond passed last week by the California Legislature intended to restore the ailing estuary at the heart of the state's water system.

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Related Topix: California, US Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger

Mon Nov 09, 2009

East Bay Business Times

Poizner nixes comp rate jump

Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner said Monday he's rejecting a second consecutive request by the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau to significantly increase California's workers' compensation benchmark rate, this time by nearly 23 percent.

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Atwater Signal

Dan Walters: Enterprise zones questioned

Last June, the Public Policy Institute of California released a highly critical report on California's "enterprise zone" program that provides big tax breaks to businesses for supposedly hiring workers in areas of high unemployment.

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Related Topix: California, Kern County, CA, Tulare County, CA

ABC7 Chicago

Trucker dies as big-rig plummets off SF bridge

A trucker died Monday after his big-rig plummeted 200 feet from a new section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge that has seen more than 42 crashes since it opened, authorities said.

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Fort Mill Times

Authorities: Huge jump in Calif pot plants seized

Authorities are reporting a staggering jump in the number of plants seized in California's annual anti-marijuana eradication effort.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

News Max

Calif. Dems Angry Brown is Sole Choice for Gov.

California Attorney General Jerry Brown is by far the most popular candidate for governor in next year's election, but most voters in his party are unhappy that he is the only major Democrat running, according to a new poll on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Barbara Boxer, US Politics, California, US News, US Senate, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election, University of Southern California

Sierra Sun

California water bill could bring millions to Tahoe, Sierra Nevada

A bill that could bring millions of dollars for conservation work in the Sierra Nevada cleared the state assembly Wednesday, lining it up to go to voters in 2010.

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Related Topix: California, Modesto Metro, US Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kings Beach, CA, Tahoe City, CA

PR-inside.com

Douglas 'touched' by film honor from Schwarzenegger

Kirk Douglas was stunned to be presented with a top movie award by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday night - because he coached the muscleman on his first ever film.

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Related Topix: The Villain, Western, Comedy Movies, Kirk Douglas, California, US Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger

New York Times

California Water Overhaul Caps Use

California lawmakers on Wednesday approved a series of bills that would vastly overhaul the state's troubled water system.

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Related Topix: California, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Agriculture, Science, US Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Contra Costa Times

Maldonado said to be top choice for lieutenant governor

The choices seem endless as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ponders his pick to fill the now-vacant lieutenant governor's job.

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Related Topix: California, US Governors, Arnold Schwarzenegger, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Los Angeles Metro

Western morning News

Two Spot Gobi with James Robinson, third from left, play the NoHo Arts Centre, Los Angeles

CHILL winds and blustery showers may be ushering in the British winter, but James Robinson and fellow members of alternative funky soul popsters Two Spot Gobi have their memories of a glorious Californian summer to keep them warm.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, United Kingdom, California, Life, Food, Avocado

SF Sentinel

California Voters Don't Want Same-Sex Marriage Back on the Ballot - Los Angeles Times/Usc Poll

A small majority of California voters supports the right of gay couples to marry, but a much larger portion of voters opposes efforts to place the issue back on the ballot next year, a new Los Angeles Times/USC poll has found.

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Related Topix: Wedding, California, US News, Gay/Lesbian

Fri Nov 06, 2009

KOLO-TV Reno

Calif. Proposes Facilities For Prison Medical Care

California prison officials have submitted a construction plan intended to expand medical and mental health treatment for inmates.

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McClatchy DC

Doubt cast on stimulus' impact on California jobs

Up to one-fourth of the 110,000 jobs reported as saved by federal stimulus money in California probably never were in danger, according to a review of the statistics by the Sacramento Bee.

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Related Topix: California, Texas Government, Texas

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