Daniel Benjamin

Jerry Brown as California Governor, Act 2: Can He Save the State?

Jerry Brown may be mellower and more experienced than when he first served as governor in 1975. Now he faces big challenges given California's more diverse population and flagging …

By: Daniel B Wood &; Daniel Benjamin ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor

January 3, 2011

From Marijuana to “Sexting”: New Laws Set to Take Effect January 1

In all, 45 states, the District of Columbia, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico passed 31,005 new laws in 2010. Some of them will come into effect with the new …

By: Daniel B Wood &; Daniel Benjamin ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

December 31, 2010

Homelessness Besets More Women. How to Respond?

Women are the fastest-growing group of people facing homelessness. Organizations, such as one in Los Angeles' skid row, try a multipronged approach to helping homeless women, starting with housing. …

By: Daniel B Wood &; Daniel Benjamin ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

December 20, 2010

Food Safety Act: Five Food Recalls That Rattled the Industry

The Senate's passage of the Food Safety Act, the most sweeping food-safety law in 70 years has thrown a spotlight on the US food supply. Here are five of …

By: Daniel B Wood &; Daniel Benjamin ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

December 1, 2010

Measure to Legalize Marijuana Trails in California, if Polls Are Right

Los Angeles - If this is Friday, California's ballot measure to legalize marijuana use for adults must be ... losing? That, indeed, is the result of the latest poll …

By: Daniel B Wood &; Daniel Benjamin ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

October 25, 2010

If Proposition 23 Passes, Will Other Greenhouse-Gas Laws Fall?

California's 2008 law to limit greenhouse-gas emissions is seen as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's biggest achievement. If it is undone by Proposition 23, other similar laws could follow, experts say. …

By: Daniel B Wood &; Daniel Benjamin ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

October 19, 2010

New Poll Shows California Tilting Against Legalized Marijuana

Los Angeles - As the nation’s first state vote on whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use nears, a new poll has introduced fresh uncertainty into the race.

By: Daniel B Wood &; Daniel Benjamin ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

October 7, 2010

Has California Supreme Court Ruling “Wiped Out” Proposition 8 Opposition?

The California Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown have no legal obligation to defend Proposition 8. The 2008 voter-approved measure banning same …

By: Daniel B Wood &; Daniel Benjamin ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

September 10, 2010

Feds File New Arizona Immigration Lawsuit, This Time to Protect Workers

The Justice Department alleges that an Arizona public college discriminated against immigrant job candidates. The case could pit states' rights against those of the federal government. Los Angeles - …

By: Daniel B Wood &; Daniel Benjamin ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

September 1, 2010

Case of Soup-Kitchen Thief Fuels Critics of Three-Strikes Laws

A California man sentenced to 25 years to life was released Monday because a judge ruled his sentence under a three-strikes law was too harsh for his crime – …

By: Daniel B Wood &; Daniel Benjamin ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

August 19, 2010

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