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Enough Is Enough: Fraud-Ridden Banks Are Not LA’s Only Option
What if there is an alternative that would not only save the city money but would be a safer place to deposit its funds than in Wall Street banks?
“If the Risk Is Low, Let Them Go”: Efforts to Resolve the Growing Numbers of Aging Behind Bars
By 2030, the prison population age 55 and over is predicted to be 4,400 percent more than what it was in 1981. Some state and federal prison systems look …
Delta Fish Survey Reveals an Ecosystem In Collapse
2013 was the driest year on record in California and no relief from the drought is in sight.
EPA: California Offshore Frackers Must Disclose Chemicals Dumped Into Ocean
The EPA issued a rule last week requiring oil and gas firms fracking in federal waters off the coast of southern California to report the volume and chemical makeup …
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New California Legislation Seeks to Thwart NSA Spying
Supporters say passage of a proposed California law would tell the NSA, "We don't want you in California unless you follow the Constitution."
Stop Governor Brown’s Plan to Frack California – Hearings Start Today
We have less than two weeks to submit public comments opposing Governor Jerry Brown's dangerous fracking regulations that pose a serious risk to all life.
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This California Scheme Is Bad for Your Health
Republican members of the California Assembly created a fake and misleading health insurance website.
Tragic Slaying of Oscar Grant by Bay Area Police Remembered Five Years Later
The quest for justice continues five years after slaying of Oscar Grant, unarmed 22-year-old African American shot at Fruitvale Station.
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California Ships Prisoners Out of State to “Reduce” Its Prison Population
In response to a Supreme Court mandate to reduce its penitentiary population, California is shipping prisoners to private correctional facilities in other states.
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Pension Theft: Class War Goes to the Next Stage
Pensions are not gifts bestowed by the government on workers; they are part of workers' pay.