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Sacramento Nestlé Bottling Plant Shut-Down Set for December 4
Subsidized water was exported to corporate agribusiness interests, so now activists are joining forces.
In Quest for Revenue, Los Angeles Times Creates Oil Industry Propaganda Website
To make up for financial shortfall from ad revenue, publications have been going to extraordinary lengths.
Jerry Brown Signs Two Oil Spill Bills, but Marine Areas Aren’t Fully Protected
Four marine protected areas were imperiled by the oil spill that started at Refugio State Beach.
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California’s Investment in Global Warming Reduction Programs Score Well
The revenue generated from California's 2006 global warming law is making the air cleaner.
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Thousands Still Homeless a Year After the Bay Area’s Biggest Encampment Was Shuttered
Nearly a year after San Jose shut down the Bay Area's biggest homeless encampment, hundreds still live along city creeks. What went wrong?
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Why Are Blackface Frat Parties Still Happening?
On October 6, fraternity brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon and sorority sisters of Alpha Phi took part in reproducing racist stereotypes.
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California Says “No” to Plastic Microbeads
A federal ban is the obvious next step in dealing with this serious health concern.
Fresno, California, Aims to Recharge Its Dwindling Groundwater
Surface water projects give groundwater a break, in the state's fourth year of severe drought.
California Gov. Jerry Brown Appoints Big Oil Executive as Industry Regulator
Big Oil, agribusiness and other corporate interests have captured the regulatory apparatus in California.
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Will California Court Let Voters Repudiate US Supreme Court on Citizens United?
It's an unusual case that asks a state judicial branch whether voters have the right to smack the federal judiciary in the face.