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Governor Jerry Brown
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commentary
SoCal Connected
The Tortoise and the Hair
Post date:California's "President" Jerry Brown is one of the most prominent anti-Trump voices
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endangered species
Redefine
Repeal of California's Lead Ammo Ban Fails -- For Now
Post date:A bill that would have repealed most of California's landmark ban on lead ammunition won't be passing before the ban begins to take effect.
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california drought
Food
To Deal with the Drought, Impose Beef Restrictions
Post date:The governor issued water restrictions earlier this month, but he must go a step further to make an impact.
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budget
Agenda
Social Services Funding Unlikely to be Restored by Budget
Post date:Deep cuts to social services have helped ease California's finances.
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Agenda
'Between a Man and a Woman' to Be Deleted from California Law Books
Post date:Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation to ensure that language used in California's code books reflect the right of same-sex couples to marry.
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irwindale
SoCal Focus
Sriracha and Irwindale: The War May Not Be Over as Questions Remain
Post date:Something has been left out of the story of Huy Fong Foods and the city of Irwindale.
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SoCal Focus
Props 30 and 32 and the Making of a 'Zombie Party'
Post date:Even some conservatives believe the GOP is dead in California. But dead (as we know) isn't really, really dead. The state GOP is still shambling forward, looking for brains
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orange county
1st and Spring
More 'Broken Windows' When Cities Are Broke
Post date:Westminster in Orange County is one more victim of the state's indifference to local government. City services - and neighborhoods - are in decline everywhere.
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1st and Spring
New Battle Begins Over Redevelopment's End
Post date:"The state is making up the rules as it goes along," say a coalition of cities. They want the courts to sort out the chaos. The issue, inevitably, is who gets the money.
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Governor Jerry Brown
1st and Spring
Will Redevelopment Be Resurrected?
Post date:Unwinding the state's 400 redevelopment agencies is underway while at the same time some in the legislature want to turn back the clock, but just a little.
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Governor Jerry Brown
1st and Spring
It's Doomsday for Redevelopment Agencies
Post date:But wait! There's more: the high cost of crumbling sidewalks and the low cost of the Orange Line extension.
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Governor Jerry Brown
1st and Spring
The End Is Near! And What Follows Redevelopment Isn't Clear
Post date:With just 14 days to go, city officials have no clear idea of what will happen following the February 1 deadline that pulls the plug on California's 400 redevelopment agencies.
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ceqa
SoCal Focus
Will Anyone Defend CEQA?
Post date:There's a long list of those who hope to roll back the state's landmark environmental law.
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1st and Spring
Of Sausage Making and Stadiums
Post date:Not all defeated projects deserved being ground down by CEQA challenges. Not all objections to development projects were principled. But they did reflect a bias in the law toward localism. That's the real target of so-called "CEQA reform."
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Governor Jerry Brown
1st and Spring
Parolee Realignment: Fewer Police To Patrol L.A. Streets
Post date:Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said Monday that he will move 150 police officers from street patrol duty to parolee supervision in order to cope with the state's parolee realignment plan.
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Governor Jerry Brown
1st and Spring
Redevelopment Decisions a Tangled Web for Cities
Post date:In fighting to protect redevelopment, cities may have created a worse problem.
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City Hall
1st and Spring
AEG is Cloaking its Downtown Stadium in 'Green' Snake Oil
Post date:Claiming "carbon neutrality" for a massive construction project that will have a usable life measured in decades is beyond the ability of good science (and common sense), but it sounds good in press briefings.
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Governor Jerry Brown
1st and Spring
NFL Football is Bad for You and Your Neighborhood
Post date:Farmers Field and Ed Roski's competing stadium proposal are bad for you because they have been used to accelerate a game-changing shift in land use authority.
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commentary
SoCal Focus
Governor Jerry Brown: Unpredictably Consistent When It Comes to the Budget
Post date:The Golden State's once and current Governor, Jerry Brown, has made history with two firsts. First, Brown vetoed a budget agreement passed by both houses. Second, Brown kept his word.
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law
SoCal Focus
Welcome Governor Brown, Best Wishes Justice Moreno
Post date:California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno resigns. Moreno is the court's only Democratic appointee and only Latino member. His vacancy gives Brown an early chance to make a mark on the state's highest court.