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Category Archives: Demographics
Mien Farmers Make a Garden Grow in East Oakland
In the heart of East Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood, the Peralta Hacienda Historical Park is an incongruous reminder of California’s Mexican past: six acres of open space in a sea of single-family homes. What was once a massive ranchero now features … Continue reading
Beyond the Bubble: Riverside County DA Considers Classes/Fines for Low-Level Offenders
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with an AM post from somewhere else in California. Because we're in this Golden State together. Right? It's a terrible name, realignment. For one thing, it provides no clear visual as to what … Continue reading
Beyond the Bay: Stockton's Rocky Road
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with an AM post from somewhere else in California. We're in this Golden State together. Right? Ever since Vallejo settled its bankruptcy situation, Stockton has become the new poster child for the … Continue reading
Beyond the Bay: Sierra Club Sues to Stop City by the Salton Sea
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Rachael Myrow here, host of The California Report, with an a.m. post from beyond the Bay Area Bubble… It's one of the more pungent parts of California. On the back side of the state's largest state park, Anza-Borrego, there's a … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: Oakland's Fruitvale Taco Truck Operators Organize to Protect Against Robbers
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. Plagued by Crime, Oakland Food Truck Vendors Unite for Protection (New York Times) … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: Brown Pushes for Older Retirement Age for Public Employees
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. Brown wants to raise California public retirement age to 67, but … (89.3 … Continue reading
Americans Love Hawaii, Dislike California
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That's the title of this press release from Public Policy Polling from Feb 21. Americans generally have a favorable view of most states. Only five are in negative territory, led by California (27% favorable and 44% unfavorable), Illinois (19-29), New … Continue reading
California Bucks Trend in Child Poverty
Children growing up in areas of concentrated poverty are more likely to experience stress, drop out of school, and grow up to be low-income adults. Those are some of the findings of an Annie E. Casey Foundation report released Thursday. … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: Chinese Wine Lovers Drive Boom in California Exports
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. California winemakers boost sales in Chinese market (Los Angeles Times) Massive traffic jam … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: Lance Armstrong for Prop 29, Asking for Cig Tax to Fund Cancer Research
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. Lance Armstrong campaigns for California cigarette tax measure (Los Angeles Times) California, West … Continue reading
