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News Pix: San Jose May Day Immigration Rally, Solar Plane Liftoff and Hot Weather
Several thousand people marched for workers' rights and immigration reform on May Day in San Jose. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED) Dancers performed outside San Jose City Hall as part of the May Day rallies. Speakers from local labor unions and immigration rights … Continue reading
Grover Norquist on KQED's Forum: The Tax Pledge and Beyond
Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, is best known for the tax pledge that his group asks Republican candidates and politicians to sign. The pledge basically says that the signee will not support new taxes or reductions to … Continue reading
Judge Allows Stockton to Enter Bankruptcy
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge accepted Stockton's bankruptcy application on Monday, making it the most populous city in the nation to enter bankruptcy. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein said the bankruptcy declaration was needed to allow the city to … Continue reading
California's Jobless Rate Dips... But It's Way Worse Than North Dakota's
Quick, what is California doing as well as Mississippi and Nevada but worse than all the other states? As you might have guessed from the headline of this post, the answer is "hire people." In February, the Golden State's jobless … Continue reading
Mortgage Fraud in California a Game of Whac-A-Mole for Law Enforcement
In one widely publicized case, the owner spread possum urine around the house, turned up the heat and closed all the windows for a few days. Why?
Kids Without Vaccination? Obama Details Sequester Budget Cuts in California
California kids will miss their vaccinations. California toddlers will go without Head Start preschool. Workers will go on furlough from California military bases. These are some of the dire consequences that President Barack Obama outlined for the state on Monday … Continue reading
How Sequestration Budget Cuts Could Affect California
Update: Barack Obama warns of kids going without vaccination and other severe effects of sequestration. There's no question California will suffer if Congress can't reach a budget deal. The "sequester" cuts scheduled to start March 1 would hit schools, health … Continue reading
Mistake in First California Carbon Auction Raises Questions About Secrecy
The glitch in California's cap-and-trade program that you probably never heard about.
California's Baby Boomers on Track to Overwhelm State's Younger Working Adults
Think of it like a mushroom. Up near the top, there’s a big, fat cap of Baby Boomers; down below, the stem is struggling to hold up under the weight. USC’ Dowell Myers says The Day of Demographic Reckoning has … Continue reading
Thinking of an Indie Electric Car? You May Need to Move Fast
I hate to say it's over, but I think there are going to be far fewer of these small [electric] start-ups. I don’t know how you break into that [market] unless you have technology that is way beyond what is currently existing.
