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Category Archives: Federal Government
Tech Companies' Push to Expand Skilled Worker Visas Rankles Critics
by Sam Harnett Technology companies in California say they can't find enough U.S. programmers to fill jobs. So they're pushing hard for I-Squared, the Immigration Innovation Act, in the U.S. Senate that could more than triple the number of visas … Continue reading
National Parks' Benefit to Bay Area: $445 Million
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Point Reyes Station, a pastoral West Marin outpost, has a population of 848. But on one recent weekday, parking is tight on the town’s main street and there is a steady stream of foot traffic. Steve Costa, co-owner of Point … Continue reading
Drake's Bay Oyster Farm Gets Reprieve from Point Reyes Eviction
A federal judge is allowing Drake's Bay Oyster Company to stay at Point Reyes National Seashore while it fights an eviction order in court, according to lawyers representing the farm. U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced in November that the … Continue reading
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
Despite VA Pledge to Improve, More Veterans Face Long Wait For Benefits
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by Aaron Glantz, Shane Shifflett, Center For Investigative Reporting Under fire for its growing backlog of disability benefits claims, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs last July set itself a goal: By year’s end, 40 percent of veterans would wait … Continue reading
Video: Gabrielle Giffords Makes Dramatic Appeal For Gun Control at Senate Hearing
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WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic appeal, wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged Congress on Wednesday to enact tougher curbs on guns, saying, "too many children are dying" without them. "The time is now. You must act. Be bold, be … Continue reading
Drake's Bay Oyster Farm Challenges Eviction From Park in Court
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Update: The court did not issue a ruling on Friday, said Mary Beth Hutchins of Cause of Action, the public interest group representing Drake's Bay Oyster Company, and it gave no indication of when the ruling might come. OAKLAND, Calif. … Continue reading
