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Category Archives: 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
Iraq War's Effects Still Felt in the Bay Area
The death of a loved one. The scars left by horrible trauma. Family relationships forever altered. The Iraq war left indelible marks on millions of people, including many in the Bay Area. To mark the tenth anniversary of the U.S. … Continue reading
Former CalPERS Official Indicted
A federal grand jury has indicted a former official of California's largest state employee retirement fund, the Department of Justice has announced. Here's the press release: A federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted Alfred J. Villalobos, of Reno, Nevada, … Continue reading
City College of San Francisco Fights for Its Future
By Charla Bear It's tough for Teresa Villicana, a student at the City College of San Francisco, to focus on her studies right now. She's got a more pressing concern. "If they close, where are we going to be?" she … Continue reading
A Guide to California's Proposed Ban on Smoking in Apartments
It’s move-in day. You’re sitting in the great new condo you just bought. And suddenly you catch a whiff of cigarettes coming from next door. If you’re a healthy-living type, your home-buyer happiness may be gone in a puff of … Continue reading
Oakland VA Office Makes Veterans Wait 618 Days for Disability Pay
by Aaron Glantz, The Bay Citizen The Department of Veterans Affairs has failed to provide key information to Congress and the public that shows the agency’s ability to quickly provide service-related benefits has virtually collapsed under President Barack Obama. Infographic: … Continue reading
Foster Care Advocates Fight Plan to Eliminate Statewide Program
Anteus Stinson, 22, entered California's foster care system when he was three. Since then he's lived in a lot of different places and gone to a lot of different schools. "I was actually in high school in Merced, Modesto, Stockton … Continue reading
Democrats Hope to Retain Supermajority in Senate Races
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By Don Thompson, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)—Primaries for two open state Senate seats being held Tuesday carry consequences that could be more significant than in a typical legislative race. Democrats won two-thirds majorities in both houses of the Legislature … Continue reading
News Pix: Bay Area Faces Sequester Cuts, Bay Lights Magic and Birds of Berkeley's Marina
Artist Leo Villareal controls the Bay Lights with his laptop. (Cy Musiker/KQED) On Wednesday, author and photographer Elaine Miller Bond captured this shot of "hundreds, probably thousands, of seabirds (mostly cormorants) sitting on the old pilings at the far end … Continue reading
Deliberations in Bell Corruption Trial Hit a Snag
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By Rachael Marcus Jury deliberations over the fate of six former Bell City Council members accused of corruption began anew today after the dismissal of a juror. The case went to the jury last Friday, but yesterday, the court dismissed a juror … Continue reading
