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Federal agency steps into valley fever investigation
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stepped in to investigate outbreaks of valley fever in two California prisons, where more than three dozen inmates have died with the fungal disease. Staff from the Atlanta-based centers'...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Diseases and Illnesses, Coccidioidomycosis , Justice System, Prisons
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Savvy politicos block the shot
SACRAMENTO — There's an emotional risk to falling in love with a local pro sports team, because it can cheat on you. It can walk out and take up with another city. An owner sees greener pastures — more dollars — and jumps the fence....
Tags: Sacramento Kings, National Basketball Association, Phoenix Suns, Politics, Basketball
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CDC probing valley fever outbreaks in two California prisons
SACRAMENTO — The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stepped in to investigate outbreaks of valley fever in two California prisons where more than three dozen inmates have died after contracting the fungal disease. Staff from...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Diseases and Illnesses, Coccidioidomycosis , Justice System, Disease Prevention
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Jerry Brown OKs funds to seize guns held illegally
SACRAMENTO — The state will send dozens of new agents into California neighborhoods this summer to confiscate nearly 40,000 handguns and assault rifles from people barred by law from owning firearms, officials said Wednesday. The plan received the...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Behavioral Conditions, National Rifle Association of America, Justice System
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Efforts to split Santa Monica-Malibu district gain new traction
The PTA at Point Dume Elementary in Malibu is a fundraising machine. Parents collected about $2,100 per student in the 2009-10 school year, money that helped pay for music and art programs, as well as a dedicated marine science lab. But now the Santa...
Tags: Music, PTA, Politics, University of California, Los Angeles, Teaching and Learning
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Assembly backs proposal to allow non-citizens on California juries
SACRAMENTO -- Legislation approved by the Assembly on Thursday would make California the first state to allow non-citizens to serve on juries as long as they are in the country legally. The bill’s sponsor, Assemblyman Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont),...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Prosecution, Elections, Immigration
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Gov. Jerry Brown seeks new prison beds in California
Gov. Jerry Brown is pursuing a prison contract in California, too small to meet federal orders to reduce crowding, but enough to help Brown end the shipment of inmates to for-profit prisons out of state. According to bid documents, California offers...
Tags: Corrections Corporation of America, Prisons
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Gov. Brown OKs funds to confiscate guns from criminals, mentally ill
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed legislation aimed at taking handguns and assault rifles away from 20,000 Californians who acquired them legally but have since been disqualified from ownership because of a criminal conviction or...
Tags: Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Executive Branch, Mark Leno, Criminals
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GPS-tampering bill clears first state legislative committee
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.A pared-down bill that would send sex offenders who repeatedly remove their GPS tracking devices back to state prison cleared its first legislative committee Tuesday, making progress where broader measures failed. In a deal struck with Democratic...Tags: Politics, Punishment, Elections, Ted Lieu, Prisons
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Whittier Law School offers its 'courtroom' for real trials
An Orange County law school hopes to ease the stress on the financially burdened California court system by offering its newly christened practice courtroom on campus as a venue for official legal proceedings. Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa will...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, AEG, Lawyers, Colleges and Universities
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Walton foundation gives $8 million to StudentsFirst
A foundation associated with the Wal-Mart family fortune has expanded its support for the education advocacy group run by former District of Columbia schools chancellor Michelle Rhee. The Walton Family Foundation announced Tuesday an $8-million grant...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Antonio Villaraigosa, Personal Income, Teaching and Learning
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Skelton: Brown's plan is bad for some schools
Gov. Jerry Brown has launched a passionate campaign to change how Sacramento distributes money to school districts. But George Skelton says in his Monday column that the governor's plan isn't as fair as Brown says it is. "It’s not that simple,...Tags: Politics, Executive Branch, Government
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