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Little attention paid to race in huge community college district
An incumbent who styles herself as an outsider and a reform-minded community activist and political aide will face each other in a runoff election Tuesday for the final seat on the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees. Unlike the...
Tags: Elections, Teaching and Learning, Political Fundraising, Colleges and Universities, Primaries
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Letters: It's UC, not McDonald's
Re "Brown urges UC to speed graduations," May 16 Over the 15 years I have taught at UC Santa Barbara, I have seen repeated budget cuts and tuition increases. And yet most students are graduating in four years, not six. I am not sure what Gov. Jerry...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, University of California, Santa Barbara, Government
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Gov. Jerry Brown pitches education budget at East L.A. school
California Gov. Jerry Brown visited an East L.A. campus Friday to tout his proposed state budget, which would shift more money to students with greater needs. Brown said Humphreys Avenue Elementary was precisely the place that would get more aid and...
Tags: Lotteries, Teaching and Learning, Executive Branch, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics
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HUD to shut down offices as a result of sequester
Across-the-board cuts in the federal budget will force the Department of Housing and Urban Development to close its offices on May 24 and possibly six other days. HUD, which provides assistance programs for low-income and homeless people, said Friday...Tags: U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Career and Workplace, Rentals, Shaun Donovan
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Michelle Steel launches bid for supervisor
Orange County's representative on the state Board of Equalization officially began her campaign this week for a seat on the county's Board of Supervisors. Michelle Steel, a Surfside resident, is running for the District 2 seat during the June 2014...Tags: Local Elections, Elections, Primaries, Civil and Public Service, Politics
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Despite state budget revise, Pasadena Unified lays off 96 educators
Despite optimistic projections of increased state funding for public education next year, Pasadena Unified school board members this week approved layoffs for 96 full- or part-time educators. Although many of the layoffs could still be rescinded after...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Job Layoffs, Economy, Business and Finance, Career and Workplace, Government
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Analyst disputes Brown's budget outlook as too glum
SACRAMENTO — California's financial picture is much brighter than Gov. Jerry Brown suggested in his latest spending plan, according to the Legislature's top budget advisor, who said the state will have $3.2 billion more at its disposal than the...
Tags: Bob Blumenfield, Executive Branch, Politics, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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A return to the 'era of limits' in California
In a reminder of the boom years of the late 1990s, California's fiscal picture brightened in the first few months of 2013, leaving the state unexpectedly flush with cash. But when Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled his revised budget proposal Tuesday for fiscal...
Tags: Executive Branch, Personal Income, Environmental Issues, Politics, Darrell Steinberg
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California can expect more tax revenue, analyst says
SACRAMENTO -- The Legislature's top budget advisor said Friday that California can expect much more tax revenue than Gov. Jerry Brown has estimated. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office projected that the state will receive a bit more than...
Tags: Executive Branch, John A. Perez, Politics, Government, Budgets and Budgeting
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Legislature's analysts to weigh in on Jerry Brown's budget
SACRAMENTO -- Earlier this week, Gov. Jerry Brown surprised budget watchers with his pessimistic outlook for California’s future, predicting that state revenues will come in about $2 billion lower next year than his administration thought in...
Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Earnings Forecasts
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Assembly votes to ban lead ammunition for hunting
SACRAMENTO -- The California Assembly voted Thursday to ban the use of lead ammunition when hunting wildlife. The ban would be the first of its kind in the country, said Jennifer Fearing, senior state director for the Humane Society of the United...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Humane Society of the United States, Hunting
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Illegal immigrants would be harder to deport under Assembly bill
SACRAMENTO -- A California lawmaker is making a renewed push to limit the detention and deportation of immigrants who are in the country illegally after his legislation was vetoed last year by Gov. Jerry Brown. The bill, authored by Assemblyman Tom...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Government, Migration, Tom Ammiano, Abusive Behavior
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