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Proposition 23 draws fire for controversial ties to oil and Tea Party interests
Mytheos Holt
Mon, Sep 6th 2010

Ask any politically engaged person to name the people allegedly responsible for financing the growing libertarian-minded upswing in mainstream politics, and one name will stick out – namely, Koch.

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  • Public Safety and Prison Reform

    Perhaps the most fundamental tension in a free society is presented by the simple question; how safe is safe enough?

    The answers unfortunately are far more complex than the question.

    Most public discussion of public safety occurs in the aftermath of tragedy. As a result, no issue is subject to more emotion. The consequences of failure are profound.
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  • Unfunded Mandates

    All state and local governments must deal with the consequences of unfunded and underfunded federal mandates. However, these impacts are not evenly felt around the country. This is because some program obligations have greater consequences in some states and because the federal government does not provide the same level of funding to each state for all mandates.
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  • Open Primary Initiative

    The Open Primary proposal will appear on the June, 2010 ballot. If approved by voters it would change the way elections are conducted for partisan offices in California.
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  • The Alternative Minimum Income Tax

    The AMT “Stealth Tax”.  If you don’t know what the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) is, you should find out, because you may be paying it and not even know it.
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  • California Campaign Finance Reform
    Current System. Current campaign finance rules are a complicated set of limits on maximum campaign contributions based upon the office sought and the nature of the contributor. These limits are adjusted periodically to reflect increased costs in campaigning.
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Second California charter school found to be 'misusing' taxpayer dollars in past two weeks
Adrienne Verrilli
Mon, Sep 6th 2010

Lacking the same oversight and transparency as the state’s public schools, a second charter...

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Independents will decide California's next governor
Greg Lucas
Sat, Sep 4th 2010

California’s Independent – decline-to-state – voters will decide November’s gubernatorial race...

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Prison rape: myths and misconceptions
W. E. Messamore
Sat, Sep 4th 2010

Earlier this year, CAIVN alerted you to the crisis of prison rape.

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Oakland mayoral candidate seeks to revitalize city's health and economy with sound food policy
Chris Hinyub
Sat, Sep 4th 2010

Food unites us all. Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Council member, is...

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Tea Party takes heat in illegal immigration debate
Christopher A. ...
Fri, Sep 3rd 2010

The Tea Party could make a big impact in Congress, unless rival political factions successfully...

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Misery, exhilaration mark Burning Man
Alan Markow
Fri, Sep 3rd 2010

There are levels of misery associated with Burning Man – wind, dust, heat and the lack of normal...

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Boxer and Fiorina face off in first Senate debate
Mytheos Holt
Thu, Sep 2nd 2010

Last night, the two candidates for California’s US Senate seat squared off in the first of their...

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2010 now marks deadliest year in Afghanistan War
Ryan Jaroncyk
Thu, Sep 2nd 2010

326 U.S. soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan so far this year, passing last year's record...

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Sacramento snoozes while state suffers
Bob Morris
Wed, Sep 1st 2010

The state legislature sauntered back from their month long July vacation on August 1 and...

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California school district institutes electronic tracking system for preschool students
Chris Hinyub
Wed, Sep 1st 2010

The Contra Costa County School District has become the first in the state to implement an...

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The rise of the moderate political movement
Damon Eris
Wed, Sep 1st 2010

In today’s political environment, it can be easy to forget that more than a third of Americans...

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Latino immigration activists mobilize against Republican Party
Christopher A. ...
Tue, Aug 31st 2010

Over the weekend, 47 years to the day that Martin Luther King Jr. shook the conceptions of race...

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GOP takes big lead on generic ballot
W. E. Messamore
Tue, Aug 31st 2010

It's a bad year to be a Democrat.

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