Real estate influence group spends 'mind boggling' amount in California House race

By Alexandra Duszak

Pro-development candidate Gary Miller gets big boost from Realtor super PAC in California state race.

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"… gh to knock off an entrenched member of Congress in a primary contest. But California State Sen. Bob Dutton probably didn’t count on the fact that he would al …"

"… e entire funding of a super PAC, according to CRP.This election cycle, the California-based Cooperative of American Physicians has done the same for its super P …"

Police, suspensions in schools need reform, new report urges

By Susan Ferriss

A report looks at how three troubled California communities are struggling with high suspension rates of vulnerable students.

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"… ore harm than good, according to a new report on three especially troubled California districts.  The report released Thursday by University of California …"

"… California districts.  The report released Thursday by University of California scholars and Human Impact Partners is an exhaustive profile of students in …"

"… South Los Angeles, Oakland and the agribusiness hub of Salinas in Central California. All these communities have high levels of family poverty, high rates of s …"

"… cies have on equity and health in communities.The report was funded by the California Endowment. The Center for Public Integrity also receives some support from …"

Unchecked dust explosions kill, injure hundreds of workers

By Chris Hamby

After bureaucratic hurdles, industry pushback and political calculations, there is no fix in sight.

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"… and advises companies on prevention.Some in Congress want OSHA to act now. California Rep. George Miller and two other House Democrats have introduced a bill th …"

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OPINION: Could nonprofit health insurance plans be the real reformers?

By Wendell Potter

Nonprofit health insurance just might be the sleeper solution in healthcare reform law.

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"… d more than $982 million in low-interest loans to 12-nonprofit groups from California to Maine to help them overcome those barriers to entry. The reform law pro …"

Anti-90 Group Unveils New TV Ads

By Josh Israel

Spots say Proposition 90 would be “a taxpayer trap”

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"… is bad for the environment and it’s a taxpayer trap. Vote “no” on 90. …"

"… no” on 90. …"

"… onscreen. Prop 90 is opposed by every leading environmental group in California: groups defending our air, our land, and our water, because 90 is bad for …"

In California, Pro-90 Forces Release First TV Ad

By Josh Israel

Could your home really become a castle?

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"… ur home, so please vote “yes” on Proposition 90. …"

"… levision spot. In the 30-second ad, Verla and Leo Lambert of Garden Grove, California, urge voters to approve the proposed constitutional amendment, which would …"

"… Ad 1: “Victims”The ad features Verla and Leo Lambert of Garden Grove, California.Verla: After 50 years in our home, the government tried to take it away fr …"

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California’s “No On 90” Forces Hit The Air Running

By Josh Israel

Two "No on 90" television spots to run until Election Day

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"… lifornia. Join them and vote NO on 90. It’s a taxpayer trap. …"

"… d two television ads. The “No on 90” group, which also calls itself “Californians Against the Taxpayer Trap,” says that it will run the 15- and 30-secon …"

"… Groups, Many Reasons”A voice narrates over text and slide-like images of Californians.Why do over two hundred leading groups oppose Prop 90? The League of Wom …"

"… deration . . . because 90 would jeopardize our environment. The League of [California] Homeowners . . . because 90 would take away protections from homeowners. …"

An Expensive Proposition

By Jim Morris

Fiscal analyst says California ballot initiative could cost billions

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"… even get more than the fair market value of their property. …"

"… tive analyst says in a new report commissioned by the Coalition To Protect California, a group that was formed in June to oppose the proposition.“Proposition …"

"… mportant policy areas,” the 73-page report, co-authored by William Hamm, California’s nonpartisan legislative analyst from 1977 to 1986, concludes. “Assum …"

"… artisan legislative analyst from 1977 to 1986, concludes. “Assuming that California governments continue to acquire land and regulate as they have in the past …"

The ‘Reason’ Road Map

By Jim Morris

Libertarian foundation laid out a plan for cloning Oregon experiment

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"… rategy Center, says the regulatory takings initiatives pending in Arizona, California, Idaho, and Washington “have nothing to do with protecting homes or neig …"

Showdown In The West

By Jim Morris and Josh Israel

It’s over “regulatory takings,” and the political gunslinger is a wealthy real estate investor in New York City

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"… lion. …"

"… groups had spent nearly $5 million — including more than $3.3 million in California alone.All the ballot measures would require that property owners whose dev …"

"… l scheme,” says Carl Zichella, the Sierra Club’s regional director for California. “They’re saying, ‘Let me do what I want or you pay me.’”Rich, w …"

"… attempts to put similar measures before voters in Missouri and Oklahoma.In California, the biggest donor after Rich is Howard Ahmanson, Jr., a media-shy multimi …"

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