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16
Dec 2009
California faces at least another year of recession, and the state budget is so far upside down that it's now "more likely to default than not," on some of its debt, a new economic forecast from California Lutheran University's economists...
16
Dec 2009
The CalPERS board today approved a modest increase in the state's annual contribution to the pension fund, setting aside protests from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration.
Schwarzenegger wants the state's payment to CalPERS to jump...
16
Dec 2009
All but five of the city's estimated 800 to 1,000 medical marijuana clinics would be forced to shut down or move under the latest restrictions being considered by the Los Angeles City Council, officials said Wednesday.
The council had...
16
Dec 2009
The City Council approved a new program Wednesday to train gang intervention workers, advancing the city's push to overhaul its anti-gang efforts.
In its 12-0 vote, the council awarded $200,000 to The Advancement Project, which will open...