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Calif. Gov. Brown calls his school-funding plan a civil rights issue
The Sacramento BeeSACRAMENTO, Calif. _ Facing resistance at the Capitol and in suburban school districts to his effort to shift more education money to California's poor and English-learning students, California Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday called his measure a civil...Tags: Students, Government, Parties and Movements, Joan Buchanan, Politics
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Jerry Brown pledges foes 'battle of their lives' over education funding
The Sacramento BeeFacing resistance at the Capitol and in suburban school districts to his effort to shift more education money to California's poor and English-learning students, Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday called his measure a civil rights issue and promised...Tags: Local Government, Students, Parties and Movements, Government, Joan Buchanan
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State officials temporarily shut down Vernon battery recycler
State regulators announced Wednesday that they are temporarily shutting down a Vernon battery recycler that has been under fire for posing a danger to as many as 110,000 people because of arsenic emissions. The state Department of Toxic Substances...Tags: Exide Technologies
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Dual-serving coastal commissioner resigns under fire
California Coastal Commissioner William Burke — who vocally supported dousing beach bonfires in Newport Beach and Huntington Beach — has resigned amid pressure from two state legislators. Burke is chairman of the South Coast Air Quality...Tags: Allan R. Mansoor, Environmental Issues, Air Pollution, Sports, Environmental Pollution
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Coastal commissioner resigns after Vietnam 'carpet bombing' remark
A state coastal commissioner who vocally supported banning beach bonfires along a stretch of Orange County coastline has resigned under growing pressure from two state legislators. William Burke was serving as both a member of the state Coastal...
Tags: Allan R. Mansoor, Environmental Issues, Air Pollution, Kamala D. Harris, Environmental Pollution
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Dennis Zine endorsed by Gloria Molina in L.A. controller's race
City controller hopeful Dennis Zine picked up an endorsement from Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina on Thursday and said the nod would be a "huge plus" in helping him win support among critical Latino voters. Molina, the sole Latina on the...
Tags: Gloria Molina, Wendy Greuel, Dennis P. Zine, Politics, Antonio Villaraigosa
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California Democrats gather in Sacramento to celebrate victories
California Democrats, gathered for their annual convention in Sacramento this weekend, are expected to celebrate their victories -- holding every statewide elected office, winning super majorities in both houses of the Legislature in November and...Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, John Burton, Government, Eric Holder
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Garcetti edges ahead of Greuel in mayoral fundraising
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti has edged ahead of opponent Wendy Greuel in fund-raising for the May 21 runoff contest, raising $1.27 million during the 4 1/2 weeks that followed the March 5 primary election. The haul means that Garcetti has...
Tags: Lee Baca, Wendy Greuel, Elections, Dennis P. Zine, Politics
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Assembly speaker demands action on Vernon recycling plant
Assembly Speaker John A. Perez (D-Los Angeles) on Friday asked the state Department of Toxic Substances Control to take "immediate action" on dangerous arsenic emissions from a battery recycling plant in Vernon. Last month, the South Coast Air...Tags: Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Jose Huizar, Exide Technologies
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Candidates for city attorney, other posts spar at downtown forum
The two candidates battling to be Los Angeles city attorney in next month’s election sharpened the contrasts in their views of the job during a forum Monday. “We don’t do policy, we do law,” City Atty. Carmen Trutanich told a...Tags: Environmental Issues, Politics, Justice System, Mike Feuer, Crime, Law and Justice
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Termed-out Fuentes stays on Assembly payroll while running for council
The headline on this post has been changed from the original, as explained below. Voters in northeast Los Angeles picked former state Assemblyman Felipe J. Fuentes III (D-Sylmar) in March to represent them on the City Council, but that job won't begin...Tags: Political Fundraising, Curren D. Price, Jr., Alex Padilla, Elections, Richard Alarcon
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Garcetti garners endorsement of Art Torres
L.A. NOWComparing Eric Garcetti to President Obama, former California Democratic Party chairman and state Sen. Art Torres on Monday endorsed Garcetti for mayor of Los Angeles. Garcetti will prevail in the runoff against Controller Wendy Greuel, Torres predicted,...
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