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The Buzz: Gavin Newsom is in, Dean Florez out for Dem "guv lite" bid spacer

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom talks to reporters Friday after saying he's running for lieutenant governor. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced his run Friday to become California's next lieutenant ... SacBee -- State Politics - midnight Saturday 13th March 2010 PST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

State sifting through college transfer requirements spacer

Riley Reid, a second-year American River College student, waits to talk to a counselor Thursday about transferring to Pomona College in Southern California. Transferring from community colleges can be tricky: ... SacBee -- State Politics - midnight Saturday 13th March 2010 PST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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The Buzz: Taxpayers pony up for Mike Duvall's sexual bragging spacer

Two special elections to replace Assemblyman Mike Duvall, above, who resigned in disgrace last year, cost $1.6 million. Here's the taxpayer tab for former Assemblyman Mike Duvall 's boasts of ... SacBee -- State Politics - midnight Friday 12th March 2010 PST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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Dan Walters: Legislative overhaul likely DOA spacer

Democratic legislative leaders, acknowledging the dysfunction of state government, say they want to place reforms before voters this year. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg said the "system of finance ... SacBee -- State Politics - midnight Friday 12th March 2010 PST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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Legislative leaders target two-thirds requirements spacer

Targeting California's bitter budget fights, Democratic legislative leaders proposed a wide-ranging overhaul Thursday that would allow lawmakers to pass budgets by a simple-majority vote and would require them to forfeit ... SacBee -- State Politics - midnight Friday 12th March 2010 PST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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California public pension funds take new hits on real estate investments spacer

Columbus Center, above, a massive condo-office complex near downtown Boston, was abandoned this week. CalPERS stands to lose $91 million. California's two big public pension funds took fresh hits to ... SacBee -- State Politics - midnight Friday 12th March 2010 PST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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Teachers union tops FPPC's list of political big spenders spacer

The California Teachers Association has spent more than $200 million on campaign contributions and lobbying efforts in the last decade, leading what the Fair Political Practices Commission calls a "billion-dollar ... SacBee -- State Politics - midnight Thursday 11th March 2010 PST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

The State Worker: California state worker unions line up behind Jerry Brown spacer

State employee unions are lining up behind Jerry Brown for governor. A quick tally of donations to the Democrat's campaign shows that four state labor groups have given about $50,000 ... SacBee -- State Politics - midnight Thursday 11th March 2010 PST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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Governor tells state officials to stop shredding sex offender files spacer

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger delivers remarks at the Bank on California Director's Luncheon on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 in Sacramento. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered state corrections officials Tuesday to stop destroying ... SacBee -- State Politics - midnight Wednesday 10th March 2010 PST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Schwarzenegger wants more drilling, less greenhouse gas spacer

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday simultaneously defended the state's greenhouse gas reduction law and repeated his support of expanded oil drilling off the Santa Barbara coast. On Monday, the nonpartisan ... SacBee -- State Politics - midnight Wednesday 10th March 2010 PST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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