The out of control leak has forced thousands of residents to flee their homes. Gov. Brown’s sister is a paid board member at the company that owns the well.


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Hunger Strike by California Inmates, Already Large, Is Expected to Be Long."LOS ANGELES - Nearly 29,000 inmates in California state prisons refused meals for the third day Wednesday during a protest of prison conditions and rules. The protest extended to two-thirds of the 33 prisons across the state and all 4 private out-of-state facilities where ( Read more... )

Today California governor Jerry Brown signed a bill ensuring that single people and same-sex couples will have the same access to fertility services as those provided to opposite-sex couples ( Read more... )

13-Day, 200-Mile Pilgrimage to Sacramento Enters Second Day, With Marching Farm Workers United in Fight for Fair Treatment Now

The last time Odilia Chavez was in Sacramento, she endured the pain of a stunning setback: Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would have made it easier for farm workers like her to join unions.

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Official Calls For Riverside, 12 Other Counties To Secede From California
New state would have no term limits, part-time legislature

RIVERSIDE (CBS) - Is the state of California about to go “South”?
Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone apparently thinks so, after proposing that the county lead a campaign for as many as 13 Southern California ( Read more... )

 In an effort to close the state's $26.6 billion deficit, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law billions of dollars in cuts through several pieces of legislation Thursday, including one that will enact $500 million cuts to both the UC and California State University systems ( Read more... )

Just saw this commercial on my TV and it never fucking ended.

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Can't wait to not vote for her. Gotta give her campaign people props for a generally aesthetically pleasing ad though, even if it's full of bullshit ("LOLZ DON'T VOTE FOR HIM GUISE HE DOESN'T LIKE THE DEATH PENALTY CHEESE AND CRACKERS IT'S NOT 1967 ANYMORE!!!!1").

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Fresh off the presses:  Gavin Newsom drops out of race.

Newsom's out. Here is the official press release.It is with great regret I announce today that I am withdrawing from the race for governor of California. With a young family and responsibilities at city hall, I have found it impossible to commit the time required to complete this effort the ( Read more... )

Gavin Newsom quits race for California governorSan Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who has been seen as a leading contender to be the next governor of California, announced today that he is quitting the race ( Read more... )

CA-Gov: Brown, Whitman Lead Primary Packs


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