October, 2010

If GOP Fails, 3rd Party Will Rise
Thursday, October 28th, 2010
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OCT. 28, 2010 By JOHN SEILER Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Huntington Beach, has taken a long, strange journey to veteran status in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he could soon be heading the House Committee on Science and Technology. He's campaigning for easy re-election in the heavi...

‘Emergency’ Relieves Bureaucracy
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
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OCT. 26, 2010 By KATY GRIMES Last Thursday a mentally ill young man walked into a mall in Placer County, and started a fire in a game store. He also told the store's manager that he had a bomb in his backpack. Within hours, more than one-quarter of the mall had burned down or collapsed under t...

Brown Ignored Union Bill’s Warnings
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
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OCT. 19, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO One of the few actual, honest issues in the California governor’s race has also been one of the least reported. And while it’s an old issue – dating back to 1977 – it’s nonetheless fascinating. “Back when Jerry Brown was governor nearly 35 ...

Treasure Island’s Toxic Problem
Monday, October 11th, 2010
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San Francisco's hottest property may be Treasure Island, where plans for glitzy development are threatened by the Navy's legacy of radioactive waste OCT. 12, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO SAN FRANCISCO -- The jet fighters raced across the sky maybe 500 feet above me. They were F-18s painted blu...

Feds Launch Delta Land Grab
Thursday, October 7th, 2010
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OCT. 7, 2010 By KATY GRIMES The California Legislature has already passed groundbreaking legislation addressing the fragile Delta region, but some California Delta and water experts believe there is a plan to develop a conservancy in the region, as well as restrict water use among state re...

State Prolongs Victims’ Nightmare
Friday, October 1st, 2010
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OCT. 1, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO The state of California is apparently so dysfunctional that it can’t even kill a convicted rapist and murderer. After 28 years on San Quentin State Prison’s death row, Albert Greenwood Brown was supposed to die this week. But like most executions attempt...