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May 18, 2013
By Chris Reed
Say what you will about The New York Times, but at least it's not in denial about fracking the way The Los Angeles Times is.
Friday's LAT coverage of new U.S. Interior Department rules for fracking on 756 million acres of public and Indian lands depicted the rules...
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May 18, 2013
By John Seiler
So much new revenue is flowing into California that Gov. Jerry Brown's May Revise budget projected an extra $4.5 billion this year. But even that was too low for Legislative Analyst, who projected another $3.2 billion on top of that.
Total: a $7.7 billion bonanza...
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May 17, 2013
By John Seiler
Forget politics a bit and put on this YouTube as background music. It's six hours of piano music from the world's greatest composer, Ludwig van Beethoven. Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ptfyhBjXj8
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May 17, 2013
By Wayne Lusvardi
“I drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry,” go the famous lyrics to singer Don McClean’s 1971 hit song, “American Pie.”
The California Dream of home ownership and speculative riches in land development died in 2008 in Natomas, the last u...
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MAY 17, 2013
By Katy Grimes
SACRAMENTO -- The Senate Governance and Finance Committee on Wednesday passed six constitutional amendments to make it easier for local voters to pass various tax increases on property owners.
"California didn't knowingly vote for centralized power," said Sen...
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