Investigative Reports
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APRIL 29, 2011
By WAYNE LUSVARDI
A March 24 Los Angeles Times-USC opinion poll indicated that 80 percent of likely California voters favored putting a cap on state spending.
That is a remarkable statistic that didn’t make the original headline in the Times about the results of the poll. ...
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APRIL 19, 2011
By RICHARD TRAINOR
Since its inception in 1953, the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency has been driven by scandals, sweetheart deals for connected developers, cockeyed projects and ineptitude. In 1991, this reporter wrote the official history of the (SHRA) in a book t...
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APRIL 12, 2011
By TORI RICHARDS
A recent appellate court decision could have far-reaching impact on whether citizens can successfully fight government agencies for documents under the California Public Records Act.
Attorneys battling for public records only have one big hammer -- attorney...
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APRIL 8, 2011
By JOHN SEILER
Californian's school children might be performing 49th of 50 states on standardized tests. And they might graduate at only a 44 percent rate, as in Los Angeles.
But they're going to get the best environmental indoctrination in the country.
This year, Californ...
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