AltWeeklies Wire
An Open Letter To President Obamanew
Two years ago, you said your administration would not go after dispensaries in states where marijuana is legal for medicinal use. But last Friday, your U.S. Department of Justice attorneys reversed course in California.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jeff von Kaenel |
10-14-2011 |
Commentary
Calif. Governor Signs Bill That Heads Off Ban on Circumcisionsnew
The controversy over male circumcisions have officially been nipped in the bud. Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday signed off on a new law that puts the kibosh local cities and counties to criminalize circumcision for males younger than 18.
Phil Angelides Talks About the Financial Crisisnew
Congress put Sacramento’s Phil Angelides, former California lieutenant governor, in charge of getting to the truth about the 2008 financial meltdown. What’d he find?
Sacramento News & Review |
Jeff vonKaenel |
03-03-2011 |
Economy
Tags: California, Wall Street
Don't Fall for the Phony Budget Crisis
Politicians and pundits from both parties tell us that the good times are over, that we've got to start living within our means. They're lying.
Jerry Brown's Karmanew
What can California expect from Jerry Brown this time around?
Sacramento News & Review |
Tom Hayden |
01-06-2011 |
Politics
Tags: California, Jerry Brown
Would Bankruptcy Save California?new
Some people seem almost to be drooling at the prospect of a state or municipal bankruptcy; a judge, they argue, could force big reductions in employee pensions.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
12-28-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: California, Proposition 13
What Killed Prop. 19?new
Historic effort to legalize marijuana will return in 2012.
L.A. Weekly |
Dennis Romero |
11-03-2010 |
Elections
Dear California: Please Legalize Marijuana. For America.new
Vote Yes on Proposition 19 for Other Americans. And in the process, show us just how much of a role model the Great Republic of California can be.
The Village Voice |
Foster Kamer |
11-02-2010 |
Elections
Cutting Through Smoke Surrounding California's Prop. 19new
Recent polls show marijuana legalization will go down in flames in California on Nov. 2, while some interpreting those surveys claim many voters saying no to pollsters will punch yes to Prop 19 once inside the voting booth, paving the way to victory.
Tags: California, Proposition 19
East Bay Enviros Lead the Charge Against Prop 23new
The fight against the repeal of climate change legislation is a statewide campaign headquartered here.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
10-14-2010 |
Politics
PG&E and Mercury Insurance are Spending Millions to Try to Trick California Votersnew
California voters are about to be bombarded by more than $50 million in political advertising designed to convince them to approve a pair of measures desperately sought by two powerful corporations with a long history of lies and political corruption.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rebecca Bowe and Steven T. Jones |
03-17-2010 |
Politics
Can Oakland Go the Distance? After 25 Years, a Marathon Returnsnew
the Oakland Running Festival is scheduled for the weekend of March 26-28 and will include the first road marathon to be held in Oakland in more than 25 years. The event returns with an eye-popping new route and a menu of race choices.
East Bay Express |
Dan Schoenholz |
03-17-2010 |
Sports
Undocumented Immigrants Barred from Visiting Loved Ones in Prisonnew
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently floated the idea of building prisons in Mexico to house the 18,000 California inmates who are in the country illegally. We have to wonder: Could a jailbird's mom visit him in Tijuana? Because if she's undocumented, she can't do that here.
SF Weekly |
Lauren Smiley |
02-17-2010 |
Immigration
When Life Takes You Out of Your House and Into Your Carnew
Maybe one has even parked on your street: a conversion van, curtains drawn, or a camper with signs of everyday life. They are so ubiquitous in Venice, Calif. that some have been trying to turn the onetime hippie enclave into a parking-permit-only town as a way to ward off "undesirables."
L.A. Weekly |
Linda Immediato |
02-05-2010 |
Economy
Extremist Republicans are Crushing Dissent Within Their Own Partynew
Extremist Republicans are crushing dissent within their own party, creating a California state legislature that can’t work. That's not won't work; that's can't work. This ideological extremism is evident in the party, from the national stage to local boards.
Sacramento News & Review |
Sasha Abramsky |
01-11-2010 |
Politics
