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California governor: budget “will take sacrifice”

January 12, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Brown told a Capitol says his budget "will take sacrifice from every sector of California."

Worker receives mixed verdict in court battle

January 12, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

What happens if a city trains a police officer on condition she stays five years on the job, but she resigns after two years?

Jean Quan becomes first Asian American woman to lead major U.S. city

January 5, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

In a ceremony marking several "firsts," Jean Quan, a former labor organizer and school board and city council member, was inaugurated Oakland's 49th mayor Jan. 3.

LA neighborhood councils fight vehicle confiscations

December 27, 2010 By Luis Rivas

The South Central Neighborhood Council joined other groups calling for an end to the impoundment of unlicensed drivers' cars at traffic stops, charging that the practice targets poor, minority and immigrant communities.

Locked out workers give traditional posada new twist

December 20, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel

Re-enacting the Biblical story of Mary and Joseph was apt, because like the religious heroes, 57 janitors, cooks and other support workers have been locked out.