California
In economic crisis, ordinary people create solutions
November 25, 2009"We the people" - Local communities are creating human networks of food banks, community gardens, medical clinics, telephone hotlines and more.
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Students, faculty & workers protest U of Calif. hikes, cutbacks
November 19, 2009Thousands of students, faculty, campus workers and community supporters gathered Nov. 18 in historic Sproul Plaza to protest at proposed 32 percent fee hike.
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Controversial CA water bills pass: opponents vow ballot fight
November 12, 2009Arnold Schwarzenegger has been making his way around California in the past week, signing the components of a controversial "water package" okayed by the legislature.
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San Francisco Board set to overturn mayor’s veto on immigrant youth
November 5, 2009San Francisco's Board of Supervisors is expected to overturn the mayor's veto of an immigrant rights bill that would preserve the city's sanctuary tradition.
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After gang rape, Richmond students come together for healing
November 4, 2009The white streamers were everywhere ― worn as armbands, headbands, neckties, leg-bands ― as hundreds of Richmond High School students gathered on the football field.
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