California
A new low, even for California Republicans
March 25, 2011Two Republican votes are needed in each legislative house, and GOP leaders have announced that any Republican who votes for more taxes will be considered a traitor.
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Foundry workers strike to save their healthcare
March 23, 2011A strike yesterday of over 450 workers in one of the largest foundries on the west coast brought production to a halt Sunday night, at Pacific Steel Castings.
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Labor & community join mercado workers’ struggle
March 21, 2011OAKLAND, Calif. - Some 30,000 California workers, many of them in the San Francisco Bay Area, are employed by mercados - Latino, Asian and other ethnic grocery stores numbering many recent immigrants among both workers and...
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New Calif. coalition formed to blunt foreclosure crisis
March 18, 2011If the state's foreclosure rate continues unchecked, the combined costs to homeowners, the property tax base, and local governments could reach $1 trillion.
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Calif. students: “These budget cuts have got to go!”
March 17, 2011"Youth apathetic? ... Anyone who wakes up before dawn to drive across the state and rally at the capitol is not apathetic!"
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