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Activists fight expansion of toxic waste dump

November 27, 2012 By Blake Skylar

Last month, the Calif. Department of Toxic Substances Control charged that Chemical Waste Management's 72 unreported spills show that the company cannot be trusted to protect human health.

Nurses strike, again, for patient safety and nursing standards

November 20, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel

One-day strikes affected seven Summit hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area, involving up to 3,200 nurses and several hundred medical technicians.

Election Day in California: a bad day for Republicans

November 9, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel

Nov. 6 was a very bad day to be a Republican in California.

Unraveling California’s $11 million mystery

November 6, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel

After days of drama, Californians now know something about the origins of a mystery $11 million political donation - the largest anonymous donation in the state's history - but much more is still hidden from view.

Community protests grocery chain’s cooperation with ICE

October 23, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel

Protesters also urged customers to join a boycott of all Mi Pueblo stores to protest the company's announcement that it was cooperating with the government's online E-Verify program.