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Judge hears claims of neglect in prison psych wards
Inmates are shuffled through a prison psychiatric ward without adequate care or attention, leading to two deaths, including the water-intoxication of a mentally ill man who previously nearly drank himself to death, lawyers for California prisoners told...
Tags: Kamala D. Harris, Justice System, Mental Health, U.S. Supreme Court, Health
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5% raise approved for Gov. Jerry Brown and California lawmakers
SACRAMENTO -- A state panel on Wednesday approved a 5% pay raise for Gov. Jerry Brown, legislators and other state elected officials, restoring the salary level they received before it was cut during last year’s budget problems. The California...
Tags: Elections, Politics, Regional Authority, Public Officials, Budgets and Budgeting
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Plan B to save the public's right to records
The Times editorializes Wednesday against a portion of the state budget bill that would let cities, counties, school districts and other local government agencies decide for themselves whether to comply with the California Public Records Act. The Times&...
Tags: Freedom of Information Laws, Elections, Politics, California Public Records Act, Voting
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L.A. Now Live: Open-government advocates criticize budget bill
First Amendment advocates are accusing Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers of slipping a stealth attack on government transparency into the massive budget bills that passed last week. The measure, approved by the Legislature on Friday and expected to...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Mark Leno, Regional Authority, Local Government
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Budget could limit public's access to government documents
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown is poised to sign legislation that could reduce the public's access to basic government records that have long been used to scrutinize the actions of elected officials. The proposal, a late insert into the state...Tags: Freedom of Information Laws, Justice System, Elections, Laws, Politics
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Antonio Villaraigosa: 'I fully expect' to run for governor someday
Outgoing Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday gave one of his most specific hints about his continuing interest in running for California governor -- telling KPCC radio host Larry Mantle that he wants the job and expects to run one day....
Tags: Kamala D. Harris, Elections, Politics, Antonio Villaraigosa, Regional Authority
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Raises for state workers could affect decision on governor's pay
Gov. Jerry Brown’s new offer of a 4.5% pay raise to the largest state employee union could affect the decision of a citizens panel that meets Wednesday to decide whether to give salary increases to the governor and legislators. It could be a...
Tags: Public Employees, Career and Workplace, Employees, Politics, Regional Authority
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State auditor finds missed chances in anti-tobacco program for kids
The state is missing an opportunity to take action against many stores that sell cigarettes to minors, according to a state audit released Tuesday. Auditor Elaine Howle said a program run by the California Department of Public Health used a third...
Tags: Elaine Howle
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California's prison crowding is growing, state report says
In the state's monthly progress report to federal judges, California acknowledges prison crowding has again begun to creep upward while Gov. Jerry Brown promises to seek legislative solutions "shortly." The state's 33 prisons are now at more than 150%...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Politics, Prisons, Judges
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Jerry Brown reads up for possible Germany visit
SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown is looking to get in touch with his roots as he reads up for a potential summer trip to Germany. The revelation was made by First Lady Anne Gust Brown earlier this month during an interview with former Newsweek reporter...
Tags: Travel, Politics, Regional Authority, Germany, Executive Branch
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For Glendale Unified, it's wait and see for school funding
The new state budget could push Glendale Unified out of contention for extra money earmarked for school districts with a majority of students who are poor or are learning English. The budget draft originally proposed that districts would receive the...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Budgets and Budgeting
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Schools with fewer needy students decry California funding change
Ah Ram Kim is a 17-year-old high school student learning to read English at a first-grade level with the book "The Little Red Hen." Newly arrived from South Korea, she is one of 170 students, who are from Mexico, Vietnam, Egypt, Japan, Pakistan, Sri...
Tags: Lobbying, Financial Aid, Politics, Teaching and Learning, University of California, Davis
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