John Garamendi

Chuck Molnar, Senior Corner, Nov. 22, 2009: Senior Legislature decides priorities at annual session

The California Senior Legislature convened its 29th annual Legislative Session Oct. 26-29 in Sacramento. Opening ceremonies were held in the Assembly chambers. Following an invocation, color guard and pledge of allegiance, the...

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After Deadline: All eyes on Berryhill for Cogdill's seat

Elected leaders in Stanislaus County who might make a run for Dave Cogdill's State Senate seat are watching to see whether Republican Assemblyman Tom Berryhill enters the race. Don't expect an announcement until somewhere into...

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Charles Stewart: The night the House passed the healthcare bill

Nov. 8, 2009 Dad, I admit I had doubt. But last night I saw it with my own eyes from the gallery above the House of Representatives' floor. Friday, staff were told to report early Saturday morning, be prepared to work into the...

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Anthony Woods Lost an Election — and Became Candidate of the Year

He's an Iraq-war vet, a West Point and Harvard grad, one of the first openly gay black men to run for Congress. It's just after ten on September 1, the end of another cloudless day in Fairfield, California, and Anthony Woods is...

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It’s Easy Being Green

San Francisco’s mandatory recycling law has been in effect for three weeks, and it’s about time. While our city leads the nation with the most comprehensive mandatory recycling law, the step we've been missing is green...

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New York Times : “American Workers Are Overpaid”

Despite rising unemployment, foreclosures, business failures, credit shortfalls, personal bankruptcies, families lacking health insurance, credit card debt, and deep economic insecurity, the New York Times concluded last week...

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NBA: Discipline Team Owner for Housing Discrimination

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the largest settlement ever obtained in a rental housing discrimination case. The defendant: Los Angeles Clippers’ owner and mega-landlord Donald Sterling. According to the...

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The Counting In NY 23 Is (Gasp!) Not Over; Could Hoffman Win...

You all remember Bill Owens, right? That was the election in which conservatives openly revolted against the pro-choice/pro-gay marriage Republican nominee, Dede Scozzafava, which led to her withdrawing from the race in the...

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Gov. Schwarzenegger to visit troops in Iraq

By Kevin Yamamura | The Sacramento Bee Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will travel to Iraq early next week to visit U.S. troops for the first time as governor. Schwarzenegger previously visited troops on United Service...

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Matt Ingoglia: Wishful thinking

by Matt Ingoglia Hatchet Columnist Like many of you, I wasn't altogether surprised when I flipped to Monday's Hatchet opinions section and found my friend Andrew Clark penning his latest obituary of the Democratic Party. While...

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