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August 3, 2005
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Week of Wednesday, August 3, 2005
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June 9, 2004
The New California Adventure
Schwarzenegger budget policies are turning small cities and rural counties into post-apocalypse theme parks
Film
August 13, 2003
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Schwarzenegger budget policies are turning small cities and rural counties into post-apocalypse theme parks
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June 26, 2002
Blowing Smoke
WARNING: Gov. Davis' plan to use tobacco lawsuit money to fill a budget gap is dangerous to our financial health
News
January 26, 2000
Show Them the Money
Late reports prompt state to hold S.F. school district head's pay
Blogs
May 21, 2009
Schwarzenegger Proposal Could Burden Underfunded S.F. Jails
Be sure to wear a flower in your hairThis week has seen California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger scrounging for a few billion dollars beneath the sofa cushions after his stop-gap measures for narrowing the state's budget shortfall went down to defeat in Tuesday's special election. Among the consequence ... More >>
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June 12, 2009
Chronic City: Let's Vote On It -- Marijuana Legalization May Be On 2010 Ballot
Photobucket.comTo put a new twist on an old saw, desperation is often the mother of invention. When a person, or a state, is in dire straits, it's often an opportunity for the kind of epochal change that, at other times, might not be considered.That's where we are right now with marijuana law reform ... More >>
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June 29, 2009
Chronic City: Oh, Noes! Fewer Narcs! Budget Crisis Could Mean Fewer Drug Busts.
Is it game over for the state's narcotics officers? California's budget crunch could cut almost a third of the agents from the Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement, according to Attorney General Jerry Brown.Budget negotiators, facing the financial meltdown of the state treasury, have proposed lopping $20 ... More >>
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July 21, 2009
Sacramento's Dem, Republican Leaders Schedule Caucus Meetings to Sell Legislators on Budget Deal
Cutting billions from health and education while 'borrowing' from local governments -- the California dream!Some of the haziness surrounding the state's tentative budget deal will burn off this morning, as party leaders have scheduled 9 a.m. caucuses to outline the finer points of a plan that promis ... More >>
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July 28, 2009
How Much City Will Bleed Following State's Budget Grab Still Unclear -- But It Certainly Won't Be Good Times
But how bad will it be?With Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger expected to sign a somewhat modified state budget today, just how badly San Francisco will make out is still as clear as a pint of Guinness. But there'll be no good news delivered today and for the rest of this week -- only relatively good ne ... More >>
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July 28, 2009
Just Fantastic: $82.1 Million Cut to State's Office of AIDS
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed a state budget that will cut roughly $82.1 million from the state's Office of AIDS, says that office's chief, Dr. Michelle Roland. The state cuts promise to disproportionately hit cities like San Francisco, which is among the nation's top ... More >>
News
November 11, 2009
BART may lose $780k if contractor can't get venture together
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed a state budget that will cut roughly $82.1 million from the state's Office of AIDS, says that office's chief, Dr. Michelle Roland. The state cuts promise to disproportionately hit cities like San Francisco, which is among the nation's top ... More >>
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November 11, 2009
Controversial BART Contractor Still Hasn't Gotten His Act Together; Agency Facing Potential Loss of $780K in State Grants
In the print edition of today's SF Weekly, we reported on the saga of Nedar Bey, the controversial lighting contractor who may or may not cost BART hundreds of thousands of dollars in state grants. The story is complex, but here it is in the tiniest possible nutshell: Last month, Nedar Bey was aw ... More >>
Blogs
December 28, 2009
California Converts Recycling Funds
via flickr by net efektRecycling moneyIf there is one thing California is expert at it is robbing Peter to pay Paul.The California Chamber of Commerce is asking the state to give back the $480 million it took from the Beverage Container Recycling fund as a "loan" to help California cover its bill ... More >>
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August 11, 2010
Art From the Outside In
via flickr by net efektRecycling moneyIf there is one thing California is expert at it is robbing Peter to pay Paul.The California Chamber of Commerce is asking the state to give back the $480 million it took from the Beverage Container Recycling fund as a "loan" to help California cover its bill ... More >>
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August 25, 2010
Workers' comp covers retired cops who get cancer
via flickr by net efektRecycling moneyIf there is one thing California is expert at it is robbing Peter to pay Paul.The California Chamber of Commerce is asking the state to give back the $480 million it took from the Beverage Container Recycling fund as a "loan" to help California cover its bill ... More >>
Blogs
October 8, 2010
California Has a Budget -- Only 100 Days Late
The lady and the bear have been waiting a long time...Following an all-night session of wheeling and dealing -- and a record 100-day impasse -- the state senate moments ago approved a budget for California. Details on the budget -- and the most recent impasse -- are forthcoming; it closes a $19 b ... More >>
Blogs
December 23, 2010
Doyle Drive's Goofy Privatization Deal Stalled By Judge
Will Jerry Brown stop the fiscal insanity? A judge Wednesday issued a temporary restraining order halting Caltrans from signing a finance deal that would let a foreign consortium take over construction and maintenance of part of the Doyle Drive project in the Presidio.This marks the second time i ... More >>
Blogs
February 3, 2011
Gavin Newsom -- You Can Still Watch Him on Demand
Technologically active againWhen former Mayor Gavin Newsom left City Hall, his staid YouTube addresses that people had grown accustomed to went right with him. But Newsom's hiatus from YouTube was short-lived. Just barely a month as the state Lieutenant Governor, Newsom sent out his first video a ... More >>
Blogs
February 14, 2011
Obama Budget Proposes $200 Million for S.F. Central Subway
Nat "Pro Shop" FordMuni boss Nat Ford on Monday praised Barack Obama for including $200 million in spending for the controversial Central Subway rail project as part of the president's federal budget proposal."The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency applauds President Barack Obama's pro ... More >>
Blogs
March 4, 2011
Gov. Jerry Brown Stops in SF to Get Buy-In on Budget
What kind of salesman is he?Update: The Bay Area Council voted to endorse Brown's budget proposal. Members called the talk with Brown "tough but refreshing."As a governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger had the star power that could set off a media frenzy every time he blew his nose. And while Gov.Jerry B ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
Amazon to Cut Out California Associates over Sales Tax Dispute
Nice little business you've got going there. It would be a shame if anything happened to itInternet retail giant Amazon.com informed California-based Web sites, which make money via referring buyers, that they'll soon be cut out if the state forces the Amazon to pay sales tax, as proposed in the ... More >>

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