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The announcement puts the two-term mayor in the midst of a potentially crowded field; early polls show him trailing.
By Alex Koppelman
April 21, 2009
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Attorney Dennis Herrera explains why he's confident he can convince the Golden State to send Proposition 8, the ban on gay marriage, packing.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
March 5, 2009
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Obama is banking on "loan modifications" to help struggling homeowners -- but mortgage brokers are the real winners.
By Alyssa Katz
March 4, 2009
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A new plan to legalize marijuana in California would create a $1 billion tokin' tax and thousands of green jobs. Now that's a stimulus plan!
By Katharine Mieszkowski
March 3, 2009
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The White House throws a dinner for governors -- even the Republicans who still say they don't want Obama's stimulus money.
By Mike Madden
February 23, 2009
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Sure, public education gets creamed, and smart energy policy is thrown under the bus. But, hey, at least the state will continue to function.
By Andrew Leonard
February 19, 2009
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The stimulus package can't save the Golden State, nor can its own government. Who to blame? Californians.
By Andrew Leonard
February 17, 2009
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Enron's pick for FERC chair was not the man responsible for a slow federal response to the electricity deregulation debacle
By Andrew Leonard
February 3, 2009
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By Josie Garthwaite
January 27, 2009
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Mix together Californian laws, stimulus spending, and a new chairman for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and what do you get? Very happy environmentalists.
By Andrew Leonard
January 27, 2009
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After eight years of obstruction from the White House and Detroit, the fight to restrict greenhouse gas emissions finally gets started, for real
By Andrew Leonard
January 26, 2009
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The European Union mandates a cut in carbon dioxide emissions for new cars, and innovation flourishes. When California tried to play the same game, Bush said no
By Andrew Leonard
January 15, 2009
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Sales of existing homes jump in December, but the new bargains are just a sign of bad times
By Andrew Leonard
January 15, 2009
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House Democrats propose to spend $80 billion helping states keep schools afloat. California needs it, now
By Andrew Leonard
January 14, 2009
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The first thing Obama should do is use federal funds to keep public employees from joining the swelling ranks of the unemployed.
By Joe Conason
December 8, 2008
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Advocacy group claims the church failed to fully report funds it spent on campaign against same-sex marriage.
By Alex Koppelman
November 25, 2008
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The crusade for Proposition 8 was fueled by the broken American family, explains gay Catholic author Richard Rodriguez.
By Jeanne Carstensen
November 25, 2008
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The California Supreme Court will take up legal challenges to the voter initiative, which banned same-sex marriages in the state.
By Alex Koppelman
November 20, 2008
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More bad news for automakers? California's Henry Waxman wins a preliminary vote to unseat Michigan's John Dingell as chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
By Andrew Leonard
November 19, 2008
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I was elated over Obama's historic win. Then I got the news that Proposition 8 was passing -- banning my right to marry a woman.
By Meredith Maran
November 10, 2008
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For many, the jubilation over the new president is greater than the sorrow over Proposition 8.
By Sandip Roy
November 6, 2008
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But the discriminatory measure leads, and gays and lesbians suffer other losses around the country.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
November 5, 2008
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The Church of Latter-day Saints has pumped millions into Proposition 8 to ban gay marriage. But for one devout family, the politics are personal.
By Jeanne Carstensen
October 31, 2008
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An African-American lesbian explains why she's hopeful that an "Obama Effect" won't kill gay marriage in California.
By LaDoris Cordell
October 30, 2008
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Wachovia reports a $23.7 billion quarterly loss. "Westward ho!" now looks like a pretty bad rallying cry for the North Carolina bank.
By Andrew Leonard
October 22, 2008
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