Supreme Court To Mull California Prison Overcrowding As Hunger Strike Continues
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is again in a position to decide whether California prisons must address overcrowding and release 9,000 prisoners by the end of the year. This occurs as nearly...
View ArticleAnother Police Department Says ‘No’ To ICE’s Detainer Requests
As of last month, the Newark, New Jersey police department is no longer taking orders from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain undocumented immigrants who have been picked up for minor...
View ArticleFracking Industry Eyes An Already Water-Starved California
At a time when the fracking industry is eyeing California’s Monterey Shale formation, state residents are already in the midst of a drought and subsequent water war that’s led to water theft between...
View ArticleCalifornia Senate Passes Bill To Stop Deportations Of Undocumented Immigrants
On Monday, the California Senate voted 25-11 to pass AB4, a controversial immigration reform bill known as the TRUST Act. If passed into law, the TRUST Act would limit the role of California law...
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Are California’s Groundbreaking Laws Constitutionally Sound?
California Gov. Jerry Brown stands over a podium at a rally in Oakland Nov. 2010. (Photo/Steve Rhodes via Flickr) Last week, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed more than 36 pieces of legislation...
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Drought Weary California Farmers Lobby For Fracking Ban
California farmers deliver a letter signed by 145 farmers calling for a moratorium on fracking to California Governor Brown’s office. Feb. 26 (Photo: Farmers Against Fracking) Despite several polls...
View ArticleCalifornia Counties Undermine Prison Reform Efforts
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California counties are confounding the state’s court-ordered efforts to sharply reduce its inmate population by sending state prisons far more convicts than anticipated,...
View ArticleCalifornia Aggressive New Plan To Reduce Greenhouse Gases
Oil pumps operate near Lost Hills, Calif. (AP/Rich Pedroncelli) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California would aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 under a plan announced Wednesday by Gov....
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Signs Bill Mandating Vaccines For Schoolchildren
SACRAMENTO — In a historic decision that could reverberate nationwide, Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a bill mandating that almost all California schoolchildren be fully vaccinated, regardless of...
View ArticleCalifornia Using Recycled Fracking Water To Irrigate Crops
REDDING, California — California’s governor, a recipient of generous donations from the oil and gas industry, is now responsible for putting dangerous “frack water” into the American food supply. As...
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California Maybe Replacing Its ‘Prison-Industrial Complex’ With Something Far...
Prisoners from Sacramento County await processing after arriving at the Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy, Calif. (AP Photo) California made headlines last week when Governor Jerry Brown allocated...
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Another Police Department Says ‘No’ To ICE’s Detainer Requests
The Newark Police Department in New Jersey has decided to no longer honor requests from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency to keep immigrants who commit minor offenses in custody as en...
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Fracking Industry Eyes An Already Water-Starved California
Lemon and avocado farmer David Schwabauer tours his property irrigation system June 3, 2013 in Moorpark, Calif., whose family has considered allowing energy companies to drill new exploratory wells in...
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California Senate Passes Bill To Stop Deportations Of Undocumented Immigrants
Juan Muñoz Hernandez shouts during a demonstration in favor of immigration and citizenship reform legislation, in front of a regional Republican Party headquarters in Burbank, Calif., Tuesday, July 9,...
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Are California’s Groundbreaking Laws Constitutionally Sound?
California Gov. Jerry Brown stands over a podium at a rally in Oakland Nov. 2010. (Photo/Steve Rhodes via Flickr) Last week, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed more than 36 pieces of legislation...
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Drought Weary California Farmers Lobby For Fracking Ban
California farmers deliver a letter signed by 145 farmers calling for a moratorium on fracking to California Governor Brown’s office. Feb. 26 (Photo: Farmers Against Fracking) Despite several polls...
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California Counties Undermine Prison Reform Efforts
Prisoners from Sacramento County await processing after arriving at the Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy, Calif. (AP Photo) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California counties are confounding the...
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California Aggressive New Plan To Reduce Greenhouse Gases
Oil pumps operate near Lost Hills, Calif. (AP/Rich Pedroncelli) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California would aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 under a plan announced Wednesday by Gov....
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California Governor Signs Bill Mandating Vaccines For Schoolchildren
A vial of flu vaccine at the Whittier Street Health Center in Boston, Mass., Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) SACRAMENTO — In a historic decision that could reverberate nationwide,...
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California Using Recycled Fracking Water To Irrigate Crops
In this April 16, 2015, file photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown talks with reporters after a meeting about the drought at his Capitol office in Sacramento, Calif. REDDING, California — California’s...
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