California
California launches innovative plan to expand voter registration
May 23, 2013California's Secretary of State is designating the state's new Health Benefit Exchange, Covered California, as a voter registration agency under the National Voter Registration Act.
Read moreDespite growing revenue, Calif. governor shrinks budget proposal
May 16, 2013Not surprisingly, Republican legislators praised Brown's budget, with Republican Assembly leader Connie Conway calling it "realistic."
Read moreU.S.A. May Day: We are Chinese, Arab, Filipino, Latino…all people, together
May 3, 2013SAN FRANCISCO - Thousands of immigrants and their supporters marched across northern California May 1, calling for legalization of all undocumented immigrants, an end to deportations, reunification of families, labor rights and fair wages, and an...
Read moreBerkeley celebrates life of councilmember Maudelle Shirek
May 3, 2013A crowd packed Berkeley City Hall to celebrate the life of Maudelle Shirek, an extraordinary woman dubbed "the conscience of the council."
Read moreWorkers say city services are vital to public safety
April 4, 2013City workers gathered in front of City Hall April 2 with a message for City Council members starting to discuss a new two-year budget.
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