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Prison Overcrowding Crisis Unhealthy for All Californians (news.newamericamedia.org)
California prisons have become the largest mental health system for the poor, the largest battered women's shelter, and the largest system of public housing, observes NAM contributing writer, Donna... More
Submitted about 9 hours ago by Rupa | 0 Comments |
Prison Overcrowding Crisis Unhealthy for All Californians
(news.newamericamedia.org)
As a public health professional who has spent over 10 years advocating for prisoners' rights, I am dismayed to see the health of prisoners once again become a political football.
Submitted about 17 hours ago by cdoherty on Justice | 0 Comments |
Pollution Is the Valley's Silent Killer
(news.newamericamedia.org)
More than 800 people have died in the San Joaquín Valley in the last few years due to the high level of pollution here. In addition to the loss of life, pollution has cost the state more than $6.3... More
Submitted 13 days ago by cdoherty on Sustain | 0 Comments |
Californians Would Pay for Real Education Reform (news.newamericamedia.org)
Despite economic hard times, don’t underestimate Californians' willingness to back significant, long-term reforms to California's K-12 school system. They are ready to make difficult choices and... More
Submitted 15 days ago by Rupa | 0 Comments |
Your Electric Bill at Work
(www.motherjones.com)
Behold the chicken-and-egg problem of renewable- energy technology: Not enough people build it because it's expensive, yet it's expensive because not enough people build it. Enter California's... More
Submitted 21 days ago by cdoherty on Sustain | 0 Comments |
Arnold Schwarzenegger touted for Barack Obama's cabinet (www.news.com.au)
FORMER Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger, nearing the end of his days as California's governor, could take a place in President-elect Barack Obama's inner cabinet.
Submitted 26 days ago by SpencerKent on Cabinet | 1 Comments |
Green state defeats green(ish) ballot measures
(www.hcn.org)
California's raft of green ballot measures this election looked like the start of an enviro-revolution. Almost. Proposition 7 would have required California to generate 50 percent of its... More
Submitted 27 days ago by cdoherty on Green | 0 Comments |
Guard opening UAV fliers school (www.airforcetimes.com)
The second schoolhouse for pilots and sensor operators of unmanned aerial vehicles in the Air Force is under construction — by the National Guard. “We’re going to be the first off-shoot from... More
Submitted 28 days ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |
Poll predicts California will shatter voter turnout records (www.mcclatchydc.com)
California is expected to smash its all-time turnout record by more than 1 million voters once ballots are tallied today. "This is probably the highest interest level of any presidential election... More
Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding on OurTroops | 0 Comments |
California's Prop 4 Jeopardizes the Doctor-Patient Relationship
(www.rhrealitycheck.org)
I'm a doctor, not a cop. But if Proposition 4 should pass, the burden of determining whether a teen is falsely representing herself and her family will fall on me, as a physician. It would entirely... More
Submitted about 1 month ago by robertharding on Healthcare | 0 Comments |
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