Wednesday, January 14 2009
The fight over gay marriage in California is growing like a movement or a cancer, depending on your perspective.
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Wednesday, January 14 2009
One of the odder – and more interesting – aspects of the Capitol's budget stalemate has been a scheme by Democrats to increase revenue by billions of dollars without, or so they say, running afoul of the 31-year-old constitutional requirement that tax increases require two-thirds legislative votes.
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Wednesday, January 14 2009
Anybody who watches the California Legislature up close probably understands the voters' impulse to pass measures tying the hands of lawmakers when it comes to managing the budget. When the Legislature's approval rating hovers around 15 percent, the public isn't going to trust the politicians to make important decisions.
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Friday, January 9 2009
Before there was a Seaside and Celebration, Fla., before Laguna West, now in Elk Grove, and before "smart growth" and "new urbanism," there was Heritage Wood Circle in Sacramento's Pocket.
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Thursday, January 15 2009
A long-planned extension of Sacramento's riverfront promenade should be under way next month.
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Sunday, January 11 2009
Far from fleeing the stock market, the Motley Fool co-founders are downright gleeful about diving in even deeper. Tom and David Gardner, brothers and business partners of the pioneering online investment company, see the market's slump as a bargain-hunter's bonanza.
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Monday, January 12 2009
RENO – Donté Greene loved the two-hour drive. The snowcapped mountains. The clear blue skies. The crisp, cool air. "I had never been over here before," the Kings rookie said early Sunday afternoon. "It's really beautiful." No, Greene's issue isn't his attitude, it's the altitude.
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Wednesday, January 14 2009
The wait for Deion Sanders' arrival Monday morning at the Sacramento Job Corps lasted longer than the time he spent communicating with the approximately 700 folks inside the organization's gymnasium.
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Sunday, January 11 2009
In the coming weeks, a group of Bee journalists will be updating our newsroom's ethics guidelines.
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Tuesday, December 30 2008
This is usually the time for looking ahead, making resolutions, wishing for greater things. But in California we've locked ourselves into a mind-set and governmental processes that look like nothing so much as deliberate attempts to avoid thinking about the future, much less dealing with it.
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Thursday, January 15 2009
It's been nine seasons, and a lot of people have gotten to know the guy. Now he's leaving, and it had better be for love.
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Friday, January 9 2009
DEAR SHOPPING: My daughter and I have been searching for Neutrogena oil-free moisture sheer tint with SPF 15. Is the product still available. If not, can you suggest a replacement? We loved the oil-free moisture with a slight tint and the added sun protection.
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Wednesday, December 3 2008
An earthquake is rattling the Sacramento wine region. Petite sirah, syrah and barbera are challenging zinfandel as the wine most responsible for the standing of fine-wine appellations in Sacramento's backyard.
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Thursday, January 8 2009
A crisis doesn't build relationships. It reveals them.
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