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Delta congressman leery of water legislation
U.S. Rep. George Miller, a 35-year veteran of the Delta water debate, called the Legislature's newly passed water legislation a move in the right...
Oakland Tribune, 11/23/09 by Lisa Vorderbrueggen · More from publication -
Recovering non-voter enters Secretary of State race
A 33-year-old wealthy, black Republican, who voted for the first and only time in May, says he can bring disenfranchised minority voters to the...
Oakland Tribune, 11/23/09 by Lisa Vorderbrueggen · More from publication -
Richmond homeless shelter denounces casino payout
BAY AREA RESCUE MISSION President John Anderson is unequivocal: His organization will never accept money from Indian casinos. "We are an...
Oakland Tribune, 11/20/09 by Lisa Vorderbrueggen · More from publication -
Legislators, not citizens, put pricey measures on the ballot
Legislators love to gripe about how California's wildly popular ballot initiative process ties their hands on the state budget. But a...
Oakland Tribune, 11/18/09 by Lisa Vorderbrueggen · More from publication -
Garamendi to sit on transportation and science committees
GARAMENDI APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED: Democratic leaders have recommended Rep. John Garamendi, D-Walnut Grove, for appointment to the House...
Oakland Tribune, 11/18/09 by Lisa Vorderbrueggen · More from publication -
The squeaky wheel wins the cash
THE DRAMA surrounding Contra Costa County's about-face on the proposed Point Molate Indian casino illustrates a powerful political reality:...
Oakland Tribune, 11/13/09 by Lisa Vorderbrueggen · More from publication -
So far, county skirting cell phone tax
Contra Costa County has for 20 years failed to comply with an IRS demand that employees pay personal income taxes on the value of personal...
Oakland Tribune, 11/11/09 by Lisa Vorderbrueggen · More from publication -
Group files statewide pension reform initiatives
A California pension reform group has filed two ballot initiatives that would significantly cut retirement benefits for all new public employees....
Oakland Tribune, 11/06/09 by Lisa Vorderbrueggen · More from publication -
Harmer loss could galvanize East Bay Republicans in 2010
In the strange world of politics, where up is down and down is up, Republicans tout as a victory David Harmer's 10-point loss to Democrat John...
Oakland Tribune, 11/06/09 by Lisa Vorderbrueggen · More from publication -
Garamendi sworn in as California's newest congressman
California Lt. Gov. John Garamendi will officially step down Thursday from an oft-mocked post and into the national maelstrom over health care,...
Oakland Tribune, 11/04/09 by Lisa Vorderbrueggen · More from publication
