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Bee Says No to Modesto, Yes to Developers

October 21, 2013

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Bee Endorsements: Is Judy Sly’s (Freudian) Slip Showing?

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October 19, 2013

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All You Need to Know for Yes on X, Part II

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October 11, 2013

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Jeff Denham Sends Misleading Report to Constituents, by Bruce Frohman

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October 9, 2013

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All You Need to Know for Yes On X, Part I

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October 6, 2013

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Shame on Jeff Denham, by Bruce Frohman

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October 2, 2013

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Modesto Primed To Outsource Police Services To County Sheriff, by Bruce Frohman

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September 25, 2013

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City Of Modesto Needs To Pass Sales Tax Increase, by Bruce Frohman

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September 12, 2013

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Extra! Bee Covers Ridenour Administration! Extra!

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September 7, 2013

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Anthony Canella May Have to Hide Out

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August 26, 2013

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Liberal Berkeley’s Toughened Stance on Homeless Camps Is a Bellwether

The progressive stronghold in California plans to target large encampments, relying on a Supreme Court decision handed down by a conservative majority.

www.nytimes.com

How a Trump administration could affect California’s housing crisis

CalMatters spoke to state housing experts to gauge the possible effect of a second Trump administration on California?s housing crisis.

calmatters.org

Bird flu jumped from cows to people. Now advocates want more farmworkers tested

Bird flu jumped from cows to California farmworkers this month. Virus symptoms are mild and it has not spread from humans to other people.

calmatters.org

California officials reject more SpaceX rocket launches, with some citing Musk’s X posts

SpaceX’s plans to launch more rockets from California’s coast were rejected by a state commission this week, with some officials citing Elon Musk’s political posts on X.

www.latimes.com

What happens to homeless people after encampment sweeps? That’s on cities, Gavin Newsom says

Gov. Gavin Newsom deflected questions about where homeless Californians are supposed to go if their encampments get swept.

calmatters.org

“I won’t let them drink the water”: The California towns where clean drinking water is out of reach

Drinking water contamination is a chronic, insidious threat in CA rural communities. Some have been waiting for clean water for years.

calmatters.org

Gray wolf population growing fast in California: up sixfold in the past five years

Recovery of iconic predator considered a wildlife success story by some, but a headache by ranchers

www.mercurynews.com

They delivered 5,600 babies. They blame California rules for putting them out of business

Best Start birth center in San Diego closed after delivering 5,600 babies. Many midwives say CA makes it difficult for them to stay in business.

calmatters.org

Google agreed to pay millions for California news. Journalists call it a bad deal

Journalists and industry experts are blasting a deal announced this week between the state of California and Google.

apnews.com

As San Francisco cracks down on homeless encampments, a question rises: Where will people go?

With shelters near capacity, Mayor London Breed is ramping up a program to offer homeless people who aren’t from San Francisco transportation and relocation services to other cities.

www.latimes.com

Hot, inland California cities face the steepest water cuts with new conservation mandate

Suppliers serving a third of Californians won?t need to cut water use, while Central Valley and desert cities face the most cuts.

calmatters.org

Housing shortage has led South Bay farmworkers to live in desperate conditions; a new bill aims to help change that

Some local farm workers face overcrowded conditions or homelessness, but a new California bill seeks to pave the way for more farmworker housing in Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties.