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Bee Editorials
It's time to take the long view on public pensions, starting with the fact that the current system isn't sustainable.
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Bee Editorials
Most area cities and special districts participate in the California Public Employees' Retirement System, which also is on a course for a train wreck.
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Bee Editorials
Why are the pensions of retired government workers the public's business?
The collaborative effort between the Turlock City Council, acting as the Redevelopment Agency, and the Turlock Unified School District to renovate Joe Debely Stadium is a visionary project, a project which will provide an opportunity for two public agencies to work together for the benefit of our entire community in a number of ways which neither agency could currently achieve alone.
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Tis the season for grumbling and growling. Or so it seems, based on what we're hearing.
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I lived in Patterson for some time before I transferred to Alameda High School during my sophomore year of high school. I wasn't aware that school-based health centers existed until I went there. I was amazed at what services the Alameda Family Services center offered, and wondered why there wasn't something similar at Patterson High. The health center was on campus and served students and ones across the town. Health education, free and confidential medical care, mental health counseling, and youth leadership opportunities are just some of the services that a school based health center can provide. There are 153 school-based health centers in California, four of which are in Stanislaus County.
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When Mac Taylor, the Legislature's chief budget adviser, declared this week that the state budget enacted just four months ago is already billions of dollars upside down, no one in the Capitol should have been surprised.
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After nine years at The Bee, this is my final column as a regular feature on this page. But while I will be leaving the paper's payroll, I hope to be a frequent contributor to the ongoing discussion here about politics and public policy in this troubled state.
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You'd think that Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, would be pleased that his party controls the White House, giving him better access to the executive branch than he had when George W. Bush was president. But Costa seems frustrated that he can't get the ear of the president at a time when his congressional district is suffering as much as any region in the country.
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On Nov. 4, the Legislature passed the most important water reform legislation in a quarter century. California has never been more in need of this historic change of direction. The solutions in this package can best be evaluated in the context of the serious water-related challenges facing the state.
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Legislative supporters and some environmental groups hail the controversial package of delta water policy bills and budget- busting $11 billion bond as "ambitious water reform" and a "huge winner for the environment." Other environmental groups and those who opposed the complex water policy legislation challenge the reforms as being too weak to be effective and say that the bills are rife with environmental loopholes and pork-barrel funding.
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Dear Sammy Sosa: Are you happy with yourself now? Are you more confident and self-assured? When you look in the mirror, do you like yourself better, now that you are white?
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