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New talks could save Prop. 13 reform for commercial property taxes
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 1 day ago
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The Assembly has postponed a controversial proposal to hike commercial property taxes, but the bill's author, Tom Ammiano, says it's not dead yet. California's Assembly has postponed a controversial proposal to hike commercial property taxes, but the
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Focus and common sense required as Legislature nears end
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | 1 day ago
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Depressed by the lack of accomplishments so far as Nevada legislators seem to focus on social issues instead of serious financial issues? Last Friday was the day bills had to pass out of the second house committees, next Friday is the deadline to
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Capitol Alert: Assembly approves bill to limit immigration holds
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 5 days ago
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May 16, 2013 The Assembly passed a bill Thursday designed to reduce the number of deportations and immigration holds for people arrested, charged or convicted of minor crimes. Written by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano , D-San Francisco, Assembly Bill 4
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IRS condemned from right and left
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 7 days ago
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This For San Francisco radio host and Tea Party favorite Melanie Morgan , the news that the Internal Revenue Service has targeted politically active conservative organizations came as no shock. "We had a full-blown audit in 2011 and it cost us
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Capitol Alert: AM Alert: California lawmakers honor moms, domestic workers
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 12 days ago
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May 9, 2013 Do you have Mother's Day plans yet? (Capitol Alert has already mailed a card). Well, the California Domestic Workers Coalition does: It's hosting a Mother's Day breakfast this morning to honor domestic workers and to unveil a new report
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Two Prop. 13 defenders decry abuse of loophole by corporations
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 13 days ago
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Two prominent defenders of Proposition 13 spoke out on Tuesday against "gimmicks" used by some companies to avoid paying additional property taxes when buying real estate in California. Responding to a Los Angeles Times story that ran Sunday, the
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Monterey City Council opposes state homeless bill
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 14 days ago
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Herald Staff Writer The Monterey City Council came out Tuesday against proposed state legislation to greatly expand services to California's homeless. The council voted 4-1 to join the League of California Cities in opposing Assembly Bill 5 by
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California Can Really Use a Homeless Bill of Rights
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 19 days ago
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A Homeless Bill of Rights is being considered in California's legislature must pass to help defend the state's neediest people from local ordinances which, in the words of the bill's backer, infringe on poor peoples' ability to exist in public space.
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Ammiano's on a roll
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 27 days ago
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Willie Brown, the former mayor and current unregistered lobbyist, has been trying to undermine Assemblymember Tom Ammiano for years. But take a look at two Ammiano bills this spring and you get a sense of how effective San Francisco's veteran
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California bill says homeless have right to be on street - Florida weighs bill to end lifelong alimony payments
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 27 days ago
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Calif. Homeless people would be allowed to sit, sleep and panhandle in public under a bill that passed a legislative committee on Tuesday, even as some lawmakers cited concerns about its potential effect on local governments. The measure from state
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