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The Governator Goes Green

Mar 01 2011

Just months removed from a raucous seven years as California governor, the global warming gladiator is about to hopscotch around the planet in his new role as a green technology cheerleader.

Boxer won't pursue comprehensive climate bill without votes

Dec 07 2010

Sen. Barbara Boxer will not attempt passage of controversial legislation meant to curb global warming in the next Congress, unless the political landscape shifts in her favor, the California Democrat said Monday.

Marijuana Web Names Snapped Up, in Case of Legalization

Oct 28 2010

It was just about a year ago that Kevin Faler came up with his get-rich-quick marijuana scheme. No, he does not plan to sell the drug, even if Californians vote next week to become the first state in the nation to fully legalize it. He intends to sell the Internet real estate that could one day lead to marijuana Web sites.

Will legalizing pot wipe out the black market?

Oct 27 2010

Supporters of Proposition 19 liken their cause to the lifting of prohibition on alcohol nearly 80 years ago. Making pot legal and regulating it like alcohol, they say, could raise millions in tax revenues and wipe out the black market, along with the social costs associated with it.

Marijuana law would propel California into unknown territory

Oct 25 2010

Proposition 19 — called 'a common sense approach' by some and 'a jumbled legal nightmare' by others — leaves much uncertain. How would pot be controlled? Would buyers risk paying taxes?

Legalizing marijuana in California would not curtail Mexican drug organizations, study says

Oct 13 2010

A new study concludes that Proposition 19, which would partially legalize marijuana in California, would do almost nothing to curtail violent Mexican drug organizations that ship the drug across the border, a finding that undermines one of the main arguments proponents have made.

High on Proposition 19, Tom Ammiano gets regulation bill ready

Oct 07 2010

State Assemblyman Tom Ammiano is so high (pun just in fun) on the chances of Proposition 19 passing in next month's general election, legalizing adult marijuana use, that he's already trying to get the state ready for oversight.

Marijuana initiative gains backing of state's largest labor union

Sep 21 2010

The campaign for Proposition 19, the initiative on the November ballot that seeks to legalize marijuana, plans to announce Tuesday that it has won the endorsement of the state council of the Service Employees International Union, the largest labor union in California.

Legalized pot's effect on crime debated

Sep 16 2010

A key argument over Proposition 19's proposed legalization of marijuana is whether it would reduce or increase crime, and the League of Women Voters turned to two experts on the issue a debate Wednesday.

Mayor Villaraigosa signs green power agreements

Sep 14 2010

In what officials are calling a major milestone in the city's effort to develop more green-power sources, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Monday signed agreements with firms in the San Fernando Valley and China.

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