December 2011
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Controversial church sends kids to solicit money...
A West Oakland church and private school that sends children to solicit donations at BART stations has a history of financial and legal troubles, including two cases in which church leaders admitted they illegally received government assistance.
The children, including one who said he was 7 years old, have been raising funds for St. Andrew Missionary Baptist Church at East Bay BART stations...
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Barry Bonds put on probation in BALCO steroids...
Barry Bonds, holder of baseball’s career home run record and former San Francisco Giants superstar, was put on probation today for obstructing justice in the BALCO steroids scandal.
U.S. District Judge Susan Illston rejected a plea by federal prosecutors to punish Bonds with a 15-month prison term on his felony conviction for obstruction of justice. She also agreed to postpone imposing the...
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Live Tweet Coverage from Barry Bonds Sentencing
<a href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=458a5d22ce” _mce_href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=458a5d22ce” >Barry Bonds Sentenced, Dec. 16</a>
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“This report concludes that the [Division of the State Architect] is unable to...”
– From the California State Auditor report “The Division of the State Architect Lacks Enforcement Authority and Has Weak Oversight Procedures, Increasing the Risk That School Construction Projects May Be Unsafe.”
The new report confirms the findings of our On Shaky Ground investigation...
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“I don’t think the levels that are approved for use in wine in the EU and...”
– Wendell Lee, general counsel for the Wine Institute, the trade group for California’s wine industry. Lee commented on the news that the Australian government has given the nod to winemakers to begin using a chemical contained in laxatives.
While the chemical, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose,...
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Maywood residents facing pollution outline...
California Watch’s Public Engagement Manager Ashley Alvarado visited Maywood, Calif., to listen and learn from community members. Read her full report here.
The invite was a pleasant surprise. Janet Wilson’s excellent report on the severe health struggles of one Maywood family and the polluted conditions that envelop them had run recently, and I was doing research for “A Field Guide...
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Fewer than 1 out of 4 schools in California is staffed with a credentialed librarian, according to the state Department of Education.
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HIV, AIDs rates rise sharply among blacks,...
The profile of HIV and AIDS patients in California has shifted significantly since the disease first made headlines 30 years ago, reflecting the success of drugs to extend patients’ lives and the failures to stem the spread of the disease in diverse communities.
A statewide analysis of health data [PDF] completed in recognition of World AIDS Day, celebrated today, reveals the changing face of...