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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... at the polls. It was not, however, an isolated incident. Thanks largely to reporting by The Bee's Jim Sanders, a steady stream of equally maladroit actions by legislative leaders has been exposed, such as Assembly Speaker Karen Bass' decision to give hefty salary increases to more than 100 staffers despite a massive state budget deficit and furloughs of state civil service workers. Bass...
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Gay South Florida (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
BY JIM SANDERS, Sacramento Bee Don't expect Assemblyman Tom Ammiano to celebrate by puffing a joint if he succeeds in legalizing marijuana for recreational use in California. He says he's "basically a martini guy." To a stuffed-shirt, suit-and-tie Legislature, Ammiano...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
On Wednesday, The Bee's Jim Sanders and Steve Wiegand broke news that the state's proposed water bond package included $10 million for a nonprofit tolerance center in Sacramento – a favored project of Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg. The story was posted online just after midnight and circulated quickly, through various channels, at the all-night legislative session. Within...
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American Thinker (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... were left stranded in Southeast Asia. In The Men We Left Behind, investigators Mark Sauter and Jim Sanders tell us that in early 1973, "Hanoi released lists of American POWs held in North and South Vietnam. The lists were minus the names of many men known or suspected to be in enemy hands. Air Force General Eugene Tighe, later director of the DIA [Defense Intelligence Agency], remembers...
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Later On (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Interesting approach described by Jim Sanders in the Sacramento Bee: California moved a step closer last month to pay-as-you-drive policies that could allow motorists to buy insurance like they do gasoline – a little at a time. Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner released regulations permitting and authorizing mileage verification for pay-as-you-drive, without dictating what form such...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... lawmakers and staffers who spent another late night working on those water policy and bond bills. Jim Sanders and Steve Wiegand have an on the action in today's Bee. No need to set your TiVo to catch the governor's on Jay Leno's new 10 p.m. slot -- Schwarzenegger has rescheduled the taping to stick around and work on the water issue, spokesman Aaron McLear says. 6:00 AM
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Merced Sun-Star.com -- Local (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... cash. It failed by a 4-3 vote with Mayor Ellie Wooten, and councilmen Bill Spriggs, Joe Cortez and Jim Sanders voting to not replenish the fund. "I'm thoroughly disappointed with what I heard tonight," Cox said. "All I've heard is talk. Talk is cheap."Indeed. But given all the talkers headed for office, maybe his complaint will pay dividends.It's the tax (wo)manIt makes sense the only person...
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Merced Sun-Star.com -- Local (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... They'll likely take office next month, after the results are certified. Councilmen Joe Cortez, Jim Sanders and Spriggs are termed out.In the mayoral contest, Spriggs took in 2,128 votes, Gabriault-Acosta received 2,104 votes and Rick Osorio finished last with 1,410 votes. Gabriault-Acosta won the backing of many of the city's unions, including the police officers and firefighters. Her campaign...
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Merced Sun-Star.com -- Local (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... 29 and Cervantes is 27.As it stands, no one on the council is less than 40 years old. Councilmen Jim Sanders, Joe Cortez and Bill Spriggs are termed out, all serving two four-year terms. The new council members won't take office until the county certifies the results.Blake said his first priority will be making sure there's a long-term solution to help the city's homeless people. It's a...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... were involved with events sponsored by the nonprofit group, but that no law was broken. – Jim Sanders, Bee Capitol Bureau
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
... state employees are generous, but legislative staff benefits exceed them. The examples reporter Jim Sanders listed are jaw-dropping to the average Californian. Senate and Assembly staffers receive health insurance for their families and themselves with monthly premiums paid entirely by the state. Five of seven health care plans available require no employee co-pays. Up until last year, both...
