Friday, June 15th is California’s constitutional deadline to pass a balanced budget through both houses of the state legislature. According to Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, Democratic leaders are close to making a deal, and the final budget plan will head to the floor for a vote on Friday as scheduled.
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The War on Drugs symbolically made it to President Obama's doorstep today, as David Bronner, CEO of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, was arrested after locking himself and twelve hemp plants in a steel cage in front of the White House. The businessman was protesting policies preventing the cultivation of industrial hemp plants.
IVN – Obama Focusing Fundraising Efforts on CA
After trailing Romney in fundraising, Obama’s re-election campaign has focused its attention on the Golden State for fundraising. The campaign has been pulling their largest amounts of funds from Hollywood and Silicon Valley.
The following is an interview with Carl Davidson. Davidson is a long time activist who started back in the 1960s. Since then Davidson has been involved with many organizations, including currently serving as the national Co-Chair of the Committee of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism. Read on to learn more about his involvement, and his perspective on what activism means to him.
California’s state parks are admired by visitors from all over. Tourists come and are amazed at the quality and quantity of the state park system and envy us our bounty. California is also broke, in part because of the many services it provides to its citizens.
