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While in prison, Michael Santos reconciles with society
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In the second installment of the series, Michael G. Santos discusses his journey through prison and how he focused all of his time on reconciling with society and using his vantage point on the inside to learn more about the criminal justice system.

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SBA hits on capital idea for California Hispanic entrepreneurs
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Getting capital to fastest growing segment of small businesses critical to California economy

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California schools refining curriculae to meet local job demands
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What is becoming more apparent nationally and statewide is the skills gap that exists between available jobs and workers to fill them. And it’s the Community Colleges that are trying to leap into that breach and improve our workforce training in the country.

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California schools refining focus to fill in-demand jobs
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Linkage between career technical training & what industry needs is vital to economy

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California local government says good governance is the reason the city is seeing black not red
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The city of Temecula has a budget surplus. Your eyes don’t deceive you. City leaders in Temecula recently announced that the city finished the 2011-2012 fiscal year more than $2.7 million in the black.

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City of Palo Alto takes another major step toward transparency
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Have you ever blown out a tire due to an unfixed pothole and angrily wondered how much your city’s public works department actually spends on street maintenance? Or received a parking ticket that made you speculate as to how much revenue your city collects annually from parking enforcement? If you live in Palo Alto, answers to these questions and more are now just a few mouse clicks away.

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Video: Looking for work in California’s new jobs reality
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How one career fair shows the state of California unemployment and jobs training

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California’s Business Climate: The Comcast Kerfuffle
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What does infamous Comcast statement & state’s response say about the climate?

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