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California Millennials: Don’t be fooled into thinking your vote doesn’t count
 150 150 Alexandra Bjerg
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Young people have a real opportunity to decide which candidates or propositions win this November as elections are increasingly being won by slim majorities. But if they aren’t registered, they can’t vote.

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Why California Latinos must register to vote
 150 150 Arturo Vargas
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Latinos are the fastest-growing and second largest population group in the United States. According to projections from the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund, more than 12.2 million Latino voters are expected to cast ballots on Election Day, an increase of 26 percent from 2008.

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New Campaign: Mobilizing Asian American voters in California
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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Asian Americans make up a big chunk of California’s population. So they could make a huge impact come November. But the key word here is “could” as people who are eligible to vote…aren’t registering to vote.

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Video: California unemployment slowly receding
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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California has added nearly 300,000 jobs in the last year.

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Task Force releases report on California budget
 150 150 Christopher Nelson
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In June of 2011, Richard Ravitch, former Lieutenant Governor of New York, and Paul Volcker, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, took matters into their own hands. They shared a growing concern over the financial trajectory of the nation and how this trickled down into state budgets in the form of continued structural imbalances and an inability to provide basic services or invest in the future of state residents.

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Fixing California’s Economy starts with Critical Conversations
 150 150 Cheryl Getuiza
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California — like much of the nation — is dealing with a big skilled labor shortage.

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California Water: A complex resource to manage
 150 150 Niki Woodard
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Water is arguably the most indispensable pillar of the state’s economy. It’s also one of the most contentious, largely because it’s so darn erratic.

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California Water Wars: The View from the Mountains
 150 150 Justin Ewers
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Voice of California’s rural north often lost in discussion of vital resource

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Online voter registration a reality today in California
 150 150 Christopher Nelson
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California is making the foray into the world of online voter registration. It’s not voting…but it’s a definite step in the right direction and will absolutely remove barriers for many to participate in the democratic process

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