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Beverly Hills Mayor Fears Impact on Persian Community Due to “Shahs of Sunset” TV Show
Some in Beverly Hills are worried that a new reality show focusing on Persian Americans on the Westside will reflect poorly on the people and culture. [...]
What is the Sacramento Region’s Next Economy?
Our region has faced unique challenges in this recession. Construction and state government—two of our largest sectors—have shed thousands of jobs. We need to develop other employment sectors to lead our economic recovery. Our new economy [...]
It Could Be Worse: Ex-Hawthorne Mayor Admits Guilt in Theft of Food Mixer
A man who led the city of Hawthrone for nearly two decades will likely be remembered more for a passion for pizza that caused him to illegally procure a commercial strength mixer from the school district [...]
Corcoran Anti-Rail Campaign Hopes to Go Viral
People will take a day off of work to make their voices heard. At hearings, at committee meetings, and now at rallies, the people opposed to High Speed Rail are turning out to proclaim their rights [...]
Fresno Crews Complete Cleanup of Homeless Encampments
The City of Fresno announced the cleanup of the encampments near the Monterey Street Bridge is completed and that work will continue to find housing for the former residents of those encampments. In conjunction with the [...]
Oakland Mayor Attempts to Turn Corner with Occupiers
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan has taken a stand on the Occupy Oakland protest, again. This time, her written statement expresses both the wish and rejection of those who would send the police into the protesters.This statement, [...]
Recalculating Poverty
This week the federal government released a new “Supplemental Poverty Measure.” It doesn’t replace the current calculation, but it “provides us a different angle on who is in economic need,” according to Rebecca Blank, U.S. Commerce [...]
Central Basin’s Response To Los Angeles Times’ Article
Editor’s Note: Yesterday, PublicCEO ran an article regarding a growing scandal involving the Central Basin Municipal Water District. That story, which includes claims that the CBMWD spent money on a media consultant who published stories unethically, [...]
San Joaquin County Declares Impasse with Employee Union
The 3,900 county employees represented by SEIU will be subject to a 2.3 percent pay cut by way of six furlough days under a new contract imposed by San Joaquin County. 18 months ago, various bargaining [...]
Brandman University Fires Back at County Supervisors
The dust storm kicked up by two Brandman University students who interned for Barbara Kogerman, then a candidate for Laguna Hills City Council, continues. Their work, which started in early 2010, eventually led to a database [...]
