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New drug tunnel found as thousands protest drug war in Mexico
Lost in last week's coverage and commentary of the unfolding Osama bin Laden story was the discovery of yet another drug tunnel on the U.S.-Mexico border, this time in Arizona. Border Patrol agents wo ...
12 May, 2011
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California's installed renewable energy numbers may surprise you
If asked what type of renewable energy is most prevalent in California, most would choose solar or wind, but in reality, those two forms of renewable energy aren't even close. Instead, the current Cal ...
12 May, 2011
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3 min read
Los Angeles looks to ban open-carry on city property
The Los Angeles City Council is asking its lawyers to review a proposed measure that would give its policy enforcement officers a monopoly on the “open carry” of handguns on city property. The new mea ...
08 Apr, 2011
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2 min read
LAPD's revised checkpoint policy could lead to unintended consequences
This month, the Los Angeles Police Department responded to complaints from "immigrant rights groups" by revising its policy of impounding the vehicles of unlicensed drivers at DUI checkpoints.&nb ...
29 Mar, 2011
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Assemblyman Tim Donnelly soaring as California immigration hawk
One freshman assemblyman in California who has emerged in recent months as a leading immigration hawk is forcing the state's legislators to confront a chronic problem.Assemblyman Tim Donnell ...
25 Mar, 2011
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Illegal immigration debate dominated by provocative rhetoric
Vitriolic rhetoric is nothing new to the illegal immigration conversation, but every now and then there's an event that takes place in the public square that reminds moderate sides of the issue to gua ...
22 Mar, 2011
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California Dream Act debate intensifies
While recent census figures indicate that California is rapidly becoming a melting pot of immigrants on the road to becoming the new majority, a debate is sure to materialize in a California Assembly ...
15 Mar, 2011
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March farm update
Large specialty crop farmers are reassessing their spring planting plans because of rising fuel prices. Many farmers are considering planting more subsidized crops such as corn and cotton as market pr ...
12 Mar, 2011
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Immigrant rights group takes issue with California's 'Secure Communities' program
As California enters its second week of full enrollment in the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency's Secure Communities program, a California-based immigrant rights group claims that it's creat ...
08 Mar, 2011
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California now a Secure Communities state
All police departments in the state with the highest population of illegal immigrants are now equipped to work with federal immigration authorities to determine the legal status of all suspects arrest ...
02 Mar, 2011
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3 min read