Politics

By Melissa Flores The sight of students running around Frank Paul Elementary School in Salinas has become a regular thing before school, during breaks and after classes end. The kindergarten through sixth-grade campus has 28 classes who signed up to...

By Jessica Chang While the average age of a Peace Corps volunteer is 28, 7 percent of them, like Maria Lee, are over 50. The minimum age requirement is 18 years old, but there is no upper age limit. The oldest serving volunteer today is 84.

LAPD chief backs driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants LA Times  2/22/12 TO SEE THE COMPLETE STORY CLICK ON THE BLUE

George Runner: Sales Tax Hike Would Cost 23,000 Jobs Governor’s Plan Would Also Destroy $267 Million in Business Investment Board

Unexpected cuts for CA colleges Officials lobby legislature to intervene By Kathryn Baron, svef, 2/22/12 Stop me if you’ve heard

Local Tax Measures to be Overshadowed by Rival Tax Plans Competing w/ Guv’s Proposal? California County News,  2/22/12 It would

California sells $1B in notes to bridge cash gap Los Angeles Business from bizjournals by Mark Anderson, 2/22/12 The state

Tesla downplays Roadster-turned-brick threat Los Angeles Business from bizjournals, 2/22/12 Tesla Motors Inc. on Wednesday downplayed the threat that batteries

As final approvals near, real draw of America’s Cup questioned http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/bay-area/2012/02/final-approvals-near-real-draw-america-s-cup-questioned#ixzz1n28rLAmv By: Dan Schreiber, SF Examiner, 02/21/12 Critics say the

State Water Project allocation is slashed Central Valley Business Times,  2/22/12 •  DWR cuts it back to 50 percent •