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Your source for fearless, informed news and commentary in California, via Los Angeles. Founded by Mariel Garza and Paul Thornton, former editors and writers at the L.A. Times Opinion section, Golden State Report is independent. No billionaires control us.
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Putting the LAX people mover drama into perspective (opens the original)
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Death and despair in an ICE detention center near you (opens the original)
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California needs CEQA reform. Prop. 45 is the wrong way to do it (opens the original)
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Help us keep our election coverage paywall-free (opens the original)
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No, California isn’t looking to tax your pension or savings account.You’d know that if you read my colleague Mariel Garza’s assessment of Proposition 42, a billionaire-backed initiative almost certainly intended to cancel out the Proposition 40 wealth tax. Yet the proponents are spending tens of millions on slick ads to suggest the intention is to stop the greedy government from getting its hands on the retirement savings of firefighters and other working p
ICYMI: This week in Golden State Report (opens the original)
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