December 21, 2005
Homeless Deaths Stun LA City Council
SF Mayor: Soon no Homeless on Welfare
For 5 Homeless Families, There's Room at the Inn
Memorials Begin for Homeless who Die Alone and Anonymous
All-Night Wait for Free Groceries at Glide
Nonprofits Panel Puts Getty on Probation
Edison Says It Will Raise Power Rates 18%
Massachusetts Latest to Take aim at Sempra
Cities Cut Solar Permit Fees
Fireplace Regulations Looming

December 20, 2005
Welfare Computers Cutting Aid
Governor Finds Way to Implement His Solar Vision
Cars Costlier to Insure in Black, Latino Areas
State: Calpine Must Honor Energy Contract
Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship: Startups With a Heart
Community Panels Vote to Link Up

December 18, 2005
Solar Plan Resurrected by PUC
Under Fire for Lack of Shelter
Power Grid Officials Hike Emergency Price Cap
UC Berkeley: Black, Latino Enrollment up, in Marked Contrast to 2004
Drug Plans More Confusing for Nursing Home Residents
New Drug Plan Puzzling for Non-English Speakers
The Underemployed Working Their Way Back Up
Latinos Less Likely to get Mental Help

December 16, 2005
San Joaquin Valley: The new Appalachia?
Valley Woes Noticed on Hill
Minorities 'Gouged' on Home Loans, Study Finds
Survey Finds 1 in 20 Lack Basic English Skills
Higher Fees: Community College Enrollment Plummets
PUC Approves 11-Year Solar Power Plan
As Energy Prices Rise, Firewood Sells Briskly
Plunging Gas Prices
State OKs Plan to Replace 4 San Onofre Generators
Charity May Not Deliver Promised Aid
Liquor Store Glut at Heart of Matter

December 14, 2005
Bay Area Rents Top U.S. Charts
Sacramento Rents Soar Out of Reach
Cities Rethinking Aid for Homeless
Economy Buoyant but Poor Sinking
L.A.'s Underground Cash Economy
Study: LA Must Integrate Low-Skilled Immigrant Workers Into Tech-Based Industries
Worst Air in Black Areas
Plan to Insure Poor Children in O.C. Is OKd
PUC Proposes $2.9 Billion Solar Initiative
LA DWP Board Poised to Expedite Efforts to Reach Green-Power Goal
Can SCE Repair San Onofre Nukes?

December 13, 2005
Wage Gap Widens in State
Judge Orders Extension of FEMA Hotel Plan
Immigration Population Hits New High
Gallegly Open to Worker Program
Signs Point to Prolonged Trend of High Oil Prices
Plan Would Expand Solar Energy Use
State Plans Medi-Cal Rate Pinch

December 12, 2005
Neediest May be Hurt by New Medicare Drug Plan
Premiums to Stop for Thousands of Seniors, Disabled
Seniors Not Told of Drug 'Bridge'
Evacuees Plead for Help with Housing
Fear Rises Over Storm-Aid Cutoff
Hospital Bills -- but with Interest
Officials Hope new Tijuana Complex Will Draw Patients From North of Border
What Immigration Brings California
Cutting Through Haze of Governor's Stance on Coal
Closure of SCE Coal Plant Could Be Imminent
Mexican Energy Goes to the American Market
Governor Replaces Longtime Dem Aide
Offering Incentives Boosts Attendance and Test Scores
China's Insatiable Appetite for Cardboard Boxes

December 7, 2005
Governor Faces Revolt in GOP
GOP Leaders Demand Answer From Governor
Study: Border Crossers Educated
Farmers Say They Need More Field Workers
Picking a Battle Over Shortage of Farmworkers
Green Cards Recalled Because of a Glitch
Flywheels May Help Keep Grid Running
Federal Appeals Panel Hears Arguments on L.A. Homeless Law
Homeless Camps near Bay Bridge-off limits to S.F. Brass
Assembly Scrutinizes Enterprise Zones
Water Future of L.A. Now Under Review

December 5, 2005
Needy Feel Chill of Heating Costs
Capital Aims to Aid its Street People
Free-toilet Giveaway Draws Hundreds
PG&E Requesting Rate Increases Tied to Equipment Costs
Imported Electricity Fails State Standards
Pressure Mounts to Extend Deadline for Drug Benefit
Low-Income Seniors in No Rush for Drug Aid
Genest Officially Appointed Finance Director
States' Food-Stamp Fight Intensifies

December 1, 2005
GAO Says Electric Deregulation Resulted in Blackouts, Raised Prices
Gov's New Chief of Staff was a Driving Force on the PUC
Gov's New Chief of Staff has been Assailed by Consumer Activists for her Work on the PUC
Susan Kennedy Admits to Taking Political Risk by Accepting Gov's Post
Governor's Hire Riles GOP Conservatives
New Top Aide's Role: Help Gov. Find His Voice
Fresno: A Golden State City Lives in the Shadow of Poverty
Fresno's Brain Drain Has Left the Town Smarting
Sacramento Legal Aid for Homeless at Risk
Judges Warns Gov of Contempt Hearing on Prison Reform
State Recommends Replacing Antiquated Youth Prisons
Groups Help Elders With Drug Benefits
More looks at Care Sites?
California Gets a Good Return on Colleges
Study: Boost Education or Lose Status

November 30, 2005
PUC Commissioner to Become Gov's Chief of Staff
Schwarzenegger Hires Former Gray Davis Aide Susan Kennedy as Chief of Staff
Power Crisis Catches Up to Sempra
Lockyer Keeps Up Heat on Sempra
Oakland Group Gives California a C-minus Average for Treatment of Children
State has Child Poverty Problem - but who Would Pay to Fix it?
Dumping' of Patients Investigated
L.A. Isn't Singing Inner-City Job Blues
Charity Bingo Halls Fear Their Number May Be Up
Fewer Object to Gas Project
Avoidable Errors Led to Big LA Outage, Consultant Finds

October 17, 2005
Nuclear Plant Has Flaw Undetected for 19 Years
Nuclear Power Plant's Closure Is Costly
Next Price Spike: Power
Energy Expenses Sapping Economy
Gas Hikes Put Heat on Poor
Electricity Proposition Crackles
Prop. 80 Would Retool State's Energy Policy
80% of Poor Lack Civil Legal Aid, Study Says
Neighborhood Legal Services Turns 40
Taylor Named Head of Los Angeles Urban League
Struggling in Middle Class
Poverty in Fresno
Demons Are Winning on Skid Row
A Corner Where L.A. Hits Rock Bottom

October 14, 2005
LIOB Criticized at Hearing
Utility Relief Is Urged for the Poor
U.S. Energy Officials Warn of Much Higher Heating Bills This Winter
PG&E to Add $2 Fee to Natural Gas Bills
Energy Panel Says Liquefied Gas Terminal Acceptable
Fresno's Concentration of Poor Tops in U.S., Study Says
Watchdog Report: Poorer Areas Rich in Problem Markets
Crowded Out by Luxury Lofts, Poor Seek Relief
Data Reveal Hard Truths for Islanders
SF Affordable Housing Proposal
Katrina Aid: That Was a Short War on Poverty
Rural towns: USDA to the Rescue
Recent Mexican Immigrants Rare in Hospital E.R.'s
Latino Health System Ailing, Study Finds
Appellate Court Blasts Water Agency's Distribution Plan
Extra Cash Flowing Into State Coffers

October 7, 2005
PUC Examines Impact of High Natural Gas Prices on Poor
Utility Relief Is Urged for the Poor
SDG&E Adopts No-Shutoff Policy for Those Making Minimum Payments
PG&E to add $2 Fee to Natural Gas Bills
Energy Efficiency Back in Spotlight
China Looks to California for Solutions on Saving Energy
Settling Into Their Very Own Homes
With Push From Activists, Loma Prieta Stirred Low-Income Housing Renaissance
18 Months. 362 People. 3,869 Ambulance Trips. $11.6 Million.

September 20, 2005
PUC Plans Incentives to Save Energy
Gas May Top $4 a Gallon
Gas Prices Hit Low-Income County Residents Harder
Who Profits From Rising Gas Prices?
Despite Economic Growth, Poverty Rate Same as 1968
For San Diego, Federal Measure of Poverty 'a Joke'
Poor Neighborhoods Left Behind
Citations for Sacramento Homeless Stir Controversy
A House of Hope for Mentally Ill
Homes for Homeless on Way
Poverty Schools Scoring Better

September 14, 2005
PG&E Gas Bills to Soar
Cost of LA Blackout: $23 Million per Hour
Power Outage Halts Gasoline Production
Duke to Close California Power Plants
Gas Price Sacrifice
Efficiency Hailed as Answer to Cutting State's Water Use
Pilot Program Targets Rundown Apartments
U.S. Data Reveal Loan Rate Disparity
U.N. Summit to Ease Poverty Off to a Slow Start

September 13, 2005
Floodwaters Lift Poverty Debate Into Political Focus
New Orleans had a Plan to Warn the Poor, but it Sat on a Shelf in L.A.
Will Sacramento be Ready if Our Levees Break?
LA Blackout: As Lights Go Out, Power Worries Rise
Death of Million Solar Roofs Bill
Housing Prices Plague Fresno's Working Poor
Purging Racist Property Records
Ex-movie Chief Keeps Big Role in Health Care

September 2, 2005
Damage to Oil and Gas Facilities Pushes U.S. Closer to Energy Crisis
Gasoline Supply Fears Grow
A Snappy Retort, but No Relief at the Pump
Heating Bills Head Up
PG&E Plans Big Rate Hike
Health Care's Potholes
SF: Unhappy Muni Riders Pony Up Higher Fares
Devices Help Blind Able to Afford Them

September 1, 2005
Gov. Target Homelessness
Charity Operators Accused of Taking Groceries for Poor
Shut Refineries Drive Pump Prices Higher
Gasoline Panic in East
Sacramento Delta Is at Risk, Geologist Warns

August 31, 2005
U.S. Poverty Rate Rose Again in 2004
U.S. Census finds more are poor
Bay Area poverty on uptick
Arnold says he will veto "Million Solar Roofs" bill
Oil production takes a hit
New state law helps shield elderly from financial abuses
Mental health providers give their two cents on $25 million windfall
Special-interest pleas preoccupy Capitol as a wasted session closes
Drug plan adds dose of confusion
Bill aims to insure all kids
Community groups representing Mexican immigrants form a confederation
Bush, Schwarzenegger won't meet on president's California trip

August 15, 2005
Laws Aim to Ensure Low-Cost Housing
Doors Closed on Home Dreams
Electric Vehicles: Still Plugging Along
Governor's Close Ties to Gas Lobby
Legislature in Home Stretch
Invisible to Most, Immigrant Women Line Up for Day Labor
Rulings Trim Legal Leeway Given Medicaid Recipients
Gas, Oil: Families Finally Feeling the Pinch
Medi-Cal Change Tops Legislators' To-Do List
Slim Pickings in Farm Labor Pool

August 4, 2005
Feds spank LA County Head Start
Health Care in 'Death Spiral'
Official Calls for Universal Health Care
Commissioner Fears Low-Income Residents are Priced out of System
Oakland Kids get Easier Medi-Cal Access
Orphans Seek New Life in U.S.
Hotel's Low-Income Tenants Call Rats, Bugs Unbearable
Utilities Coax use of Electric Engines

August 3, 2005
State Seeks to Halt Farmworker Deaths
Information, Water, Shade Key to Preventing Deaths
SF Community Activist Pleads Not Guilty
Arnold's Reforms Fizzling
Governor's Backers Nervous, Want '06 Re-Election Assurances
State Examines Spending at World's Richest Art Non-Profit
SF Mayor Touts 'Green' Goal in Affordable Housing
California Shortchanged Again
Report Criticizes Water Subsidies
PG&E Seeking Rate Increases
Demand Spikes at Food Bank

July 27, 2005
Child Poverty Figures Up
Report on Children in Poverty
Industry Hails Its Medicine Subsidies for Poor
Congress Strikes Deal on Energy
Energy Bill's Effect on the State
Elderly at Risk in Heat
Welfare Computers Breed 'Chaos,' Sac Supervisors Told
Educators Get Energy Grants
Study: Calif. Will Need More Water in 2030

July 25, 2005
Deaths Prompt Call For Heat Rules
State Power Authority Issues Warning
SDG&E Says Customers Heeding Call to Conserve
Low-Paying Coastal Jobs Provide a Huge Boost
Hate Crimes on Latinos up 34% in State
Homeless Agency Makes Changes to Untangle Accounts
Q&A: Governor's 'Year for Reform' Hits Some Bumps
Spending Cap Called Key to National Plan
Prop. 13 Tax Rules Slam New Owners
Amory Lovins: Tilting at Energy Windmills
Out of Gas

July 22, 2005
14 Homeless Dead in Phoenix Heat Wave
Heat Wave Death Toll at 20; Relief on Way
Housing Boom Has Left Them Out in the Heat
Heat's Grip Too Much for Southland Grid
Governor Urged to Restore $8 Million for Social Services and Health Aid to Poor
Judge Lifts Threat Against State Health Officials
Big Bite Out of Charity Giving
Workers' Comp Rate Drop Urged
SDG&E to Test Broadband on Power Lines

July 21, 2005
SF 5,000 Units Behind Affordable Housing Goal
Low Vacancy Rates, Rising Home Prices Push Southland Rents Up
Coalition Seeks More Latinos, Blacks Among High School Grads
Red Tape Stymies Schools
Energy Industry Seeks to Delete Proposition
'Trigger Lock' Law Helps Cut Gang-Related Killings in Half
Taking Their Streets Back

July 20, 2005
Safety Group Seeks to Increase Awareness of Heatstroke Deaths
Judge Threatens State Officials With Contempt of Court
Governor's Deals Prompt 2 Complaints
Gov.'s Deal Ignites Larger Debate
Merced Named Least Affordable Place to Live
Median Cost for Bay Area houses passes $600,000 Mark
Fresno to Require Water Meters
Latinos Relying on Mass Transit
Program to Put Doctors in Poor Areas Is Saved

July 19, 2005
California Again Ponders Risk of Energy Crisis as Mercury Climbs
Power Crisis Not in Forecast
Energy Use Necessitates Cutback Call
Union Leader Calls for Safety Rule After Kern County field Death
Seven Heat-Related Deaths in Arizona
Con Edison NY Reports Record Energy Usage
Governor Keeps Deals Secret
The Other Side of the Tracks in San Bernardino County

July 18, 2005
CPUC: PG&E Should Pay $10 Million for Blackout
Farmworker Collapses in Heat, Dies
'Cool Centers' Take the Simmer Out of Summer
Initiative on Alternative Power Sellers Revives Regulate vs. Deregulate Debate
Enron Agrees to Pay Penalty
Governor Ends Magazine Deal
Ebonics Suggested for San Bernardino District
Hmong Mother: Lost in Translation
2-year Colleges Latinos' Start
Taxpayers Unlikely to get Quick Stem Cell Windfall

July 15, 2005
Legal Questions About Arnold
Veto of Supplements Bill Is Now Drawing Scrutiny
Latino and Black Kids Narrow the Test Gap
LA County: New Start for Head Start
'Repurified' Wastewater Backed for Home Use
CPUC Newsletter Online

July 14, 2005
Blacks Hurting in L.A.
Big-City Black Populations Just Keep Falling
Poor Men Losing Help on Cancer
Report: Latinos Lag in Saving
Deal Pays Governor $5 Million
Gov. Acts to Keep Labor Institute
Big-Money Blue-Collar Jobs go Begging
More Layoffs at ISO
Borrego Hits 119; Expert Warns of Heat Risks
Migrants Come to Work, Send Cash Home

July 13, 2005
State Budget: The System That's Designed Not To Work
Homeless Helping Clean Up Streets
Welfare Payments Lag Inflation
Mission Viejo Snubs Low-Cost Housing Scheme
Drug Firms Arming for Battle at Ballot Box
Disabled to Get Better Access to Parks
Governor Pumps Up Dietary Supplement Industry
Employees Sue Sempra Unit Over Change in Pension Plan
Books Explore Schwarzenegger's Psyche, Strategies
Immigrant Families Frequently Separated

July 12, 2005
Budget Signed, But Work Not Done
Anti-Terror Money: Populous Counties Get Less Per Capita Than Rural Counties
San Francisco Paper Covers Grim Lives of Homeless
Budget Not Popular, But It's Official
Prices Cited in Health Cost Gap
As Solar Gets Smaller, Its Future Gets Brighter
How Would Tsunami Affect State's Nuclear Power Plants?
Mental Health Funding Offers Hope
Boom in Home Prices Had Its Roots in the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997-98, Economists Say
Event Celebrates Farm Workers as Part of the Community

May 23, 2005
The 'Secret' Homeless
PUC's Maverick Voice on Phone Rules
Head Start Said to Keep Unqualified Kids on Rolls
Job-Training Group's Funding Dire
State's Plans for Energy Lacking, Utility Players Say
A Lobbyist by any Other Name?
State's Definitions of Lobbying Out of Date, Some Say
Ruling Aids Day Laborers
News Archive

May 18, 2005
Ex-Assembly Speaker Elected L.A. Mayor
Governor: Children of Illegals Have Right to Education
State Budget Drops Special Savings
Gov. Backs State Authority Over LNG Sites
Denial Urged for San Onofre Plan
Deeper Cuts Proposed on Workers' Comp Rates
Feinstein Targets Agricultural Workers

May 17, 2005
Analyst Sees Risky Assumptions in Gov.'s Budget
Budget Plan Makes Sense, Analyst Says
Westly Jumps in Governor Race
'Affordable' Housing Slipping
Group Serving San Bernardino Gays Denied CDBG Funding
City of LA Proposes Turning Centers Over to Groups
Governor May Target Union Dues
Dems Step up Fight with Governor on Money for Schools
UC Study: Race Plays no Role in Admissions
Water Wars Move Underground
A New Voice in Santa Monica Homeless Debate
Gambling Panel Seeks Exemption from Open Meetings Rules

May 16, 2005
Rich-Poor Gap Widens says Wall Street Journal
$4 Billion in new Cash for New State Budget
Schwarzenegger's Revised State Budget at a Glance
San Francisco has Lost its Middle Class
CPUC Seeks New LIOB Member
Why Does Gas Cost so Much in California?
Long Beach Shooting Spurs Homeless Debate
Corporate America Pulling Back Pension Safety Net
Importing Power, Fostering Pollution
Old Foes Soften to New Reactors

May 10, 2005
Governor Proposes New Energy Agency
When It Comes to Replacing Oil Imports, Nuclear Is No Easy Option, Experts
U.S. to Help Cover Health Costs of Illegals
Beefed-up Elder Care Called Vital
9% of Orange County Residents Have no Health Insurance
Drug Researchers Target More Diseases of the Poor
Sacramento Committee Tries to Deal with Open Meetings Issue

May 9, 2005
Drug Giveaways Become a Headache
Poor May Lose Food Stamps Under New Medicare Drug Plan
Food Bank Distributor Runs Short
Revenue Up, Governor to Reverse Cuts
As Governor Slides in Polls, Citizens Sound Off
Sonoma County Cities Can't Keep up with Need for Low-Cost Housing
Finally, The San Fernando Valley will Count
Bills Seek State Tax Breaks for a Select Few
Tax Break Gives Huge Benefits to Drugmakers
DCFS Can't Put Kids in Room
Economist Urges Americans to do More to Fight World Poverty

May 5, 2005
Uninsured Fight for Lifeline
LA Tentatively Approves Drug Discount Program
State Office Warns Elderly of Abuse
Del Norte Gains Status as 'Retirement Heaven'
Urgency Called for in Dealing with Water Needs
Burbank Allots CDBG Federal Grants
Making Glendale Housing Affordable
PG&E Profit Drops
E-mail Addles the Mind
Isolated Sheepherders Live Without Basic Amenities, Survey Finds
Population Explosion Fattens Riverside County Treasury
State Reorg: Governor Shelves Plan to Reorganize Cal/EPA
Where the Minorities are in California's Colleges

May 3, 2005
Bohn Appointed to Opening on PUC
Growth in State Slows to a Torrent
Inland Growth Tops State
San Bernardino County Growth Tough on Cities
Sonoma and Mendocino Counties Among Slowest in Growth
Pay Drops as Latinos Gain Jobs
Many Make Life on Both Sides of Border
Sempra Teams With Gazprom
Businesses Find Power Solutions
Prison's new Energy System Locks up Savings

May 2, 2005
6.6 million Uninsured in Nation's Largest State
Making Sure the Children are Insured
A Person's Responsibility, as well as a Right
Social Security: Help for the Poor or Help for All?
About 800 Homeless Move Inside with SF's Care Not Cash
The Greediest Generation
A Fresh Voice Sees the Downside of Bush's 'Ownership Society'
Is Gov. Schwarzenegger's Reform Effort on the Verge of Defeat?
UFW sees Hope for Heat Bill

April 28, 2005
Bush's Energy Future: Nukes and Coal
Supercostly Crude: Winners and Losers
Pricey Oil's Path to Your Pocket
And You Thought Oil Was A Worry
State Power Supply Stretched to Limit
Schwarzenegger's Rating Drops Sharply
State Admits Inspection Failures
Sacramento Expert: K Street Review Breaks Anti-Secrecy Law
Indoor Air Pollution: Air Board Might Move Inside
New Jersey: Poisons hit home

April 27, 2005
Panel Kills Universal Health Insurance
25% of Latino Kids Lack Health Plans
Solar Energy Legislation Gains Steam
Muffler-Shop Owner's Solar-Powered Air Conditioner
Edison Puts Condition on new Plants
Senior Population Explosion Expected
Workers' Comp Fixes Anger Many
Insurance Company Lowers Comp Rates
Editorial: Bring Back the Old Arnold
Governor's Reform Agenda: A Rush to Confusion
Uptick in Revenue for Bay Area Charities
House Vote May Protect Medicaid
Bush Plan to Tackle Energy Costs' 'Root Causes,' Officials Say
Koreatown Revival Eludes Poor

April 26, 2005
Will Arnold Run For Reelection?
An Odyssey into the World of Homelessness
Homeless Move in at Supportive Units
Number of Uninsured May Be Overstated, Studies Suggest
El Dorado, Placer Counties Reaching Top Economic Rung
Premium Reductions are Urged
Oil's Lesser Role in U.S. Economy Limits Damage From High Prices
Koreatown Revival Eludes Poor

April 21, 2005
California to Gain 12 Million People by 2030
SF Debates Mandate for Health Benefits
Admission of Latinos Rises at UC, Trend Doesn't Extend to Blacks
Southern Cal Rents Soar as Rising Home Prices Push Up Demand
For L.A. Homeless: a Gym, Movies, and Hair Salon
O.C. to Focus on Kids' Lack of Insurance
State Officials Losing Fight Over Energy Bill
Solar Power Angling for a Cool Image
Roseville Homes Harness the Sun
Humboldt Bay's Missing Nuke Rods in National Spotlight
Energy Firms' Tax Break Bid is Adding Up
Hybrids Could Pay More Gas Tax
Suit Alleges Bay Area Transit Agency Runs an 'Unequal' System

April 19, 2005
Outside Prosecutors Feel Urban-Rural Rift
100 Largest Growth Counties in US
Initiative: Preschool for all Kids in the State
Workers' Comp Haunts Capitol
Farmworkers Lived in Squalor in Raided Windsor House
Older Adults Underserved in San Diego
State's Energy Crisis Suit Rejected
House Energy Bill Increases Tax Breaks

April 18, 2005
U.S. Cuts Sec. 8 Housing Subsidy
Living-Wage Law Raises Pay for Some
Elite Colleges Offer Price cut to Needy Students
ChevronTexaco Owns the Ground on Which They Live -- and Might Pull it out From Under Them
San Diego Charities Press to Build More Residences for Needy
Charity's Core Mission to Assist Homeless Continues
Law on Disabled Targeted
Rural Residents Could Lose Home Health Aid

April 15, 2005
People Leaving LA County in Droves
Inland Empire Sets Pace for SoCal Growth
Calaveras on Fast-Growth Track
Stanislaus County in Top Eight
Contra Costa, South Bay Lead Bay Area in Growth
Population Flat in Much of Bay Area
Census Figures Show Napa County Led Upswing
Arnold's Chief of Staff Can't Play by the Rules
Tahoe Utility District Receives Another Financial Award
Housing Help for Needy in L.A.
PUC Gives Up Fight Over VOIP

April 14, 2005
Interview with Gov: The Un-Savage Sword of Conan
Lockyer Draws Heat on Grant to Non-Profit
Democratic Plans Address Autism, Health Care for Kids
California Asks Court to Order $6 Billion in Power Refunds
Thousands Rally at Capital for Health
Helping the Homeless Added to Cost of Homes

April 13, 2005
Low-Income Bank Accounts in SF
Democrats Divided on Negotiating With Gov.
Prices for Seniors' Brand-Name Drugs Rising Fast
Gas Prices Setting Records Daily
Gas Prices up 11 Days in a Row
Media, Politicians Exploit Gas Angst in a Fact-Free Environment
Free Senior Lunches on the Chopping Block
Alameda County Registrar to Become State Chief of Elections
Affordable Housing Plans Head to Tuolumne County Panel
Controversial Rural Senior Agency Chief Canned
Solar Panels to Help Ease Homeless Shelter's Costs

April 11, 2005
Interview: PUC President Michael Peevey
Governor Faces Uphill Battle with Agenda
Phil Angelides: The Man who Would be Governor
Gas Costs Pumping Agencies' Budgets Dry
Wages Lagging Behind Prices
Photo Essay: St. Boniface, SF Homeless Sanctuary

April 8, 2005
Criminal Charges Against Shelley Ally
Julie Lee Rose Quickly as Political Power Broker -- and Fell Just as Fast
Governor Gives up on Overhaul of Public Pensions
Audit: Welfare-to-Work Program not Fighting Poverty
Missouri Measure Hits at Medicaid
Experts Predict $3 Per Gallon Soon

April 7, 2005
PUC Candidate Drops Out
Why is Governor's Solar Plan Catching Heat?
Top U.S. Regulator of Energy Quitting
The More Family Earns, the Faster Kids Learn
Self-Proclaimed Governor of the People Is Fading as Lord of the Polls
Armenians Will Hold a Majority on Glendale Council
Desperate for Work
Congress Wants FERC to Rule on LNG Terminals
Gas Prices: High, Going Higher
Gas-Thirsty Cars Imperil U.S., Conservative Ex-Officials Warn
Sempra Finds Profitable, Powerful Niche on London's Metals Market

April 6, 2005
IRS Urges Action on Nonprofit Tax Abuse
Audit Finds Lax Monitoring of Grant Funds
Leading Newspaper Fails to Challenge Mayor's Homeless Count
Agency Tries to Help Seniors Avoid Sting of Scam Artists
Check Cashers Target Blacks, Poor
Dan Walters: Democrats jump on gas-price hysteria with tax-swap scheme
Sempra's Half-Hour in London
CSUS President Backs Bill for Latino College Grants

April 5, 2005
Questions Raised About Nonprofit's Activities
To keep Health Coverage, More Workers Cut Back on Necessities
Doctors Lobbying to Halt Cuts to Medicare Payments
Tax Abuse Rampant in Nonprofits, IRS Says
California Oil Giants Plan Merger
Water Surcharge Appears to be Best Bet
Illegal Immigrants Are Bolstering Social Security With Billions
Immigrant Investor Program Falls Short of Expectations
Berkeley Lines up for Healthy Kids Push
$2.3 Billion Revenue Windfall -- Maybe
Arnold's Foes are Growing Louder
Ex-State Senator Regrets Workers' Comp Reform
Coastal Panel's Fate Hangs in Balance
No Child Left Behind: A Lucrative Tutoring Grows Unchecked
Sempra Shareholders Vote Against Board on Governance Issues
Sempra's London Stockholders Meeting Questioned by Some

April 1, 2005
Oil Price Over $100 Per Barrel?
Hot Summer May Tax Power
Hahn Seeks More Use of Solar Power
New Generation of Wind Farms Arises
Cost of November Ballot Could Force S.F. to Trim Health Care Clinic
Benefits Plan Puts Gov. on Defense
Medicare Premium Hike May Worsen
Ventura Hispanic Fund Nears $1 Million
1,500 Pay Tribute to Chávez in Fresno
New State Mortgage Option

March 31, 2005
Governor in Fight Over Key PUC Appointee
Boxer Promises to Fight for Low-Income Housing Money
Summer Electricity Shortage Possible
Ruling may Pull Plug on Peak Power Plan
U.S. to Back Hydrogen-Car Fuel Stations
Deep Freeze for Hot Lunches
Emergency Rules Called Overused
Nearly Half of Blacks, Latinos Drop Out, School Study Shows
Immigration Plan's Assumption on Unskilled Workers Contested
Study: Blacks, Latinos Playing More for Home Loans
New Welfare System not Computing
Angelenos' Yearly Commute Equivalent to 10 Full Days
Study: Big Preschool Payoff

March 2, 2005
Group's Meetings Broke Brown Act
Brown Act Covers City, County, District Meetings
Bagley-Keene Covers State Bodies
Secret Port Meeting is Unacceptable
Stem Cell Critics Demand Open Meetings, Salary Cap
Former Aide Blasts Bush's Faith-Based Plan
Bush Pushes Faith-Based Initiatives
President's Proposal Worries City Leaders
Governor Revs up Ballot Drives
Black Farmers Bring Fresh Produce to Low-Income Neighborhoods
Hewlitt Funds Social Experiment
Homeless Have a Tough Time Finding Shelter

March 1, 2005
A Test of the Results Of Electricity Deregulation
Low-Income Programs Face Federal Budget Ax
CSBG Block Grant Loss Imperils Safety Net
Study Shows Big Increase in Number of Working Families Living in Poverty
Governor Fires Up Solar Plan
Governor's Proposed Reforms Garner National Attention
Changes Appear Headed to Ballot
State is Warned on Factory Jobs
An Increasing Number of Americans are Staying Employed Past Age 75

February 24, 2005
CSBG Block Grant Loss Imperils Safety Net
Will He Run in '06? Governor's Plans Spur Guessing Game
Senator: State Missing Out on Millions
Study of State Governments Ranks California With a Capital C (Minus)
Orange County Inflation Outpaces Nation's
San Diego Cost of Living Outpaces Nation's
Inland Empires's Growth Ignored
PG&E Suspects 'Missing' Nuclear Fuel Rods Never Left
An Increasing Number of Americans are Staying Employed Past age 75

February 23, 2005
Legislators Rush to File Final Bills
A Nonpartisan Bridge Toward Health Care for Everyone
Shades of Gray in Black Enrollment
Immigrants' Kids Found to Make Gains
Marking Sempra's Methods
Crack Cocaine Penalties Targeted

February 18, 2005
Governor Finds Trouble at Home
Governor Finds Trouble in D.C., Too
Schwarzenegger Gets Mixed Reception in D.C.
Governor's Trip to Washington is not all Smooth
California School Districts Face Fed Watch List of Failures
Huge Volunteer Turnout for Homeless in SF
It's Hard to Kick a Guy Like Alarcon
Top Bush Advisor Proclaims Mandate
PG&E's Rogue Meter Reader Inflates Bills
Report Belies Stereotypes About Asians
SMUD Debates 6% Hike
Editorial: 79 cents from D.C.?

February 17, 2005
Governor to Ditch Board Cuts
Sempra Energy Lied, Lawmaker Says
Uncovered Medical Expenses are Leading to Bankruptcies
Bill Would Require All Californians to Have Health Insurance
Arnold to Meet With Reps
Developers to Pay for Affordable Housing Projects
Consensus Builds on Need for Housing
Orange Official Says Charity Begins at Home
Agency Downgrades San Diego's Bond Ratings

February 16, 2005
OpEd: Bush Declares War on People in Poverty
Bottom Line Top Priority on D.C. Trip
Polarized Delegation Takes Stab at Unity
State Due Anti-Terror Cash Boost
Ag Subsidy Cuts Face Hard Fight in Congress
Ex-S.F. Supervisor Named to Civil Rights Panel
Fewer Homeless People on Streets of San Francisco
Governor and His Tin Cup
Wheels of Change Moving Slowly for Schwarzenegger
Water Pacts Give State's Growers New Profit Stream
Non-Profit Center Dissolution OK'd
Deep Tradition of Giving Among Silicon Valley's Latinos

February 15, 2005
Alarcon: Everybody's Second Choice
Daniel Weintraub: Both Parties Should See McPherson is a Good Pick
Study: Homeless Shelters, Food in Demand
Governor's Crusade Against Business Rules has Found no Villains
Washington Blamed for Fiscal Woes
Economy's Growing, but Where Are the New Jobs?
Medicare's Financial Future Bleaker Than Social Security's

January 26, 2005
State Collects $228 Million in Federal Grants for Homeless
Ideas to Help the Poor
'Working Hard, Falling Short'
Federal Red Ink May Set Record
State Official Blasts Shelley Hiring Practices
ANALYSIS: If Shelley Testifies at State Hearing, it Could Hurt Him in Federal Inquiry Later
Editorial: Shelley's Final Days

January 25, 2005
A Top Dem Suggests Shelley Quit
Aides: Shelley May Resign
Governor's California Mission
The Governor's Answers
Dems Stubborn Against Arnold
Angelides, Governor Battle Over Loopholes
Rural Counties Keep Afloat with Tape and Bubble Gum
Lawsuit claims San Diego County Illegally Withholds Health Care
State Schools Leader Slams Budget Plan

January 21, 2005
Democrats Prepare for Budget War
Democrats Team up to Tackle Budget
State Workers Blast Governor's Plan
Arcata Pares Down Homelessness Task Force
As Private Jails Reopen, Critics See Long Arm of the Lobbyists
Villaraigosa Announces Plan for Affordable Housing
Shelter From the Streets
Creation of $192,000 Job for UC Chancellor's Partner Stirs Critics
San Diego in 'Financial Emergency'
Bakersfield Home Prices Keep on Soaring
San Luis Obispo: Designing the County of the Future

January 20, 2005
Study: Kids' Mental Health care Mixed
Amid Broken Promises, Many Begin to Doubt Schwarzenegger
Governor Caught in a Trap Set by His Own Promises
'Stooges' Remark Draws Few Yuks
Senate Democrats Plan Their Own Bold Budget Ideas
Kuehl to Push Again for State Health System
Study Slams LA's Local Leaders, Offers Plan for Economic Revival

January 19, 2005
Gov Calls Public Sector "Monster," Top Democrats "Stooges"
Unions Protest Governor's Proposals
Officials Launch Salvos at Gov.'s School Budget
Mayors Cry Foul at Bush Plan to Cut $4.7 billion Aid to Cities
Injured Workers Organize Group
Probe of State's Oil Is Sought
Shelley May Face Additional Audit of Federal Voting Funds

January 18, 2005
Working Poor Fear Plan to Reorganize Subsidies
Cities and Counties Brace for Cuts
Interest Groups Declare War on State Budget Plan
Factions Voicing Doubts on Deals
Governor's Drug Plan for Uninsured Blasted for Trusting Medicine Makers
Workers' Comp Premium Rates Show Big Drop
Arnold Proposes Record Spending
Legislative Budget Keeps on Growing
Pressure is on Governor to Collect Federal Funds
Some Dems Hindered by Accusations, Probes
Big Reduction in Extreme Worldwide Poverty 'Utterly Affordable,' U.N. Team Says
New PG&E Chief sets Lofty Goals as Tries to Lead Utility to Recovery

January 14, 2005
Big Cuts Planned in HUD Programs
State Officials Attack Governor's Budget
Alarcon Proposes Fines to Fund Trauma Care
Governor Willing to Mix it up with Dems
Budget Plan Avoids Raising Taxes, Sort Of
Educators Gearing up for Budget Battle
State's Own Workers' Comp Costs Continue to Increase
Dreier Bill Targets Hiring of Illegals
Senator Aims for Attorney General Job

January 13, 2005
Dems Say Plan Hurts Elderly
Governor's Proposal Could Lead to More 'Autopilot' Spending
Cyborg Budgeting: Governor Wants Remote Control
Democrats Wary of Raising Taxes
Seniors lose a Lifeline
Seniors Slow to get Health Data Online
Attorney General Says Nonprofits Have Five Years, not Three, to use $15.5 Million in Grants.

January 12, 2005
Budget Hits Social Services Hard
Group to Aid Gov.'s Push for Reforms
Arnold's Budget Plan Trips Alarm
Dems: Arnold's Plans Doomed
Arnold Banking on Pseudo-Convention
PUC Delays Vote on Telecom 'Bill of Rights'
LA County Board OKs Funds to Help Shelter Homeless
California Bears Brunt of Trade Deficit
Group Ends Search for Banned Weapons

January 11, 2005
Reductions Proposed in Programs for Poor, Elderly and Disabled to Close $9.1 Billion Gap
Governor's Plan Calls for Cuts in Social Services for the Poor
Side Deals Scrapped in Disdain for Taxes
Poor, Schools get Less in Proposed Budget
Budget Analysis: Plan Relies Heavily on Borrowing
Colleges Hail Budget Plan
Budget Slashing Leaves Air and Land
Assemblywoman Ortiz Ponders Congress
Lungren gets Key Committee Slots

January 10, 2005
Governor to Offer 'Painful' Budget, Long-Haul Change
Painful Social Cutbacks Likely in State Budget
Schools May Sue State for Funds
Governor Dumps Deals, Creates Mistrust
Consumer Advocates Assail Gov.
With Lewis' Selection, Californians Lead Top House Posts
Parra Critics Say They Fear Shelley 'Whitewash'
California Politician's Rise Is Struck a Blow by Scandal

January 7, 2005
Budget Outcry Predicted
Budget Proposal Boosts State Debt
Governor, Democrats Prepared to go to Voters With Hot Issues
Special Election Could be Among Most Expensive
Plan to Reduce State Boards Assailed
94 Boards and Commissions Proposed for Elimination (LIOB not listed)
Deal's Off; Education Leaders Fume
Pair Present Proposal for Discount Drugs
Drug Savings Plan Directed at Low-Income Californians
Effort to Cut Drug Costs Not Yet Proved Effective
Stem Cell Panel Vows Openness

January 6, 2005
Governor takes combative tone with lawmakers
Arnold: Join Me or Fight
A Bold Move in Tackling Risky Political Issues
Education Budget on Hit List
Angelides Ads Critical of Budget
Phone Customers' Bill of Rights at Risk
California's Lewis Wins House Appropriations Chair
Congressional Trifecta
"Open Meetings" Criticism of New $3 Billion California Stem Cell Agency Mounts

January 4, 2005
Dems Go Own Way on Reform
One of Governor's Key Initiatives has Yet to Produce Big Savings
Governor to Renew His Push to Shape California
Lawmakers Return With Priority Lists
New Try to Raise Floor on Wages
FBI Presence Shadows Legislature's New Session
Matsui: A Battle Loses Its General
Mexico's Border-Crossing Tips Anger Some in U.S
Cash-Strapped Trinity County

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