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The San Francisco Chronicle Marisa Lagos – November 1, 2011 Local officials embarked today on what is sure to be a long and tough fight to convince voters that funds for Gov. Jerry Brown’s realignment plan ... See the original post here: California counties launch constitutional amendment to protect realignment funding

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Note: Excerpt from this story near the bottom of the page: “Offenders sentenced to less than three years are to be incarcerated in county detention facilities. However, because of penal code technicalities, some convicts are receiving upwards ... Link: Riverside County officials: More spending cuts, layoffs in store

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MI: Gun Hunting Up for Comment in Huron-Manistee View post: MI: Gun Hunting Up for Comment in Huron-Manistee

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Elimination of Crack-Cocaine Sentencing Disparity Still Needed Despite Passage of 2010 Fair Sentencing Act

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 Note: You must log in to view this streaming self-study video program. brightcove.createExperiences(); Defending SVP Cases – What Worked – Panel Presentation Laurie Mont, Contra Costa County Deputy Public Defender Jeff Lowry, San Bernardino County Deputy Public Defender Vittoria Bossi, ... Read more from the original source: Defending SVP Cases – What Worked – Panel Presentation – California...

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Many small businesses put themselves on daily deals websites like Groupon and LivingSocial. But other business remain wary. Some business owners complaint that they draw in customers that are frugal and only willing to spend a certain amount. And the daily deals sites take a cut of the purchase. In the end, a business can sink a lot...

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It's hard to imagine that the humble brinjal (also known as eggplant or aubergine) could kick up such a storm. But it has. Read more: Biopiracy in India: The case of the aubergine

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Around the world right now there is a war taking place, quite literally, over world food production and supply. View post: Using science to feed the world

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DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- More than half of tree species in eastern U.S. forests aren't adapting to climate change as quickly or consistently as predicted, researchers said. Read the original post: Trees not adapting well to climate change

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(Reuters) - The failure of U.N. climate talks to clarify the future of the Kyoto Protocol and its market-based mechanisms could dry up investment in the carbon offset market, possibly threatening prices that are already trading near record lows. Follow this link: Analysis: Climate impasse could kill carbon offset investment