Thursday March 11, 2010 Updated 2:16 PM PST

Should the U.S. prepare to attack Iran?

There is a thick blend of sadness and outrage in state Sen. Roy Ashburn's abrupt acknowledgement that he is gay. The sadness is that...
A$522 million city deficit has turned the unthinkable into reality. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has ordered - not just suggested...
Petitions are being circulated for a November ballot initiative that would undercut California's landmark legislation to reduce...
There's a rosy tint on a lot of the national economic indicators right now, but it doesn't feel that way for many Americans. There are...

Responding to your editorial ("State flunks a test - why?" March 6) asking why California didn't win a position in the Race to the Top...

"Jobs, jobs, jobs" was the call from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in his State of the State message. No one heckled. Jobs are a...
California's bond rating is the country's lowest. The state faces near unprecedented unemployment and underemployment. State...
Think about what was possible online in 1995. Internet adoption in the United States stood at just over 10 percent, and most surfed...
Local government cannot afford everything it's doing, so where do cities begin to cut spending? To bridge budget gaps, lawmakers can...
The status quo has many guardians, but the future is an orphan. From our out-of-control health care system to lax banking regulation...

Sunday, March 7, 2010 Edition
"The Toyota Way." For a generation, it was the gold standard of corporate slogans, as the Japanese automaker rose to No. 1 in the...
The fate of the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. plant in Fremont offers a cautionary tale for any region that needs to attract new...
The closing of Nummi and loss of nearly 5,000 jobs is a wake-up call for California. And it's not just Nummi. In January, Northrop...
The families and communities suffering from the closure of the Nummi plant in Fremont are the latest victims in a jobs crisis of...

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By Dean Florez My proposed bill to create a statewide registry of convicted animal abusers has generated a...