Rebooting California

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:00:00 +0100

What will it take to get California’s government working effectively again? Proposals for a state constitutional convention died quickly earlier this year, but some other promising ideas are now struggling to gain traction instead. {play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/9-29-10.mp3{/play}

"Remaking California"

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:00:00 +0100

There’s widespread agreement that California’s state government is dysfunctional and “broken.” Our constitution was adopted when the the Golden State small, homogenous and barely industrialized. What will it take to bring the mechanics of the California'’s governance into the 21st century?
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CSU Foundation Funds

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:00:00 +0100

Calls for greater transparency in the inner fiscal dealings of foundations based at California State University campuses are mounting, after some of those details became public.

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When a child is born or diagnosed with deafness or hearing impairment, both medical responses and educational interventions are available. But how are parents to make informed choices? That’s the subject of a bitter debate right now in Sacramento.

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The Legislature and the Budget

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 06:00:00 +0100

There’s a 19 billion dollar deficit in the state budget, which should have been finalized a month ago. But the state legislature is only now returning to the capitol and preparing to get to work on the budget issue.

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Eco-Tourism in Bolivia

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100

A remote Bolivian valley full of rare birds and wildlife is becoming an eco-tourism destination, thanks in part to an assist from a Sebastopol non-profit, the Conservation Strategy Fund. {play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/7-26-10.mp3{/play}
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State Parks Reopening

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100

With the dawn of the 2010-11 fiscal year in California, the budget-driven closures of many state park facilities have ended, effective today. But how long that will last is an open question.