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			<title><![CDATA[State Senate leader said revamp of environmental law is on track]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2013-04-17 12:11:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO -- A day after Gov. Jerry Brown said overhauling California&rsquo;s environmental laws was unlikely this year, the leader of the state Senate said Wednesday the effort is very much alive in the Legislature and he thinks it can be accomplished...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[After withdrawing two appointments, Gov. Brown tries another]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-me-pc-new-appointment-20130320,0,7068706.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2013-03-20 17:37:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[ Hours after withdrawing two appointments to a panel that sets his salary, Gov. Jerry Brown announced late Wednesday that he is appointing another person to the California Citizens Compensation Commission. 

The appointment of Nancy C. Miller, 60, of...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[California lawmaker revives bill to regulate medical marijuana]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-me-pc-california-lawmaker-revives-bill-to-regulate-medical-marijuana-20130319,0,800362.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2013-03-20 08:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO -- A state lawmaker has revived legislation to regulate medical marijuana in California, saying the measure is necessary to clarify hazy legal areas that continue to plague the state's pot program 16 years after voters approved it. 

The...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Field of candidates to replace Michael Rubio in state Senate grows]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-me-pc-senate-election-20130319,0,3609071.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2013-03-19 12:10:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A competitive race is shaping up in the Central Valley to fill the vacancy created when Michael Rubio resigned from the state Senate, and Senate Democratic leaders have picked their favorite. 


Kern County Supervisor Leticia Perez, a Democrat, is the...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Labor, environmental groups protest changes to CEQA]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-me-pc-california-environmental-quality-act-protest-20130312,0,4866765.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2013-03-12 13:56:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO -- Labor and environmental groups rallied Tuesday on the steps of the Capitol to protest efforts to overhaul California's landmark environmental law. 

Representatives from unions and environmental organizations -- backed by dozens of...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bill that would return sex offenders to prison dies in committee]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-me-pc-ff-sex-offender-bill-dies-in-house-committee-20130312,0,1546179.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2013-03-12 10:35:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Laying the groundwork for debate over half a dozen bills that would send parole violators back to prison, Assembly Democrats on a public safety committee Tuesday shot down a bill that would require prison for paroled sex offenders who fail to register...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Abuse pollutes state environmental law]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2013-03-11 01:15:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO &mdash; State Sen. Jerry Hill grew up in San Francisco and vividly remembers the rare suffocating days of late summer when the fog fled and people sweltered. 

The city's natural air conditioner clicked off, temperatures soared into the 90s and...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gov. Brown sets election for Senate seat vacated by Michael Rubio]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-me-pc-senate-election-20130308,0,3412461.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2013-03-08 12:49:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday called a special election to fill the 16th District state Senate seat vacated last month by Michael Rubio. 

The primary will be May 21 and, if no candidate wins a majority, a runoff would be held July 23. 

Nobody...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Skelton: California GOP faces dire numbers]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-me-pc-skelton-california-republicans-20130304,0,2140987.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2013-03-04 09:06:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[By any numerical measurement, the California Republican Party has hit hard times. Fewer than one out of three registered voters call themselves Republicans, and the party doesn't control a single statewide elected office.  

In Monday's column, George...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[California lawmakers showered with gifts after shelving limits]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-me-pc-leg-gifts-20130301,0,2683292.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2013-03-02 11:24:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO -- Despite efforts to restrict the practice, California elected officials were showered with gifts last year from special interest groups, including tickets to Lakers and Giants games, concerts, cigars, expensive meals, lodging at casino...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rove has blunt advice for California Republicans]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2013-03-02 16:22:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO &mdash; GOP operative Karl  Rove had blunt words Saturday for California Republicans, who are trying to claw their way back to political relevancy in the state. 

&ldquo;My message is this: get off your ass,"  Rove told nearly 500 Republicans...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[State Sen. Michael Rubio resigns to work for Chevron]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-me-pc-rubio-quits-20130222,0,5427871.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2013-02-22 11:05:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[State Sen. Michael J. Rubio (D&ndash;Shafter) abruptly announced Friday that he is resigning his office to spend more time with his family and accept a government affairs job with Chevron Corp. 

The departure of Rubio, who was leading the charge to...]]></description>
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