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  • Gov. Brown steps in to delay AC Transit strike
  • Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed a board to investigate AC Transit contract talks.
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  • An AC Transit bus at the temporary Transbay Terminal in San Francisco.
  • Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed a board to investigate AC Transit contract talks. The unions cannot strike during the investigation.
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  • The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected California's appeal of a lower-court order that could force the state to release thousands of California prison inmates before they complete their sentences.
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prison, california budget crisis, jerry brown, california news
  • GPS tracker
  • Paroled sex offenders in California who cut off their GPS tracking devices will receive harsher punishments.
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sacramento, jerry brown, crime, sex crimes, sex offender, california news
  • California Gov. Jerry Brown signs legislative bill AB639 that will ask voters to repurpose $600 million of existing veterans housing bonds for use in building veteran housing Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, in San Diego.
  • Gov. Brown vetoed a bill that would have allowed sex abuse victims who are now barred by the statute of limitations to file lawsuits.
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  • limousine parked inside
  • There are some limousine businesses who are unhappy with the new safety bill Gov. Brown signed into law.
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  • Brown warns of school cuts if taxes rejected
  • Gov. Brown has vetoed a bill that would have banned future sales of most semi-automatic rifles that accept detachable magazines.
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  • In this Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 file picture, anti-abortion and pro-choice activists stand next to each other in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington during a rally on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision.
  • A new CA bill will allow nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and physician assistants to perform a type of early abortion.
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sacramento, jerry brown, laws, abortion, women's health, planned parenthood, politics
  • BART train
  • Labor leaders for Bay Area Rapid Transit workers say they are not giving 72-hour notice for a second strike.
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  • BART unions decline to give 72-hour strike notice
  • BART labor leaders say they are not giving 72-hour notice for a second strike.
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  • Participants in a march and rally walk across the Brooklyn Bridge during the event highlighting immigration reform Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in New York
  • Immigration reform rallies took place nationwide and in the Bay Area Saturday as part of a National Day of Action for Dignity and Respect.
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  • BART train
  • BART and union contract negotiators met briefly Saturday, but both sides remain far apart on major issues.
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  • BART train
  • Though BART and its two unions are still in talks to avert a strike, they say they're still tens of millions apart in their proposals.
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  • BART train
  • Though BART and its two unions are still in talks to avert a strike, they say they're still tens of millions apart in their proposals.
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  • The Bay Bridge closure is just days away and BART is gearing up to run trains round the clock, until the new Bay Bridge is opened right after Labor Day.
  • On Thursday BART and its unions continued the contract negotiations on the major areas of wages, pension and medical benefits.
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  • The Bay Bridge closure is just days away and BART is gearing up to run trains round the clock, until the new Bay Bridge is opened right after Labor Day.
  • BART and its two biggest unions say they've reached a deal on pensions, but remain deadlocked on two key issues.
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  • BART train
  • BART and its unions are still negotiating, but continue to disagree over several big issues, including pay increases and benefits.
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  • BART train
  • BART and its unions are still negotiating, but continue to disagree over several big issues, including pay increases and benefits.
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  • Inside of Lake Merritt BART station
  • The bargaining teams for BART and its unions plan on tackling the big issues of pension, wages, and health care on Wednesday.
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  • BART train
  • BART's unions say they're waiting for a response from the transit agency on their new counter-proposal to BART's offer.
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  • Brent Miller poses for a photo with marijuana plants ready to harvest in one of the grow rooms of his medical marijuana grow operation, Thursday, May 16, 2013
  • California farmers can start growing hemp for industrial purposes after Governor Jerry Brown signed a new bill into law last week.
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  • BART train
  • BART contract talks resume today with union leaders with only a week and a half to go before another strike could happen.
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  • BART train
  • Though negotiations continue between BART and its two biggest unions, the transit agency says the two sides remain far apart.
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  • BART train
  • BART labor negotiations resume Saturday morning. BART says it remains $112 million apart with its two largest unions.
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  • BART train
  • BART's labor talks are set to resume Friday. Both sides admit there's been little progress made toward reaching a new contract.
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  • State Republicans try to pass bill preventing BART strike
  • Late Wednesday a group of Republican lawmakers urged the governor to call a special session to prevent a BART strike.
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  • BART train
  • Late Wednesday a group of Republican lawmakers urged the governor to call a special session to prevent a BART strike.
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  • BART train
  • Officials released a BART strike contingency plan that would be bigger than the response that took place during the July strike.
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  • While the jobless rate has fallen into single digits in parts of the Bay Area, it's still in double digits in some palces, like East Palo Alto.
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  • A first-of-its-kind law in California aims to protect minors by giving them the option to "erase" regrettable things they post on the internet.
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facebook, twitter, internet, social media, jerry brown, laws, politics, nannette miranda
  • A child using a tablet.
  • A new bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown will give young California web users the option to delete their postings from the Internet.
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  • Union considers suing BART for how they?re training managers
  • Contract talks to avert a possible BART strike are set to resume Monday.
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  • Union considers suing BART for how they?re training managers
  • BART's union representing train operators is considering legal action after BART says they've set up trains to teach managers.
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  • BART appears to be training managers to run trains
  • Just weeks before a possible strike, ABC7 News learned BART appears to have begun training managers to run trains.
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  • BART train.
  • BART talks wrapped Tuesday evening with no real sign of progress.
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  • BART passengers.
  • BART talks wrapped Tuesday evening with no real sign of progress.
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  • state prison
  • There is a new law on the books in California that gives children who commit adult crimes a chance, at a second chance.
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  • state prison
  • There is a new law on the books in California that gives children who commit adult crimes a chance, at a second chance.
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  • BART passengers.
  • BART talks are heading into a second day, as the countdown to a possible strike continues.
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  • BART train
  • BART and its unions were at the negotiation table to hash out a deal, but BART still warns the public to prepare for a strike.
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  • Students in Oakland and Sacramento are being offered a two-year program in video game design.
  • Parents in the East Bay may soon actually be encouraging their teens to play video games.
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  • Program teaches video game design to underserved youth
  • Students in Oakland and Sacramento are being offered a two-year program in video game design.
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  • BART train
  • Even as negotiations are set to resume Monday, BART officials are urging people to start preparing for another potential strike now.
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  • BART train
  • On Friday BART hinted at the possibility of having managers operate trains during the next BART strike.
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  • A server.
  • Gov. Jerry Brown is promising to sign a bill that will raise the state's minimum wage by a couple of dollars by 2016.
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  • Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown.
  • The idea of renaming the western span of the Bay Bridge after Willie Brown has hit a roadblock.
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  • BART train
  • BART and a key union will resume negotiations today. The two sides are making little progress towards avoiding another strike.
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  • BART train
  • BART and a key union will resume negotiations today. The two sides are making little progress towards avoiding another strike.
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BART strike, oakland, BART, unions, SEIU, strike, traffic, transportation, jerry brown, bay area traffic, matt keller
  • Plan would raise California minimum wage
  • A plan backed by Gov. Jerry Brown would eventually raise California's minimum wage to $10/hour.
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  • A lot of low-paid California workers are going to get a raise under a plan now backed by the governor.
  • A lot of low-paid California workers are going to get a raise under a plan now backed by the governor.
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