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  Mapping Proposition 8

  Jody Pollock | Wed, Feb 18th, 2009 | Category: Commentary | City: Sacramento | Tags: california, sacramento, jody pollock, national organization for marriage, community college league of california, electiontrack, scott lay, eightmaps, proposition 8, californians against hate, california supreme court | 3

  In her new column, DiverCity, Jody Pollock discusses an online map that tells you who made donations in support of California’s Proposition 8 gay-marriage ban—and what sites like it mean for privacy.

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  Tent Cities in Sacramento?

  Jody Pollock | Tue, Jan 27th, 2009 | Category: Report | City: Sacramento | Tags: seattle, foreclosures, sacramento, reno, jody pollock, tent cities, portland, american river parkway, kevin johnson, robert slobe, homelessness, dignity village | 1

  California’s capital city considers housing its many homeless in sanctioned “tent cities,” but some wonder whether this temporary fix will only exacerbate a long-term problem.

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  Cutting Crime Pays — But At What Cost?

  Diana Lind | Thu, Dec 4th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Los Angeles | Tags: philadelphia, los angeles, diana lind, budget cuts, homicide rate, 2009, auto theft, william bratton | 0

  A recent Wall Street Journal article suggests that cities should do anything they can to avoid cutting crime-reduction budgets during these lean times.

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  Is Rail the Future of California?

  Josh Leon | Mon, Dec 1st, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Los Angeles | Tags: los angeles, infrastructure, josh leon, traffic, sacramento, tokyo, high speed rail, new deal, bond measure, golden state | 0

  In the second of three pieces, NAC will explore the recent approval of a $10 billion bond measure to construct a high-speed rail link between Sacramento and San Diego. Holly Otterbein already voiced her thoughts here. Stay tuned tomorrow for Ben Adler’s take on it.

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• Gated Communities: The Beginning of a Privatized Future?

  Next American City | Fri, Apr 18th, 2008 | City: Sacramento | Tags: | 0

  Josh Leon, contributing writer to Next American City, discusses the consequences, both good and bad of Sacramento’s gated communities. This op-ed was published in The Sacramento News & Review on January 17, 2008.

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