Don’t hold your breath for another vote on bullet train
If there’s one thing that’s become completely clear about California’s proposed system of bullet trains, it’s this: If the project is ever built, it won’t look much like what voters approved in 2008, when they OK’d almost $10 billion worth of bonds to help pay for it.
Roman Catholics encounter changes in Mass
Last month I attended the baptism of my nephew at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Capitola. The homily preached by the church's pastor, the Rev. Matthew Pennington, announced some changes his congregation (and, indeed, all English-speaking Catholics) will soon encounter. "C&E Catholics" (those who attend Mass only on Christmas and Easter) are in for some surprises.
Reader Requests for Heroes and Hurricane Help
No doubt you've seen plenty of horrifying images on TV of
County brings indigent defense system in house
In an effort to improve efficiency and reduce administrative
Council plays cards on high-speed rail
Councilmembers are walking a high-speed rail tightrope, playing
A 20-tweet tour of Western philosophy
When both neocons and lit profs are all atwitter about the same
Blog me and hand over the keys to the new GPD
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