Politics

Mayor Richard Riordan could be cantankerous. When I was covering his administration, he would often call me as soon as he’d rushed through his morning paper, and he would howl in anger. No person has ever yelled at me more regularly or…
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FOLSOM —  On a recent day in this sun-soaked suburb, conditions were perfect for an outdoor workout at a maximum-security prison in Northern California.Winter storms had turned the hills surrounding California State Prison, Sacramento lush…
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There were buttons: “Eat the Rich” and “We Want Bread and Roses Too.”There were T-shirts: “Fight the Boss, Build the Union,” depicting a muscular woman wielding a slingshot.There were books: “Democracy is Power” and “Secrets of a Successful…
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