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California may join multi-state mortgage settlement
California has until Monday to share in a multi-state deal with banks to obtain mortgage relief and reforms. Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris, who walked away from talks last year, says the door remains open. With a Monday deadline at hand, California officials have resumed direct talks with the Obama administration about joining a multibillion-dollar, multi-state mortgage settlement with the nation's ..."); document.write("
California pot industry's next move: Ballot initiative for state regulation
A proposed ballot initiative aimed for the November elections begs a key question looming over California's medical marijuana industry: Can stricter state regulation keep the federal government from shutting it down?"); document.write("
California’s Solo Mortgage Probe Complicated by 2008 Deal
California Attorney General Kamala Harris objects to giving banks broad releases of liability for predatory lending. At the same time, she may be locked into her predecessor’s 2008 settlement with the largest lender in the state during the mortgage boom that does exactly that."); document.write("
California public employees among highest paid in country, firefighters at the top
Public employees in California were among the best paid in the nation in 2010, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau last week.");