years. California‚ with the largest population in the U.S.‚ has an economy that produces $1.8 trillion in Gross Domestic Products ever year. Despite being the desired location for business’s‚ Californias rate of unemployment and tax rates are the highest in the nation. Over the years the rich have become richer and the poor have become poorer. “Since 1995 ‚ incomes for the poorest 10% of California families have dropped 20%. In contrast‚ incomes for the wealthiest 10% of California families
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California Proposition 13 Name: Institution: California Proposition 13 What is proposition 13? Property taxes in California have been a controversial issue for very many years. In mid 1978‚ approximately ⅔ of voters in California passed proposition 13. Before it had been passed‚ property taxes increased almost annually according to the assessed value of the property. In the 1970s‚ there was a remarkable growth in the real estate market and the value of homes rapidly went up. Property values
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California was chosen as a location for water and sanitary injustice due to the fact that I had an interest about the water problems that are affecting the residents of California. From researching about California‚ I have discovered that there are plenty of communities that suffer from water contamination from chemicals. Areas such as Sacramento‚ Stockton
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If you didn’t know California is in a major drought. It isn’t like half of California it’s 100% of California. It is so bad that farmers have stopped receiving water to water their plants. Even most of the reservoirs in California are only half full. This is the third year with a California drought. A lot of the food we make like tomatoes‚ almonds‚ and broccoli are being affected too. California produces 90% of all the United states tomatoes‚ 95% of the Nation’s broccoli‚ and 99% of the Nation’s
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Prison Overcrowding in California Jeffrey Shaw CJA/564 Josette Ford May 6‚ 2013 The California prisons have been crowded for decades. This cannot continue to go on. One of the reasons that the prisons are overcrowded is because of the types and lengths of sentences. Other reasons why the prisons are overcrowded is because many of the prisoners are there on non-violent crimes. Also many of the sentences are for smaller crimes. The one recent event that is dealing with this problem is release
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Autism in CaliforniaThere ’s autism in California too? Yep. And if you haven ’t discovered IHSS or SSIit ’s time to check that out. California has an early intervention program for children with disabilities ages birth to 3. Actually‚ in reality‚ it serves ages birth to 2.99. It ’s called Early Start. This program aligns with I.D.E.A. Part C Regulations. It ’s a federal program but individual states can opt out. Fortunately‚ the Golden State hasn ’t opted out‚ but the current economic crisis may
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threats which have existed or currently exist in Southern California and how these problems shape the way we live today and in the imminent future as well. Although Davis did not really provide us with any remedies for the problems facing Southern California‚ this book made it very clear to the readers that problems do still exist‚ although at times they may sound subtle in nature. Of the numerous problems which do exist in Southern California‚ I will discuss only a handful of the problems that Davis
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Air Pollution in California In the 1940’s California was supporting a population of seven million people and contained 2.8 million registered vehicles. Within the next twenty years the population more than doubled to reach 16 million while the number of registered vehicles all but tripled increasing to eight million. This has been a common trend in California’s documented history from the early twentieth century to today. There have been many historical and environmental factors that have assisted
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ENGL 1301 Research Paper The California Highway Patrol Post 9/11‚ I was given the opportunity to work in partnership with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) department. I always had the utmost respect for personnel in uniform and being able to work side by side with police officers has made me respect them even more. To me‚ the CHP is one of the most elite forces that existsthroughout California and our nation. Their history and ability to provide so much security and protection for the citizens
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Voters in California sent a clear and strong message to human traffickers and their victims when they elected to impose severe sentences on those convicted of the crime on the November 6‚ 2012 ballot. 81.1 percent of voters approved of Proposition 35‚ Human Trafficking. Penalties. Initiative Statute‚ which intended to bring state human trafficking laws up to par with federal laws. Under federal law‚ a convicted sex trafficker receives a sentence of 15 years to life in prison‚ whereas under California
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