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San Francisco, Calif.

Pension reforms roll back benfits for new state employees

By Alex EmslieThe Guardsman Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's threat to kill any budget not including significant reforms in both revenue and the state worker pension system has resulted in the inclusion of two landmark measures in the California 2010 Budget Act. Budget Reform Legislators drafted an amendment to the

Escape from City College - Dear California State University, Fear My Beard. Love, Nick Palm

By Nick PalmThe Guardsman Application time is upon us, my friends! You all have exactly 42 days to complete your applications, while praying for acceptance into an overcrowded CSU or UC campus. For everyone approaching the point of transferring to a four-year school, this is like the scene from “Escape

R.I.P English - Where did we go wrong?

By Dominick DelgadilloThe Guardsman For my own reasons I try not to judge people. I do my best to keep an open and accepting mind to each culture’s idiosyncrasies. My one fall-back that places me into a deep, dark, Neanderthal rage is when people misuse the English language. I’

Proposition 25 support

By Kwame Opoku-DukuThe Guardsman By changing the vote requirement to pass a budget from two-thirds to a simple majority, Proposition 25 will put California’s legislators in a better position to consistently present the budget on time. Plus, if legislators fail to pass a budget bill by June 15, all

Proposition 25 opposition

By Dominick DelgadilloThe Guardsman Proposition 25 seems like a glorious shining beacon of hope for California, because it will stop the gridlock typical of the state’s budget process, and it claims to have no effect on the current two-thirds majority required to pass new taxes. As it stands, California

Jerry Brown for Governor

Frank LadraThe Guardsman Jerry Brown is by far the most experienced and eligible candidate for governor in the upcoming election. He has worked for decades in a variety of roles to better California. He has fought for clean energy, equal rights and an open and honest legislative process. Brown knows

Meg Whitman for Governor

By Nick PalmThe Guardsman California’s gubernatorial race has two clear front runners: a life-long politician, looking to extend his mediocre career in politics by running for his third term, and a concerned citizen hoping to save a state with financial problems that run as deep as the quality of