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Rainy Days

Governor Schwarzenegger is not the first governor to deal with a looming budget deficit.

Initiatives

Find out how California's initiative process works and why it sometimes fails only after a measure is passed.

Expensive Friction

Reforming California's beleaguered workers' compensation system by standardizing the evaluation of disabilities.

Jobs of Tomorrow

Guess which occupations will have the largest job growth in the next 10 years. The answers may surprise you.

Origami Telescope

Explore one way to pack and ship a giant lens for use in an outer space telescope.

Smart Growth

From brownfields to infill, new approaches to urban development may help California ease into the next century.

Flow

See how capital, services, goods and people circulate in and out of the Golden State.

Pump to Pump

Connect the dots between oil production, commodities markets, gasoline refineries and your local gas station.

The Promiscuous RFID Tag

Tag along with a promiscuous RFID chip as it travels from factory floor to supermarket checkout counter.

Taxes for Services

When it comes to tax-funded public services, is the whole greater than the sum?