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Jerry Brown wants special election for California voters to weigh in on budget woes

Jerry Brown made the first 'State of the State' address of his latest administration to both houses of the California state legislature Monday. There is a projected state budget deficit of over $25 billion facing Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers.
Foreclosure activity slows in California as banks hold back

Mortgage default notices - the first step in foreclosure - dropped by 10.3 percent in California last quarter. That's due to loan modifications and banks' unwillingness to dump more homes on the market, say experts.

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Scott Budnick works in the dining room as customers arrive for a free meal at the Mathewson Street Friendship Breakfast in Providence, R.I.

Scott Budnick serves breakfast – with a side order of respect – to the homeless

Sunday breakfast at a Providence, R.I., church is more than a free meal. Half the volunteers are homeless themselves: 'It's their [own] breakfast that they're putting on.'

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Jerry Brown wants special election for California voters to weigh in on budget woes

Foreclosure activity slows in California as banks hold back

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