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LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Unemployment Insurance Fund Faces Insolvency
Experts predict California's UI fund will reach a $3.55 billion deficit by the end of 2010, which would be the largest deficit recorded since the program's inception.
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SMALL BUSINESS
Microenterprises Give California's Economy a Boost
Micro businessesthose with fewer
than five employees as well as sole proprietorshipshave grown by
24 percent since 2000.
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Eminent Domain and Redevelopment Agencies
The debate continues over how redevelopment agencies may use eminent domain to revitalize blighted areas.
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PRIVACY
Consumer Privacy and
Identity Theft
The 2008 edition of this report provides an overview of major California laws and outlines how significant federal laws impact these statutes.
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Policy Areas