Published: Sept. 18, 2014 – Updated: 10:07 a.m.

A TV ad from Republican congressional candidate Brian Nestande portrays his Democratic opponent as a liberal lover of big government in contrast to Nestande’s belief in the free market economy.

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By Dale Kasler
dkasler@sacbee.com
Published: Thursday, Sep. 18, 2014 – 4:44 pm

CalPERS said Thursday it has collected $88 million from a previously-announced settlement with Citigroup Inc. over toxic mortgage securities.

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By David Siders
dsiders@sacbee.com
Published: Thursday, Sep. 18, 2014 – 10:28 pm

Ron Nehring, the former California Republican Party chairman and current candidate for lieutenant governor, was campaigning this week when he posted a picture of the Golden Gate Bridge on Twitter and told his followers he was heading “deeper into opposition-held territory.”

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By Jean Merl
September 18, 2014

Adding to events that have buffeted state Sen. Stephen Knight’s campaign for Congress in recent days, the former rival Democrat who had endorsed him pulled his support on Thursday.

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By Dan Walters
dwalters@sacbee.com
Published: Thursday, Sep. 18, 2014 – 10:41 pm

The California Voting Rights Act was signed by then-Gov. Gray Davis in 2002, but it was years before it began to have real-world impacts.

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