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State Budget Awaits Governor's Decision

State Democratic lawmakers passed a $93 billion budget on Friday, meeting a constitutional deadline. But it's unclear whether Governor Jerry Brown will sign this budget. Brown has his own plan to close the near $16 billion deficit -- and he's been pushing for deeper cuts to programs like welfare.

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Renewed Hope for One Undocumented Student

Friday was a day of celebration for many young people in the country illegally. President Obama announced the U.S. will no longer deport them if they're under 30 years old, have been here five years and have no felony record. Undocumented students can now study here legally. One recent UC Berkeley grad has lived under the threat of deportation most of his life. His dream? To become a doctor.Reporter: Mina Kim

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Diversifying Silicon Valley Starts With the Art of the Pitch

By one recent estimate, just 1 percent of technology entrepreneurs were African-American. Only 8 percent of tech companies were founded by women. Now, a program called NewME -- or New Media Entrepreneurship -- hopes to change those stats.Reporter: Amy Standen

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Dreams of Land Ownership Motivate Young Investor

USC journalism students have been profiling interesting young Californians for our "20Something" series. Visiting Chinese scholar Yasser Zhang met up with a 25-year-old entrepreneur named Tina Xiao, who's part of a new wave of Chinese investors finding gold in Southern California real estate.

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California Songs: 'The Golden Age and the Silver Girl'

Our series "California Songs" continues with singer-songwriter Tyler Lyle, who wrote his song "The Golden Age And The Silver Girl" two days before a life-altering move to California.Reporter: Andres Barraza

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Music Review: 'Celebrating Jean-Luc Ponty: Live at Yoshi's'

After nearly a decade with the Grammy-winning Turtle Island Quartet, Bay Area violinist Mads Tolling is stepping out to concentrate on leading his own quartet. Andrew Gilbert reviews his new CD, a tribute to his mentor Jean-Luc Ponty.Reporter: Andrew Gilbert