Simi Valley Lawmaker Wants To Raise Payouts To Train Crash Victims
Rep. Elton Gallegly said Thursday he wants to raise the liability cap in certain railroad crashes to $500 million.
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Rep. Elton Gallegly said Thursday he wants to raise the liability cap in certain railroad crashes to $500 million.
The California state controller's office says the scandal-plagued city of Bell has been overtaxing its local businesses and must refund more than $2.1 million.
State Sen. Roderick Wright on Thursday was indicted on eight felony counts in connection with a probe into whether he lived outside his Southern California district since he was elected two years ago.
The DREAM Act would help immigrants join the military to become legal U.S. residents, but at least one Southland lawmaker isn't pleased with the bill.
Although the city of LA's ethics panel has voted to ban free tickets for elected and other officials, it could be quite awhile before there's a final vote on this.
The Long Beach City Council has approved a budget that includes police cuts and rotating closures of fire stations.
Los Angeles' Ethics Commission voted to ban the city's elected officials from accepting tickets to events in exchange for performing a ceremonial function, if the source of the tickets has business before the city.
The U.S. Justice Department says the city of Walnut unfairly denied a permit to a group seeking to open a Buddhist center.
California gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown is taking swipes at former President Bill Clinton, a fellow Democrat, after Clinton appeared in a TV attack ad from Brown's rival.
Homeowners in the small Southern California city of Bell should be receiving a total of $3 million in property tax refunds in the coming months.
The next time Air Force One touches down again in the Southland, city officials say commuters will feel it a whole lot less.
Tea party activists gathered in cities on each coast and in between Sunday to spread their message of smaller government and focus their political movement on the pivotal congressional elections in November.
The USC men's tennis team and men's and women's water polo teams and UCLA women's gymnastics and softball teams will be among more than 30 NCAA championship teams from the 2009-2010 academic year to be honored by President Barack Obama Monday at a White House ceremony.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is engaging in a little window-shopping of China's new high-speed train lines while peddling Californian exports and tourism in the world's second-largest economy.
