Analyst Agrees Brown's Calif. Budget In Balance
California's budget is finally in balance as long as state lawmakers follow Gov. Jerry Brown's guidance to hold the line on spending.
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California's budget is finally in balance as long as state lawmakers follow Gov. Jerry Brown's guidance to hold the line on spending.
Comedian Katt Williams was arrested in Woodland Hills Tuesday after he failed to show up for a court date in Sacramento.
The deal in Washington to avoid the "fiscal cliff" will bring a reprieve to California's slowly rebounding economy, but uncertainty remains in part because Congress delayed action on federal spending cuts.
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Gov. Jerry Brown issued pardons to 79 convicted felons who served their sentences and committed no other crimes for at least a decade.
If energy is a factor, it's clear to see why a 10-year-old Costa Mesa boy was chosen to help Governor Brown light the state capitol Christmas tree next week.
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a package of bills designed to modernize California's election and campaign finance laws, including allowing voters to register on Election Day.
California pilots are being asked to make way for the space shuttle Endeavour's farewell tour.
California would allow three extra days for mail-in ballots to be accepted by elections officials under a bill approved by the state Senate.
Gov. Jerry Brown announced a "historic pension reform agreement" Tuesday that will cap pensions and raise employee contributions and the retirement age.
State lawmakers have approved a bill that would establish a first-of-its-kind ban on a controversial form of psychotherapy aimed at making gay teenagers straight.
Gov. Jerry Brown kicked off his campaign for tax increases at a Sacramento high school on Wednesday, warning that passing Proposition 30 is the only way to avoid billions of dollars in cuts to schools and higher education.
Some California Republicans acknowledged the party's outstanding debt problems Friday night at a convention in Burbank.
Lawmakers in Sacramento were scrambling on Wednesday to patch together a state budget proposal ahead of a deadline for the legislature to pass a new fiscal plan.
Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday commuted the sentence of a 52-year-old woman convicted of shaking her baby grandson to death, saying significant doubts surround her conviction.
A team from Granada Hills Charter High School has won the state's academic decathlon for the second consecutive year.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Monday declined to back any of the three income tax initiatives competing for space on the November ballot.
California Governor Jerry Brown says flags are flying at half-staff to honor the Marines killed in this week's helicopter collision.
State Senator Ted Lieu of Torrance has introduced a bill in Sacramento aimed at regulating the so-called Buy Here Pay Here auto dealerships.
A Republican lawmaker in California who previously sought the right to carry a loaded weapon inside the state Capitol has been cited for trying to bring a loaded handgun onto a Sacramento-bound flight.
A Southwest plane heading to Ontario from Sacramento was forced to make an emergency landing after it was struck by birds Wednesday morning.
A Southland lawmaker on Friday claimed a major win for taxpayers across California after a judge's ruling that calls for more tranparency in Sacramento.
A bill making it a misdemeanor to smuggle cellphones to California inmates is on its way to Gov. Jerry Brown.
A Northern California man was behind bars on Friday for allegedly taking a bite out of a large python.
The California Citizens Redistricting Commission voted on final draft versions of the district maps for Congress, the state legislature and the state Board of Equalization.
