Sacramento Could Be Site Of Future Democratic National Convention
Sacramento is one of 30 cities being asked to submit a proposal to host the convention to select a Democratic presidential candidate in 2016.
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Sacramento is one of 30 cities being asked to submit a proposal to host the convention to select a Democratic presidential candidate in 2016.
The bill backed by Republicans in the Legislature was designed to give added protection from lawsuits to people who assert their religious beliefs in refusing service to gays. But opponents called it an open attack on gays that invited discrimination.
A federal judge declared a same-sex marriage ban in deeply conservative Texas unconstitutional on Wednesday, but will allow the nation's second-most populous state to enforce the law pending an appeal that will likely go to the U.S. Supreme Court.
A $687 million drought-relief plan is headed for floor votes in the Legislature after winning quick approval in legislative committees.
A state senator convicted of perjury and voter fraud is taking an indefinite leave of absence as he awaits sentencing this spring.
For decades, California's criminal justice policies ensured that murderers and others sentenced to life, with the possibility of parole, could expect to die in prison. And most of the time, they did.
State Sen. Ron Calderon surrendered to authorities days after being charged with corruption, and he's facing new calls for him to resign.
Federal agents have filed corruption charges against embattled California state senator Ron Calderon.
Bills advancing through the Legislature would give California's campaign watchdog agency more power and require political nonprofits to reveal their donors.
The Federal Communications Commission says it won't appeal a court decision that struck down rules it designed to ensure that the transmission of all Internet content be treated equally. The agency says it will fashion new rules.
President Barack Obama is teeing off on a private California golf course owned by supporter Larry Ellison, the billionaire co-founder of the Oracle software company.
California would become the first state to require warning labels on sodas and other sugary drinks under a proposal in the state Legislature.
He urged California's largest public pension fund to act quickly to address rising costs saying failure to do so would widen the fund's liabilities by billions of dollars.
The $976,000 reported Wednesday includes contributions from former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and his wife, Kashkari's parents and several bankers at Goldman Sachs, Kashkari's former employer.
