Elk Grove's First Voter-Elected Mayor Takes Oath Of Office
Elk Grove's first voter-elected mayor took the oath of office during Wednesday night's city council meeting.
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Elk Grove's first voter-elected mayor took the oath of office during Wednesday night's city council meeting.
Former Assemblywoman Barbara Alby, the self-described welfare mom and domestic violence victim, who ultimately became a state lawmaker, has died at 66.
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is speaking out about his failure to properly report more than $3.5 million in donations he solicited for non-profits over the past four years but isn't talking about some other recent issues plaguing his office.
The U.S. Supreme Court took no action Monday on Proposition 8, California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.
State lawmakers officially begin their next two-year session with the Legislature reshaped by the November election.
A judge has sentenced a former Democratic campaign treasurer to eight years in federal prison for defrauding high-profile clients, including U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, of at least $7 million.
Federal prosecutors are recommending an eight-year sentence for a California campaign treasurer who pleaded guilty to defrauding at least $7 million from Democratic politicians.
Even as California voters increasingly turn away from political party labels, Democratic and Republican candidates dominate elections.
Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed an Army National Guard lieutenant colonel as California's first independent inspector general of the California Military Department.
State elected officials will have their annual salaries cut by thousands of dollars starting next month, but the reductions approved by a panel in May could be reversed once the budget deficit ends.
California's plan to begin building a massive high-speed rail system could be stopped in its tracks by a crucial court decision.
The nonpartisan legislative analyst says California is facing a much smaller deficit of $1.9 billion through the end of the next fiscal year and could even see surpluses over the next few years.
The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee says former CIA Director David Petraeus has agreed to testify to Congress about the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans.
A congressional official says House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has told her party caucus she will remain as minority leader in the new session of Congress.
In one of the closest political races of the election, Dr. Ami Bera has extended his lead over incumbent Dan Lungren to occupy California's 7th Congressional seat.
