Governor Brown Appoints New Parks Director
Governor Brown has appointed a new director of the California Department of Parks and Recreation four months after the previous director resigned amid a money scandal.
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Governor Brown has appointed a new director of the California Department of Parks and Recreation four months after the previous director resigned amid a money scandal.
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi says she'll announce Wednesday whether she'll continue in her current position or step down after her party failed to gain the 25 seats it needed to win the House majority.
California's largest greenhouse gas emitters will begin buying permits in a landmark "cap-and-trade" system designed to control emissions of heat-trapping gases and to spur investment in clean technologies.
Two typically reliable kickers missed. Penalties doomed both sides. And a furious, thrilling finish to regulation ended with a dramatic dud in overtime: a tie.
Gov. Jerry Brown secured a convincing win for his tax initiative on last week's ballot, thanks partly to voters who might not seem like a natural constituency for the 74-year-old, lifelong politician — young voters.
The polls closed three nights ago, but the Dan Lungren and Ami Bera race, one of the most expensive congressional races in the country, is still too close to call, even with more votes counted Friday.
Dr. Ami Bera and Dan Lungren have been deadlocked in one of the most competitive political races of this election, but Bera now has increased his lead for the congressional seat.
A man who ran for the Marysville school board mysteriously disappeared, but now, incredibly he is leading the vote count in the race.
Democrats saw a big victory at the polls Tuesday after voters gave the party a super majority in the state.
There's a new mayor in Stockton as voters in the struggling city elected Anthony Silva by a wide margin.
After scalding defeats this year from Wisconsin to Indiana, organized labor held its ground in California and beat back the latest attempt to dilute union political clout.
California voters have approved Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to raise income taxes on the wealthy and raise the statewide sales tax to fund K-12 schools and help balance the state budget.
Democrats gained a two-thirds majority in the California Senate following Tuesday's election, giving them the ability to pass tax increases and take other steps without the need for Republican votes.
California voters rejected the latest attempt to repeal California's death penalty, dealing a blow to activists who saw this election as their best chance in 35 years to end capital punishment in the state.
San Francisco voters rejected overwhelmingly a measure that sought to restore of flooded gorge in Yosemite National Park that is used as a city reservoir.
