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Sarah Palin's husband on Thursday called a book critical of his family "disgusting lies, innuendo and smears" as the former Alaska governor's camp sought to discredit a racy biography that includes allegations of infidelity and drug use.
Gov. Jerry Brown warned California lawmakers Wednesday that they soon will be "playing the veto blues" as he considers some 600 bills passed by the Legislature before its session ended last week.
Mayor Kevin Johnson made it official on Wednesday, announcing his plans to seek a second term in office.
Barbara Von Aspern loves her daughter, "thinks the world" of the person her daughter intends to marry and believes the pair should have the same legal rights as anyone else. It pains her, but Von Aspern is going to skip their wedding. Her daughter, Von Aspern explains, is marrying another woman.
A new Field Poll shows support for President Barack Obama is falling even in reliably Democratic California.
Modesto Mayor Jim Ridenour is in the hospital recovering from an infection, according to a statement read prior to the city's regularly scheduled council meeting Tuesday night.
A Sacramento activist is demanding an apology from the city's vice mayor after the official was caught on a live microphone using an expletive after their heated exchange last week.
California lawmakers have sent the governor a bill making it a misdemeanor for openly carrying an unloaded handgun in public, a practice popular among certain gun enthusiasts.
The state Senate approved a compromise bill Friday night that would lead to a temporary pause in California's effort to force more online retailers to collect sales taxes.
California would get a boost under President Barack Obama's jobs proposal to cut taxes and increase spending, but it will not be enough to solve all the state's unemployment and budget problems.
Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday called for bipartisan cooperation on his California jobs plan, which he said would end a "toxic tax loophole" and use proceeds for small businesses and working families.
California lawmakers on Thursday were crafting a compromise bill with Amazon.com that would delay until next year a law forcing Internet retailers to collect sales tax on online purchases.
California could grow industrial hemp instead of importing it from other nations if a bill approved by the state Assembly becomes law.
Squaring off for the first time, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney were facing each other Wednesday night along with struggling contender Michele Bachmann and other presidential hopefuls at a GOP campaign debate.
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill requiring more transparency from the fundraising arms of California's public colleges in response to a legal dispute over a speaking contract with Sarah Palin.
