California Bill Would Block Local Circumcision Bans
Two California lawmakers have introduced a bill that would pre-empt local governments from enacting laws regarding male circumcision and reserve such legislation for the state level.
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Two California lawmakers have introduced a bill that would pre-empt local governments from enacting laws regarding male circumcision and reserve such legislation for the state level.
The Sacramento City Council has extended a job offer to a candidate for city manager in a closed session, with Mayor Kevin Johnson providing the only opposing vote to the potential new hire.
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says he's spending several days in California "chasing jobs" and calling on companies that have investments in his home state.
A San Rafael man is set to be arraigned on charges that he made death threats against Sen. Barbara Boxer.
Online retailers can start gathering signatures for a referendum to overturn California's new law that requires more of them to collect sales tax from customers in the state, officials said Monday.
Groups representing California redevelopment agencies and cities are suing the state to halt a change that would eliminate the agencies and funnel an estimated $1.7 billion to local services.
The San Francisco Superior Court is laying off more than 40 percent of its staff and shuttering 25 courtrooms because of budget cuts.
The Legislature resoundingly approved three bills to protect victims of domestic violence and sent them to Gov. Jerry Brown for approval in the flurry of action at the Capitol before lawmakers began summer recess.
The state Senate sent Gov. Jerry Brown a bill Thursday that would delay the 2012 presidential primary in California from February to June.
Lawmakers have sent Gov. Jerry Brown a bill designed to make California more relevant in presidential politics by giving the state's electoral votes to the candidate who wins the national popular vote.
A special congressional election Tuesday in California gave Republicans a surprising opening to seize a House seat in a Democratic stronghold and send a powerful message nationally going into 2012.
Former California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez has angered the parents of a 22-year-old college student who was stabbed to death, after Nunez said his son's manslaughter sentence in the case was politically motivated.
Coastal California is Democratic turf, where the party often rolls up landslide victories for its candidates. In 2008, President Barack Obama scored a 31-point win in the 36th Congressional District, which runs from the famous Venice boardwalk through the beaches south of Los Angeles International Airport. But this is a different year.
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law a $150 annual wildfire protection fee for property owners in rural areas of California.
A San Diego County legislator allegedly had a blood-alcohol level of nearly twice the legal limit when he was arrested for driving under the influence in Sacramento.
