Brown Announces First Administration Appointments
Gov.-elect Jerry Brown has announced the first appointments of his incoming administration.
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Gov.-elect Jerry Brown has announced the first appointments of his incoming administration.
President Barack Obama says he expects the unemployment rate to go down because of the new compromise on averting tax increases, although he isn't predicting how much it will improve.
A newly-elected Sacramento city councilmember says he hopes to set a positive example in the wake of a nationally publicized salary scandal in Southern California by taking a pass on his paycheck.
Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido stands to receive a $500,000 "finder's fee" if the sale of 24 state buildings goes through to a group of private investors, according to court documents.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a fiscal emergency and is asking lawmakers to meet in a special session to save the state $9.9 billion over the next two years.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is leaving office just as he came in -- with a party paid for by outside interest groups.
The legal fight over California's same-sex marriage ban went before a federal appeals court Monday in a televised hearing that reached a nationwide TV audience anxious for a final decision on whether the measure violates the U.S. Constitution.
San Francisco lawmaker is proposing a law to put the fruit back in booze.
Lawyers for the sponsors of California's same-sex marriage ban are hoping a federal appeals court won't mind that they produced only two witnesses during the trial that resulted in Proposition 8 being overturned.
Californians can expect a relatively simple but painful solution when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger unveils his plan Monday for closing a $6 billion deficit as he makes one final attempt to balance the state budget before leaving office: spending cuts.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has sworn in California's next chief justice, who will be the first minority and second woman to lead the state's high court.
California lawmakers enjoy a perk that seems like a luxurious amenity in a state that has been slashing billions of dollars from its budget: taxpayer-provided cars.
Gov.-elect Jerry Brown has invited state lawmakers and local government officials to a budget forum at the same time a special session of the Legislature is scheduled to be under way.
California high-speed rail officials have approved a proposal to build the first segment of the state's high-speed rail line in the Central Valley.
Gay marriage opponents have dropped their attempts to stop a federal appeals court judge from considering the constitutionality of California's same-sex marriage ban.
