California Lawmakers Reject Bill To Tie Corporate Tax Rate With CEO Pay
The state Senate on Wednesday rejected a bill that sought to tie California's corporate tax rate to executive compensation in an effort to address the growing wealth gap.
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The state Senate on Wednesday rejected a bill that sought to tie California's corporate tax rate to executive compensation in an effort to address the growing wealth gap.
California would toughen penalties for young people convicted sexually assaulting someone who is unconscious under legislation the Senate approved Wednesday in response to an assault on a teenager who later committed suicide.
The battle lines are drawn in a hotly contested Assembly race in the East Bay. With less than one week, two powerful special interest groups are dividing Democrats.
Advocates for San Francisco's LGBT homeless youth were at San Francisco City Hall Wednesday to ask for more housing and support services.
The state Assembly has passed a bill requiring large airports to make accommodations for traveling mothers to pump breast milk.
The five main candidates to replace Mayor Chuck Reed include four members of the city council and one candidate who sits on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.
Former Hercules City Manager Nelson Oliva, who resigned in 2011 amidst the city's deepening financial struggles, has died, according to city officials.
Voters in Del Norte and Tehama, with a combined population of about 91,000, will decide June 3 on an advisory measure that asks each county's board of supervisors to join a wider effort to form a 51st state named Jefferson.
The bill would let authorities confiscate guns from someone who threatens to commit violence, like the gunman in the massacre near UC Santa Barbara.
Libby Schaaf and Noel Gallo are both questioning why the police department is significantly below its budgeted staffing level.
A new report by Pew Charitable Trusts shows that California legislators make over $90,000 a year and may still be getting a raise.
The state Senate has approved a pilot program under which some California community college campuses would offer four-year degrees in certain specialized fields.
Last weekend's shooting rampage in the town of Isla Vista, near UC Santa Barbara, which left six people dead— including the shooter, has revived the debate over Laura's Law in San Francisco.
With the framework close to being finished, Santa Clara County is moving forward with work on a living-wage ordinance, with a first step due in June.
President Barack Obama says he will seek to bring the U.S. force in Afghanistan down to 9,800 as the American combat mission ends later this year. He then intends to withdraw most those forces by the end of 2016.
