Gov. Brown Opposes Raise For New UC Berkeley Chancellor
Gov. Jerry Brown and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom have voted against giving the new chancellor of UC Berkeley a $50,000 pay raise over what his predecessor earns.
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Gov. Jerry Brown and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom have voted against giving the new chancellor of UC Berkeley a $50,000 pay raise over what his predecessor earns.
To mark 34 years since the assassination of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, city officials and the families and supporters of the slain leaders held a vigil and led a walk from City Hall to the Castro District Tuesday evening.
George Shirakawa, Jr., the already-embattled president of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, is being asked to explain a "confusing trail of receipts" on his county-issued credit card.
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said there is "No time to waste" in reaching an agreement to reduce national debt.
Democratic State Sen. Leland Yee announced Monday morning his intent to run for California Secretary of State - when he is termed out of the state Legislature in two years.
State elected officials will have their annual salaries cut by thousands of dollars starting next month, but the reductions approved by a panel in May could be reversed once the budget deficit ends.
A San Francisco Supervisor is trying to eliminate what he called a discriminatory tax burden for same-sex spouses and domestic partners of city workers.
The sale of California's first pollution permits will generate less money than expected for the state budget.
San Francisco's building code got downsized Tuesday with the Board of Supervisor's approval of a pilot program that will build efficiency units, or apartments with reduced square footage requirements.
Santa Clara County Supervisor George Shirakawa has responded to allegations of improper charges to a county issued credit card, which include a $90,000 a year bodyguard.
San Francisco has shed its image as a city where anything goes, including clothing. City lawmakers voted Tuesday 6-5 on an ordinance that would prohibit nudity in most public places.
State regulators say California's first auction of greenhouse gas emissions permits went smoothly, and all of the pollution permits available for 2013 were sold.
Last week marked the first post-election meeting between Pres. Obama and Congressional leaders to discuss the Fiscal Cliff, and its outcome was described by participants as constructive. But, is that indicative of a looming deal - or are we still on the edge of the cliff?
One month after being reinstated, San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi is accusing his political opponents of instigating recall efforts against him. Mirkarimi said critics are intentionally misstating the role he plays in his department's domestic violence programs.
Gov. Jerry Brown told a green building conference in San Francisco on Friday that if the world doesn't address climate change more aggressively, future generations may have to consider moving to other planets.
