Quan: Oakland In Strongest Financial Position In A Decade
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan said Monday that a new report indicates that her city's fiscal position is the strongest it's been in a decade.
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Oakland Mayor Jean Quan said Monday that a new report indicates that her city's fiscal position is the strongest it's been in a decade.
San Francisco's mayor and top prosecutor are seeking legislation that would prohibit reinstated sheriff Ross Mirkarimi from overseeing any domestic violence programs in his department while he is on probation.
The U.S. Supreme Court indicated Monday that it is likely to decide in late November whether to review the case of Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage.
James P. Hoffa and Dick DeVos have vastly differing views of unions, which is why in this heated political climate battles are raging across America over unions in Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, California and other states, the two took time to participate in CBS Local Digital Debate.
Despite the challenges - everything from the state's fiscal crisis to partisan gridlock - Gov. Jerry Brown says he enjoys being governor of California.
Monday, the city kicked off an experiment to put revenue from last year's one-percent sales tax hike in the hands of its residents.
Faced with mounting opposition and additional reports of fiscal mismanagement, California Gov. Jerry Brown's defense of Proposition 30 tax increase is raising eyebrows.
Richmond is trying to become the first city in the country to impose a so-called "soda tax."
The up to 10,000 fans assembled to watch the game on a Jumbroton a park across from City Hall grew in numbers and volume throughout the chilly and foggy night, exploding in unison with a roar with the final out.
California officials have filed a lawsuit in hopes of revealing who is behind $11 million in out-of-state contributions to defeat Proposition 30, the tax increase proposal backed by California Governor Jerry Brown.
California Gov. Jerry Brown is intensifying his campaign to pass Proposition 30, which has fallen below 50 percent support for the first time according to the latest statewide poll.
A new poll by the Public Policy Institute of California finds support is slipping for Gov. Jerry Brown's November tax initiative.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco is placing a bet with colleagues in Detroit over the World Series. Earlier on Wednesday, Mayor Ed Lee placed a bet with Detroit's mayor while also engaging in some good-natured trash-talking.
In this Campaign 2012 Special Report, Margie Shafer looks at the contentious Berkeley measure on the November ballot, dubbed the civil sidewalk ordinance.
The saga of Omar Benjamin, the suspended Executive Director of the Port of Oakland, continues to grow murkier with each passing day.
