Fact Check: California Democrats Not Done With Budget
Democratic lawmakers say they balanced California's budget and passed it on time for the second year in a row. But is the budget really done? No.
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Democratic lawmakers say they balanced California's budget and passed it on time for the second year in a row. But is the budget really done? No.
Two weeks after California voters went to the polls, the fate of a ballot measure that would impose a new tax on cigarettes remains uncertain.
Gov. Jerry Brown is calling for changes to state flammability standards for upholstered furniture in an effort to reduce the use of what he said are toxic flame retardants.
KCBS, CBS 5 and Chronicle Insider Phil Matier said the battle over jobs could shape the future of redevelopment of the Oakland Army Base.
Bay Area immigration experts still have plenty of unanswered questions about President Barack Obama's new policy, which defers deportation to some young illegal immigrants.
One man was proud to be there with his wife and three children - sleeping in tents on the school courtyard for the past few days.
State lawmakers are seeking to bar mandatory school identification cards revealing students' academic standing.
Yahoo is teaming up with California Attorney General Kamala Harris for a new campaign aimed at raising online awareness about human trafficking.
Optimistic projections, entrenched differences and a transparency problem are what face Governor Jerry Brown and the state legislature as they try to come to an agreement on a $92 billion dollar budget.
Bay Area officials Friday hailed a move by President Barack Obama to provide temporary relief from deportation to undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.
Democratic lawmakers have approved a plan to balance California's $15.7 billion deficit without Gov. Jerry Brown's endorsement so they can keep collecting their paychecks.
With Gov. Jerry Brown refusing to sign off on their plan, Democratic leaders say they are working on two tracks to pass a budget and continue negotiations with the governor on welfare cuts.
The Obama administration will stop deporting and begin giving work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives, according to administration officials. The shift comes as immigration reform activists have occupied Obama's Oakland campaign headquarters.
Runoff elections between the top two vote-getters would decide contests for mayor, sheriff, city attorney, district attorney, treasurer and assessor where no candidate got a 50 percent plus one vote majority.
Newly-released documents show that nearly 1,900 people lost their jobs last year when Fremont's Solyndra Solar Panel maker failed last year, hundreds more than the company's initial claim.
