San Jose City Council Members Seek To End Their Own Pensions
The city council voted unanimously on Tuesday to notify the California Public Employees' Retirement System that the city intends to end the pension plan for council members.
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The city council voted unanimously on Tuesday to notify the California Public Employees' Retirement System that the city intends to end the pension plan for council members.
California voters overwhelmingly support Governor Jerry Brown's call for higher taxes to help pay for education.
Embattled San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi said Tuesday afternoon that he told Mayor Ed Lee he would not take a leave of absence from his job despite domestic violence charges he's facing.
A KPIX-TV CBS 5 poll released Tuesday to coincide with President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address found a majority of Californians approved of Mr. Obama's overall job performance.
In a new report, the auditor said the latest high-speed rail business plan relies on uncertain funding sources and financing for the project has become increasingly risky.
he Legislature's Democratic leaders have filed a lawsuit against the state controller for blocking lawmakers' pay last year after deciding they had failed to meet their constitutional deadline for passing a balanced budget.
Students at San Jose State are launching an initiative to raise that city's minimum wage to one of the highest in the nation as the result of one very ambitious sociology class.
The latest round of spending cuts in Oakland will include major hits to two of the city's most popular family attractions: the Oakland Zoo and Children's Fairyland.
Opponents of a new 49ers stadium in Santa Clara have achieved a small victory their efforts to delay or even derail the project.
Two of the most popular gathering spots in San Francisco's Castro District would be subject to new regulations under legislation passed out of a supervisors' committee Monday, despite the fact that they turned out to be quite contentious issues.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has agreed to modify its plan to install 5,000 new parking meters in neighborhoods that are not 'Parking Meter Free Zones.'
An ex-girlfriend of San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, who has been accused of abusing his wife, has told police Mirkarimi was also allegedly abusive toward her when they were dating.
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan proposed laying off at least 105 city employees Monday to help the city balance its budget in order to cope with the state's decision to eliminate redevelopment agencies statewide.
The City of Oakland, of course, doesn't have much money to spare for these costs - which weren't a part of the budget.
Newt Gingrich has soundly defeated Mitt Romney in the South Carolina Republican primary in a comeback victory.
