Brown Stays Determined As Arrows Fly In Budget Battle
California Gov. Jerry Brown is still determined to give voters a chance to decide whether to extend tax increases to balance the state's budget.
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California Gov. Jerry Brown is still determined to give voters a chance to decide whether to extend tax increases to balance the state's budget.
Not only are state prison officials getting ready to move thousands of inmates to county jails in a cost cutting move, but they've also reduced the number of gang members on GPS monitoring.
Finally, there is some good news for San Francisco's public employee retirement system. Officials are reporting that the fund appears to be on its way to full economic recovery.
Oracle said its net income rose 36 percent as new sales of business software were at the high end of its expectations. However, the company said revenue from computer servers dropped. Its stock fell.
Few tears are being shed for California lawmakers as the man who cuts the state's paychecks decided that the Legislature will not be paid their salaries until they balance the state's annual spending plan.
A measure headed for the November ballot in San Francisco could undermine the city's Care Not Cash program by removing a key component that makes the welfare program work.
In Wednesday's speech, President Barack Obama is expected to outline a plan to bring 5,000 troops home from Afghanistan this summer and another 5,000 by winter or spring of next year.
The lawsuit, expected to be filed in San Francisco Superior Court, claims that the city has no authority to regulate common medical procedures.
The California Attorney General thinks a plan by Mayor Chuck Reed to lower pensions costs in San Jose by declaring a fiscal state of emergency may be on shaky legal footing.
It was standing room only at Tuesday night's Oakland city council meeting with hundreds of city workers and community members protesting Mayor Jean Quan's plan to cut a $58 million deficit.
Governor Jerry Brown could submit a new plan for a balanced budget as early as Wednesday, after vetoing the one passed by the legislature last week.
Doctors Medical Center, San Pablo has been bankrupt before and could be forced into another Chapter 9 filing in the near future.
California's state controller on Tuesday halted paychecks for state lawmakers, saying their recently-submitted budget plan to Gov. Jerry Brown was not balanced as required by law.
In approving the mayor's budget plan, San Jose city officials have put off the possibility of declaring a fiscal emergency so that they can further work with unions on pension reform.
Feinstein first won national office in 1992, and this represents her highest disapproval rating in the year before an election since she became a California senator.
