Brown's Veto Could Spark 'War' Over California Budget
With lawmakers united only in their anger at Gov. Jerry Brown, the coming days and weeks won't be pretty, experts predict.
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With lawmakers united only in their anger at Gov. Jerry Brown, the coming days and weeks won't be pretty, experts predict.
The 100,000 U.S. troops now stationed in Afghanistan should be trimmed to 10,000 to 25,000 within the next 18 months, Sen. Barbara Boxer said Friday.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's popularity was nose-diving as he left office last year and has sunk even further in the wake of revelations that he fathered a child with his housekeeper.
Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed the Democratic budget plan approved Wednesday in the Legislature, restarting talks over how to close California's $9.6 billion deficit.
Gov. Jerry Brown's veto of the spending bills passed by the Democrats does not go far enough to protect local control of redevelopment money that California cities depend on, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed said Thursday.
The spending plan approved Wednesday by Democrats requires companies to collect the state sales tax on online purchases made by California residents.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said embattled New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, who has been under pressure to resign, will make an announcement Thursday.
Democrats who control California's Legislature began passing a series of budget bills Wednesday without Republican votes.
The head of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, Nathaniel Ford, confirmed that he would depart the agency with a severance package totaling nearly $400,000.
Despite labor outcries over public pension reform, a new University of San Francisco survey finds public approval for moderate changes, with the majority of people apparently okay with raising the age for benefits to kick in.
The San Jose City Council has approved a budget that includes hundreds of layoffs, in an attempt to close a $150 million deficit. The final vote was 7-4 in favor of Mayor Chuck Reed's budget plan for 2011-2012.
A military program sponsored by the Department of Defense will likely continue to be offered at seven San Francisco high schools for another two years.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's former housekeeper has spoken out about having a child with the ex-governor, saying her son only learned about a year ago who his father was.
A Federal judge has upheld a ruling by gay judge in San Francisco that struck down the Proposition 8 same-sex marriage ban in California.
San Jose's city manager announced that the police officers' union has agreed to a ten percent pay reduction during the next fiscal year.
