San Jose Could Be Next Bay Area City To Vote On Pension Reform
San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed said Friday exploding retirement costs will force him to put the controversial issue of pension reform before voters.
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San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed said Friday exploding retirement costs will force him to put the controversial issue of pension reform before voters.
Two days after the unexpected death of the San Carlos mayor, the town's vice mayor was arrested for investigation of drunken driving.
As part of his revised budget, Gov. Jerry Brown will propose eliminating a state board that has been criticized for providing a highly-paid landing spot for termed-out lawmakers looking for work.
Assembly Republicans released a proposal that seeks to bridge the state's $15.4 billion deficit in part by making deeper cuts to the poor and asking state workers to take another pay cut equal to 15 percent of their salaries.
Lawyers for California Gov. Jerry Brown are accusing the backers of the state's same-sex marriage ban of engaging in a thinly veiled "witch hunt."
San Francisco is preparing for a major economic summit that will welcome government and business leaders from around the world.
Hundreds of teacher layoff notices went out this week in school districts across the Bay Area as teachers converged on Sacramento for a weeklong series of demonstrations.
Hoping to replicate San Francisco's success in establishing small parks, or parklets as they're known, on city streets, one Oakland business owner is pushing City Hall to move faster on allowing similar public living spaces in his city.
A top American Legion official has accused the San Francisco Board of Trustees of being "veteran unfriendly" for rejecting a proposed veterans job center.
The state should not change its plan for high speed rail despite concerns raised by the nonpartisan legislative analyst, according to experts who insisted that critics do not understand the nuances of building bullet trains in California.
A lawsuit seeks to nullify Arnold Schwarzenegger's commutation of a prison sentence for a political ally's son shortly before his term as California governor ended in January.
State schools Superintendent Tom Torlakson joined dozens of teachers, nurses and firefighters at a state Capitol rally Wednesday.
Contra Costa County dog owners who fail to keep tabs on their pets may soon be forced to pay the price of getting them clipped and chipped.
The state's independent analyst on Tuesday called for major changes to California's high-speed rail plans.
At times, the marriage of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver looked like a fairy tale come true. But the public record is replete with problems that would strain any union.
