Contra Costa Supervisors Say Top Priority Is Job Creation
It's clear Contra Costa County cannot rely on the state to come through with enough money to stimulate job growth on a wide scale, supervisors said Wednesday.
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It's clear Contra Costa County cannot rely on the state to come through with enough money to stimulate job growth on a wide scale, supervisors said Wednesday.
Hercules Mayor Ed Balico announced Tuesday night his resignation as mayor effective immediately, Hercules spokeswoman Michelle Harrington said Wednesday.
The Legislature's nonpartisan analyst on Wednesday called Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal a "good starting point" for rebuilding state government but cautioned that it carries a lot of risk.
Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reportedly has apologized for not informing a slain man's family he was cutting the prison term of one of the two people involved in the killing.
The Mt. Diablo school board has approved nearly $1 million in funding to cover mental health costs that were vetoed in the last state budget.
San Francisco's pension fund for retired city workers is even worse off than projected. The city will have to contribute around $600 million next year to pay for pension costs.
Gun sales are surging in California since the Tucson shootings, and two new California sheriffs want to make it easier for Californians to carry concealed weapons.
San Francisco welcomed its first Asian-American leader Tuesday afternoon, as City Administrator Edwin Lee was sworn in as interim mayor before a crowd of hundreds.
Gov. Jerry Brown is hanging up his state-issued cell phone, and he's ordered half the state bureaucrats who have government-paid cell phones to do the same.
Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to slash spending and extend tax increases to balance the state budget is just the first step in a long process.
Contra Costa County supervisors said there will be some "extremely serious" economic issues that they'll have to tackle this year.
Councilmember Pierluigi Oliverio is proposing that cutbacks shouldn't solely be based on seniority.
U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer said it's time to look at adopting more stringent regulations nationwide governing who can legally carry concealed weapons after last week's shooting in Tucson, Arizona, in which six people were killed.
San Francisco's newly appointed District Attorney has offered some insight into his decision to move from his post as Chief of the San Francisco Police Department.
The once-a-decade redrawing of the boundaries is a complicated and often controversial task.
