Ballot Offers Two Fixes For California Budget
Would allowing legislators to enact a state budget without a two-thirds majority solve California's budget problems? And should it be more difficult for lawmakers to impose new fees?
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Would allowing legislators to enact a state budget without a two-thirds majority solve California's budget problems? And should it be more difficult for lawmakers to impose new fees?
Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman encountered a rowdy crowd—some yelling "go home"—when she stopped Friday to visit a popular Cuban pastry shop in Southern California in the final stretch of her campaign.
Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi (D-Hayward) planned to introduce legislation as early as December to address safety concerns after the death of a nurse at the Contra Costa County jail.
Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, fighting for a fourth term, is leading Republican challenger Carly Fiorina in a Field Poll released Friday.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman told a television host that her former housekeeper, an illegal immigrant, should be deported, but then stepped away from the comment during a campaign stop Thursday.
With some big political contests here in California, the race for State Insurance Commissioner is finally getting some attention. That's because of some big, last minute donations.
Vallejo, a bankrupt city struggling with 12 percent unemployment and a half abandoned downtown, has just hired an expensive city manager to turn things around.
With just days before the big election, some college students in Silicon Valley are finding creative ways to influence voters, and Thursday's Prop 23 "zombie march," was a case-in-point.
Re-emerging on the campaign trail after being hospitalized over two days, Republican Senate challenger Carly Fiorina on Thursday declared she is "completely cancer free" and feels "fantastic."
As the candidates sprint towards Election Day, outside groups have spent more than $50 million trying to influence voters in California, and the unlimited independent spending could swing some of the closest races.
Attorney General Jerry Brown has raised more than $28 million in his gubernatorial bid, far outstripping the $19 million donors have poured into Republican Meg Whitman's campaign.
Two signs placed in the window of Dr. Greg Kamin's Ocean Beach condominium ignited a free speech controversy in the building.
The final Field Poll before the election puts Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman 10 points behind Democrat Jerry Brown.
In the Bay Area, there are 43 local tax measures, 35 school bond or tax measures and four calls to increase vehicle registration fess.
Whether you vote in person or by mail, your vote is counted the same, not only in a philosophical "every vote counts" way. Erin in San Francisco asked this Good Question: Are absentee ballots counted first, or only when the election is close?
