Shourd Makes First Bay Area Appearance Since Release
Sara Shourd joined friends and family of fellow captives Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal at a news conference and letter writing event in Oakland Saturday.
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Sara Shourd joined friends and family of fellow captives Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal at a news conference and letter writing event in Oakland Saturday.
Jerry Brown sees himself as a regular guy who buys his suits on sale, drives around in a Ford Crown Victoria and enjoys dinner at home with his wife.
California voters face a clear choice when they vote for governor in November: A disciplined executive who wants to bring business sense to state government, or an old political hand who says he has the skills to guide the state through troubled times.
Even as California lawmakers passed a budget Friday to end an unprecedented 100-day impasse, their spending plan looked to be so tenuous that the next governor was expected to face a multibillion dollar deficit from the moment he or she steps into office next year.
National Republicans have committed another $1 million to help bolster Carly Fiorina's bid to oust Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer from the U.S. Senate.
An audio tape was released Thursday night of California's Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Jerry Brown, talking with a campaign worker in which someone on that tape referred to Meg Whitman as a "whore."
California's ballot measure to legalize marijuana has a new friend: Facebook co-founder Sean Parker has given $100,000 to back the proposal.
The nation's unemployment rate remained at 9.6 percent last month.
State lawmakers have sent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger the main bill in a legislative package aimed at ending California's record budget impasse and closing a $19 billion deficit.
San Jose City Council candidate Larry Pegram says labor unions are out to get him after they've released court documents and are claiming that he used a false identity to hide a bankruptcy.
The state Assembly on Thursday passed the main bill in a legislative package aimed at ending California's record budget impasse and closing a $19 billion deficit.
The two candidates for California lieutenant governor on Thursday tried to dispel notions that they are both moderates cut from the same political cloth, sparring in their first live debate over issues ranging from the environment to immigration.
Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina is criticizing Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer over a fundraiser sponsored by lobbyists who help local governments and agencies obtain federal earmarks.
Waning support for a hefty parcel tax meant to fund dozens of police jobs has the Oakland Police Officers' Association campaigning for two alternative ballot measures.
The state is saddled with $8 billion of past due bills that will come due as soon as the governor signs a budget, and the state controller said Thursday there is not enough money to pay all of its debts at once.
