Texas Gov. In Bay Area, Tries To Lure Businesses From Golden State
Texas Gov. Rick Perry brought his brash pitch for jobs to California on Monday as he sought to lure businesses to his state with the promise of lower taxes and fewer regulations.
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry brought his brash pitch for jobs to California on Monday as he sought to lure businesses to his state with the promise of lower taxes and fewer regulations.
Things are certainly speeding along, and in the right direction, for California auto dealerships. The Bay Area is no exception - local new car sales figures mirror those reported statewide.
Assemblyman Marc Levine, D-San Rafael, is expressing confidence in his ability to convince his colleagues in Sacramento to support the nation's first statewide ban of disposable, plastic shopping bags.
Gov. Rick Perry plans to visit California next week to follow up on a small buy of radio ads intended to persuade businesses to relocate to Texas.
Democrats who control the state Legislature revealed 10 proposals that they said would make California the most restrictive state for possessing firearms.
The most feared predator in the ocean received new protections Wednesday when a California commission decided the great white shark should be studied as a potential endangered species.
State officials say California school districts have misappropriated tens of millions of dollars intended to provide meals to low-income students.
A radio ad designed to convince California companies to move to Texas has sparked a throw-down between the governors of the two states.
Officials at the California Emergency Management Agency said Tuesday night that there were no Tsunami warnings or watches for the state or the rest of the Pacific Coast after a powerful earthquake in the Solomon Islands.
California's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against debt rating agency Standard & Poor's, claiming it inflated its ratings of certain investments, costing the state's public pension funds and other investors billions of dollars.
Democratic lawmakers introduced California legislation Tuesday that would require gun owners to carry liability insurance to cover the cost of any damage that may be caused by the weapon.
A radio ad designed to convince California companies to move to Texas has sparked a throw-down between the governors of the two states.
While the Niners lost the Superbowl, it could be worse. The Sacramento Kings have inked a deal to go to Seattle and it's gotten political.
Hispanics will become the largest ethnic group in the nation's most populous state early next year, the California Department of Finance said Thursday, marking a big milestone in a long-running demographic shift that has already deeply altered the political balance of power, the economy and culture.
The number of California homes selling for more than a million dollars rose to the highest level in more than five years, according to industry publication DataQuick.
A new poll finds that Californians are more optimistic about the future of the state than at any time since before the recession.
California law enforcement officials said that close to 20,000 registered gun owners in the state are not supposed to have guns, but they still do.
California jobs records show many full-time state workers are moonlighting with second jobs in the same department.
California lawmakers promised Tuesday to move cautiously as they consider tighter restrictions on handguns, assault rifles and ammunition purchases, proposals that would add to state regulations already among the toughest in the nation.
The highly-touted plan to have every student in the San Jose Unified School District pass the classes required for UC or California State University admission is apparently not the success a lot of people thought it was.
Construction of California's high-speed rail network is set to start in July, but the state still has not purchased any land along the route.
Californians would have precious seconds to prepare for a major earthquake under a new proposal to create a statewide early warning system.
Everything's coming up roses in California - at least, according to Gov. Jerry Brown, who painted a rosy picture of the state's standing in Thursday's State of the State address.
A real estate research firm says California home foreclosure activity has fallen to a six-year low.
The voice actor who portrayed Charlie Brown in many "Peanuts" shows was arrested on charges that include stalking...
