Appeals Court Rules Against Release Of Prop 8 Trial Video
A federal appeals court ruled in San Francisco today that a video recording of a 2010 trial on the constitutionality of Proposition 8 must remain sealed.
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A federal appeals court ruled in San Francisco today that a video recording of a 2010 trial on the constitutionality of Proposition 8 must remain sealed.
California voters are an increasingly independent bunch, with a record number declining to join either the Democrats or the Republicans, with latest tally holding especially bad news for the California GOP.
Workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities throughout California have gone on strike over contract disputes involving Kaiser's mental health and optical employees.
California air regulators have unanimously passed sweeping auto emission standards that include a mandate to have 1.4 million electric and hybrid vehicles on state roads by 2025.
State health officials are crediting extensive public outreach for a dramatic drop in whooping cough cases last year, after a deadly year in 2010.
Buoyed by seasonal hiring, California's unemployment rate dipped slightly in December to 11.1 percent, down two-tenths of a percent from the previous month.
Mounting costs and skepticism about high speed rail should not dissuade California from connecting all of its major cities with bullet trains, Gov. Jerry Brown said.
Gov. Jerry Brown is giving Californians a choice between higher taxes and deeper cuts to public schools and other core functions of government in delivering the second State of the State address of his latest term.
The state will be the first in the nation to target so-called vampire battery chargers that suck up and waste as much as 60 percent of the electricity they consume.
The recession has taken a measurable toll on California, which has slipped behind Brazil to become the ninth-largest economy in the world.
Republicans are urging the California Supreme Court to dump newly drawn state Senate districts planned for this year's election.
The annual survey by the California Healthcare Foundation released Wednesday found 64 percent of employers in the state currently offer health plans, down from 73 percent in 2010.
As Governor Jerry Brown enters his second year in office, California's fiscal crisis remains high on his agenda.
The California Supreme Court said Thursday that Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers have the authority to eliminate community redevelopment agencies but not force them to redirect their taxes to local services.
New restrictions in the hiring process will take effect in the new year, and now California will be one of seven states that will restrict the use of credit checks for employment.
One of the new California laws set to take effect on January 1st would make it illegal to purchase alcohol in grocery store self-checkout lines in an effort to prevent minors from buying alcohol.
The California Employment Development Department said Wednesday that about 1.1 million residents will begin losing unemployment extensions at the end of this year if Congress does not extend benefits.
A new political party that aims to change the way we elect a president is gaining momentum. The Americans Elect group has collected enough signatures to appear on the June Primary ballot.
A new political party will appear on California's presidential election ballot next year, the first time since 1995 that a party has been added.
Gov. Jerry Brown says California needs to make about $1 billion in midyear cuts to schools and social services.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday that 791 people died in California in driving-while-intoxicated crashes, down from 950 in 2009.
Proponents of an initiative that would turn California's Legislature into a part-time body are already raising money for their cause.
A new report by the California Department of Justice shows that the homicide rate last year dropped to its lowest level in more than four decades.
A judge ruled Friday that individual office budgets for California's 80 Assembly members are public records and must be released. It was unclear, however, when the Assembly planned to do so.
California lawmakers are giving up a perk that had been unique among state legislators nationwide— taxpayer-subsidized vehicles.
