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Trouble brewing for Whitman among conservatives?
Meg Whitman could have a conservative revolt on her hands over her shifting positions on illegal immigration. Just listen in on the John and Ken show that aired earlier this week. Read More »
Schwarzenegger signs Ronald Reagan Day into law
What do Cesar Chavez, Harvey Milk and Ronald Reagan have in common? They each get a day named in their honor under California law. Read More »
Jerry Brown’s Experience May Be a Problem in a Year of Populist Revolt
If, as the conventional wisdom holds, that this is the year in which being a career politician is a problem for candidates, then one might think Jerry Brown’s effort to reclaim the California governor’s mansion would be toast. Read More »
Schwarzenegger winds up 'deficit clock'
At least that’s what Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his fellow Republicans are telling Californians as the state budget stalemate persists. Read More »
Ex-Brown aide's behavior becomes campaign issue
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown attacking Republican Meg Whitman for a 2007 shoving incident at eBay, the state attorney general is also facing heat for his own past workplace issues. Read More »
Democrats, Republicans unlikely to join forces on redistricting measures for November
The state Democratic and Republican parties joined forces to unsuccessfully oppose Proposition 14, the "top-two" primary measure, but don't expect to see the same teamwork for the November election. Read More »
Meg Whitman and allies of Jerry Brown release new attack ads
The Republican targets the attorney general's lengthy government service. A coalition of unions backing Brown slashes at Whitman's ties to Goldman Sachs. Read More »
Does California’s budget need divine intervention?
A group of clergy from at least eight different faiths will take to the Capitol steps Wednesday morning for an unusual rally: praying to inject the presence of some “divine wisdom” into the California budgeting process, one day after lawmakers missed the constitutional deadline to pass a spending plan. Read More »
1,000 at rally call for overhaul of immigration
Students terrified their parents will be deported. Day laborers afraid to call police because they lack green cards. Routine traffic stops may lead to deportations. Read More »
Whitman's big lead collapses under immigration, Goldman Sachs attacks
The past month has not been kind to Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman. The first hit came when her GOP rival Steve Poizner and labor unions went after her ties to the investment firm Goldman Sachs just as federal investigators launched a criminal probe into the company. Read More »
2010 Election Preview – Potential November Targets
It's much too early to start picking winners and losers for next November. In many of the potential targeted races for congress and the state legislature, we won't know until after the June 8 Primary who the Party nominees will be. Read More »
Schwarzenegger tries to change conversation on deficit
As budget discussions heat up inside the Capitol, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration is doing its best to bring an overhaul of the state's pension system into this year's budget talks. Schwarzenegger said Friday that he would not sign a budget plan without pension reform legislation. Read More »
State details unprecedented probe of chemical exposure, birth defects
The California Environmental Protection Agency released details of a wide-ranging investigation into whether chemical exposure might be causing a spate of birth defects in tiny, rural Kettleman City. Read More »
Carly Fiorina injects $1.1 million more into her campaign
With three weeks remaining in the close GOP race to replace Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), candidate Carly Fiorina has put an additional $1.1 million of her personal funds into her campaign. Read More »
L.A. has $56 million in Arizona-related investments
Responding to calls for an economic boycott of Arizona, the top policy analyst for Los Angeles on Tuesday identified a total of $56 million in Arizona-related investments and recommended that the City Council suspend travel to the state, refrain from entering new contracts and review current ones for possible termination. Read More »
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3 dead, ten wounded in Belgium daycare stabbings
A man went on a rampage at a Belgium day care center today, stabbing two young children and a female worker to death and sending 10 other children to the hospital, officials said. Read More »
Dog found dead in bag set on fire in Long Beach
A small dog was found inside a bag set on fire at a local park in Long Beach and authorities said it is eerily similar to another arson case in which two small dogs were found burned in a dog kennel in 2006. Read More »
Economic stimulus package has a potential windfall for California government
The state could receive $11 billion, enough to wipe out about 25% of its budget shortfall. The economic stimulus package congressional leaders are drafting wo Read More »
Wall Street headed for big sell-off
Investors are set for a big sell-off today on Wall Street as many corporate earnings reports are falling short of estimates and the British economy has been officially declared in recession. Read More »
DA: Too late to file charges in board's hiring of chairwoman
A former member of the state Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board hired as an appeals judge by her peers breached the state's Public Contract Code by taking the post, but charges can't be filed against her because a one-year statute of limitations o Read More »
What to look for in a high-definition TV
The bad economy has curbed many people's appetites for big-ticket purchases, but consider that prices for flat-panel TVs 32 inches and smaller are now very close to what old-fashioned, tube-based TVs used to cost, with some models going for as littl Read More »
San Francisco beats San Jose to the Little Saigon punch
In a city that has a Vietnamese population an eighth the size of San Jose's, Little Saigon is San Francisco's hottest new ethnic neighborhood, joining Japantown, Chinatown and Italian-flavored North Beach. Read More »
D.A. investigates allegations that Temple City officials solicited bribes
In court documents, developer of Piazza at Temple City mall accuses Mayor Cathé Wilson of demanding a condo and City Council members David Capra and Judy Wong of soliciting money in exchange for Read More »
Legislators signal $6 billion in budget cuts
Both parties appear to be willing to reduce funding for public schools, colleges, transit programs and programs that help a wide range of people with special needs. Read More »
Jim Horne, 91,
ads' familiar face
It was a time when information didn't fly around the world in a nanosecond; when images were captured on film, not computer chips; when television commercials were performed live; when product advertising supplied newspapers and magazines with a ric Read More »
At least 5 family members dead in Southern California home
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police say at least five people, including some children, have been killed in an apparent murder-suicide at a Wilmington home. Read More »
Cop on runaway Silicon Valley teen couple: 'They've gone dark on us'
Despite the flurry of public attention, there's been no calls from Motel 6 owners overnight. No trail left by cell phone use or credit cards. Read More »
State budget deadlock could cost county $1.4 billion
Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky warns of a 'doomsday scenario' if governor goes through with plan to delay payments until August. Los Angeles County officials said Read More »
Cal State students speak up over proposed slashes to financial aid
Students -- some with full course loads and multiple jobs -- address the Board of Trustees, protesting Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposed cuts and delays of Cal Grants. Read More »
California Senate passes budget-balancing plan
At least its a start.
Drug testing proposed for state legislators
Haha...now some laws to keep these guys in check!
Obama Launches 'Race' for $4 Billion in Education Funds
Rather than a race, why not allow states more jurisdiction with the spending of Federal education dollars?
California first-time jobless claims drop for third week
I would agree to what marktay says. We are not out of the woods yet. Though I'm not certain it can get any worse.
No Social Security benefits for Los Angeles girl born from dead man's sperm
Wow! Sounds like something out of a scifi novel, but since the dead guy and the mother of the child were married, I don't see why the daughter should not get benefits.
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Local schools face $550 million in cuts from state budget
All school districts across the state have to make sacrifices. It is unfortunate that education, which typically is underfunded and unappreciated has to be part of this nightmare caused by years of mismanagement by our elected officials....most of whom send their kids to private schools!!!