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State Senate OKs bill to limit power of Southland water district
The legislation would bar the Central Basin Municipal Water District from storing groundwater in southeast Los Angeles County, leaving that job to another agency.
SACRAMENTO — A Southern California water war spilled onto the floor of the state Senate on Thursday over a bill intended to end a feud between two agencies over the authority to store groundwater in southeast Los Angeles County.
New fight takes shape over term limits
Prop. 28 would allow legislators to serve 12 years in one house, rather than 14 between the Assembly and Senate. Backers say the move would give lawmakers more experience.
SACRAMENTO — Twenty-two years after California became one of the first states to limit legislators' terms in office, voters are about to decide whether the rules should be changed.
U.S. reaches historic demographic tipping point
Children born to Latino, Asian, African American and mixed-race parents now constitute a majority of all births, the Census Bureau reports.
The United States has reached a historic tipping point, with children born to Latino, Asian, African American and mixed-race parents now constituting a majority of all births, the Census Bureau reported Thursday.
A little Brown wizardry needed to fix budget
The governor's policies have been mostly solid, but he hasn't exercised his full political muscle to get state finances in order.
Gov. Jerry Brown is testy. He's defensive. He's very frustrated.
UC regents discuss 6% tuition hike for next fall
They pledge to lobby hard to avoid the increase. The regents also approve the hiring of a new chancellor for UC San Diego at an annual salary of $411,084.
University of California regents Wednesday discussed the possibility of a 6% tuition increase for next fall but pledged that they would lobby hard to avoid such a $732-per-student hike.
Brown stymied by same budget dysfunction that plagued predecessors
California's governor is stuck between Republicans who refuse tax hikes, Democrats who resist cuts and a tangle of special interests and voter-mandated requirements on where money can be spent.
SACRAMENTO — Jerry Brown told voters he was different — that only he, a septuagenarian government veteran with no aspirations to higher office, could fix the cycle of swelling budget deficits that has plagued California for more than a decade.
Jerry Brown's plea to voters: 'Please increase taxes temporarily'
Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal for closing California's $16-billion funding gap includes 4-day state workweeks and Medi-Cal cuts. He warns that cuts will be even more severe if voters reject tax hikes on the November ballot.
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown released a plan to close California's rapidly growing deficit by switching state offices to a four-day week, slashing welfare benefits and healthcare for the poor and relying on a variety of short-term fixes — all in the hopes that voters will give the state some breathing room by raising taxes in November.
California offered piece of the action from Internet poker
Casino operators lobby hard for legalization by the state. Co-sponsors of a state legalization bill hope it could raise hundreds of millions for the budget-battered state.
SACRAMENTO — As state leaders sweat over another possible round of cuts from schools and social services, casino operators are offering officials a cut of the action if they will legalize Internet poker in California.
Cigarette tax is a lifesaver
Tobacco companies are taking aim at Proposition 29, which would raise cigarette taxes $1 a pack. But they're blowing smoke.
SACRAMENTO — Cigarette makers have a certified history of deception, distortion and lying. And let's not forget fraud and racketeering.
June primary is key test for state's top-two election system
Candidates are campaigning earlier, spending more money and trying to broaden their appeal as only those who come in first and second will advance to the November ballot.
In the first broad test of California's new "top-two" election system, many candidates in heated races for Congress and the state Legislature have been campaigning earlier, spending more money and downplaying their party affiliation as they try to widen their appeal.