State & Regional Govt & Politics
Meeting to discuss ban on 'dangerous objects' at protests disrupted
New efforts to try to control violence during demonstrations in Oakland met fierce resistance Tuesday night as activists were removed from a meeting to discuss the banning of certain items at protests that could be used as weapons. The Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee was considering a new law ...
Brown seeks business support for tax-hike proposal
Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday pitched his proposal to raise the state sales and income taxes to an audience that traditionally opposes tax increases — members of the California Chamber of Commerce. The Democratic governor wants voters to approve the temporary tax increases in November as part of what he ...
Prolonged Facebook slide could hurt the state budget
California's budget could take a hit if Facebook's stock price keeps sliding. Gov. Jerry Brown previously estimated the state would generate between $1.4 billion and $1.9 billion over the next 13 months from taxes related to sales of Facebook stock. The estimate was based on a price of $35 a ...
Rally highlights need for local HIV/AIDS funding in wake of federal cuts
San Francisco city and community leaders called on Mayor Ed Lee Wednesday to find money in the city's budget for local HIV and AIDS programs that are set to lose about nearly $8 million in federal funding later this year. Supervisors Scott Wiener, David Campos and Christina Olague were among ...
Pot ring bust yields 19 arrests, over $1 million in drugs
A year-long federal investigation into a large-scale pot ring based out of Contra Costa County culminated in law enforcement arresting 19 people and seizing massive quantities of marijuana, weapons and cash Wednesday morning, according to the DEA Sacramento District Office. Hundreds of law enforcement personnel served federal arrest and search ...
Local Presbyterian leaders refuse to sanction controversial minister
Leaders from the Presbyterian Church took what may be unprecedented action Tuesday in the case of a Bay Area minister who was in trouble for performing same sex marriages. For a Marin County Presbyterian Minister who got in trouble for performing same sex marriages Tuesday was a day she called ...
State lawmaker wants changes in Title IX
If Brandi Chastain could have cried foul, she would have. The world-famous U.S. women's soccer player was in Sacramento on Monday with her Brazilian counterpart Sissi to be honored by the California Assembly as it recognized the 40th anniversary of Title IX. The occasion prompted Assemblyman Chris Norby to reveal ...
Lawmaker blasts Title IX, honored soccer player winces
If Brandi Chastain could have cried foul, she would have. The world-famous U.S. women's soccer player was in Sacramento on Monday with her Brazilian counterpart Sissi to be honored by the California Assembly as it recognized the 40th anniversary of Title IX. The occasion prompted Assemblyman Chris Norby to reveal ...
Governor eyes more cuts as state deficit swells
California's sputtering economic recovery is putting a heavier-than-expected drag on state tax revenue, leading Governor Jerry Brown on Monday to propose deep budget cuts across an array of government services. Brown also warned again that even more cuts are ahead if voters reject his tax-hike initiative in November. Brown's latest ...
Riot-geared police arrest Occupy The Farm protesters
Dozens of riot-geared University of California police officers removed a group of Occupy protesters from an agricultural research tract in Albany early Monday, arresting at least nine both on the tract and on a sidewalk across the street from it. Two protesters were arrested and several more left the parcel ...
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