State & Regional Govt & Politics
Timing of Prop 8 ruling complicates Fresno rally
The uncertainty surrounding the timing of the U.S. Supreme Court's forthcoming decision in a legal challenge to California's same-sex marriage ban has caused problems for gay marriage supporters in Fresno who hope to hold a rally outside City Hall when the opinion is handed down. Local members of Marriage Equality ...
Democrats hope for higher revenue, more spending
The budget compromise between Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature's Democratic leaders largely mirrors the governor's proposal for a fiscally restrained spending plan that assumes conservative revenue projections. But there's a catch: Rank-and-file Democratic lawmakers say they are agreeing to less spending than they wanted so they could pass the ...
California readies for possible return of gay marriage
Planning a party for thousands of people would be a challenge under the best of circumstances. Now imagine trying to pull off such a gathering without knowing what day it should happen or if there even will be cause for celebration. Such are the circumstances for same-sex marriage supporters as ...
Legislative leader says state budget deal is near
Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature's Democratic leaders moved close to a state budget deal Monday that is expected to revamp education funding and begin restoring some of the social services cut during the recession. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg emerged from a meeting with the governor and Assembly ...
SF sues gun companies over high-capacity magazines
San Francisco is suing three gun accessories companies and one gun show promoter for selling disassembled high-capacity magazines disguised as gun magazine repair kits in violation of California law. The lawsuit was announced by City Attorney Dennis Herrera in a statement Monday. A city attorney's statement says the repair kits ...
Lawmakers debate surplus ahead of budget deadline
Lawmakers have until the end of the week to finish their version of California's annual budget. Unlike in recent years, this one contains a rare surplus that has emboldened Democrats to try to restore past social service cuts at the same time Gov. Jerry Brown is trying to keep a ...
Report: BART official earns $330K without working
A top official for the agency that manages the San Francisco Bay Area's BART system earned more than $330,000 last year -- even though she didn't work a single day for the public transit agency, a newspaper reported Sunday. Bay Area Rapid Transit general manager Dorothy Dugger resigned under pressure ...
Woman shot during Santa Monica rampage dies, raising death toll to 5
A woman who was critically wounded in last week's Santa Monica shooting rampage died Sunday, bringing the total number of victims killed by the gunman to five. Marcela Franco, 26, died of her injuries at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, according to Santa Monica College spokeswoman Tricia Ramos. Franco had ...
Chief says Santa Monica killings were premeditated
Police investigating why a heavily armed gunman plotted a rampage that killed four people and wounded several others were focused Saturday on how the violence began: directed at his own family. What started as domestic violence led to a chaotic street shooting spree and ended less than 15 minutes later ...
San Bruno demands utility 'pay the maximum' for deadly explosion
The City of San Bruno called on state officials Friday to order Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to pay $3.85 billion – $1.6 billion dollars more than the utility has offered to pay – in damages related to the deadly 2010 pipeline explosion. In a filing with the California Public ...
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