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CalPERS, CalSTRS see long-term credit ratings lowered
Reporting from Sacramento - Hurt by big investment losses, California's two biggest state-run pension funds lost top long-term credit ratings from Moody's Investors Service on the insurance they sell to municipal governments to make it easier for them to sell bonds.
Storm could bring snow flakes to Valley
Fresno and other Valley communities could see a dusting of snow late Monday as a Canadian cold front follows the first of a series of rainstorms expected to hit Central California this week, the National Weather Service said.
Fog Warnings In Effect For Bay Area Bridges
Share + Dec 4, 2009 8:07 am US/Pacific Real-Time Traffic Conditions Traffic Cam Network The California Highway Patrol issued traffic warnings late Thursday night and early Friday to advise motorists of heavy fog on four Bay Area bridges.
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Calif High-Speed Rail Board Adjusts Route Plans
California's high-speed rail authority is adjusting its preferred route between the Central Valley and the San Francisco Bay area to comply with a judge's order.
'Octopus Murders' suspect to return to Calif.
James "Jimmy" Hughes, the only suspect arrested in a 1981 triple homicide known as the "Octopus Murders," will return to California to face charges of conspiracy and murder.
Group predicts dismissal of Pacheco Pass bullet train route
The California High-Speed Rail Commission board will likely decide to rescind the environmental process for the Pacheco Pass route on Thursday, and an advocacy group predicts the board will chuck the Pacheco Pass route entirely.
Happy ending for Capricious goat cheese
Six years ago, when I initially wrote about Capricious, an aged California goat cheese, it had recently won the Best of Show award at the American Cheese Society's prestigious competition - a startling development for a new cheese from novice cheesemakers.
Our very own Pat Giorni joins Kent Lauder in addressing the nuts and bolts of how high-speed rail should arrive on the Peninsula in this San Mateo Daily Journal opinion piece .
CalPERS probes oversight of two outside hedge fund advisors
Reporting from Sacramento - California's huge public employee pension fund, under scrutiny after suffering billions of dollars in investment losses, is now investigating its own oversight of hedge fund deals.
Roadshow: Highway traveling could surge over Thanksgiving
With fewer people at the airports, gas prices slipping below $3, and many major freeway construction projects in the rearview mirror, travelers can expect a smoother Thanksgiving getaway, even though many more motorists will be hitting the road than a year ago.
Contra Costa County Board of Education appoints new trustee
A nationally known researcher and educator has been appointed to the Contra Costa County Board of Education, where she plans to contribute her knowledge to local schools.
BRIEFLY for the week of Nov. 19, 2009
Schools debut Latino achievement awards Latino students and their families excitedly entered the Milpitas High School auditorium on Oct.
Rod Pacheco named as a co-chair of gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman's Latino Coalition
Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco was among four statewide co-chairs named today of Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman's Latino Coalition.
4 of 5 San Jacinto council members indicted in corruption probe
Reporting from Riverside - A major corruption probe led to the indictment Thursday of all but one member of the San Jacinto City Council on charges that included money laundering, bribery, fraud, perjury, conspiracy and filing false federal documents, prosecutors said.
Three years after the election, indictments continue in 65th Assembly District campaign
The 2006 Republican primary for the Inland area's 65th Assembly District was one of several legislative campaigns that spring, seemingly just one more expensive intra-party brawl of candidates and special-interest spending.
Pressure for San Jacinto councilmen to resign will likely increase
"There will be pressure from different sides to step aside," said Max Neiman, senior fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California.
Boost in withholding takes bite out of California paychecks
This month, anyone paid a wage in California should notice a few dollars missing from their paychecks.
Coachella Valley back on radar for Chinese tourists
Coachella Valley tourism officials reached out last week to what they hope will be a new market of visitors to the desert - and are eyeing more opportunities with a sales mission to China later this month.
Teach-In: Defend (Not De-Fund) the University, October 14, 2009
Defending the University: A Teach-In on the Current Crisis * Part One: Panel Discussions & Speeches in Campbell Hall * Part Two: Breakout Workshops & Where Do We Go From Here? Discussion * Special Feature: Ruth Gilmore on budget-draining prison complex Continue for Complete schedule of Panels and Participants * Part One * Student Voices: Erica ...
Riverside County district attorney investigators are boycotting Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center after nine of their members were turned away from a county sheriff-run SWAT training class.