California Government News

One of the most common phrases in broadcast news this week was " Attorney General Jerry Brown says ...". In a single week, Brown went after lead-filled toys, those he said scammed African-American churches out of millions of dollars, and to top it off, Wells Fargo , who he says misreprentated an investment opportunity, which cost California ...

Attorney General Jerry Brown has decided that an independent state pay commission can reduce the salaries of California elected officials during the middle of their terms in office.

California on Wednesday became the first state to pass energy-efficiency standards for new TV sets, putting manufacturers on notice and positioning itself to start a national trend.

The governing board of the University of California approved a $2,500 student fee increase Thursday after two days of tense campus protests across the ...

California tax officials say an interior designer's false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted on a home improvement television show.

The governing board of the University of California approved a $2,500 student fee increase Thursday after two days of tense campus protests across the state.The 32 percent increase will push the cost of an undergraduate education at California's premier public schools to over $10,000 a year by next fall, about triple the cost of a decade ago.

During a news conference, Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor says Calif. could be facing a nearly $21 billion budget defict over the near year and a half.

Los Angeles Business from bizjournals - by Kathy Robertson of the Sacramento Business Journal California is facing a $20.7 billion deficit in the General Fund budget over the next 18 months, the Legislative Analyst's Office announced Wednesday.

Listen to the report The state's Legislative Analyst says the state's financial condition is worse than when the governor and lawmakers patched together a budget for the balance of this fiscal year.

California is telling skinny-dippers to put some clothes on, and the message is sending a chill through lovers of sunning-in-the-buff across the country.

California will face a nearly $21 billion budget gap over the next year and a half, extending a fiscal crisis that already has led to steep cuts to public schools, social services and health programs.

In a Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009 photo, Doug Pongrazc checks out a large screen television while shopping at a Best Buy store in Elk Grove, Calif.

Reporting from Sacramento - Less than four months after California leaders stitched together a patchwork budget, a projected deficit of nearly $21 billion already looms over Sacramento, according to a report to be released today by the chief budget analyst.

The California Milk Advisory Board is planning new commercials touting California milk from California cows.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has wrapped up a two-day visit to California soldiers in Iraq.

Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 9:03 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 9:03 a.m. A former University of California lineman who spent time in the Tennessee Titans' camp in 2001 has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for his role in a $5 million Ponzi scheme.

While the Assembly takes a leisurely look at education reform, California may miss its chance to compete for a share of $4.35 billion in education stimulus funds.

Gay marriage advocates on Monday launched a campaign to try to overturn California's same-sex marriage ban, hoping to become the first U.S. state to convince voters to approve gay people's right to wed.

Death penalty opponents have vowed lengthy legal battles if the state adopts a three-drug cocktail to carry out death sentences.

As America's trade with the Far East - principally China - expanded massively during the 1980s and 1990s, California reaped the benefits as the gateway for both exports and imports.