1 hr ago | KESQ-TV Palm Desert
Calif. sends rescue workers to Okla. tornado site
California is sending six specially trained urban search-and-rescue workers to Oklahoma to assist recovery efforts after Monday's tornado.
2 hrs ago | The Press-Enterprise
Eastvale/Jurupa Valley: Positive news on finances
With the Riverside County Democratic Party throwing its support behind Senate Bill 56, which would restore crucial state funding to the four new cities, it will be interesting to see how Gov.
4 hrs ago | San Diego Source
Court's hit at Brown actually helps him
Normally, it's uncomfortable at best to hear a federal judge - let alone a panel of three - thunder criticism from the bench.
8 hrs ago | In El Dorado County
May Revise State Budget Places Fiscal Burden on Counties for Obamacare
To ensure adequate funding remains at the county level for safety net services, dollars would only be redirected based on actual county-by-county experience.
8 hrs ago | In El Dorado County
Legislators call on Nevada and California to adopt bi-state compromise
"A unified, functioning bi-state agency is the best thing for the health and well-being of Lake Tahoe and the community at large," said Sen.
9 hrs ago | Inside Bay Area
Gov. Jerry Brown: Bay Bridge 'not going to open unless it's ready'
A little more than a week before engineers are expected to disclose whether the Bay Bridge's new span can open as planned Labor Day weekend, Gov.
10 hrs ago | East Bay Express
Tuesday Must Reads: Bridge Expert Says Bad Bolts Should Be Replaced;...
The bolts were designed to be too hard and brittle and could snap in an earthquake; 32 of the rods have broken already.
14 hrs ago | Tehachapi News
Board learns about 'Common Core'
On the same day that California Governor Jerry Brown proposed spending $1 billion to implement statewide education standards, Tehachapi school officials listened closely to a plan that will remodel the district's own testing system and curriculum.
EDITORIAL: Enterprise zones need to produce bigger jolt
Gov. Jerry Brown has renewed his push to eliminate the $700 million to $750 million a year business tax break known as enterprise zones, this time with the goal of using that money in ways that actually would stimulate economic development.
EDITORIAL: Reject calls to jack up state spending
Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor forecasts more state revenue than the governor's budget does, but the analyst's report is not a green light for boosting ongoing spending.
Capitol Alert: Jerry Brown on Bay Bridge: 'First we want to make it safe'
Gov. Jerry Brown said this morning he does not know if the state will open the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge as scheduled on Labor Day weekend, as officials respond to reports of cracked bolts on the structure.
Calif. governor cites safety in possible Bay Bridge delay
Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday he does not know if the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will open over Labor Day weekend, as scheduled, due to safety concerns.
Thorne is 'Pro-business and proud of it'
Editor's Blog , posted by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, 10 hours ago Jeb Bing is a member of PleasantonWeekly.com With those words not heard from a Pleasanton mayor since Ken Mercer in the 1980s, Mayor Jerry Thorne spelled out his views and governing strategy to loud applause at a meeting last Friday of local Realtors and real ... (more)
Nevada Tahoe Bill Clears Assembly Committee
The bill repeals a law passed by the 2011 Legislature that paved the way for Nevada to exit the Tahoe Compact created in the late 1960s to regulate development and oversee environmental controls in the Tahoe Basin that straddles Nevada and California.
Proposed oil tax would bring big money to California colleges
Just months after California voters passed Proposition 30 to stave off education cuts, a push is underway to ensure that the next stream of higher-education funding flows out of the ground.
Gov. Brown's school funding plan runs into lawmakers' concerns
Gov. Jerry Brown had hardly finished presenting his annual budget revision last week before state Sen.
California Trust Act Moves Forward
Last December, in an act of political expediency that shocked and dismayed many immigration activists, Governor Brown declined to sign into law the California Trust Act.
Dan Walters: Legislative analyst gives Democrats more money
Jerry Brown – who made "lower your expectations" a catchphrase of his first governorship – is back in that mode during his second stint, especially on spending.
Did prison overhaul boost crime?
Gearing up to run for governor next year, Abel Maldonado went on a statewide, 10-stop barnstorming tour this month.
A Few Screws Loose on Achy-Breaky Bay Bridge
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Jerry Brown recently stepped in it when a reporter asked him about the Bay Bridge.