California
Who Is Trying to Legalize College Contract Cronyism in California?
Legislation would exempt some college employees from state corruption rules
Stockton Mayor Ends State of the City Address By Pulling Out Armor, Mace
Wants people to fight for the city
Update on Deadly Bakersfield Police Beating: Seized Phone's Video Disappears, Sheriff Calls in FBI
Remaining video may go public soon
Frogs Imported to Calif. Blamed for Fungus Killing Native Counterparts
Have likely killed huge numbers
Video of Bakersfield Man's Deadly Beating from Police Missing off Seized Phone
Sheriff calls in FBI for further investigation
Gov. Jerry Brown Proposes $2.9 Billion More for Schools
Projects a surplus, but warning signs show an upcoming drop in tax revenue
Lawsuit Over Police Shooting in Vallejo Cites "Inadequate" Police Shooting Policy; Six Fatal Police Shootings in 2012
17-year-old begged for police not to shoot, lawsuit alleges
Free Markets Are More Important Than Safety Regulations
Lessons from the recent tragedies in Texas and Bangladesh.
Calif. Health Care Exchanges Granted Operational Secrecy
Information other states will be making public will be concealed
Police Reportedly Recommend to D.A. That Justin Bieber Be Charged
For allegedly spitting on his neighbor and threatening to kill him
Government Agencies Among Major Toll Dodgers in Bay Area
California Dept. of Corrections alone notched 320 violations
Sentence Reductions Begin in Calif. Due to Three-Strikes Law Reform
Prisoners given life sentences for minor third crimes slowly being freed
California Considers Adopting a Homeless Bill of Rights
The latest foolishness from Golden State lawmakers.
California Wildfire Reaches Pacific Coast, May Gain Strength
10 percent contained
California Burdens Residents With Country's Highest Gas Taxes
Yet another reason not to live there
Firefighters Slow Down Southern California Wildfire
May still get worse due to weather conditions
Calif. Gov. Signs Bill Funding Gun Grabs
From folks the state says aren't allowed to own guns
California Adopting EU-Style Regulations on Internet Privacy
Trying to drive away the state's last private sector?
More Obstacles Crop Up for Calif. Bullet Train
From more federal bureaucracy, to possible obstruction from freight rail company, to accusations of secret bidding rule changes
California Considering Bill to Limit Police Powers in School Discipline
Not a teacher's job?
California's Proposed Soda Tax Is for Your Own Good and Totally Not a Money Grab
The Nanny State meets the budget crisis
CA State Assembly Votes to Remove Citizenship Requirement for Jurors
Bill now headed to the California State Senate
CA Lawmakers Move To Hike Minimum Wage
It's apparently never a bad time to price labor out of jobs
Homeless Bill of Rights Heading for California's State Assembly
Has been narrowed to appease concerns of business owners
California Desert Solar Projects Collapsing
Many companies have gone under or reduced scope of plant plans
One Calif. Bullet Train Suit Settled
Still faces suit from folks who say plan violates proposal voters passed
CA Governor Sees Little Hope of Easing Environmental Red Tape
Even Jerry Brown sees the regulations as economically crippling
Attempt to Ban Smoking in Calif. Homes Dies
Limits to nanny authority even in one of the nanniest states in the country
Scientists Stumped on Mass Sea Lion Strandings
More than 1,000 have washed up on California's shores
Calif. Considers Major Public Pension Changes
Would cost municipalities billions but would pay down currently unfunded obligations
CA Stiffs Counties for $22 Million in Taxes
Nice if the rest of us could ignore the bill, too
Economist: Calif. May Begin to Lose Population
Gold Rush may reverse itself due to state's lack of opportunities