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Category Archives: Government
California Lawmakers Pass Budget With Plenty Of Time To Spare
Politicians, like college students and journalists, are motivated by deadlines. It often takes the ticking clock of a constitutional deadline or expiring statute for lawmakers to hammer out deals. This year’s state budget negotiations have been the exception to that … Continue reading
Analysis: Prop. 8 Case Unlikely to Result in Broad Right to Same-Sex Marriage
Nearly five years after voters passed Proposition 8, the U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide the fate of California's ban on same-sex marriage. But will that be the final word? When two same-sex couples filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality … Continue reading
San Francisco Supervisors Pass TIC Condo Conversion Expansion
Update 5:50 p.m. Alex Emslie reports that as expected, the version of the TIC condo conversion ordinance backed by Supervisor David Chiu was initially approved by the Board of Supervisors, and that the version backed by Supervisor Mark Farrell failed. … Continue reading
A Week After FBI Raid, State Sen. Calderon Returns To Sacramento
Almost a week after FBI agents raided his office, Democratic state Sen. Ron Calderon returned to work at the state Capitol. Speaking to reporters for one minute and 20 seconds – he didn’t take any questions – Calderon said his … Continue reading
Latino Caucus Office Not Searched After All in FBI's Calderon Probe
Update at 11:45 a.m: California Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Tony Beard Jr. has retracted his statement that the FBI searched the office of the Latino Caucus yesterday. Instead he said agents searched two offices of Ron Calderon, D-Montebello. Beard issued this statement: … Continue reading
Audit of San Francisco Housing Authority Finds Financial, Program Mismanagement
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A performance audit of the San Francisco Housing Authority finds that management problems at the federally funded program have led to a serious shortage of funds and a lack of oversight, vision and planning. Released Monday, the audit examines how … Continue reading
California Treasurer Bill Lockyer Retiring From Politics
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, a leading California Democrat for decades, announced Monday that he will retire from elected office when his term expires in early 2015. Lockyer's announcement means he won't run for controller next year … Continue reading
California Agencies Sometimes Fail to Protect Confidential Data
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by Shoshana Walter, the Center for Investigative Reporting When a thief rang up $2,000 in charges at Victoria’s Secret, Gymboree and Gap on Rosa Franco’s credit card, she quickly surmised the reason – the state of California had mistakenly left … Continue reading
In Vallejo, Citizens Directly Choosing Projects to Fund
by Lauren Bénichou The Vallejo City Council is set to vote Tuesday on a series of projects — from streetlights to senior centers — that were chosen directly by nearly 4,000 residents last month. These projects came about as part … Continue reading
Will Locals Keep Paying for State Parks They Saved?
Two years ago this month, the California Department of Parks & Recreation announced a list of 70 parks it planned to close. Park lovers rallied, giving their time and money to pick up the parks the state was willing to … Continue reading
