Sacramento Bee
The level of public pension benefits is "outrageous it's not right." LeWayne Stitt, a 59-year-old disabled former bus driver, thinks that current benefit levels are fair. "I understand the governor is trying to balance things, but I guess I'm old...
Sacramento Bee
Chances are fairly strong that Brown will never live to see the northern and southern halves of the state linked by a 200-mph bullet train, nor anyone else on the high side of 60 years old. In fact, children still yet to be born may never ride such a...
Sacramento Bee
Secretary of State Debra Bowen designated Brown's initiative as Proposition 30, while an income tax hike backed by attorney Molly Munger will appear as Proposition 38...Brown must still survive a challenge filed late Monday by the Howard Jarvis...
SF Gate
State Sen. Joe Simitian , D-Palo Alto, probably is best known as the author of California's bill to ban the use of hand-held cell phones while driving. After Friday's vote, Simitian may be best known as the Democrat who warned his colleagues not to...
SF Gate
Calif. (AP) Gov. Jerry Brown 's initiative to raise taxes received top billing on the November ballot just hours after a judge rejected a challenge from a competing measure Monday. Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny denied a request...
10 News
Gov. Jerry Brown's initiative to raise taxes has received top billing on the November ballot after a judge rejected a challenge from a competing measure. The secretary of state on Monday assigned numbers to the 11 measures on the November statewide...