Palin asks Schwarzenegger to veto fees aimed at cutting pollution at California ports -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican candidate for vice president, has urged Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to veto a fee on cargo containers going through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, setting off a wave of criticism from California environmentalists. Palin's letter to Schwarzenegger is dated Aug. 28 -- one day before presidential candidate and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) announced that he had picked her as his running mate.
Last stand on same-sex marriage? -- The stakes of the ballot drive to forbid same-sex marriage reach far beyond California's geographic and political borders in what has emerged as another chapter in America's culture wars. Christian groups, wealthy benefactors and self-styled pro-family groups from all over the nation are watching closely — and weighing in with money. Gay rights groups and wealthy individuals are countering with their own cash from across the country.
Budget stalemate unlikely to affect legislators -- California's 120 lawmakers have set a record -- but none of them is proud. It's never taken this long to pass a state budget. Ever. Yet even as the impasse stretches into a third month, there will be few, if any, political consequences for the 38 Democrats and 22 Republicans seeking re-election in November, experts say.
Legislature's approval rating at a record low -- Snarled in a record-long budget dispute that shows no sign of ending soon, California's Legislature is facing its lowest approval rating ever, according to a new Field Poll. More than 4 out of 5 voters also believe the state's $17.2 billion budget gap is a serious problem, the poll showed.
Dan Walters: GOP's inland empire may be vanishing -- If you were to examine a 1958 political map of California, it would look much different from today's version. You'd find, for example, that Republicans were doing pretty well in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1950s. Caspar Weinberger, later Ronald Reagan's secretary of defense, was then a state assemblyman from San Francisco. Today scarcely a Republican is holding office in the region.
California education secretary quitting -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's fourth education secretary in five years resigned on Wednesday, saying he was ready to start "a different chapter of my life." David Long, the former superintendent of schools in Riverside County whom Schwarzenegger touted as having "the most unbelievable experience" last March, lasted 18 months on the job.
Bay Area struggles to meet new smog standard -- Bay Area air violated stricter new federal health standards for smog on 11 days this year, suggesting the region is headed toward a failing grade in meeting the nation's new yardstick for clean air. As a result, clean air regulators predict, the nine-county region will be forced to come up with new and expanded ways to cut air pollution — including the tough task of getting people to drive less.
Last stand on same-sex marriage? -- The stakes of the ballot drive to forbid same-sex marriage reach far beyond California's geographic and political borders in what has emerged as another chapter in America's culture wars. Christian groups, wealthy benefactors and self-styled pro-family groups from all over the nation are watching closely — and weighing in with money. Gay rights groups and wealthy individuals are countering with their own cash from across the country.
Budget stalemate unlikely to affect legislators -- California's 120 lawmakers have set a record -- but none of them is proud. It's never taken this long to pass a state budget. Ever. Yet even as the impasse stretches into a third month, there will be few, if any, political consequences for the 38 Democrats and 22 Republicans seeking re-election in November, experts say.
Legislature's approval rating at a record low -- Snarled in a record-long budget dispute that shows no sign of ending soon, California's Legislature is facing its lowest approval rating ever, according to a new Field Poll. More than 4 out of 5 voters also believe the state's $17.2 billion budget gap is a serious problem, the poll showed.
Dan Walters: GOP's inland empire may be vanishing -- If you were to examine a 1958 political map of California, it would look much different from today's version. You'd find, for example, that Republicans were doing pretty well in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1950s. Caspar Weinberger, later Ronald Reagan's secretary of defense, was then a state assemblyman from San Francisco. Today scarcely a Republican is holding office in the region.
California education secretary quitting -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's fourth education secretary in five years resigned on Wednesday, saying he was ready to start "a different chapter of my life." David Long, the former superintendent of schools in Riverside County whom Schwarzenegger touted as having "the most unbelievable experience" last March, lasted 18 months on the job.
Bay Area struggles to meet new smog standard -- Bay Area air violated stricter new federal health standards for smog on 11 days this year, suggesting the region is headed toward a failing grade in meeting the nation's new yardstick for clean air. As a result, clean air regulators predict, the nine-county region will be forced to come up with new and expanded ways to cut air pollution — including the tough task of getting people to drive less.
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