Calling it 'inhumane,' Democrats defeat GOP state budget plan -- Calling it "inhumane," Democrats defeated a Republican state budget proposal that would have made deeper cuts in health and human services and borrowed against future lottery revenue. The 21-13 party-line vote – 14 votes shy of the two-thirds majority needed for a budget in the 40-member Senate – was expected. It leaves California without a spending plan a record 71 days into the fiscal year.
Dan Walters: Budget drills underscore dysfunction -- Unable to crack a months-long partisan stalemate on closing the state's whopping budget deficit, the Legislature is falling back on a time-dishonored practice of conducting "drills" – exercises that are, like Jerry Seinfeld's TV program, "shows about nothing."
Prison guards move to recall Schwarzenegger -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, swept into office five years ago when then-Gov. Gray Davis was recalled during another state fiscal crisis, became the target Monday of a recall effort by the state's powerful prison guards' union. The well-funded California Correctional Peace Officers Association, which has clashed with the actor-turned-governor in the past, completed a "petition of intent" to recall Schwarzenegger, charging that his "catastrophic leadership failings" have left the state in far worse shape than before his election.
Same-sex marriage may be key issue in November -- With same-sex marriage bans on the ballot in three high-profile states in November, presidential hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama could find themselves stuck in a fight they'd rather avoid. California, Arizona and Florida will ask voters to approve constitutional amendments limiting marriage to a man and woman, and the high-priced election clash over the issue could help decide who becomes the nation's next president.
The Buzz: Schwarzenegger has no regrets about missing convention -- In an interview published Sunday with the German mag Der Spiegel, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he didn't miss going to the GOP national convention because it lacked "bipartisanship." He compared the "hard core" who run the national party to California's GOP leaders: "I have almost no contact with them – none. Because they're just so out there." That should help round up those GOP votes for his budget proposal …
Board of Education sued over eighth-grade algebra testing -- A controversial decision that requires all California eighth-graders to be tested in algebra has started a court fight between groups representing local schools and the State Board of Education. Two organizations that advocate for hundreds of school districts and thousands of school officials are suing the board over its July 9 vote to require eighth-grade algebra tests.
$10 billion bond for high-speed rail sought -- Even in a state known for dreaming big, the idea's a doozy: a train so swift that it could speed from San Diego to San Francisco in a little less than four hours. The idea of building a high-speed rail network in California has been debated, studied, ridiculed, celebrated and studied again for more than a decade.
Daly gets grief about San Francisco anti-smoking plan -- There's been a lot of talk lately about "playing to your base," and for a while it looked like Supervisor Chris Daly was about to alienate one of his own: tenants in the Tenderloin. Daly said his far-reaching anti-smoking proposal, which is up for a vote at the Board of Supervisors today, is intended to snuff out secondhand smoke by banning smoking in places like farmers' markets, restaurant patios, taxicabs, and lines for the ATM and movies.
Dan Walters: Budget drills underscore dysfunction -- Unable to crack a months-long partisan stalemate on closing the state's whopping budget deficit, the Legislature is falling back on a time-dishonored practice of conducting "drills" – exercises that are, like Jerry Seinfeld's TV program, "shows about nothing."
Prison guards move to recall Schwarzenegger -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, swept into office five years ago when then-Gov. Gray Davis was recalled during another state fiscal crisis, became the target Monday of a recall effort by the state's powerful prison guards' union. The well-funded California Correctional Peace Officers Association, which has clashed with the actor-turned-governor in the past, completed a "petition of intent" to recall Schwarzenegger, charging that his "catastrophic leadership failings" have left the state in far worse shape than before his election.
Same-sex marriage may be key issue in November -- With same-sex marriage bans on the ballot in three high-profile states in November, presidential hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama could find themselves stuck in a fight they'd rather avoid. California, Arizona and Florida will ask voters to approve constitutional amendments limiting marriage to a man and woman, and the high-priced election clash over the issue could help decide who becomes the nation's next president.
The Buzz: Schwarzenegger has no regrets about missing convention -- In an interview published Sunday with the German mag Der Spiegel, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he didn't miss going to the GOP national convention because it lacked "bipartisanship." He compared the "hard core" who run the national party to California's GOP leaders: "I have almost no contact with them – none. Because they're just so out there." That should help round up those GOP votes for his budget proposal …
Board of Education sued over eighth-grade algebra testing -- A controversial decision that requires all California eighth-graders to be tested in algebra has started a court fight between groups representing local schools and the State Board of Education. Two organizations that advocate for hundreds of school districts and thousands of school officials are suing the board over its July 9 vote to require eighth-grade algebra tests.
$10 billion bond for high-speed rail sought -- Even in a state known for dreaming big, the idea's a doozy: a train so swift that it could speed from San Diego to San Francisco in a little less than four hours. The idea of building a high-speed rail network in California has been debated, studied, ridiculed, celebrated and studied again for more than a decade.
Daly gets grief about San Francisco anti-smoking plan -- There's been a lot of talk lately about "playing to your base," and for a while it looked like Supervisor Chris Daly was about to alienate one of his own: tenants in the Tenderloin. Daly said his far-reaching anti-smoking proposal, which is up for a vote at the Board of Supervisors today, is intended to snuff out secondhand smoke by banning smoking in places like farmers' markets, restaurant patios, taxicabs, and lines for the ATM and movies.
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