Concerns arise over fast-track deportation program Federal authorities are increasingly deporting illegal immigrants through a fast-track program that bypasses court hearings, an effort by the federal government to save money, reduce backlogs and clear detention beds.
George Skelton: New Assembly panel goes on a quiet hunt for Capitol waste If it works, it could mean the budget deficit had one positive aspect.From Sacramento -- In a small hideaway hearing room at California's Capitol, something unique happened last week. A new legislative committee convened with the single goal of making state government more efficient and less costly.
Delta cutbacks put Valley farm town on In the San Joaquin Valley, the most productive farmland on earth, panic is more abundant than the crops that usually blanket the ground.
Unions hold the wild card on proposed state spending cap Labor unions that blasted a state budget deal for its constitutional spending limit have gone quiet as the state gears up for a May 19 election asking voters to ratify the agreement.
The Buzz Close behind a legislative proposal to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana comes a proposal to tax meat. The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals – PETA – is sponsoring billboards with a cow's photo and a slogan "Tax Pot (Roast)." PETA people say meat should be taxed at 10 cents a pound because eating it causes harm to health and the environment. And also to the animals whence the meat came.
Dan Walters: California's 40-year mental help pledge undone Before he became president pro tem of the Senate – thus gaining the thankless chore of dealing with the state's immense budget crisis – Darrell Steinberg was best known for a 2004 ballot measure that raised income taxes on the wealthy for local mental health services.
Deja new: Prop. 8 challenge reaches Calif. court One year and one day after the state Supreme Court entertained arguments on extending marriage to gay couples, many of the same lawyers will be back before the same seven justices Thursday arguing why California's voter-appproved ban on same-sex marriage should stand or fall.
Calif. Sup. Ct. arguments on Prop. 8, at a glance WHAT: The California Supreme Court will hold three hours of oral arguments from 9.am-noon Thursday on three lawsuits seeking to overturn Proposition 8, the ballot measure that amended the state constitution to reinstate the ban on same-sex marriage the court threw out last year.
Richmond hopes to protect 5 miles of wetlands By Carolyn Jones, Chronicle Staff WriterThe north Richmond shoreline has seen its share of blasts and explosions - from the dynamite factory, shooting range, oil refinery and a century of political fireworks.
Air regulators show no letup in their war on emissions Even during this deep recession, California's air-quality regulators are on an accelerated schedule to adopt a series of global warming initiatives considered unmatched worldwide.
California should be reimbursed State Sen. John Benoit amusingly calls his Senate Bill 125 a "stimulus measure" - which it certainly would be for California if it accomplishes its objective.
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