The national economic recession ended five years ago, but recovery has varied widely and California doesn’t fare particularly well in a national survey of economic conditions in the nation’s 150 largest cities. In fact, Stockton and San Bernardino, two California cities that have filed for municipal bankruptcy, were ranked 149th and 150th in the survey.
Political party leaders are funneling large amounts of cash and other resources into three key legislative contests that could decide whether Democrats will regain their supermajority in the state Senate in the November election. http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-gop-democratic-leaders-pouring-money-into-three-key-state-senate-contests-20140731-story.html
As the summer wears on and the polls still show him far behind Gov. Jerry Brown, Neel Kashkari is running the most energetic and high-profile campaign for governor that money can't buy. In 2010, billionaire Republican nominee Meg Whitman had sunk almost $91.1 million of her own fortune into her campaign by this point in
The rumblings are early but unmistakable: A political earthquake is — finally — headed to California. For decades now, Democrats and Republicans here have experienced statewide politics as an interminable waiting game, thanks to a gang of 70- and 80-somethings from the Bay Area who have dominated government for a generation. http://www.politico.com/story/2014/07/political-shakeup-looms-in-california-109140.html
NOAA Fisheries and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) today jointly released two plans to restore populations of salmon and steelhead in California’s Central Valley: NOAA Fisheries’ Chinook Salmon and Steelhead Recovery Plan and CDFW’s Ecosystem Restoration Program (ERP) Conservation Strategy. The two plans are complementary in that CDFW’s conservation strategy presents a
About two-thirds of Californians (68%) support the state law, AB 32, which requires California to reduce its emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. A strong majority of Californians (65%) favors the state making its own policies to address global warming. One explanation for Californians’ consistent support for state action on global warming is that relatively
Gov. Jerry Brown’s reelection campaign raised $1.6 million during the six weeks that ended June 30, finishing the period with $22.3 million in cash on hand. The governor, who placed first in the June primary election with 54% of the vote, reported that his campaign spent just $269,494 in the first half of this year.
For all the progress women have made in Congress and in elections, they are practically sitting out the new game that is redefining American politics: big money. It’s not that women want to leave it to men like Sheldon Adelson and Tom Steyer to sidle up to the table to shape important races and party
Ever since Stockton filed for bankruptcy two years ago, Judge Christopher Klein has strongly hinted that he’s willing – perhaps even eager – to declare that city employee pension obligations are debts that could be trimmed along with those of more conventional creditors. Coupled with what happened in Detroit, that process would result in a
Voters may have a chance "to reboot and refresh our state government," if Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper's plan to split California into six states makes the November 2016 ballot, but the wealthy investor's vision of California's future is longer on enthusiasm than on details. http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Six-Californias-booster-a-chance-to-reboot-and-5623316.php