Schwarzenegger says Calif. budget crisis dire, but provides chance to remake governmentSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s worsening budget crisis holds both pain and promise, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told lawmakers Tuesday as he urged them to quickly solve the state’s fiscal mess. Schwarzenegger asks lawmakers to set aside bickering and quickly solve budget deficitSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told a joint session of the Legislature on Tuesday that California’s budget crisis will require a transformation in state government. Schwarzenegger to address lawmakers, will ask them for quick deal to solve $24B shortfallSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is ready to urge lawmakers to deal quickly with California’s enormous deficit. Revived gay marriage debate a complication for San Fran mayor’s gubernatorial aspirationsSACRAMENTO, Calif. — San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has been linked to gay marriage ever since he directed city clerks to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2004. Now he’s running for governor and trying to broaden his appeal, but fate appears to be working against him. Schwarzenegger proposal would close 220 California state parks to save moneySACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget cuts could mean the closing of up to 220 state parks, among them the home of the world’s tallest tree and other attractions that draw millions of visitors. Schwarzenegger this week recommended eliminating $70 million in parks spending through June 30, 2010. An additional $143.4 million would be saved in the following fiscal year by keeping the parks closed. AP NewsBreak: Schwarzenegger, court receiver agree on outline for reforming inmate careSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California would build two prison hospitals under a proposed settlement to a long-running dispute between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s administration and the federal courts over inmate medical care. Battle of Sacramento will attract hundreds of re-enactors from 16 statesSACRAMENTO, Ky. — Hundreds of Civil War re-enactors from several states will converge in western Kentucky this weekend for the Battle of Sacramento. Schwarzenegger says next year’s budget deficit is $15B; will climb if voters reject measuresSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is warning that California faces a $15.4 billion budget deficit in the coming fiscal year, nearly double the previous estimate. Firefighters say southern California wildfire may have sparked during vegetation clearanceSANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The wildfire that has scorched 13 square miles and destroyed dozens of homes in the hills above this scenic coastal city was apparently sparked by a power tool being used to clear brush, investigators said Sunday. Last Symbionese Liberation Army inmate released from California prisonSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The last captured member of the Symbionese Liberation Army, the radical 1970s-era group notorious for bank robberies, killings and the kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst, was released from prison Sunday, a corrections official said. A’s promote Adam Kennedy, insert infielder in lineup against Blue Jays; recall RHP Jeff GrayOAKLAND, Calif. — Infielder Adam Kennedy has been added to the Oakland Athletics’ roster one day after being acquired him from Tampa Bay. Sacramento Kings to interview Eddie Jordan for possible return to clubSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings plan to interview former coach Eddie Jordan about a possible return to the club he briefly coached in the late 1990s. Facebook executive considering run for California attorney generalSACRAMENTO — An executive with the company that operates social networking Web site Facebook announced Wednesday that he’s considering running for attorney general of California. Symbionese Liberation Army member to serve parole in Ill. after release from Calif. prisonSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The last imprisoned member of the 1970s-era Symbionese Liberation Army has been cleared to serve his parole in Illinois after his release next month from a California prison, corrections officials said Tuesday. Sen. Boxer readies Calif. Democrats for special interest attacks in 2010 re-election bidSACRAMENTO, Calif. — U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer is warning Democratic supporters to get ready for a tough re-election campaign next year. Ex Calif Gov Jerry Brown says he’s too busy to decide on running for the office againSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Attorney General Jerry Brown says he’s in no rush to decide whether to run again for the governor’s office that he held three decades ago. FAA data show New York’s JFK, Sacramento, Calif., airports have most bird strikes with damageWASHINGTON — Airplane collisions with birds or other animals have destroyed 28 aircraft since 2000, with New York’s Kennedy airport and Sacramento International reporting the most incidents with serious damage, according to Federal Aviation Administration data posted for the first time Friday. And the problem appears to be growing. Guess co-founder who wants to run for Calif. governor owes $1.7M in taxes, state board saysSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Guess clothing company co-founder who recently filed papers to run for California governor owes the state $1.7 million in taxes. FAA data show New York’s JFK, Sacramento, Calif., airports have most bird strikes with damageWASHINGTON — Airplane collisions with birds or other animals have destroyed 28 aircraft since 2000, with New York’s Kennedy airport and Sacramento International reporting the most incidents with serious damage, according to Federal Aviation Administration data posted for the first time Friday. And the problem appears to be growing. FAA data shows JFK in New York and Sacramento airports have most bird strikes with damageWASHINGTON — Airplane collisions with birds have more than doubled at 13 major U.S. airports since 2000, and New York’s Kennedy airport and Sacramento International report the most incidents with serious damage, according to Federal Aviation Administration data released for the first time Friday. Calif. approves nation’s first low-carbon fuel rules; oil and ethanol industries seek delaysSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California air regulators have adopted the nation’s first mandate for low-carbon fuels, a major step in the state’s effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Sacramento Kings fire interim coach Kenny Natt, 4 assistants after NBA-worst seasonSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings fired interim coach Kenny Natt and his four assistants Thursday, a week after the club finished with the NBA’s worst record. Calif. expected to adopt nation’s first low-carbon fuel rules; oil, ethanol groups criticalSACRAMENTO — California air regulators are considering first-in-the nation rules to require low-carbon fuels as part of the state’s wider effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. McClatchy reports 1Q loss of $37.5M as fall-off in advertising takes results below estimatesSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The publisher McClatchy Co. is reporting a $37.5 million loss and a 25 percent decline in revenue for the first quarter, as the recession hit advertising revenues both for newspapers and Web sites. The loss is larger than expected. Federal government to release meager water supplies to California farms in time for summerFRESNO, Calif. — Farmers in California’s drought-stricken agricultural basin finally will get a meager supply of federal water to nurture their crops this summer. AP Interview: Rob Reiner slams Schwarzenegger, state lawmakers over special election measureSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Director Rob Reiner criticized Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers Wednesday for what he described as fiscal mismanagement and an attempt to take money from a childhood development program he helped create. Schwarzenegger says he might be back in new ‘Terminator’ film, but without new footageSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Arnold Schwarzenegger might be back as the Terminator after all, despite his day job as California governor. Calif. GOP, state lawmaker criticize poster from ‘tea party’ event as anti-SemiticSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Republican Party and a Democratic state senator are denouncing as anti-Semitic an online poster that promoted last week’s nationwide “tea parties.” Silicon Valley evolves from technological, economic engine to California political machineSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Silicon Valley, the nation’s center of high-tech innovation, is exporting a new kind of product — frustrated former CEOs leaping from the boardroom to politics with promises to return economic luster to the Golden State. |
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