Calif. lawmakers approve inmate reduction but fail to agree on major overhaul of water systemSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers ended a legislative year dominated by an unprecedented fiscal crisis without an agreement on their top policy priority — an ambitious upgrade of the state’s water delivery and storage system. Bill would give Calif. the nation’s most ambitious energy standards, but its fate is uncertainSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers on Friday began approving legislation that would establish the nation’s most ambitious renewable-energy standards, even as some warned that the rules would increase energy costs and hurt the state’s economy. Calif. lawmakers seek deals on water, energy, prison spending on final day of their sessionSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers on Friday agreed to reduce the state prison population by 16,000 inmates and appeared ready to pass the nation’s most ambitious renewable-energy standards but were falling short of their top goal — upgrading the state’s decades-old water system. Calif. lawmakers race to get deals on key priorities on final day of legislative sessionSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers have left it to the final day of their regular legislative session to grapple with key issues facing the state. California lawmakers consider tough rules requiring utilities to boost renewable energySACRAMENTO, Calif. — Increasing California’s use of renewable energy would seem like a relatively simple goal, but it has become one of the hottest legislative debates as lawmakers rush to finish their business for the year. Calif. lawmaker caught talking about affairs tarnishes Legislature’s damaged reputationSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A scandal involving a family-values legislator caught boasting about his sexual escapades with his lobbyist mistresses created an embarrassing distraction for lawmakers Thursday, further diverting attention from California’s major policy issues in the crucial final days of their session. California lawmaker who participated in lurid sex conversation removed from ethics panelSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California lawmaker who listened and asked questions as a fellow assemblyman boasted about extramarital affairs has been removed from the panel investigating the conversation. Former California lawmaker denies affairs, despite being caught on tape bragging about themSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A pro-family values California lawmaker who resigned after being caught on tape boasting about his sexual conquests denied Thursday that he had extramarital affairs, saying “my offense was engaging in inappropriate storytelling.” Little-known California lawmaker resigns after sexually explicit recordings become publicSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Mike Duvall’s second term as a member of the California Assembly was progressing pretty much like his first — in relative obscurity, with few notable legislative accomplishments. Calif. GOP lawmaker, who is married, caught on tape bragging about having sex with lobbyistsSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Republican state lawmaker from Southern California was ousted Wednesday from two legislative committees after he was caught on tape bragging about having sex with female lobbyists. Married California GOP lawmaker resigns after being caught on videotape bragging about affairsSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Republican state lawmaker from Southern California resigned Wednesday amid growing outrage over a videotape that caught him bragging in graphic detail about having sex with a female lobbyist and another woman. Schwarzenegger vetoes funds for Calif. domestic violence shelters, some closeSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Six domestic violence shelters in California have been forced to close while dozens more are scaling back services after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger eliminated all state funding for the program that supports them. NYSE tells McClatchy share price back in compliance for trainingSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The McClatchy Company said Friday that the New York Stock Exchange has determined the company’s share price has returned to levels necessary to remain on the exchange. Calif. will begin redeeming IOUs as interest payments will cost taxpayers nearly $10 millionSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California taxpayers will pay nearly $10 million in interest on the nearly half a million IOUs the state has issued this summer. Federal judges deny California’s request seeking to delay ruling on reducing inmate populationSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A special judicial panel denied a motion Thursday by the Schwarzenegger administration that sought to delay an order requiring California to reduce its prison population. Wildfire costs straining Calif. firefighting budget; Schwarzenegger seeks federal helpSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The costs to fight the wildfires raging through California are adding up quickly for the cash-strapped state. Huge blaze near Los Angeles foreshadows bad Southern California wildfire seasonLOS ANGELES — Firefighters reported progress Tuesday against a gigantic blaze on the edge of Los Angeles that might be just a preview of even greater dangers ahead. The peak Southern California fire season hasn’t even started yet. Calif. asks federal courts to stay order forcing inmate releases, will appeal to Supreme CourtSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Schwarzenegger administration on Tuesday asked the federal courts to delay an order requiring California to reduce its inmate population over the next two years. Wildfire costs straining California firefighting budget; Schwarzenegger asks for federal helpSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The costs to fight the wildfires raging through California are adding up quickly for the cash-strapped state. Calif. Assembly approves plan to cut prison budget, removes plan to release inmates earlySACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Assembly narrowly passed a plan Monday to cut the state corrections budget by $1 billion, despite Republican lawmakers who assailed the measure as a threat to public safety. Calif. Assembly approves plan to cut state prison budget, keep more inmates behind barsSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Assembly has approved a bill seeking to reduce the state corrections budget, as Republican lawmakers assailed it as a threat to public safety. LA-area wildfire grows to 164 square miles of brush, timber; 12,000 homes still threatenedLOS ANGELES — A wildfire northeast of Los Angeles has spread to 164 square miles of brush and timber and it continues to grow. Multiple wildfires scorch California, other Western states amid hot temperatures, low humidityA look at wildfires across the U.S. West on Monday: 2 firefighters killed in vehicle accident as LA County blaze threatens thousands of homesLOS ANGELES — Two Los Angeles County firefighters were killed Sunday when their vehicle rolled down a mountain side amid the intense flames of a wildfire that threatened 12,000 homes. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urged those in the fire’s path to get out as the blazes rained ash on cars as far away as downtown Los Angeles, spreading in all directions in dry conditions. 2 Firefighters killed fighting Los Angeles County blaze that threatens thousands of homesLOS ANGELES — Firefighters tried to hold back a massive wildfire from consuming thousands of homes and a communications center in Los Angeles County on Monday as they mourned two firefighters killed when their vehicle rolled down a mountain side. 2 firefighters killed while battling LA wildfire
Anyone for a $5 prison shirt? Cash-poor California holds huge garage saleSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Bargain-hunters snatched up watches confiscated from criminals, surplus prison shirts and antique pianos salvaged from parks on the first day of a statewide garage sale to scrape together cash for California. To raise cash, California hosts garage sale of prison uniforms, Schwarzenegger-signed carsSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is hoping that the “Great California Garage Sale” will turn government clutter like surplus prison uniforms and office furniture into cash to bulk up the state’s depleted finances. California to transform state’s largest juvenile prison into lockup for 1,200 adultsSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California plans to transform its largest juvenile prison into a lockup for 1,200 adults to save money and ease crowding in the adult system, officials said Thursday. Calif. insurance commissioner says sale of workers’ compensation business unlawful; he’ll sueSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s insurance commissioner says he plans to sue Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s administration over plans to sell part of the state workers’ compensation insurer for $1 billion. |
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LOS ANGELES — Officials say two firefighters have been killed when their vehicle rolled off a mountainside as they battled a massive wildfire in northern Los Angeles County.
