State Budget Battle Gearing Up
Anyone questioning the severity of California’s budget woes needs only to look at some recently considered proposals to generate revenue for a rebuke, and a glimpse into just how dire things really are.
‘State News’ Articles
Bay Area is Ground Zero for California Effort to Legalize Pot
Now a small but determined coalition of Bay Area activists and politicos are on a mission to have California be the first state in the union to fully legalize, regulate and tax the use of marijuana – and they’re approaching that goal from several different angles.
CSU to fund 8,100 extra classes for fall
California State University announced today that it will add 8,100 more classes to the fall schedule at its 23 campuses across the state.
Stockton judge stabbed — attacker slain by cop
San Joaquin Superior Court Judge Cinda Fox is taken from her courtroom on a stretcher after being attacked by David Paradiso, who was on trial on a murder charge.
Couple held in shackle case want to write their kids
A Tracy couple accused of ritualistically torturing a teenage boy who lived with them for 18 months asked a judge Monday to allow them to exchange letters with their biological children.