Trying to Break the Legislative Logjam
Democrats in Sacramento joined forces with the bipartisan group California Forward yesterday to introduce a set of major reforms. One would put an end to monumental budget battles in the legislature by switching to a majority vote instead of the two-thirds requirement now in place.
State GOP Gathering
California Republicans gather in Santa Clara this weekend for their semi-annual state convention. It's their last meeting before the June primary, when Republicans decide on who they'll run for governor against Jerry Brown.
California Condor Calling Contest
Pinnacles National Monument in the rugged hills 100 miles southeast of San Francisco is home to a few dozen endangered California condors. For the first time in a century, a pair of condors at Pinnacles has produced an egg. This happy event led our staff to wonder what a condor laying an egg would sound like.