Oil Tax Gets Another Look
Five years ago, California voters shot down a 6 percent severance tax on oil. But in these budget-stressed times, the idea has bubbled back up in Southern California, where on Tuesday, voters will be asked to hike taxes with a couple of measures, both called "O" for oil.
Scandal Spurs Civic Involvement in Bell
The corruption scandal that erupted in the Southern California city of Bell last summer has cast a cloud over local politics there. But in the run up to tomorrow's city council election there's at least one silver lining. As part of our ongoing series, Governing California, we take a look at what this small working class city might have something to teach the rest of the state about local civic engagement.