Compromise Struck on Tax Measures, Signature-Gathering Race Begins
You can almost hear sighs of relief today from California Democrats after Governor Jerry Brown struck a deal with liberal activists on a ballot measure to raise taxes. Now, the proposal needs signatures to get on November's ballot.
Facing Heat From Feds, Landmark Berkeley Pot Club to Close
Since last fall, hundreds of medical marijuana operators have gone out of business amid a statewide crackdown by federal prosecutors. In many cases the feds haven't gone after operators themselves, but their landlords. Now, one of California's biggest medical marijuana establishments -- embraced by local officials as a model business that donates to the poor and pays millions in taxes -- has become the feds' latest target.