The Mystery of the Missing Revenue
California's state budget experts are trying to grapple with a mega-sized mystery: why are the tax payments of the state's super-rich becoming so unpredictable? A new analysis suggests there will be a lot less revenue than state lawmakers have been expecting.
Blind Student Lobbies for Others
Audio textbooks have helped one California student make it all the way to a PhD program at UC Davis, despite being blind. He's in Washington this week as part of a lobbying trip to promote earlier detection and better assistance for learning disabilities.
Drought Looms for Central Valley Farmers
Snow has returned to the Sierra, but probably not enough to dramatically change expectations for the mountain snowpack. With the dry winter across the region, no one's expecting a miracle from today's monthly snow survey. Farmers are bracing for a growing season challenged by drought.
