State Budget Continues to Baffle Sacramento
Gov. Jerry Brown's new motto is that California is "on the mend." But when it comes to the state budget, the wounds are proving hard to heal. On Tuesday, Controller John Chiang told lawmakers the state's bank account will be overdrawn starting on March 1 without quick action. That cash crisis is likely to be resolved -- but other budget decisions will not be so speedy.
Task Force Examines Coverage of Autism Treatments
A group of health experts kicks off a series of public meetings in Sacramento today to discuss which autism services health insurance companies should cover.
UC Police Response to Protests Discussed
UC police sparked public outrage over the way they handled Occupy protesters on the Berkeley and Davis campuses late last year. The UC president's office set up a series of public meetings to advise a panel charged with advising campus police ahead of future protests. The first was last night in Berkeley.