"Occupy" Protests: Violence in Oakland, Arrests in Fresno
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man just outside the "Occupy Oakland" encampment where anti-Wall street protestors have been gathering for the last month. Elsewhere in the state, local authorities are also cracking down on overnight "Occupy" camps. Every night this week in Fresno, Sheriffs? Deputies have been arresting protestors at a downtown county park. Skirmishes there are putting a spotlight on how the Occupy movement around the state is challenging local rules governing public protest.
Local Redevelopment Funds Claw-back Considered by California Supreme Court
The red ink is again flowing out of the beleaguered state budget.
Controller John Chiang reports that only four months into the new fiscal year, state revenues are off by $1.5 billion dollars.
That raises fears of deeper cuts for schools and social programs as soon as January.
The cash report came just as the state Supreme Court was hearing arguments Thursday on another part of the budget puzzle: money taken from local redevelopment agencies. The legal fight centers on who controls the distribution of local property tax dollars: the Legislature or voters?