Schools Sue Over State Budget
More groups are planning to sue the state today over the budget. School officials from districts across the state claim the governor and state lawmakers cheated them out of $2 billion. And a coalition of disability-rights activists say they'll go to court to block roughly $100 million in cuts to services.
L.A. County Urged to Increase Latino Representation
More than 1,000 people turned out for the Los Angeles Country Board of Supervisors meeting yesterday, asking the board to redraw its districts to increase Latino representation. Nearly half the population of Los Angeles County is Latino, but only one of the supervisors is.
Group Says Lead Lurks in Kids' Juice Boxes and Baby Food
An Oakland-based group, the Environmental Law Foundation, plans to file suit today against dozens of food retailers and manufacturers that it accuses of selling lead-tainted products to children.
Fresno County Rejects Higher Farm Taxes
Fresno County supervisors have voted against a program that would have allowed them to increase taxes on farmland. The taxes could have raised an extra $2 million for the cash-strapped county.
