Brown Ready to Find Solutions for California's Mess
Governor-elect Jerry Brown has bragged he's been in "the kitchen" of state government before. But -- to stretch the metaphor -- he now faces a sink full of dirty dishes.
Proposition 26 Could Undercut AB 32?
On Tuesday, voters added several lines of new code to the software that governs public budgets in California. Proposition 26 will require a two-thirds vote at the state and local level to pass new fees. That's a daunting prospect for many programs that rely on fees to function. Prop. 26 could undercut the very climate change initiative voters protected at the polls.
World Series Celebration
San Francisco is still awash in orange and black, and on a collective high after the Giants won the World Series. Yesterday, thousands of baseball fans took to the streets to celebrate.