State Workers Await Outcome of Minimum Wage Fight
State Controller John Chiang is trying to fend off an order from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to cut pay for 200,000 state workers to the federal minimum wage until a budget is passed. While they battle it out in court, people who've already endured a 15 percent pay cut wonder how they'd survive on $7.25 an hour.
Controversy Over New Salmon Season
California fishing crews are battling heavy weather to find salmon in this year's very short chinook season. But marine conservationists are urging consumers to avoid California salmon altogether.