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Gov. Jerry Brown to discuss state budget deal
Gov. Jerry Brown will talk about the budget deal he has reached with Democratic legislative leaders at a news conference Tuesday afternoon in the state Capitol. Details of the plan began to emerge on Monday. They include major victories for the governor...
Tags: Jerry Brown, Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Executive Branch, Darrell Steinberg
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Jerry Brown, lawmakers agree on lower revenue estimate
SACRAMENTO -- Top Democratic lawmakers have agreed to use Gov. Jerry Brown's more conservative tax revenue estimates in the budget, according to Capitol sources. The sources requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. The...Tags: Jerry Brown, Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Executive Branch, Darrell Steinberg
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60s rock band finds new life
The soulful 1960's Chicano rock 'n' roll sound that put East Los Angeles on the musical map was one of Southern California's most distinctly urban, joyful styles. Yet one of the movement's earliest, most influential and successful groups, the Premiers,...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Radio, Bars and Clubs, Entertainment, Lifestyle and Leisure
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FBI's Ron Calderon probe has lawmakers feeling somber
SACRAMENTO -- The FBI raid of the offices of state Sen. Ron Calderon (D-Montebello) on Tuesday sent a chill over the state Capitol the day after. Normally talkative lawmakers were somber and declined to comment on the investigation, while others worried...Tags: Ron Calderon, Justice System, FBI, Mike Gatto, Katcho Achadjian
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California can expect more tax revenue, analyst says
SACRAMENTO -- The Legislature's top budget advisor said Friday that California can expect much more tax revenue than Gov. Jerry Brown has estimated. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office projected that the state will receive a bit more than...
Tags: Jerry Brown, Government, Executive Branch, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics
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Assembly approves off-reservation tribal casino
SACRAMENTO -- Assembly Speaker John A. Perez (D-Los Angeles) employed a little legislative arm-twisting to persuade lawmakers to pass a measure that would allow a Central California Indian tribe to open a casino just off a major state highway. The...
Tags: North Fork, Jerry Brown, Coccidioidomycosis , Heroin, Lifestyle and Leisure
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State officials temporarily shut down Vernon battery recycler
State regulators announced Wednesday that they are temporarily shutting down a Vernon battery recycler that has been under fire for posing a danger to as many as 110,000 people because of arsenic emissions. The state Department of Toxic Substances...Tags: Exide Technologies
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Dual-serving coastal commissioner resigns under fire
California Coastal Commissioner William Burke — who vocally supported dousing beach bonfires in Newport Beach and Huntington Beach — has resigned amid pressure from two state legislators. Burke is chairman of the South Coast Air Quality...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Air Pollution, Sports, Kamala D. Harris
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Coastal commissioner resigns after Vietnam 'carpet bombing' remark
A state coastal commissioner who vocally supported banning beach bonfires along a stretch of Orange County coastline has resigned under growing pressure from two state legislators. William Burke was serving as both a member of the state Coastal...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Air Pollution, Kamala D. Harris, Sports
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Dennis Zine endorsed by Gloria Molina in L.A. controller's race
City controller hopeful Dennis Zine picked up an endorsement from Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina on Thursday and said the nod would be a "huge plus" in helping him win support among critical Latino voters. Molina, the sole Latina on the...
Tags: Jose Huizar, Ed Reyes, Laura Chick, Antonio Villaraigosa, Tony Cardenas
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California Democrats gather in Sacramento to celebrate victories
California Democrats, gathered for their annual convention in Sacramento this weekend, are expected to celebrate their victories -- holding every statewide elected office, winning super majorities in both houses of the Legislature in November and...Tags: Gun Control, Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, Kamala D. Harris, Personal Weapon Control
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Garcetti edges ahead of Greuel in mayoral fundraising
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti has edged ahead of opponent Wendy Greuel in fund-raising for the May 21 runoff contest, raising $1.27 million during the 4 1/2 weeks that followed the March 5 primary election. The haul means that Garcetti has...
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Dennis P. Zine, Carmen Trutanich, Lee Baca, Human Interest
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