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Democratic lawmakers search far and wide for new revenue to balance the state budget, though Republicans have vowed to stop any tax hikes.
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The Altadena Democrat is being forced out by term limits. He will assume oversight of the 109 two-year schools Jan. 1. >>
The former O.C. sheriff sought investigative records on three men who were once part of his inner circle. They are expected to testify against him. >>
The Senate president pro tem heeds Republican warnings that efforts to unseat Jeff Denham could result in a repeat of last year's tortured budget deliberations. >>
Prosecutors say they don't approve of radio hosts John and Ken's bid to taint the ex-sheriff's jury pool but downplay the effect the effort might have. >>
An examination by Washington state finds abuses in pacts signed by the port agency. She says the group had wide discretion on deals. A criminal probe is underway. >>
Report cites problems with power, sewage and ventilation. The Sheriff's Department is reviewing the details. >>
Diesel owners who switch to cooking grease can run afoul of the law. Just ask the governor. >>
Judge Lance Ito was one of three prosecutors who failed to turn over confession in killing, state justices rule. >>
A strike similar to the train bombings in Madrid would be even more catastrophic in the U.S., members of a congressional panel are told. >>
After Republican Jeff Denham refused to vote for the state budget, Democrats began a campaign to unseat him. But the move has brought sympathizers to his defense. >>
Karen Bass has drawn up a short agenda for her two-year reign as Assembly speaker that begins next week. >>
LOCAL ELECTIONS: L.A. COUNTY SUPERVISOR
He is praised as honest and capable but criticized as rigid and aloof. Years as chief largely shaped his image. >>
State Assembly members propose measures inspired by events that drew media attention. >>
Development, police misconduct and the future of King-Harbor Medical Center are among topics at a debate between Bernard C. Parks and Mark Ridley-Thomas. >>
Arthur Carmona died without an official ruling that he was held blameless in two armed robberies. A proposal in Sacramento would attach his name to a measure aiding those wrongfully convicted. >>
The prospect of paying more for services and takeout food doesn't sit well with many residents, but economists think it's a fine idea. >>
Union leaders say they hope to raise $1.5 million more for independent expenditures on his behalf. Campaign of Councilman Bernard C. Parks cries foul. >>
The ruling is a blow to the former O.C. sheriff's defense against corruption charges. In the recordings, Carona and an aide allegedly plotted to cover up illicit cash payments and gifts. >>
Six employee unions ask Villaraigosa to consider offering early retirements to longtime workers instead of cutting 767 jobs to balance next year's budget. >>
Chriss Street has sold his home to cover more than $1 million in legal fees arising from allegations that he misused funds from a bankrupt trailer company. >>
Mario Beltran is accused of embezzling more than $11,000 from his campaign funds to pay a defense attorney and expert witness in an unrelated criminal case. >>
About 8,500 peaceful protesters converge on L.A. City Hall, urging an end to work-site immigration raids. >>
The keeper of the memorial where the vigils are held takes Old Glory down beforehand, to demonstrators' consternation. >>
As the state's budget picture worsens, business groups are being asked what levies might be acceptable. Schwarzenegger publicly continues to oppose new taxes. >>
A three-pronged approach puts new emphasis on prevention and intervention along with law enforcement. >>
An analysis finds that they and their children could make up almost 30% of the state's electorate by 2012. >>
State legislators and U.S. officials must still approve plan for off-reservation site with 2,000 slot machines. >>
The city has little to show for the millions of dollars paid to a developer for the Santa Barbara Plaza project in the Crenshaw district. >>
SATURDAY PROFILE
A performance artist types up missives with residents' advice for the next president of the United States. >>
In the conservative Orange County town, where 'hippie' is a weight problem, homegrown activists are springing up to fight what they see as unchecked development. >>
CHAPTER 18
A standoff in Congressman Falco's dining room is starting to take on the quality of a gangster movie. >>
CHAPTER 8
Cool, calm and collected, Bonner employs his negotiation tactics at his meeting with Congressman Falco. >>
The IRS audits few artwork donations claimed on tax returns that yield $1 billion in write-offs a year. Data suggest overvaluation is rampant. >>
The governor says in Los Angeles that eliminating many breaks would raise $2.5 billion and forestall deep cuts to schools. Foes accuse him of breaking a 'no new taxes' pledge. >>
The state legislative analyst calls on lawmakers to raise taxes -- not just rely on spending cuts as Gov. Schwarzenegger has proposed. >>
Voters have passed initiatives that lock in billions to novel social and recreational programs. Meanwhile, basic services are threatened. >>
Advocates urge a judge to appoint a receiver to take over a system they say remains broken despite long-standing promises to fix it. >>
It calls on the government to drop pot's shared classification with drugs such as heroin and LSD that are considered to have no medicinal value. >>
STATE PROPOSITIONS
Measures to uphold an expansion of gambling at Indian casinos were headed for victory with roughly three-fourths of the state's precincts counted early today, while an initiative to adjust the Legislature's term limits was behind. >>
Obama and Clinton attract young voters who see a chance to help make history. >>
At an enclave near the airport, people can get shelter, food and some social services. Many churches are helping. >>
Residents will vote Tuesday on whether to put the city's new headquarters on parkland. >>
That figure appears in ads backing Props. 94, 95, 96 and 97. But that amount would accumulate over decades, and there's no guarantee it would ever happen. >>
Illinois senator, who debates Clinton tonight, is planning ad campaign in states that will hold primaries after Feb. 5. Romney, in Orange County, says he will make a 'seven-figure advertising buy.' >>
California congressional districts with three or five delegates offer candidates the chance to pick up an extra delegate with a low margin of victory. >>
McCain, on a roll, wins the support of Giuliani and Schwarzenegger. >>
The governor had said he wouldn't make an endorsement, but Giuliani's decision to drop out apparently clears the way for the move. >>
Some military families are feeling the U.S. has been involved in Iraq long enough. >>
DemocratsHillary Rodham Clinton: Voted to authorize Iraq invasion in 2002. Has three-step plan to end war, begin phased troop withdrawal within 60 days of taking office; would redeploy some troops to ensure regional stability and convene group of key allies, global powers and states bordering Iraq to stabilize Iraq and the region. >>THE TIMES POLL
A new poll finds them with double-digit margins over their nearest rivals. But many prospective voters say they could still change their minds. >>
Having toiled in machine shops during World War II and worked for decades in other manual jobs, 84-year-old Mary Kubancik felt entitled to live out her years in a pleasant mobile home park in Sylmar. >>
Jones Day, one of the nation's top law firms, would not say. Pro bono work is usually reserved for society's most vulnerable -- the indigent, the homeless, the infirm. Discuss >>
Patients under doctor's care can be dismissed, even if marijuana use occurs during off hours, high court rules. >>
Kathleen Driscoll, the executive director of the former state Senate leader's foundation, details alleged unwanted advances in her Superior Court complaint. >>
In a filing with the ethics panel, a foundation says the Assembly speaker used funds given to a nonprofit for political purposes. He denies the claim. >>
ELECTION '08
California GOP will accept only registered Republicans in the primary, but Democrats will take undeclareds too. >>
Foes say the Metropolitan Water District proposal slights small, older cities with less clout. Backers say it spreads the pain. >>
LOCAL BALLOT MEASURES
Eight of the 10 cities or school districts in L.A. County that have measures on the ballot seek taxes of some sort. >>
VOTER GUIDE
Presidential candidates seeking vital votes, term limit changes, college funding -- it's not the usual June exercise. >>
STATE BALLOT MEASURES
A change in legislative term limits and a cut in fees at community colleges will also go before voters Feb. 5. >>
Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District, Measure V: >>
Measures include location of Newport's City Hall and a school bond for Placentia-Yorba Linda district. >>
55th ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
The victor will fill a vacant seat and will face a new campaign next November. >>
INLAND EMPIRE
In the Inland Empire, neighborhood outrage over crowing roosters caps a handful of measures in Riverside and San Bernardino counties that include a school bond proposal and the incorporation of a city. >>
Metrolink tells judges that California doesn't have the authority to determine if the transit service was partly to blame for crash deaths. >>
THE TIMES POLL
New poll gives the New York senator a strong lead among Democrats and the Arizona senator a slim margin over GOP rivals. >>
Governor's support of Proposition 93 is an about-face from his earlier statements on the issue. >>
Taxpayers' right to know clashes with employee privacy rights when claims are paid off without a trial. >>
COLUMN ONE
A councilman from Walnut is teaching Chinese bureaucrats the U.S. way of running a municipality. And red tape is getting snipped. >>
NEWS ANALYSIS
Cutbacks will hit hard, especially if he keeps his no-new-taxes pledge >>
MOVIE REVIEW
A new documentary reloads all the old ammunition it can find in an attempt to bring down the resilient weightlifter-actor-governor. >>
The governor lays out his plan to pare a $14-billion shortfall. The key is a constitutional amendment to impose a spending cap. >>
Plan calls for 1.25% levy on all residential and commercial property policies. Foes say it is a tax. >>
Strategists are weighing when to lock in support for their candidates in the run-up to the Feb. 5 presidential primary. >>
Schwarzenegger is being forced to confront a basic and perennial question: whether California voters are willing to pay for the programs they want. >>
Not to rain on anyone's parade, but it was hard not to notice last week that the city of Los Angeles really, really needs some help when it comes to its floats for the annual Rose Parade. >>
Michael S. Carona has been on a 60-day paid leave of absence to prepare for his defense since being charged with corruption. >>
COLUMN ONE
A strict Santa Barbara program lets people live in their cars. For some it's transitional, but others are happy with their spot on the asphalt. >>
With voter-approved spending limits in place, those invested in state government get creative with their giving. >>
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