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Voters strongly oppose UC tuition hike, poll finds
California voters overwhelmingly oppose a tuition increase at University of California campuses, even if that forces the colleges to cut spending or accept more out-of-state students who pay higher fees, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. In addition, they say that California has done a poor job of making a college education affordable. Those polled support Gov. Jerry Brown's call for the UC system to use its resources more efficiently over pleas by University of California President Janet Napolitano for additional state funding, which she argues is necessary to ensure its continued quality. The clash between Brown and Napolitano has pushed UC finances and...
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Voters strongly oppose UC tuition hike, poll finds
California voters overwhelmingly oppose a tuition increase at University of California campuses, even if that forces the colleges to cut spending or accept more out-of-state students who pay higher fees, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times...
California bill would reduce sales tax on green cars
The California Legislature is considering a bill that would cut the state sales tax on green cars by more than half in an effort to spur sales of clean vehicles.
The bill, sponsored by Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), would reduce the sales tax...
Denial of parole for Mexican Mafia killer a relief to victim's family
Rene Enriquez's eloquence on the subject of the Mexican Mafia prison gang has impressed many. He wrote two books on the topic, prosecutors used him as an expert witness in gang trials, and numerous law enforcement officials turned to him for training...
Gov. Jerry Brown denies parole for ex-Mexican Mafia killer Rene 'Boxer' Enriquez
Gov. Jerry Brown rejected parole late Friday for a former Mexican Mafia killer who left the prison gang and has spent more than a decade cooperating with authorities and speaking at law enforcement conferences.
Brown acknowledged the valuable...
Tuition hike put on hold for UC summer school
Students planning to attend UC's upcoming summer school sessions got a much welcome reprieve Wednesday from tuition increases that could have been as large as 5%.
UC President Janet Napolitano announced Wednesday that the system would not implement any...
Polluter fees in California could boost state budget, analysts say
California could generate much more revenue from fees on polluters than Gov. Jerry Brown expects, legislative analysts say in a report released Thursday.
Administration officials have estimated $1.7 billion in revenue from the fees by June 30, 2016,...
Jerry Brown backs Obama on immigration order
Gov. Jerry Brown, who has made California a more welcoming place for immigrants who are in the country illegally, criticized on Tuesday a federal judge's decision to temporarily block President Obama's executive order reducing deportations.
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Advisors push Brown administration to estimate prison savings
Analysts for the state Legislature determined the state could save $20 million in private prison costs due to Proposition 47, the statewide ballot initiative voters approved in November that makes drug possession and minor theft charges misdemeanor...
On train, tunnel, Newsom would change course from Brown
In a Gavin Newsom governorship, California's current bullet train project probably would be derailed.
The delta twin tunnels, as presently envisioned, also likely would be buried.
Those are Gov. Jerry Brown's two big legacy-builders. But Brown will be...
Gavin Newsom is the first to enter 2018 race for governor
In an unusually early announcement of political intentions, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a fundraising committee Wednesday to run for governor in 2018.
The move, for a race that is well over three years away, will allow Newsom to raise as much as...
Lawmakers take step toward fulfilling state climate change goals
State lawmakers are preparing a sweeping package of bills that would fulfill several of Gov. Jerry Brown's climate change objectives by increasing California's reliance on renewable energy and alternative transportation fuels.
The proposals would also...
Tech firms back new bill requiring warrants for laptop, smartphone data
Tech firms including Facebook, Google, Mozilla and Twitter are supporting new legislation to protect Californians against warrantless government searches of their smartphones and laptops for private emails, text messages and GPS data.
State Sen. Mark...
Jerry Brown, Interior secretary announce new drought funding
Gov. Jerry Brown and U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced Friday a $29-million plan to help California's parched Central Valley cope with the ongoing drought.
The money is intended to upgrade scientific monitoring in the Delta, which...
The tangle behind the UC funding spat
It looks like a classic game of budget chicken: Gov. Jerry Brown tells the University of California not to raise tuition again. When the regents vote to do it anyway, the governor threatens to withhold $120 million from UC's funding for next year unless...
UC president, Gov. Brown to jointly review university finances
Gov. Jerry Brown and UC President Janet Napolitano, who have butted heads over proposed tuition increases, are expected to team up next week as a rare two-person committee to review the 10-campus system's spending patterns, graduation rates and pension...
Holdouts, tribes clash over border of Colorado River reservation
Leaning against a dilapidated gazebo overlooking a lazy bend in the Colorado River, Roger French recalled better times in the nest of mobile homes known as Ranchos Not So Grande.
For 28 years, he lived on the Colorado River Indian Tribes reservation...
Kamala Harris is front-runner for Boxer's seat — for the moment
Who will be California's next U.S. senator, replacing the retiring Democrat Barbara Boxer?
It'll be another Democrat, bet on that.
State Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris, 50, is the early front-runner. But we'll have to see how she performs running for a...
Gov. Jerry Brown's fracking problem
California Gov. Jerry Brown has done more to fight climate change than perhaps any other elected official in the United States. So what accounts for the environmentalists heckling him during speeches and planning to confront him Saturday at an Oakland...
Bill would abolish vaccination exemption for parents' personal beliefs
A group of state lawmakers announced legislation Wednesday that would abolish an exemption from the mandate that children get vaccinated before they enter school if it conflicts with their parents' personal beliefs.
Surrounded by mothers holding...
All-powerful Democrats find new adversaries: each other
Latinos feel insulted by blacks. Angelenos are suspicious of San Franciscans. Democrats are squabbling. It's inevitable.
It's the unintended consequence of one-party domination in California. Democrats have conquered Republicans. So they're turning on...
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