Oracle's donation plans were known
A former top state official who worked on the Oracle deal admitted Wednesday that he was told while the state negotiated the controversial contract that the software company planned to give Gov. Gray Davis a campaign contribution.
( By Noam Levey and Dion Nissenbaum, Mercury News Sacramento Bureau, 05/23/2002 03:01 AM PDT)

Davis aide: Oracle deal bad for state
As lawmakers threatened to subpoena Oracle officials to testify, the governor's deputy chief of staff conceded Tuesday that California had signed a bad deal with the software company but blamed other state officials for their lack of scrutiny.
( By Noam Levey and Dion Nissenbaum, Mercury News Sacramento Bureau, 05/22/2002 03:01 AM PDT)

Early trims stabilize Fremont's new budget
In the midst of a lingering recession clouded by a looming state deficit, Fremont officials unveiled a $121 million budget Tuesday remarkably similar to the one adopted last year.
( By Matthai Chakko Kuruvila, Mercury News, 05/22/2002 03:01 AM PDT)

Oracle fallout: Davis acts to halt no-bid contracts
Gov. Gray Davis announced Monday that he is placing a 90-day moratorium on no-bid contracts and appointing a special panel to investigate the state's much-maligned contracting process in the wake of the state's controversial Oracle deal.
( By Noam Levey, Mercury News Sacramento Bureau, 05/21/2002 03:01 AM PDT)