By Anthony York and Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times
The governor hopes they will pressure GOP legislators to support his plan to place on the June ballot a tax extension he sees as vital to the state's economic survival.
By Jean Merl, Los Angeles Times
The Venice Democrat, who is accepting a job with a Washington think tank, says she will not endorse a candidate because her new policy-shaping job 'takes me into the nonpartisan world.'
By George Skelton
Gov. Jerry Brown showed smarts in backing away from his predecessor's plan to sell state buildings. He should show further wisdom and renege on his promise to bring a tax hike to voters.
By Shane Goldmacher, Los Angeles Times
Governor says his predecessor's plan, aimed at easing California's budget crisis, would have cost taxpayers far more in the long run.
By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
Cost of the effort to update and link court computers in all California counties has skyrocketed from $260 million to up to $1.9 billion, the report finds. The Judicial Council defends the program, but some judges say it should be halted.
By Jean Merl and Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times
L.A. City Councilwoman Janice Hahn has already set up a campaign staff and website. Secretary of State Debra Bowen is thinking of running in the Democratic stronghold. And four others, including two Republicans, have expressed interest.
By Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times
'We're going to do the right thing,' the AEG chief tells residents skeptical about financing plans for the $1-billion facility proposed for downtown L.A.
By Jeff Gottlieb and Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times
Lorenzo Velez, the only Bell City Council member not charged with corruption, is aggressively questioned by defense attorneys seeking to discredit his claims of ignorance.
By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
One proposal would expand the state controller's power to audit how local tax, fee and bond money is spent. Another would let the state target local agencies deemed at high risk of waste or fraud.
By Catherine Saillant, Los Angeles Times
A congressman seeking to raise the liability cap of $200 million on such accidents arranged the private meeting in Simi Valley, home to many victims in the 2008 Chatsworth Metrolink crash that killed 25.
By Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times
If Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to extend tax hikes fails, and if California's budget crisis continues, the leaders of California's public colleges say, student costs could continue to rise.
By Jean Merl, Los Angeles Times
Darren W. Parker, a Democrat in a sprawling high desert district that consistently votes Republican, is counting on help from labor and independents to pull off an upset of Sharon Runner in a special election next week.
By George Skelton
The 40th president was a practical leader not trapped by ideology.
By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times
Orange County Assemblywoman Diane Harkey's legislation comes in response to increasing pressure from environmental groups to clamp down on fireworks displays.
By P.J. Huffstutter, Los Angeles Times
Perpetrators falsely claim weather or insects destroyed their crops and cash in on a government-backed insurance program. Some don't bother planting at all. Others sell their harvests in secret.
By Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times
The city's power elite is on the 50-yard line, cheering for a team and a stadium all their own.
By Maeve Reston, Los Angeles Times
Speaking at a celebration of the centennial of Ronald Reagan's birth, Cheney praises Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's past support for the U.S.
Maeve Reston, Los Angeles Times
At a Santa Barbara event celebrating the 100th anniversary of Reagan's birth, she calls for smaller government.
By Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times
Members of the politically powerful union would have to be paid millions extra to be searched on their way to work. Prison employees, about half of whom are guards, are the main source of the smuggled phones.
By Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times
Many of the roughly 1,000 U.S. students enrolled in programs in Egypt have fled the country since anti-government protests broke out last week. But others have chosen to stay.
By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times
Arturo Chacon of the Central Basin Municipal Water District board failed to report contributions from former Bell Mayor George Cole, a casino and government contractors, among other violations, a state watchdog panel says.
By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times
Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye discusses the possibility of weighing in on the federal appeal of Proposition 8 and her hope that a vacancy on the California Supreme Court be filled by a Southern California Latino.