Brown Returns To Lead Financially Troubled California
SACRAMENTO (KCBS / AP / BCN) — Democrat Jerry Brown was sworn in late Monday morning as California’s 39th governor, returning to the office he left 28 years ago but inheriting a more troubled state...
View ArticleRonald Reagan Statue To Be Built In Sacramento Capitol Building
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) – Gov. Jerry Brown announced Friday that he has signed a bill authorizing construction of a Ronald Reagan statue inside the California Capitol in Sacramento. Brown cited Reagan’s...
View ArticleFBI Raids Office Of California State Senator
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) – The FBI searched the offices of a California state senator and the Legislature’s Latino caucus on Tuesday but would not disclose the reason for the investigation. Laura...
View ArticlePhil Matier: Bribery, Corruption And Political Etiquette In Sacramento
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)—State capitol watchers think the allegations of bribery and corruption against State Senator Ron Calderon could be problematic for other Democrats in the Legislature in next year’s...
View ArticlePhil Matier: Legislators Opting To Vote In Capitol Building Hallways Instead...
SACRAMENTO (KCBS)—Bills that could have a big impact on Bay Area residents have failed this week in the state Senate, including a proposal that would have strengthened the Ellis Act, as it applies to...
View ArticleFormer Gov. Schwarzenegger Returns To State Capitol For Official Portrait...
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger lifted the curtain on his official portrait on Monday, revealing a photograph-like giant image of the onetime bodybuilder standing in front of the...
View ArticleSacramento Crime Victims Rally Canceled Over Worries About Anti-Police Protests
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — An annual crime victims rally that has drawn law enforcement, governors and other dignitaries to the state Capitol has been canceled this year over worries about rising...
View ArticleFormer State Employee Arraigned For Bringing Loaded Gun, Knives To State Capitol
SACRAMENTO (CBS SF)— A former state employee who is accused of bringing a loaded gun to work at the secretary of state’s office last month is facing a misdemeanor charge. Bryan Thurmond was arraigned...
View ArticleAuthorities: Anti-Nazi Protesters Instigated Violence At Capitol Rally
SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) — Authorities in Sacramento on Monday agreed with white supremacists who insisted they were not to blame for the violence that broke out during a weekend rally at the State Capitol....
View ArticleViolent Neo-Nazi Capitol Protest Leads To Berkeley Middle School Security Scare
BERKELEY (CBS SF) — A violent protest outside the state capitol has lead to a security scare at a Berkeley Middle School. Someone threatened violence at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School after a...
View ArticleLawmakers Press For Clarity On Sexual Harassment Policies
SACRAMENTO (AP) — A committee tasked with revising the California Assembly’s sexual harassment policies offered a sharply critical assessment Tuesday of the existing process for investigating...
View ArticleCapitol Ideas Get Real As New Year Ushers In Nearly 900 California Laws
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California state lawmakers in 2017 passed nearly 900 bills that Gov. Jerry Brown then signed into law. Most of them take effect Monday. The new laws cover topics ranging from the...
View ArticleWorkers Forced To Clean Needles, Feces At State Capitol Park
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California safety inspectors have fined a state agency for failing to keep its groundskeepers safe while cleaning needles, feces and other trash from the park at the State Capitol in...
View ArticleNewsom, Cox To Debate In Race For California Governor
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The two men hoping to be California’s next governor are set to meet Monday for what’s likely to be their only one-on-one debate. Republican John Cox and Democrat Gavin Newsom will...
View ArticleWhite Supremacist Gets 4 Years In Prison For Assault During Capitol Melee
SACRAMENTO (AP) — The only white supremacist charged in a 2016 melee at the California state Capitol that injured at least 14 people was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison. William Scott...
View ArticleState Senate Leader: California Legislature Won’t Reconvene April 13
SACRAMENTO (AP) — A leader of the California Senate says the Legislature will not reconvene on April 13 because of the COVID-19 outbreak. “Given what the governor and our public health officials have...
View ArticleGov. Newsom Increases Security At State Capitol; Activates 1,000 National...
SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a series of actions on Thursday to increase security at the State Capitol ahead of the presidential inauguration, including authorizing the deployment...
View ArticleGroups Of Inauguration Day Protesters At California State Capitol Met With...
SACRAMENTO (KPIX 5) — Groups of protesters marched on the California State Capitol Wednesday in a demonstration to coincide with the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala...
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