Arnold Schwarzenegger
Big political moves are making headlines in today's news. In Sacramento, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is pushing for off-shore oil drilling by saying he doesn't want to rely "on people who hate us" for petroleum. He may get some support from Bay Area drivers, as gas prices have pumped up in the...
Let's start with the elephant in the state: the general budget. Late yesterday, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill that called for more than $2 billion in spending reductions starting this summer...Meanwhile, the California Legislature approved a Democratic bill, yesterday, aimed at...
Click here for live photos updates of the U.C. Berkeley protest throughout the day.
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1:50 pm: (51st & TELEGRAPH) This is where the protest journey ends for me. As I continue up 51st, I can hear the crowd chanting its way down Telegraph Avenue, this time, “Whose...
Senator Mark Leno of San Francisco is introducing new legislation that would require insurance companies to disclose the reasons behind rate hikes or coverage denials. But for years, Senator Leno has been promoting his single-payer health care bill, SB 810, which passed the California Senate last...
The finances of the University of California will be examined by the state auditor as a result of an official request by Senator Leland Yee. After reports of improprieties and poor decision-making by UC executives, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) today unanimously (10-0) approved...
President Barack Obama is talking jobs, jobs, jobs, and here in the Bay Area, the news is getting better. High-tech employment nationally seems to have hit bottom in September and flattened out in the fourth quarter, raising hopes that a similar trend is under way in Silicon Valley.
But things can’...
Today, the California Senate approved two bills designed to bring greater transparency and accountability to the State’s public higher education institutions. Both bills authored by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) were vetoed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Los Angeles) in...
Media coverage of Oakland often focuses on the problems of violence and poverty; stories about Oakland's Mayor Ron Dellums frequently decry his financial problems and leadership shortcomings.
But the Internet is allowing Mayor Dellums to present his own view of his city, unmediated by journalists....
Listening to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's State of the State speech to the people of California on January 6th, I was surprised to learn California spends more money on prisons than it does on higher education. In fact, Governor Schwarzenneger said he was so concerned about this that he was...
Six months after receiving 25 percent pay hikes, top executives at the University of California are now set to receive millions of dollars in additional bonuses. According to State Senator Leland Yee, the CEO of UCLA's Medical Center will receive $218,728 on top of his $739,000 annual salary and...
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